The manufacture of fabric structures from strands by forming loops and drawing the bights thereof through previously-formed loops.
(1) Note. The class includes articles and products involving any significant step of knitting and articles peculiarly adapted to be produced by significant knitting steps even when the production of such articles includes or involves subsequent operations, as sewing or cutting, to complete them.
(2) Note. Certain parts of knitting machines have been regarded as elements and have been placed after the "Machine" subclasses of this class. See Subclass References to this Class, below, for specific subclasses.

LINES WITH OTHER CLASSES AND WITHIN THIS CLASS
For combined knitting and weaving, see Class 139, Textiles: Weaving, subclasses 1 and 383.

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90 114, 116, 125, 147, 157, 168, and 231+, and indented subclasses, for certain parts of knitting machines that have been regarded as elements and have been placed after the "Machine" subclasses of this class.

Inventions coming within this class, but not especially provided for.

Methods, machines and instruments for repairing holes or runs in knitted fabrics to restore the original interlooped condition of the threads whose distortion from loop form has caused the run.

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2 for darning, and for lasts.
subclasses 116+ for needles used in reknitting.

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223, Apparel Apparatus, subclass 100 for lasts.

The repairing of holes in a fabric by means of instruments designed to draw strands initially through the fabric and thereafter to knit sufficient fabric to close the hole.

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112, Sewing, subclass 121.

In place of the usual needles there is a bank of pins or hooks adapted to receive a strand, but not adapted to draw the new strand loop through the old, the loop drawing or casting being performed by other means.

The new loop is cast over the old by a hand-carried implement.

The needles are actuated to partake of their knitting movements as a unit bank, but are independently mounted so as to permit of ready and usually automatic addition to or removal from the bank of certain needles at desired times, or needles may knit independently in conjunction with united needle knitting.

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79 82, and indented subclasses.

Some of the needles partake of their knitting movements as a unit, while other needles move independently and in succession.

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subclasses 7+

The needles are not secured together, but move in succession to draw the loops.

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6

The knitting line is always a true circle.

Material is combined with the knitting strand, which material is not knit into the fabric, but held thereto by the knitting strands, or material is knit in with the body fabric, but of a character and so incorporated as to be napped up or constitute loop piles.

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61 80, 83, 91, 94, 190, 194, and any subclasses indented thereunder.

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53, Package Making, appropriate subclasses for methods of and apparatus for encompassing or encasing goods or materials with a separate cover or band which serves as means for identifying, protecting or unit handling the goods or
materials, particularly subclasses 582+ for apparatus to form a package by placing a band about the contents.

Wherein the unknit material consists of overlapping but not interwoven longitudinal and transverse strands.
(1) Note. Where interwoven, search Class 139, Textiles: Weaving, subclass 1.

Needles are moved in a direction at right angles to their knitting motion to avoid certain strands or the production of certain stitches.
(1) Note. Does not include lateral displacement of needles for engagement with beard pressers.

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33 35, 66, 72, and any subclasses indented thereunder.
100 for lateral displacement of needles for engagement with beard pressers.

A bank of needles includes needles of different types either to facilitate the throwing into or out of action of certain needles or to change the character of the knitting when different type needles are knitting.

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20 38-49, 68, and 74.

The independent movements of the needles are actuated by means other than cams having a plow action directly on the needle butts to cause reciprocation of the same in the needle grooves or on butts on members or jacks that move in the needle grooves and with the needles in the movements of the same. Also includes machines having special means for operating other needles than the ordinary single-ended pivoted-latch or spring-beard needle.

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62 63 and 120.

The two ends of the needles are adapted to act at different times as loop drawing members.

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63

Where there are two needle beds of which one needle bed is flat with the needles radially arranged, while the other is cylindrical with the needles arranged to slide lengthwise of the same. The strand-engaging ends of the needles of one bed are bent substantially at right angles to the shank or jack portions, and the jacks are mounted upon a pivot and constitute levers for carrying and actuating the needles.

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subclasses 19+

The means for actuating the needles in their knitting movements is moved substantially in line with the movements of the needles, but is not carried in the needle grooves.

A plurality of series of needles are employed which are adapted to cooperate in knitting at substantially the same place and usually designed to produce rib fabric.

