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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Kendall Johnston, Dalton, GA (US);
Marshal Allen Neely, Soddy Daisy, TN (US);
Inventors:
Kendall Johnston, Dalton, GA (US);
Marshal Allen Neely, Soddy Daisy, TN (US);
Assignee:
Card-Monroe Corp., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05C 15/22 (2006.01); D05C 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hook/looper module assembly for a tufting machine is provided that allows for broken and damaged hooks of a level cut loop tufting machine to be replaced. The hook/looper module assembly includes modular blocks having a series of slots in which a series of hook or looper are received. Locking mechanisms secure the hook/looper within their respective slots in the modules and allows for removal of individual hook/looper from the module as needed for repair and replacement.