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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2003
Jerry T. Green, Signal Mountain, TN (US);
Gary Ingram, Ooltewah, TN (US);
George Leonard Caylor, Rocky Face, GA (US);
Jerry T. Green, Signal Mountain, TN (US);
Gary Ingram, Ooltewah, TN (US);
George Leonard Caylor, Rocky Face, GA (US);
Tuftco Corporation, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Abstract
Lateral pins () are used to provide a tufting machine modular gauge assembly that allows damaged or broken gauge elements () to be replaced individually. The modular gauge assembly consists of a gauge bar () with a plurality of modular blocks () removably attached to the bar. The modular blocks are six sided with a detent () and fastener mechanism () for attaching the block to the gauge bar. The gauge elements may be attached to the block by dedicated screw-pins () or by a lateral pin () that passes through all the gauge elements within a block. The lateral pin may either pierce the gauge elements (at) or abut the gauge elements. Abutting pins may be malleable and segmented and secured in position by set screws.