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US3824810A
US3824810A US00328319A US32831973A US3824810A US 3824810 A US3824810 A US 3824810A US 00328319 A US00328319 A US 00328319A US 32831973 A US32831973 A US 32831973A US 3824810 A US3824810 A US 3824810A
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    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D04—BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS
    • D04B—KNITTING
    • D04B1/00—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes
    • D04B1/22—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration
    • D04B1/24—Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration wearing apparel
    • D04B1/246—Upper torso garments, e.g. sweaters, shirts, leotards
    • D—TEXTILES; PAPER
    • D10—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
    • D10B2403/00—Details of fabric structure established in the fabric forming process
    • D10B2403/03—Shape features
    • D10B2403/032—Flat fabric of variable width, e.g. including one or more fashioned panels

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  • SHEETRBF I IHHHH IIIIIIIIHIHH The invention relates to the production of a knitted blank for making up into a sleeved garment.
  • parts of the garment are joined together to constitute a single integral piece of knitting and are arranged with respect to one another in the angular relationship desired in the finished garment. Making up of the blank into a garment is thus facilitated.
  • the present invention consists in a method of making a blank for a knitted garment or part thereof, the method comprising knitting a portion of a garment in the direction towards the shoulder region of the garment, on needles of'a knitting machine having two opposed needle beds movable relative to one another, shaping the said portion at the shoulder end thereof by progressively taking needles out of action whilst holding loops on those needles, arranging the said held loops on needles of one of the opposed needle beds, knitting another portion of the garment in the direction towards the shoulder region and arranging a course of loops of the said other portion on needles of the other of the said opposed needle beds, and joining the two portions by arranging one of the said held loops and a loop of the said course of loops on the same needle, knitting another course of the said other portion in which a single loop is drawn through the said held loop and the said loop of the said course on the same needle, casting off the said single loop, effecting relative movement of the needle beds to bring another of the said held loops and a loop of the newly formed course of
  • the arrangement of loops on the same needle may be effected, in each case, by transferring one of the said held loops to a needle holding a loop of the said course or of the said newly formed course.
  • the portions of the blank are, normally, joined together along some only of the lines along which they need to be joined together in the finished garment.
  • the angular relationship of the wales at the joins can be arranged to be that required in the finished garment. It remains, to finish the garment or part of a garment, to join the portions of the blank together along the lines which require to be joined in the finished garment but which are not joined by the stitch transfer procedure described on the knitting machine.
  • joins at the sides of the body and a join along each sleeve will require to be completed off the knitting machine but this operation will be facilitated because the joins in the shoulder region made on the knitting machine place the garment portions in the correct angular relationship arrangement of loops on the same needle may be effecte'd, in each case, by transferring a'loop of the said course, or of the said newly formed course, to a needle holding one of the said held loops.
  • each newly formed course of the said other portion of the garment is knitted by operating the single needle holding the two loops and the needles holding the remaining loops of the said course, or the preceding newly formed course, this single needle being located in a different bed from the other needles which are operated.
  • the said other portion of the garment When knitting the said other portion of the garment, it may be shaped by progressively taking needlesout of action whilst holding loops on these needles, and it may then be joined to a further garment portion by arranging the held loops on needles of one of the opposed needle beds, knitting the further portion of the garment in the direction towards the shoulder region and arranging a row of loops of the further portion on needles of the other of the said opposed needle beds, and subsequently carrying out operations as described above. Still further garment portions may be formed and successively joined to other portions as described above until the blank comprises all the portionsrequired for the body and sleeves of a garment.
  • the invention includes a garment blank made by the method described above, a method of making a garment by making further joins between parts of a blank made by the method described above and, optionally, joining these parts to parts of another blank.
  • the invention also includes garments when so made. i
  • FIG. 1 shows a portion of a garment knitted as the first stage in forming a blank according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 shows the garment portion of FIG. 1 in the attitude in which it is held on the needles of the knitting machine on completion
  • FIG. 3 shows a partly completed blank according to the invention
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram showing needles of a V-bed knitting machine and illustrating successive stages in the knitting of a blank according to the present invention
  • FIG. 5 shows, in separated form, all the portions making up one form of blank according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the location of yarn carrier stop blocks in the knitting of the blank of FIG. 5.
  • One kind of knitting machine which may be used for carrying out the method now to be described is a flat V-bed machine in which reciprocating cam boxes cooperate withthe butts of needles slidably mounted in grooves in the needle beds to operate the needles independently of one another and a plurality of yarn carriers are moved by the cam boxes, as required, along the arrays of needles in the needle beds.
  • At-least one of the needle beds of the machine is preferably movable in its length direction and the needles and cams of the machine are preferably such that the needles can be operated to transfer loops between needles of opposite beds. Otherwise, alternative mechanisms for shifting loops along and between needle beds-must be provided. Mechanisms for moving needle beds longitudinally are well known.
  • the machine is equipped with a take-down mechanism or a mechanism serving in place of a take-down mechanism, which allows needles to be taken out of action whilst holding loops, knitting continuing on adjacent needles.
