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US3036450A
US3036450A US94336A US9433661A US3036450A US 3036450 A US3036450 A US 3036450A US 94336 A US94336 A US 94336A US 9433661 A US9433661 A US 9433661A US 3036450 A US3036450 A US 3036450A
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  • This invention relates generally to knit articles of the type which comprise an elongated tubular body and tapering portions extending outwardly therefrom.
  • the present invention relates to a knit ⁇ .article of the above type and a method of forming the same wherein opposite ends are provided with tie strings which are connected to the tapered portions and extend out- Wardly therefrom.
  • the knit article of the present invention is particularly adapted for use as a head warmer and, when used as such, the elongated body is positioned across the top of the head, covers the ears and the tie strings hold opposite ends together beneath the chin of the wearer.
  • the knit article of the present invention may be used for other purposes.
  • FIGURE l is a perspective view of one side and end portion of the knit article when the same is used as a head warmer and showing the same secured in position on the head of a wearer;
  • FIGURE 2 is an isometric View of one side of the knit article blank in stretched out condition and illustrating its appearance after it is removed from the knitting machine and showing the central portion of the tubular body expanded to substantially a circular condition;
  • FIGURE 3 is a view similar to FIGURE 2, except showing the other side of the knit article blank, with the central portion of the tubular body broken away;
  • FIGURE 4 is a view similar to FIGURE 2, except ice showing the knit article in attened and finished condition;
  • FIGURE 5 is a fragmentary enlarged longitudinal vertical sectional view through one end portion of the head warmer, being taken substantially along the line 5-5 in FIGURE 4.
  • the knit article can be used for other purposes, it will be described as a head warmer.
  • the head warmer When the head warmer is finished, as shown in FIGURE 4, it comprises a flattened elongated tubular body portion 10 having tapered end portions, broadly indicated at 11 and 12, connected to opposite ends of the body 10 and extending outwardly therefrom.
  • the tapered ends 11 and 12 include respective pairs of fashioned gussets 13, 14 and- 15, 16 (FIGURES 3 and 4) and the corresponding pairs of gussets are joined together along suture lines formed during the knitting thereof.
  • the outer ends of the tapered ends 11 and 12 have one end of suitable tie strings 21 and 22 connected thereto.
  • the tie strings 21 and 22 are relatively narrow and extend outwardly away from the tap-ered ends 11 and 12 (FIGURE 4).
  • the head warmer may be knit on a circular knitting machine of the type normally employed to knit hosiery or it may also be knit on a V-bed at knitting machine capable of knitting tubular knit goods. It i-s preferred that the head warmer be knit on a circular machine and the method of forming the same will be described in connection with this type machine. In the present instance, a circular knitting machine having 60 needles in the cylinder is utilized, however, it is to be understood that a machine having a greater or fewer number of needles may be employed.
  • Knitting of the head warmer is begun by feeding yarn to the needles to form the usual make-up and in the present instance, yarn is fed to alternate needles and then to all of the needles to knit a first tubular portion 25 (FIGURE 2) which is formed of a plurality of successive complete courses, Any desired number of courses may be knit in this first tubular portion 25 and in the present instance, 12 lcourses are knit. Since these courses will be later cut away and will not form a portion of the head warmer, they may be formed of a relatively cheap yarn before switching to the yarn from which the head warmer is formed. As the portion 25 is completed, a loose course or looper line 26 is formed of abnormally long stitches to aid in placing the stitch loops on the points of a looper to finish the head Warmer, in a manner to be later described.
  • the narrowing picks are moved to inactive position and the widening pick operates to bring additional needles into knitting position during succeeding knitting strokes.
  • the length of succeeding courses of the gusset 14 is gradually increased in a well-knownwidening operation.
  • the inactive needles are brought back into action, in knitting the gusset 14, the endmost stitch loops of the widened partial courses are joined to the endmost stitch loops of the narrowed partial courses of the gusset 13 to connect the gussets 13 and 14 together along sutures indicated at S in FIGURE 5.
  • the body may be formed of any desired stitch construction or it may be formed of plain knitting, if desired.
  • the body 10 be forrnedrof some type of stitch construction which hasan ornamental appearance and which contrasts with the plain stitch fabric of the gussets 13 and 14.
  • tuck stitches are formed in spaced apart wales to provide a plurality of raised rectangular puifs in the body 10.
  • the machine switches into reciprocatory knitting and partial courses are formed with each knitting stroke of the cylinder to form the gusset 15 (FIGURE 3).
  • the narrowing picks are in operation to gradually reduce the number of needles knitting in succeeding partial courses and reduce the length of the partial courses in a narrowing operation.
  • the inactivated needles hold the endmost stitch loops thereon until they are again activated.
  • the narrowing picks are moved to inactive position and a Widening pick operates to begin increasing vthe length of the partial courses and knit the widened gusset 16 (FIG- URE 2).
