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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
Applicants:
Neil Vaughan, Rydal, GA (US);
Mark Honeycutt, Cartersville, GA (US);
James Jarrett, Cartersville, GA (US);
Inventors:
Neil Vaughan, Rydal, GA (US);
Mark Honeycutt, Cartersville, GA (US);
James Jarrett, Cartersville, GA (US);
Assignee:
Columbia Insurance Company, Omaha, NE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05C 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tufting machine for forming tufted carpet having means for inserting loops of at least two different yarns into a backing material moving through the tufting machine and means for controlling the deviation of the ratio of different yarns projecting from a top surface of the backing material. It is contemplated that the tufting machine can be used to maintain the color of the tufted carpet at a desired color during the operation of the tufting machine.