  • a take-down mechanism or a mechanism serving in place of a take-down mechanism, which allows needles to be taken out of action whilst holding loops, knitting continuing on adjacent needles.
  • hold down elements such as described in our US. Pat. Specification No. 3,613,401.
  • a machine other than a flat V-bed knitting machine can be used for carrying out the present invention.
  • a circular knitting machine with two opposed needle beds could be provided with the loop transfer facilities required.
  • a large diameter circular machine more than one great blank according to the invention could be knitted at the same time.
  • the garment portion shown in FIGS. land 2 constitutes one half of the front of a garment and is knitted in the direction from the waist towards the shoulder region 12, a rib or mock r'ib waist band 11 of known structure being formed at the cuff 11.
  • the portion 10 is knitted, in the present example, on needles 13 of a single needle bed 14 in the V-bed knitting machine having two opposed needle beds 14 and 15 (FIG. 4A).
  • the lines 19 in FIG. 1 indicate that the loops along the edge 18 are still held on the needles at the completion'of the portion 10. The portion 10 thus hangs from the needles, on completion, somewhat in the manner shown in FIG. 2.
  • the shaping of the portion 10 along the edge 18 is not extended across the whole width of the portion 10.
  • a narrow part 22 of this portion is not narrowed, and the needles on which it is formed continue to knit along the whole length of the portion 10.
  • FIG. 4B The stage of knitting reached at the completion of the portion 10 is illustrated in FIG. 4B in which loops 23 of the part 22 held on inactive needles are shown by squares whereas those loops 24 held on still active needles are shown by circles.
  • Theknitting machine is now operated to cast off the loops 24 of the part 22 and to transfer the loops 23to needles -of the opposite bed 15.
  • the situation is as shown in FIG. 4C.
  • the loops 23 continue to be held on inactive needles of the bed 15 whilst a sleeve portion 25 of the garment is knitted on needles of the bed 14 located adjacent the needles of the bed 15 holding the loops 23.
  • the knitting is carried on in the direction from a rib or mockrib cuff band 26 to a shoulder region 27.
  • the sleeve portion 25 is widened at both edges in conventional manner by introducing previously inactive needles and supplying yarn to them
  • the situation when the under-arm line 28 is reached is shown in FIG. 4D.
  • the bed 15 is moved relative to the bed 14 to bring the needle carrying the end loop 24 of the loops 24 opposite the needle carrying the end loop 29' of the loops 29 of the sleeve portion 25.
  • the situation after this movement is shown in FIG. 4E.
  • the loop 24 is transferred to the needle carrying the loop 29 (FIG. 4F) and a further course of knitting, constituted by loops 32 (FIG. 46) is formed on the loops 29 of the sleeve portion 25.
  • a single loop 32 is pulled through the two loops 24' and 29 and the joining together of the portions 10 and 25 along the joining line 33 is thus commenced.
  • the end loop 32 of the loops 32 of the shoulder region 27 is next transferred to the needle of bed 14 carrying the adjacent loop 32 (FIG. 4H).
  • the needle carrying the end loop 32" of the previous course of loops 32 is taken out of action and does not receive any yarn. Shaping of the shoulder region 27 along the line 34 is thus commenced.
  • the bed 15 is again moved relative to the bed 14 to bring the end loop 24" of the loops 24 opposite the end loop 33' of the loops 33 (FIG. 4I).
  • the loop 24" is then transferred to the needle carrying the loop 33' and a further course of the shoulder region 27 is knitted, the needle holding the loop 32" remaining inactive.
  • the leftmost loop of the shoulder region 27 held on the bed 14 is then transferred to the adjacent loop, as in FIG. 4H, and a further course is knitted taking out of action on the right hand side of the bed 14 the needle holding the loop adjacent loop 32".
  • the bed 15 is then moved once more and the inner end loop of the loops 24 is transferred to the needle of bed 14 holding the adjacent end loop of the shoulder region 27'and the sequence of operations is continued in the manner described above.
  • the shoulder region 27 is knitted to the shape shown in FIG. 3 and is joined in the correct angular relationship to the portion 10.
  • the lines 35 in FIG. 3 indicate that the loops 36 along the line 34are held on inactive needles of the bed 14 in the same way as the loops 24 along the line 18 of the portion 10 were held.
  • FIG. 4.1 shows the situation after the knitting of the final course of the shoulder region 27 when only two needles are in action
  • FIG. 4K shows the situation after the loops 38 of the final course have been cast off leaving only loops along the line 34 on the needles.
  • the portion 39 which constitutes the back of the garment, is knitted with parallel sides up to the underarm line 42 and then the shoulder region 43 is knitted in a similar manner to that employed for knitting theshoulder region 27.
  • the portion 39 is joined to the portion 25, stitches along the line 43 of the portion 39 being joined to stitches along the line 34 of the portion 27.
