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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2008
Bernd Hillenbrand, Albstadt, DE;
Timo Kaas, Balingen, DE;
Klaus Kirchmair, Nusplingen, DE;
Andrea Maute, Albstadt, DE;
Bernd Hillenbrand, Albstadt, DE;
Timo Kaas, Balingen, DE;
Klaus Kirchmair, Nusplingen, DE;
Andrea Maute, Albstadt, DE;
Groz-Beckert KG, Albstadt, DE;
Abstract
A gripper () for a tufting machine comprises a gripper body () having a cutout () for a cutting insert (), said cutting insert preferably consisting of a hard metal. Connecting means acting in a form-closed manner are provided for the connection of the cutting insert () with the gripper body (). In their simplest embodiment, said connecting means are formed by the deformation regions () that are provided on the gripper body () and that reach around matching cutouts () of the cutting insert ().