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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2009
Applicant:
Michael Starbuck, Earl Shilton, GB;
Inventor:
Michael Starbuck, Earl Shilton, GB;
Assignee:
HBI Branded Apparel Enterprises, LLC, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04B 9/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A knit fabric may be formed by providing a plurality of cylinder needles and a plurality of cutting needles having a cutting surface. A first yarn may be fed to the plurality of cylinder and the plurality of cutting needles to form loops during a knitting cycle. A second yarn may be fed to the plurality of cylinder needles during the knitting cycle so that the first yarn and the second yarn having a plated relationship on the plurality of cylinder needles. A pile may be formed on the knit fabric by cutting the loops on the cutting needles with the cutting surface.