  • the inactive needles are gradually brought back into action and the stitch loops which theyrhave been holding are connected to the endmost stitch loops of the partial courses of the gusset panel 16 to join the edges of the gussets 15 and 16 together.
  • all of the needles are again activated and the machine switches into rotary knitting tov form stitches on all of the needles and knit a tubular portion 30 (FIGURE 2).
  • a loose course or looper line 31 be formed of abnormally long stitches to yaid in placing the tubular portion 30 upon the points of a looper to finish the head warmer, in the manner to be presently described.
  • the yarn feed finger is moved to inactive position and the knit head warmer blank is shed from the needles of the knitting machine.
  • the head warmer blank is then nished by joining the last partial courses ofthe gussets 13 and 16 to portions of the terminal courses of the body 10 by rows of stitching thread, indicated at 32 and 33 (FIGURE 4) which are formed along the loose course lines 26 and 31.
  • a conventional hosiery looper be employed to form the rows of stitching threads 32 and 33 because the looper is provided with a trimmer which will automatically cut away the tubular portions 25 and 3i) after the stitch loops of the loose courses 26 and 31 are impaled on the looper points.
  • the tubular portions 25 and 30 serve to aid the operator in placing the loose course lines 26' and 31 on the points of the looper and these tubular portions may also be referred to as loopers rounds.
  • the rows of stitching 32 and 33 at opposite ends of the head warmer blank may be formed by other types of seaming or sewing machines, if desired.
  • the ends of the looped tie strings 21 and 22 are then cut adjacent the gussets 13 and 16 and along the respective dotted lines 34 and 35 (FIGURE 2). This leaves a short tail or free end on each of the gussets 13 and 16 which are tucked in between the corresponding gussets 13, 14 and 15, 16 and sewed by rows of stitching threads indicated at 36 and 37 in FIGURE 4.
  • the rows of stitching threads 36 and 37 also join the outer ends of corresponding pairs of gussets 13, 14 and 15, 16 together.
  • the free ends of the tie strings 21 and 22 are then sewed with an overedge seam to prevent raveling and then the head warmer is finished in a conventional manner.
  • the tie strings 21 and 22 may remain in looped condition and may be tied beneath the chin without severing the same. Also, the tie strings 21 and 22 do not have to be knit integral with the gussets of the tapered ends 11 and 12 but may be formed separately and attached to the tapered ends 11 and 12 later. If the tie strings 21, 22 are attached after the head warmer is knit, they may be made of material other than knit material, such as ribbon or the like.
  • the outer ends of the corresponding pairs of gussets 13, 14 and 15, 16 will be joined together during the knitting of the blank.
  • the last partial course of the gusset 13 will be joined to the rst partial course of the gusset 14 and the last partial course of the gusset 15 will be joined to the iirst partial course ofthe gusset 16.
  • the head warmer blank of the present invention is completely fashioned on the knitting machine and requires very little manual sewing to finish the same.
  • the length of the head warmer may be varied by reducing or increasing the number of circular courses formed during the knitting of the tubular body portion 10 and the width of the head warmer may also be varied to some extent by varying the length of stitches drawn and greater variations in width can be obtained by using knitting machines having larger or smaller needle cylinders.
  • a knit article comprising a tubular elongated Ibody portion comprising a plurality of complete courses, and a pair of fashioned integrally knit gussets having inner ends connected to opposite ends of said body portion and outer terminal ends, each gusset comprising a plurality of partial courses connected to corresponding partial courses of the corresponding gusset of said pairs.
  • a knit article comprising a tubular elongated body portion, a pair of fashioned integrally knit gussets on each end of said body portion, said pairs of gussets having inner ends connected to corresponding opposite ends of said body portion and outer terminal ends extending away from said body portion, each of said pairs of fashioned gussets tapering inwardly from their inner ends to their terminal ends, and a relatively narrow tie string attached at one end to the terminal ends of each of said pairs of fashioned gussets.
  • a knit article comprising a tubular elongated body portion comprising a plurality of complete courses, a pair of fashioned integrally knit gussets on each end of said body portion, said pairs of gussets having inner ends connected to corresponding opposite ends of said body portion and outer terminal ends extending away from said body portion, each of said fashioned gussets comprising a plurality of partial courses, the length of the partial courses progressively decreasing from the inner ends to the terminal ends of the gussets, and the ends of the partial courses of one of each of said pairs of gussets being connected to the ends of corresponding partial courses of the other gusset of said pairs of gussets.
  • a knit article comprising a tubular elongated body portion comprising a plurality of complete courses, a pair of fashioned integrally knit gussets on each end of said body portion, said pairs of gussets having inner ends connected to corresponding opposite ends of said body portion and outer terminal ends extending away from said body portion, each of said fashioned gussets comprising a plurality of partial courses connected to corresponding partial courses of the corresponding gusset of said pairs, the length of the partial courses progressively decreasing from the inner ends to the terminal ends of the gussets, and a relatively narrow tie string attached at one end to the terminal ends of each of said pairs of fashioned gussets.
