The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2007
Bernd Hillenbrand, Albstadt, DE;
Hans Werner Moser, Obernheim, DE;
Andrea Maute, Albstadt, DE;
Roland Wäschle, Albstadt, DE;
Timo Kaas, Balingen, DE;
Bernd Hillenbrand, Albstadt, DE;
Hans Werner Moser, Obernheim, DE;
Andrea Maute, Albstadt, DE;
Roland Wäschle, Albstadt, DE;
Timo Kaas, Balingen, DE;
Groz-Beckert KG, Albstadt, DE;
Abstract
The inventive gripper device for a tufting machine comprises a gripper device (). The gripper device contains a gripper () and a guide member () that has a cutting edge. The gripper () has two gripper sections that are at a distance from each other in the direction of movement and are preferably separated from each other by a step () and/or by an extension (), said gripper sections being configured as gripper edges that are parallel to each other, but spaced apart and offset with respect to each other in view of the pile height direction. The reversal between cut pile operating mode and looped pile operating mode takes place by means of the longitudinal adjustment of the gripper ().