US3429285A - Tufted fabrics - Google Patents

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US3429285A
US3429285A US535095A US3429285DA US3429285A US 3429285 A US3429285 A US 3429285A US 535095 A US535095 A US 535095A US 3429285D A US3429285D A US 3429285DA US 3429285 A US3429285 A US 3429285A
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Ernest K Lund
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D05—SEWING; EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
    • D05C—EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
    • D05C15/00—Making pile fabrics or articles having similar surface features by inserting loops into a base material
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D05—SEWING; EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
    • D05C—EMBROIDERING; TUFTING
    • D05C17/00—Embroidered or tufted products; Base fabrics specially adapted for embroidered work; Inserts for producing surface irregularities in embroidered products
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  • a tufted fabric is comprised by a backing sheet and yarns forming lines of tufts. In each line, the tufts of one yarn alternate with the tufts of another yarn and the tufts of the one yarn pass through and divide the other yarn at the reverse of the backing sheet.
  • the invention concerns a. method of manufacturing tufted fabrics and has particular reference to the manufacture of carpets and like floor coverings.
  • the present application is concerned with the method of producing a tufted fabric on the machine the subject of our co-pending application, and with the product of such machine and method.
  • a method of porducing a tufted fabric includes the step of forming a multiplicity of tuft lines extending in the longitudinal direction of the fabric, each such line being formed from a plurality of yarns, each inserting tufts respectively, the successive tufts formed by any one yarn in a line being displaced longitudinally of the fabric relative to the corresponding tufts formed by the remaining yarns, the said corresponding tufts lying between the said successive tufts in the longitudinal direction of the fabric and each yarn, between the formation of successive tufts therefrom, floating at the reverse of the fabric.
  • tuft line we mean a line or lines of tufts extending longitudinally of the fabric from which tufts are formed by the simultaneous piercing of a backing fabric by a corresponding number of needles and produced by a group of needles served by a single common looper. It is not intended that the term be limited to a single line of stitches formed by accurately aligned needles, but to extend so as to include a series of stitches, tufts or loops formed by needles each of which is offset transversely of the fabric relative to the others served by the same looper.
  • the tufting needles are paired.
  • the needles of each pair are arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction of the fabric, whilst in the other case the needles are offset slightly, a single looper passing between such offset needles to engage the loops formed by each, and the rearmost needle being displaced in a direction away from the associated looper relative to the corresponding front needle.
  • the tufting needles may be of standard form in which case the point thereof lies on the axis of the needle, or of modified form, the point, in the latter case, being displaced relative to the axis of the needle.
  • a 3,429,285 Patented Feb. 25, 1969 modified needle it will constitute the rearmost of a pair of associated needles and the point will be displaced relative to that of the corresponding front needle in a direction away from the common looper serving such needle pair.
  • the invention also includes a tufted fabric which presents a multiplicity of tuft lines extending longitudinally thereof, each such line being formed from a plurality of yarns, the successive tufts formed by any one yarn in a line being displaced longitudinally of the fabric relative to the corresponding tufts formed by the remaining yarns, the said corresponding tufts lying between the said successive tufts in the longitudinal direction of the fabric and each yarn, between the formation of successive tufts therefrom, floating at the reverse side of the fabirc.
  • the yarn will float at the reverse of the fabric between successive tufts, thus to form a complete or substantially complete backing to the hessian, whilst, depending upon the character of the yarn carried by the front needle, the rear needle of a pair may also pierce the yarn passing to the front needle at each tuft insertion thus firmly to hold the said yarn in place.
  • the yarn from the rearmost needle of a pair pierces that of the foremost needle it is also possible for a loop to be formed partly within another, one such loop being formed during a successive cycle relative to that during the other said loop was formed and by the other needle.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the pile yarns of a tufted fabric according to one embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a corresponding perspective view of a second embodiment.
  • a tufted fabric comprises a backing fabric and a multiplicity of tuft lines extending longitudinally of such fabric, each such tuft line at the rear of the fabric being constituted by two lines of tuft stitches respectively formed by one of two mutually associated tufting needles, the corresponding stitches in a given tuft line being formed simultaneously.
  • the associated tufting needles may be aligned or offset relative to the direction of movement of the backing fabric in the manner set forth in detail in the co-pending application aforesaid.
  • the tufting needles are of a standard form wherein the point thereof is aligned or substantially aligned with the axis of the needle, then depending upon the nature of the yarns, either the tuft arrangement of FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 is obtained.
  • the rearmost needle pierces such yarn where the yarn floats at the rear of the backing fabric between successive stitches thus to give the effect shown in FIG. 1.
  • the preferred relative disposition of the needles of an associated pair is that in which the more rearward needle is offset relative to the front needle in a direction away from the looper common to both needles, and furthermore, it is desirable to substitute a modified needle for the said rearward needle, such modified needle having the point thereof displaced relative to the needle axis in a direction opposite to the looper. It has been found that with such an arrangement the individual loops or tufts as inserted by the associated needles do not interfere one with another and the back-stitch effect shown in FIG. 2 is obtained even with a bulked yarn in the front needles but without the bias effect before referred to.
  • a tufted fabric comprising a backing sheet and a multiplicity of spaced tuft lines, each tuft line being formed of at least two yarns which pass through the backing sheet at spaced locations and provide tufts on one side of the backing sheet, the tufts of one yarn alternating with the tufts of another yarn in the same tuft line, each yarn floating at the reverse of the backing sheet between successive tufts, and the tufts of said one yarn passing through and dividing said other yarn at the reverse of the backing sheet.

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US4350106A (en) * 1980-02-22 1982-09-21 Shirley M. Jorges Tufted pile fabric
CN110093731A (zh) * 2018-01-30 2019-08-06 上海卡比特家饰地毯有限公司 一种簇绒地毯

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US433242A (en) * 1890-07-29 Tufted fabric and method of forming the same
US2834309A (en) * 1954-08-05 1958-05-13 Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Overedge sewing machine for making safety seam
US2889791A (en) * 1955-04-28 1959-06-09 Joseph J Fedevich Loop fabric stitching machine
US3020863A (en) * 1957-01-17 1962-02-13 Lees & Sons Co James Industrial apparatus, method, and product
US3093100A (en) * 1961-09-05 1963-06-11 Callaway Mills Co Tufting machine
US3338198A (en) * 1962-08-17 1967-08-29 Callaway Mills Co Pile fabric

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US433242A (en) * 1890-07-29 Tufted fabric and method of forming the same
US2834309A (en) * 1954-08-05 1958-05-13 Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Overedge sewing machine for making safety seam
US2889791A (en) * 1955-04-28 1959-06-09 Joseph J Fedevich Loop fabric stitching machine
US3020863A (en) * 1957-01-17 1962-02-13 Lees & Sons Co James Industrial apparatus, method, and product
US3093100A (en) * 1961-09-05 1963-06-11 Callaway Mills Co Tufting machine
US3338198A (en) * 1962-08-17 1967-08-29 Callaway Mills Co Pile fabric

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4350106A (en) * 1980-02-22 1982-09-21 Shirley M. Jorges Tufted pile fabric
CN110093731A (zh) * 2018-01-30 2019-08-06 上海卡比特家饰地毯有限公司 一种簇绒地毯

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