  • a knit article comprising a tubular elongated body portion, a pair of fashioned integrally knit gussets on each end of said body portion, said pairs of gussets having inner ends connected to corresponding opposite ends of said body portion and outer terminal ends extending away from said body portion, the inner end of one gusset of each of said pairs being integrally knit with certain portions of corresponding ends of said body portion, a stitching thread connecting the inner end of the other Agusset of each of said pairs to other portions of corresponding ends of said body portion, each of said pairs of fashioned gussets tapering inwardly from their inner ends to their terminal ends, and a relatively narrow tie string attached at one end to the terminal ends of each of said pairs of fashioned gussets.
  • a knit article comprising a tubular elongated body portion, a pair of fashioned integrally knit gussets on each end of said body portion, said pairs of gussets having inner ends connected to corresponding opposite ends of said body portion and outer terminal ends extending away from said body portion, each of said pairs of fashioned gussets tapering inwardly from their inner ends to their terminal ends, and a relatively narrow knit tie string integrally knit with the terminal ends of at least one of the gussets of each of said pairs of fashioned gussets.
  • a method of forming a knit article having an elongated tubular body interknit with a pair of fashioned gussets extending outwardly from each end of the tubular body which comprises the steps of knitting a plurality of partial courses while progressively reducing the length of the partial courses to form a first narrowed gusset, knitting a plurality of partial courses while progressively increasing the length of the partial courses to form a first widened gusset connected to the first narrowed gusset, knitting a plurality of complete courses to form a tubular body connected to the first widened gusset, knitting a plurality of partial courses while progressively reducing the length of the partial courses to form a second narrowed gusset connected to said tubular body, knitting a plurality of partial courses while progressively increasing the length of the partial courses to form a second widened gusset connected to the second narrowed gusset, connecting the first narrowed gusset to the tubular body, and connecting the second
  • a method of forming a knit article having an elongated tubular body interknit with a pair of fashioned knit gussets connected to and extending outwardly from each end of the tubular body which comprises the steps of knitting 4a plurality of partial courses while gradually reducing the length of the partial courses to form a first fashioned gusset, knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually increasing the length o f the partial courses to form a second fashioned gusset connected to the first gusset, knitting a plurality of complete courses to form a tubular body connected to the second gusset, knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually reducing the length of the partial courses to form a third fashioned gusset connected to said tubular body, knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradaully increasing the length of the partial courses to form a fourth fashioned gusset connected to the third gusset, connecting the initial partial course of the first gusset to a portion of the initial complete course of the tubular body,
  • a method of forming a knit article such as a head warmer, having an elongated tubular body interknit With a pair of fashioned gussets extending outwardly from each end of the tubular body, and tie strings interknit with the ⁇ gussets and extending outwardly therefrom which comprises the steps of knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually reducing the length of the partial courses to form a first fashioned gusset, knitting a plurality of partial courses of the same length to form a first tie string connected to the first gusset, knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually increasing the length of the partial courses to form a second fashioned gusset connected to the first gusset and to the tie string, knitting a plurality of complete courses to form a tubular body connected to the second gusset, knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually reducing the length of the partial courses to form a third fashioned gusset connected to said tubular body, knitting a plurality of partial courses of the
  • a method of forming a blank for a knit article having an elongated tubular body and a pair of fashioned knit gussets connected to and extending outwardly from each end of the tubular body which comprises the steps of'knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually reducing the length of the partial courses to form a first fashioned gusset, knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually increasing the length of the partial courses to form a second fashioned gusset while connecting the ends of the partial courses of the second gusset to the ends of the partial courses of the first gusset, knitting a plurality of complete courses to form a tubular body With -a portion of the initial complete course thereof being connected to the terminal partial course of the second gusset, knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually reducing the length of the partial courses to form a third fashioned gusset with the initial partial course of the third gusset being connected to a portion of the terminal complete course of the tubular body, and knitting a plurality of
  • a method of forming a blank for a knit article having an elongated tubular body, a pair of fashioned knit gussets connected to and extending outwardly from each end of the tubular body, and tie strings connected to and extending outwardly from the fashioned gussets which comprises the steps of knitting a plurality of partial courses While gradually reducing the length of the partial courses to form a first fashioned gusset, continuing to knit a plurality of partial courses but of equal length to form a first tie string of uniform width, continuing to knit a plurality of partial courses while gradually increasing the length of the par-tial courses to form a second fashioned gusset while connecting the ends of the partial courses thereof to corresponding ends of the partial courses of the first gusset, knitting a plurality of complete courses to form a tubular body while interknitting the first course thereof with the last partial course of the second gusset, knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually reducing the length of the partial courses to form a third fashioned gu
