US3516266A - Circular knit stocking with integral grater loops and method of manufacturing - Google Patents
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- ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A seamless stocking having a narrow and discontinuous welt, that is, having portions spaced about the circumference of the top of the stocking folded over and knit back into the fabric to form spaced portions in which the fabric is in a double layer alternating with areas where there is but a single layer, the doubled-over portions being open at their sides so that a flat garter hook may be inserted between the layers.
- Also disclosed is a method of forming a stocking having such spaced double welt portions which comprises holding stitches of one of the early courses of the fabric on transfer jacks until a number of courses have been knit, and then knitting the stitches held on the transfer jacks into the fabric, the transfer jacks being arranged in groups to effect the holding of stitches in spaced areas about the circumference of the stocking top.
- Seamless hose is conventionally knit with a welt at the top thereof which consists of a layer of the fabric which has been doubled over and knit back into the fabric.
- this welt portion is of considerable extent and provides an area in which supports for the stocking may be attached with a degree of assurance that the stocking will not be damaged by virtue of the strains exerted upon it due to the garter support.
- the welt portion of the stocking is normally knit of heavier yarn than the body portion and frequently a portion below the welt is also knitted of this heavier yarn.
- the present invention provides a weltless stocking having a very narrow band at the top knitted of heavier yarns and having loops formed in the manner of a welt spaced about the upper periphery of the stocking, which loops are adapted to receive fiat garter hooks so that the stocking may be readily attached at a plurality of points to a girdle or a panty girdle, with the top of the stocking lying in close proximity to the bottom of the girdle, thus minimizing the possibility that the relatively unsightly welt will be visible and likewise minimizing the possibility that the garter will produce an unsightly protuberance of the outer garments.
- FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a stocking made in accordance with my invention having spaced garter hookreceiving loops about the top periphery thereof:
- FIG. 2 is a fragmentary enlarged stylized view of the stocking top of my invention, a portion of that view showing the formation of the area of the hook-receiving loops 3,516,266 Patented June 23, 1970 and the remainder showing the formation of the intervening non-folded-back areas;
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the fabric of FIG. 2, the view being taken on the plane of the line 3-3 of FIG. 2 and showing the folded fabric knit into the fabric;
- FIG. 4 is a similar cross-sectional view taken on the plane of the line 44 of FIG. 2, illustrating the fact that the fabric in the intervening areas is not knit together to form two layers, but is open;
- FIG. 5 is a top plan view showing the arrangement of conventional transfer jacks in groups on a transfer jack dial carried by the needle cylinder in the usual manner;
- FIG. 6 is a fragmentary showing indicating the mode of inserting a flat hook into one of the stocking loops.
- FIG. 1 there is shown at I10 a circular knit stocking of usual form which is provided with a narrow reinforced band of heavier yarn 11 at the top thereof. Also, at spaced areas about the top thereof double fabric areas 12 are formed, these being interspersed with areas 13 in which the fabric is not doubled, but is rather formed in a single ayer.
- a stocking may be produced without a doubled-over welt if the first few courses are knitted in a manner to cause the yarns to entwine and prevent raveling, this being particularly true if the yarns utilized are of the stretch nylon type.
- each group of jacks comprises seven pairs of jacks, there being ten groups in total, thus providing ten areas throughout the circumference of the top of the stocking in which folded-over welt portions are provided, which portions are available to insert garter hooks, as will be described hereinafter.
- the needle cylinder comprises a total of 400 needles, although it will of course be understood that more or less needles may be provided and more or less transfer jacks may be included in each group in order to give the proper and desired proportioning between the non-welt portions and the welt portions.
- FIG. 4 particularly when taken in connection with FIGS. 2 and 3 (in FIG. 2 courses I and K are omitted in order to avoid confusion), shows that the fabric is folded over due to the knitting-back of course C into course Q so that at the top of the stocking there is a slight folding-over of the areas between the portions actually formed into a partial welt. Nevertheless, the sides of the looped-over portions 12 are open and as is clearly seen in FIG.
- a fiat hook such as that indicated at 25 may readily be inserted through the loop 12, and when fastened by means of an elastic strap 26, for example, to an undergarment such as a girdle, may be utilized as a support for the stocking, the number of such supports being variable as desired but usually constituting at least a front and rear hook.
- a stocking which has a top which does not tend to drop stitches due to the intertwining of the first courses knit and which is provided with spaced, folded-over portions providing loops which co operate with fiat hooks to support the stocking in the desired position.
- the ordinary garter clip or button has been eliminated and a flat hook provided in its stead, thus assuring that the stocking-supporting means will not form unsightly bulges or protuberances, and no indication of its presence will be given even though the garments worn thereover are extremely thin.
- the exact number of courses which are formed prior to holding loops of a particular course on the transfer jacks, as well as the number of courses produced prior to the return of the held loops to the needles, is variable within rather wide limits. Also, the number of groups of transfer jacks provided and the number of jacks in each group is variable within rather wide limits, thereby varying both the width and spacing 4 of the garter hook loops and the number of courses embodied therein.
- the method of knitting a seamless stocking having circumferentially spaced folded-back loops which comprises, knitting a first course on alternate needles only, knitting a second course on all needles, knitting a third course on said alternate needles only, holding said third course loops on transfer jacks spaced in groups about the circumference of the transfer dial, knitting at least a fourth course on said alternate needles only, knitting a plurality of courses of plain knitting, transferring said third course loops to the needles and completing the knitting of a stocking.
- the method of knitting spaced garter hook loops in the top of a seamless stocking which comprises (a) knitting at least two entwined courses of loops to form a ravel-proof selvedge,
- the method as claimed in claim 2 further comprising the step of knitting at least one course of loops on alternate needles immediately after the held loops are transferred to the knitting needles.
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US3602012A (en) * | 1968-07-02 | 1971-08-31 | Burlington Industries Inc | Detachable hose with knitted fabric loops |
US3975929A (en) * | 1975-03-12 | 1976-08-24 | Alba-Waldensian, Incorporated | Thigh length anti-embolism stocking and method of knitting same |
US5239846A (en) * | 1991-03-08 | 1993-08-31 | Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd. | Knitted gloves and method of processing edges of gloves in the knitting process |
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US1172622A (en) * | 1913-09-20 | 1916-02-22 | Oskar Minkos | Stocking. |
US1806492A (en) * | 1930-05-08 | 1931-05-19 | Earl L Kotzen | Process of knitting garter extensions for hosiery |
USRE18279E (en) * | 1931-12-08 | Process of knitting garter extensions for hosiery | ||
US3108459A (en) * | 1960-08-22 | 1963-10-29 | Textile Machine Works | Means for and method of operating circular knitting machines |
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US1172622A (en) * | 1913-09-20 | 1916-02-22 | Oskar Minkos | Stocking. |
US1806492A (en) * | 1930-05-08 | 1931-05-19 | Earl L Kotzen | Process of knitting garter extensions for hosiery |
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US3602012A (en) * | 1968-07-02 | 1971-08-31 | Burlington Industries Inc | Detachable hose with knitted fabric loops |
US3975929A (en) * | 1975-03-12 | 1976-08-24 | Alba-Waldensian, Incorporated | Thigh length anti-embolism stocking and method of knitting same |
US5239846A (en) * | 1991-03-08 | 1993-08-31 | Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd. | Knitted gloves and method of processing edges of gloves in the knitting process |
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