  • the portion 39 is shaped along the line 44 and stitches located along this line are held on inactive needles in the same way as stitches along thp line 34 of the portion 27 were held.
  • the stitches along the line 44 of the portion 39 are eventually locatedon the bed 15 in the same position as the stitches locatedalong the line 34 of the portion 27 were located.
  • a sleeve portion 45 is then knitted in the direction from waist to cuff and is joined, in the manner described above, to the line of stitches 44 of the portion 39.
  • the portion 45 is shaped along the line of stitches 46 by which it is eventually joined to the last knitted garment portion 47 which constitutes half of the front of the garment.
  • blanks each comprising only a part of a garment can be knitted as separate pieces and joined together off the knitting machine.
  • a blank comprising the portions 10, 25 and 39 and a blank comprising the portions 45 and 47 may be knitted and joined together along the line 44 as well as along the edges mentioned above.
  • the two garment portions and 47 can be knitted so that they overlap one another, for example for buttoning.
  • a slip over can be formed by forming a seam along the edges 58 and 59 or the blank may be knitted so as to have only two body portions which may both be shaped like the portion 39 in FIG. 5.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates the positioning of the yarn carrier stop blocks of the knitting machine during knitting of the portions of the blank of FIG. 5 and shows further details of the movements of the needle bed during knitting.
  • the knitting of the body portion 39 and of the sleeve portion are illustrated.
  • the sleeve portion 25 is knitted first, as described above, in& position on the opposed needle beds of the machine in relation to yam carrier stop blocks 62 and 63 as shown.
  • the loops along the line 34 are held on inactive needles as described and after completion of the portion 25, and transfer of the held loops 24 to needles of the bed 15, the bed 15 is moved in relation to the bed 14, also as described above, to bring the needles carrying the held loops 24 to the position in relation to the stop blocks shown at 64 in FIG. 6.
  • the needle bed 14 is shown carrying the held loops 24 before transfer to the bed 15 and the bed 15 is shown carrying the held loops after transfer to that bed and after movement of the bed 15 to locate the held loops at the position 64 beyond the stock block 62.
  • the needle bed 15 After knitting of the portion 39 up to the line 42, the needle bed 15 is moved back to the right in FIG. 6 to bring the end 65 of the row of held loops 24 to the position required for the transfer of the first of the loops 24 on the line of loops 34 to the needle carrying the end loop of the course of loops on the line 42. After this transfer and knitting of the subsequent course, as described above, the bed 15 is again moved to the right to position the second of the loops 24 for transfer. Movement of the bed 15 and knitting of successive courses of the shoulder region of the portion 39 continue and after approximately half of the shoulder region has been knitted the loops along the line 34 still heldv on the needles are positioned in relationto the stop blocks 62 and 63 as shown at 67 in FIG. 6. When the knitting of the shoulder region of the portion 39 is complete, the end 66 of the line 34 of held loops 24 is located at theposition' shown at the top of FIG. 6.
  • the held loops along the line 44 of the portion 39 are then transferred to the bed 15 and are moved to the left to the position 64 before knitting of the portion 45 is begun.
  • the blank On removal from the knitting machine, the blank comprises all the body and sleeve portions of a garment secured together in one piece in the desired angular relationship.
  • To complete the garment it is necessary to join together, off the knitting machine, the edges and 51 of the portions 10 and 39, the edges 52 and 53 of the portions 39 and 47, the edges 54 and 55 of the sleeve portion 25 and the edges 56 and 57 of the sleeve portion 45.
  • Means for releasably fastening the edges 58 and 59 of the front portions 10 and 47 for example a zip fastener, are added and after shaping and trimming the neck opening, the garment is complete.
  • a method of making a blank for at least part of a knitted garment having a shoulder region comprising knitting a first portion of a garment, in the direction towards said shoulder region, on needles of a knitting machine having two opposed needle beds movable relative to one another, shaping the said first portion at the shoulder end thereof by progressively taking needles out of action whilst holding loops on those needles, disposing the said held loops on needles of one of the opposed needle beds, knitting a second portion of the garment in the direction towards said shoulder region and disposing a course of loops of the said second portion on needles of the second of the said opposed needle beds, moving said needle beds relative to one another to bring an end one of said held loops opposite an end one of said course of loops, transferring one of said end loops to the needle holding the other end loop, knitting another course of the said second portion and in knitting said other course, drawing a single loop through said two end loops on the same needle thereby joining said two loops together, transferring the end loop of said other course to the needle holding
  • a method for making a knitted garment having sleeves and a body, and shoulder regions in which the sleeves and body join one another comprising knitting sleeve portions and body portions of said blank alternately in a direction toward the shoulder regions on needles of a knitting machine having two opposed needle beds movable relative to one another, shaping each of said portions at the shoulder ends thereof by progressively taking needles out of action whilst holding loops on those needles, joining each of 8 said sleeve and body portions to its adjacent body or sleeve portion inthe shoulder regions by repeating a sequence of knitting operations comprising a. disposing said held loops on the needles of one of said opposed needle beds, v

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