  • a method of forming a blank for a knit article having an elongated tubular body, and a pair of fashioned knit gussets interknit with and extending outwardly from each end of the tubular body which comprises the steps of knitting a plurality of complete courses to form first loopers rounds, knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually reducing the length of the partial courses to form a first fashioned gusset with the initial partial cou-rse of the first gussetrbeing interknit with a portion of the last complete course of the first loopers rounds, kntting a plurality of partial courses while gradually increasing the length of the partial courses to form a second fashioned gusset While connecting the ends of the partial courses of the second gusset to the ends of the partial courses of the first gusset, knitting a plurality of complete courses to form a tubular body with a portion of the initial complete course thereof being interknit with the last partial course of the second gusset and with the other portion of the initial
  • a method of forming a blank for a knit article having an elongated tubular body, a pair of fashioned knit gussets connected to and extending outwardly from each end of the tubular body, and tie strings connected to and extending outwardly from the fashioned gussets which comprises the steps of knitting a plurality of cornplete courses to form first loopers rounds, knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually reducing the length of the partial courses to form a first fashioned gusset, continuing to knit a plurality of partial courses but of equal length to form a first tie string of uniform width, continuing to knit a plurality of partial courses while gradually increasing the length of the partial courses to form a second fashioned gusset while connecting the ends of the partial courses thereof to the corresponding ends of the partial courses of the first gusset, knitting a plurality of complete courses to form a tubular body while interknitting the first course thereof with the last partial course of the second gusset and a portion of the last complete course of the first loop
  • AV method of forming a knit article having an elongated tubular body interknit with a pair of fashioned gussets extending outwardly from each end of the tubular body which comprises the steps of knitting a first plurality of par-tial courses while progressively reducing the length of at least the first knit partial courses While progressively increasing the length of at least the last knit partial courses and while joining together the ends of the progressively reduced and the progressively increased partial courses, knitting a plurality of complete courses to form a tubular body, and then knitting a second plurality of partial courses while progressively reducing the length of the partial courses of at least the first knit partial courses while progressively increasing the length of the last knit partial courses and while joining together the ends of the progressively reduced partial courses andthe progressively increased partial courses.

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May 29, 1962 o. w. HOLDER KNIT ARTICLE Filed March 8, 1961 United htates Patent 3,036,450 KNIT ARTICLE Otis W. Holder, Mount Airy, N.C., assignor to Patent- Hose Corporation, Burlington, N.C., a corporation of North Carolina Filed Mar. 8, 1961, Ser. No. 94,336 16 Claims. (Cl. S5- 171) This invention relates generally to knit articles of the type which comprise an elongated tubular body and tapering portions extending outwardly therefrom. More particularly, the present invention relates to a knit `.article of the above type and a method of forming the same wherein opposite ends are provided with tie strings which are connected to the tapered portions and extend out- Wardly therefrom. The knit article of the present invention is particularly adapted for use as a head warmer and, when used as such, the elongated body is positioned across the top of the head, covers the ears and the tie strings hold opposite ends together beneath the chin of the wearer. However, it is to be understood that the knit article of the present invention may be used for other purposes.
Heretofore, the only known types of knitted head warmers manufactured have been formed by knitting an elongated flat strip of single thickness material and then cutting the ends at inclined angles to form tapered ends to which tie strings are attached after the tapered edges are hemmed. In another type, an elongated tube is knit and flattened and then opposite ends are cut at angles to form tapered end sections. These tapered end sections are then sewed together and tie strings are attached thereto. In both of these types, a considerable amount of cutting and sewing is involved and this involves was-te and requires expensive equipment as well as skilled operators to manufacture consistently first quality articles.
Accordingly, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a knit article having a tubular body and tapered end portions and a method o-f knitting the same wherein the article is shaped during the knitting thereof and then requires a few relatively simple steps to finish.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a knit article of the type described which may be automatically knit on existing knitting machines of the type which are normally employed to produce hosiery.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a knit article of the type described which may be economically formed of a single unitary, integrally knit blank which is strong in construction, requires a minimum of stitched seams and in which the type of stitch loops being formed can be easily v-aried in various portions of the article to produce different types of knit fabric in the desired portions of the article,
Some of the objects of the invention having been stated, other objects will appear as the description proceeds, when taken in connect-ion with the accompanying drawings, in which- FIGURE l is a perspective view of one side and end portion of the knit article when the same is used as a head warmer and showing the same secured in position on the head of a wearer;
FIGURE 2 is an isometric View of one side of the knit article blank in stretched out condition and illustrating its appearance after it is removed from the knitting machine and showing the central portion of the tubular body expanded to substantially a circular condition;
FIGURE 3 is a view similar to FIGURE 2, except showing the other side of the knit article blank, with the central portion of the tubular body broken away;
FIGURE 4 is a view similar to FIGURE 2, except ice showing the knit article in attened and finished condition;
FIGURE 5 is a fragmentary enlarged longitudinal vertical sectional view through one end portion of the head warmer, being taken substantially along the line 5-5 in FIGURE 4.
Although the knit article can be used for other purposes, it will be described as a head warmer. When the head warmer is finished, as shown in FIGURE 4, it comprises a flattened elongated tubular body portion 10 having tapered end portions, broadly indicated at 11 and 12, connected to opposite ends of the body 10 and extending outwardly therefrom. The tapered ends 11 and 12 include respective pairs of fashioned gussets 13, 14 and- 15, 16 (FIGURES 3 and 4) and the corresponding pairs of gussets are joined together along suture lines formed during the knitting thereof. The outer ends of the tapered ends 11 and 12 have one end of suitable tie strings 21 and 22 connected thereto. The tie strings 21 and 22 are relatively narrow and extend outwardly away from the tap-ered ends 11 and 12 (FIGURE 4).
The head warmer may be knit on a circular knitting machine of the type normally employed to knit hosiery or it may also be knit on a V-bed at knitting machine capable of knitting tubular knit goods. It i-s preferred that the head warmer be knit on a circular machine and the method of forming the same will be described in connection with this type machine. In the present instance, a circular knitting machine having 60 needles in the cylinder is utilized, however, it is to be understood that a machine having a greater or fewer number of needles may be employed.
Knitting of the head warmer is begun by feeding yarn to the needles to form the usual make-up and in the present instance, yarn is fed to alternate needles and then to all of the needles to knit a first tubular portion 25 (FIGURE 2) which is formed of a plurality of successive complete courses, Any desired number of courses may be knit in this first tubular portion 25 and in the present instance, 12 lcourses are knit. Since these courses will be later cut away and will not form a portion of the head warmer, they may be formed of a relatively cheap yarn before switching to the yarn from which the head warmer is formed. As the portion 25 is completed, a loose course or looper line 26 is formed of abnormally long stitches to aid in placing the stitch loops on the points of a looper to finish the head Warmer, in a manner to be later described.
After completion of the tubular portion 25, half of the needles at one side of the needle cylinder are moved to inactive position and retain their stitch loops thereon. Then, the knitting machine switches into reciprocatory knitting to form partial courses with each knitting stroke of the cylinder on the remaining half of the needles in the cylinder to start the knitting of the lgusset 13. As the successive partial courses of the gusset 13 are knit, the number of needles knitting the succeeding partial cou-rses is gradually reduced to gradually reduce the length of the partial courses in a well-known narrowing operation. During the knitting of the gusset panel 13, approximately 20 partial courses are knit with one needle being moved to inactive position by the narrowing picks of the machine with each knitting stroke of the cylinder so that approximately ten needles remain in action when the gusset panel 13 is completed.
Reciprocatory knitting continues after completion of the gusset 13 with the narrowing and widenin'g picks in action so that with each knitting stroke, successive partial courses which are l() needles wide are knit to fonn the relatively narrow tie string 21 (FIGURE 2). It is to be understood that the needles which were moved to inactive position during the knitting of the gusset 13 retain their stitch loops thereon during the' knitting of the tie string 21.
After a suicient number of partial courses have been knit to form the desired length of tie string 21, the narrowing picks are moved to inactive position and the widening pick operates to bring additional needles into knitting position during succeeding knitting strokes. As additional needles are brought into action, the length of succeeding courses of the gusset 14 is gradually increased in a well-knownwidening operation. As the inactive needles are brought back into action, in knitting the gusset 14, the endmost stitch loops of the widened partial courses are joined to the endmost stitch loops of the narrowed partial courses of the gusset 13 to connect the gussets 13 and 14 together along sutures indicated at S in FIGURE 5.
Upon completion of the last partial course of the gusset 14, all of the needles are again activated and the machine switches into rotary knitting to form the complete courses of the tubular body 10. The body may be formed of any desired stitch construction or it may be formed of plain knitting, if desired. YIt is preferred that the body 10 be forrnedrof some type of stitch construction which hasan ornamental appearance and which contrasts with the plain stitch fabric of the gussets 13 and 14. In the present instance, tuck stitches are formed in spaced apart wales to provide a plurality of raised rectangular puifs in the body 10.
Upon completion of the proper number of complete courses to Vproduce the desired lengths of body 10, half of the needles are again switched to inactive position, the machine switches into reciprocatory knitting and partial courses are formed with each knitting stroke of the cylinder to form the gusset 15 (FIGURE 3). During the knitting of the gusset 15, the narrowing picks are in operation to gradually reduce the number of needles knitting in succeeding partial courses and reduce the length of the partial courses in a narrowing operation. The inactivated needles hold the endmost stitch loops thereon until they are again activated. After substantially narrowed partial courses have been formed, reducing the number of needles knitting by one needle in each partial course, the machine continues to reciprocate with the narrowing and widening picks in action tol thereby knit partial courses which are the same length on the 10 remaining needles to form the tie string 22 (FIGURE 3).
After the desired number of partial courses have been knit to form the desired length in the tie string 22, the narrowing picks are moved to inactive position and a Widening pick operates to begin increasing vthe length of the partial courses and knit the widened gusset 16 (FIG- URE 2). As the partial courses are gradually increased in length, the inactive needles are gradually brought back into action and the stitch loops which theyrhave been holding are connected to the endmost stitch loops of the partial courses of the gusset panel 16 to join the edges of the gussets 15 and 16 together. When approximately 20 widened partial courses have been knit, all of the needles are again activated and the machine switches into rotary knitting tov form stitches on all of the needles and knit a tubular portion 30 (FIGURE 2). When knitting of the tubular portion 30 is begun, it is preferred that a loose course or looper line 31 be formed of abnormally long stitches to yaid in placing the tubular portion 30 upon the points of a looper to finish the head warmer, in the manner to be presently described. After approximately 12 courses have been formed in the tubular portion 30, the yarn feed finger is moved to inactive position and the knit head warmer blank is shed from the needles of the knitting machine.
The head warmer blank is then nished by joining the last partial courses ofthe gussets 13 and 16 to portions of the terminal courses of the body 10 by rows of stitching thread, indicated at 32 and 33 (FIGURE 4) which are formed along the loose course lines 26 and 31. It is preferred that a conventional hosiery looper be employed to form the rows of stitching threads 32 and 33 because the looper is provided with a trimmer which will automatically cut away the tubular portions 25 and 3i) after the stitch loops of the loose courses 26 and 31 are impaled on the looper points. The tubular portions 25 and 30 serve to aid the operator in placing the loose course lines 26' and 31 on the points of the looper and these tubular portions may also be referred to as loopers rounds. However, it is to be understood that the rows of stitching 32 and 33 at opposite ends of the head warmer blank may be formed by other types of seaming or sewing machines, if desired.
The ends of the looped tie strings 21 and 22 are then cut adjacent the gussets 13 and 16 and along the respective dotted lines 34 and 35 (FIGURE 2). This leaves a short tail or free end on each of the gussets 13 and 16 which are tucked in between the corresponding gussets 13, 14 and 15, 16 and sewed by rows of stitching threads indicated at 36 and 37 in FIGURE 4. The rows of stitching threads 36 and 37 also join the outer ends of corresponding pairs of gussets 13, 14 and 15, 16 together. The free ends of the tie strings 21 and 22 are then sewed with an overedge seam to prevent raveling and then the head warmer is finished in a conventional manner.
Of course, if desired, the tie strings 21 and 22 may remain in looped condition and may be tied beneath the chin without severing the same. Also, the tie strings 21 and 22 do not have to be knit integral with the gussets of the tapered ends 11 and 12 but may be formed separately and attached to the tapered ends 11 and 12 later. If the tie strings 21, 22 are attached after the head warmer is knit, they may be made of material other than knit material, such as ribbon or the like.
When the tie strings 21, 22 and head warmer are formed separately, the outer ends of the corresponding pairs of gussets 13, 14 and 15, 16 will be joined together during the knitting of the blank. Thus, the last partial course of the gusset 13 will be joined to the rst partial course of the gusset 14 and the last partial course of the gusset 15 will be joined to the iirst partial course ofthe gusset 16.
The head warmer blank of the present invention is completely fashioned on the knitting machine and requires very little manual sewing to finish the same. Of course, the length of the head warmer may be varied by reducing or increasing the number of circular courses formed during the knitting of the tubular body portion 10 and the width of the head warmer may also be varied to some extent by varying the length of stitches drawn and greater variations in width can be obtained by using knitting machines having larger or smaller needle cylinders.
In the drawings and specification there has been set forth a preferred embodiment of the invention and, although specic terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being defined in the claims.
I claim:
1. A knit article comprising a tubular elongated Ibody portion comprising a plurality of complete courses, and a pair of fashioned integrally knit gussets having inner ends connected to opposite ends of said body portion and outer terminal ends, each gusset comprising a plurality of partial courses connected to corresponding partial courses of the corresponding gusset of said pairs.
2. A knit article comprising a tubular elongated body portion, a pair of fashioned integrally knit gussets on each end of said body portion, said pairs of gussets having inner ends connected to corresponding opposite ends of said body portion and outer terminal ends extending away from said body portion, each of said pairs of fashioned gussets tapering inwardly from their inner ends to their terminal ends, and a relatively narrow tie string attached at one end to the terminal ends of each of said pairs of fashioned gussets.
3. In a knit article according to claim 2 wherein the knit material forming said body portion is of a different construction than the knit material of said pairs of gussets to provide a contrasting appearance between said body portion and said pairs of gussets.
4. A knit article comprising a tubular elongated body portion comprising a plurality of complete courses, a pair of fashioned integrally knit gussets on each end of said body portion, said pairs of gussets having inner ends connected to corresponding opposite ends of said body portion and outer terminal ends extending away from said body portion, each of said fashioned gussets comprising a plurality of partial courses, the length of the partial courses progressively decreasing from the inner ends to the terminal ends of the gussets, and the ends of the partial courses of one of each of said pairs of gussets being connected to the ends of corresponding partial courses of the other gusset of said pairs of gussets.
5. A knit article comprising a tubular elongated body portion comprising a plurality of complete courses, a pair of fashioned integrally knit gussets on each end of said body portion, said pairs of gussets having inner ends connected to corresponding opposite ends of said body portion and outer terminal ends extending away from said body portion, each of said fashioned gussets comprising a plurality of partial courses connected to corresponding partial courses of the corresponding gusset of said pairs, the length of the partial courses progressively decreasing from the inner ends to the terminal ends of the gussets, and a relatively narrow tie string attached at one end to the terminal ends of each of said pairs of fashioned gussets.
6. A knit article comprising a tubular elongated body portion, a pair of fashioned integrally knit gussets on each end of said body portion, said pairs of gussets having inner ends connected to corresponding opposite ends of said body portion and outer terminal ends extending away from said body portion, the inner end of one gusset of each of said pairs being integrally knit with certain portions of corresponding ends of said body portion, a stitching thread connecting the inner end of the other Agusset of each of said pairs to other portions of corresponding ends of said body portion, each of said pairs of fashioned gussets tapering inwardly from their inner ends to their terminal ends, and a relatively narrow tie string attached at one end to the terminal ends of each of said pairs of fashioned gussets.
7. A knit article comprising a tubular elongated body portion, a pair of fashioned integrally knit gussets on each end of said body portion, said pairs of gussets having inner ends connected to corresponding opposite ends of said body portion and outer terminal ends extending away from said body portion, each of said pairs of fashioned gussets tapering inwardly from their inner ends to their terminal ends, and a relatively narrow knit tie string integrally knit with the terminal ends of at least one of the gussets of each of said pairs of fashioned gussets.
8. A method of forming a knit article having an elongated tubular body interknit with a pair of fashioned gussets extending outwardly from each end of the tubular body which comprises the steps of knitting a plurality of partial courses while progressively reducing the length of the partial courses to form a first narrowed gusset, knitting a plurality of partial courses while progressively increasing the length of the partial courses to form a first widened gusset connected to the first narrowed gusset, knitting a plurality of complete courses to form a tubular body connected to the first widened gusset, knitting a plurality of partial courses while progressively reducing the length of the partial courses to form a second narrowed gusset connected to said tubular body, knitting a plurality of partial courses while progressively increasing the length of the partial courses to form a second widened gusset connected to the second narrowed gusset, connecting the first narrowed gusset to the tubular body, and connecting the second widened gusset to the tubular body.
9. A method of forming a knit article having an elongated tubular body interknit with a pair of fashioned knit gussets connected to and extending outwardly from each end of the tubular body which comprises the steps of knitting 4a plurality of partial courses while gradually reducing the length of the partial courses to form a first fashioned gusset, knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually increasing the length o f the partial courses to form a second fashioned gusset connected to the first gusset, knitting a plurality of complete courses to form a tubular body connected to the second gusset, knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually reducing the length of the partial courses to form a third fashioned gusset connected to said tubular body, knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradaully increasing the length of the partial courses to form a fourth fashioned gusset connected to the third gusset, connecting the initial partial course of the first gusset to a portion of the initial complete course of the tubular body, and connecting the last partial course of the fourth gusset to a portion of the last complete course of the tubular body.
10. A method of forming a knit article, such as a head warmer, having an elongated tubular body interknit With a pair of fashioned gussets extending outwardly from each end of the tubular body, and tie strings interknit with the `gussets and extending outwardly therefrom which comprises the steps of knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually reducing the length of the partial courses to form a first fashioned gusset, knitting a plurality of partial courses of the same length to form a first tie string connected to the first gusset, knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually increasing the length of the partial courses to form a second fashioned gusset connected to the first gusset and to the tie string, knitting a plurality of complete courses to form a tubular body connected to the second gusset, knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually reducing the length of the partial courses to form a third fashioned gusset connected to said tubular body, knitting a plurality of partial courses of the same length to form a second tie string connected to the third gusset, knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually increasing the length of the partial courses to form a fourth fashioned gusset connected to the third gusset and to the tie string, connecting the initial partial course of the first gusset to a portion of the initial complete course of the tubular body, and connecting the last partial course of the fourth gusset to a portion of the last complete course of the tubular body.
11. In a method according to claim l0 including the steps of cutting the first tie string adjacent its point of connection with the second gusset, cutting the second tie string adjacent its point of connection with the fourth gusset, sewing together the first and second gussets lat a point adjacent the first tie string, and sewing together the third and fourth gussets at a point adjacent the second tie string.
12. A method of forming a blank for a knit article having an elongated tubular body and a pair of fashioned knit gussets connected to and extending outwardly from each end of the tubular body which comprises the steps of'knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually reducing the length of the partial courses to form a first fashioned gusset, knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually increasing the length of the partial courses to form a second fashioned gusset while connecting the ends of the partial courses of the second gusset to the ends of the partial courses of the first gusset, knitting a plurality of complete courses to form a tubular body With -a portion of the initial complete course thereof being connected to the terminal partial course of the second gusset, knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually reducing the length of the partial courses to form a third fashioned gusset with the initial partial course of the third gusset being connected to a portion of the terminal complete course of the tubular body, and knitting a plurality of partial courses While gradually increasing the length of the partial courses to form a fourth fashioned gusset while connecting the ends of the partial courses of the fourth gusset to the ends of the partial courses of the third gusset.
13. A method of forming a blank for a knit article having an elongated tubular body, a pair of fashioned knit gussets connected to and extending outwardly from each end of the tubular body, and tie strings connected to and extending outwardly from the fashioned gussets which comprises the steps of knitting a plurality of partial courses While gradually reducing the length of the partial courses to form a first fashioned gusset, continuing to knit a plurality of partial courses but of equal length to form a first tie string of uniform width, continuing to knit a plurality of partial courses while gradually increasing the length of the par-tial courses to form a second fashioned gusset while connecting the ends of the partial courses thereof to corresponding ends of the partial courses of the first gusset, knitting a plurality of complete courses to form a tubular body while interknitting the first course thereof with the last partial course of the second gusset, knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually reducing the length of the partial courses to form a third fashioned gusset While interknit-ting the first partial course thereof to a portion of the last complete course of the tubular body, continuing to knit a plurality of partial courses but of equal length to form a second tie string of uniform Width, and continuing to knit a plurality of partial courses while gradually increasing the length of the partial courses to form a fourth fashioned gusset While connecting the ends of the partial courses thereof to the corresponding ends of the partial courses of the third gusset. i
14. A method of forming a blank for a knit article having an elongated tubular body, and a pair of fashioned knit gussets interknit with and extending outwardly from each end of the tubular body which comprises the steps of knitting a plurality of complete courses to form first loopers rounds, knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually reducing the length of the partial courses to form a first fashioned gusset with the initial partial cou-rse of the first gussetrbeing interknit with a portion of the last complete course of the first loopers rounds, kntting a plurality of partial courses while gradually increasing the length of the partial courses to form a second fashioned gusset While connecting the ends of the partial courses of the second gusset to the ends of the partial courses of the first gusset, knitting a plurality of complete courses to form a tubular body with a portion of the initial complete course thereof being interknit with the last partial course of the second gusset and with the other portion of the initial complete course of the tubular body being interknit with a portion of the last complete course of `the loopers rounds, knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually reducing the length of the partial courses to form a third fashioned gussetwith the initial partial course of the third gusset being interknit with aV portion of the last complete course of the tubular body,V
knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually increasing the length of the partial courses to form a fourth fashioned gusset while connecting the ends of the partial courses of the fourth gusset to the ends of the partial courses of the third gusset, and knitting a plurality of complete courses to form second loopers rounds with a portion of the initial complete course thereof being interknit with the last partial course of the fourth gusset and with the other portion of the initial complete course of the second loopers rounds being interknit with a portion of the last complete course of the tubular body.
15. A method of forming a blank for a knit article having an elongated tubular body, a pair of fashioned knit gussets connected to and extending outwardly from each end of the tubular body, and tie strings connected to and extending outwardly from the fashioned gussets which comprises the steps of knitting a plurality of cornplete courses to form first loopers rounds, knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually reducing the length of the partial courses to form a first fashioned gusset, continuing to knit a plurality of partial courses but of equal length to form a first tie string of uniform width, continuing to knit a plurality of partial courses while gradually increasing the length of the partial courses to form a second fashioned gusset while connecting the ends of the partial courses thereof to the corresponding ends of the partial courses of the first gusset, knitting a plurality of complete courses to form a tubular body while interknitting the first course thereof with the last partial course of the second gusset and a portion of the last complete course of the first loopers rounds, knitting a plurality of partial courses while gradually reducing the length of the partial courses to form a third fashioned gusset while interkniting the first partial course thereof to a portion of the last complete course of the tubular body, continuing to knit a plurality of partial courses but of equal length to form a second tie string of uniform width, continuing to knit a plurality of partial courses while gradually increasing the length of the partial courses to form a fourth fashioned gusset While connecting the ends of the partial courses thereof to the corresponding ends of the partial courses of the third gusset, and knitting a plurality of complete courses to( form second loopers rounds while interknitting the first course thereof with the last par-tial course of the fourth gusset and With a portion of the last complete course of the tubular body.
16. AV method of forming a knit article having an elongated tubular body interknit with a pair of fashioned gussets extending outwardly from each end of the tubular body which comprises the steps of knitting a first plurality of par-tial courses while progressively reducing the length of at least the first knit partial courses While progressively increasing the length of at least the last knit partial courses and while joining together the ends of the progressively reduced and the progressively increased partial courses, knitting a plurality of complete courses to form a tubular body, and then knitting a second plurality of partial courses while progressively reducing the length of the partial courses of at least the first knit partial courses while progressively increasing the length of the last knit partial courses and while joining together the ends of the progressively reduced partial courses andthe progressively increased partial courses.
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