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subclasses 64+

Conical needle beds are arranged one above or axially alined with the other.

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34

One needle bed is flat with the needles radially arranged, while the other is cylindrical with the needles arranged to slide lengthwise of the same.

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15 31 and indented subclasses.

A bank of needles includes needles of different types either to facilitate the throwing into or out of action of certain needles or to change the character of the knitting when different type needles are knitting, sometimes employing stitches other than plain or rib for producing ornamental or other effects, frequently tuck, drop, and other fancy stitches. Includes stitch-length variation when designed for special stitch work, but not when employed for fashioning.

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12 and 25, and see search notes thereunder.

One bank of needles retains its stitches while the other bank knits a section of plain fabric, after which the first set of needles resumes knitting, thus connecting its loops with the loops on the other bank, whereby rib fabric may be knit, sometimes employing stitches other than plain or rib for producing ornamental or other effects, frequently tuck, drop, and other fancy stitches. Includes stitch-length variation when designed for special stitch work, but not when employed for fashioning.
(1) Note. See this class, subclass 25, and the search notes thereunder.

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41 95, 172, and any subclasses indented thereunder.

Each bank knits an independent web from separate yarn feed until completion of the welt, when one feed may be discontinued and rib fabric knit.

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173

Means is provided to cause the needles to draw loops of different lengths.

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27 54, 55, 71, and 77.

This subclass is indented under subclass 200. The needle banks so cooperate as to change from plain to rib fabric or vice versa or to change from one type of rib to another at will. (For definition of "rib" see ... ).

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29 and 199.

Embodying stitches other than plain or rib for producing ornamental or other effects, frequently tuck, drop, and other fancy stitches. Includes stitch-length variation when designed for the same purposes, but not when employed for fashioning.

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20 21, 36, 40, 69, 75.1+, 103, 135, 172, 180, 198, 215+, and any subclasses indented thereunder.

Change in the character of stitch is produced by a relative circumferential shifting of the needle beds.

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69

Means is provided to cause the needles to draw loops of different lengths.

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23 and see search notes thereunder.

Means is provided designed to prevent one of the beds turning relatively to the other during continuous circular knitting.

The needle banks so cooperated as to change from plain to rib fabric or vice versa or to change from one type of rib to another at will.

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24 and 199.

Wherein the fabric is enlarged or diminished by the addition or dropping of wales.

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32 37, 39, 46, 51, 67, 70, 73, 76, 89, 183, 189, and any subclasses indented thereunder.

Limited to a flat circular needle bed with the needles radially disposed.

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15 and 19, and indented subclasses.

Wherein the fabric is enlarged or diminished by the addition or dropping of wales.

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30 and see the search notes thereunder.

The insertion or removal of wales results from the sidewise displacement of the fashioning needles.

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11 and see the search notes thereunder.

The needle bed is a truncated cone.

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18

Needles are moved in a direction at right angles to their knitting motion to avoid certain strands or the production of certain stitches.
(1) Note. Does not include lateral displacement of needles for engagement with beard pressers.

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11 and see the search notes thereunder.
100 for lateral displacement of needles for engagement with beard pressers.

Employing stitches other than plain for producing ornamental or other effects, frequently tuck, drop, and other fancy stitches. Includes stitch-length variation when designed for the same purposes, but not when employed for fashioning.

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25 and see the search notes thereunder.

Wherein the fabric is enlarged or diminished by the addition or dropping of wales.

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30 and see the search notes thereunder.
12 and see search notes thereunder.

Independent-Needle Machines, Circular, Varied Needle.
A bank of needles includes needles of different types either to facilitate the throwing into or out of action of certain needles or to change the character of the knitting when different type needles are knitting.

There are a plurality of complete sets of cams at different levels each specially designed for controlling its particular set of needles.

Wherein the fabric is enlarged or diminished by the addition or dropping of wales.

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30 and see the search notes thereunder.

Employing stitches other than plain for producing ornamental or other effects, frequently tuck, drop, and other fancy stitches. Includes stitch-length variation when designed for the same purposes, but not when employed for fashioning.

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25 and see the search notes thereunder.

Change in the character of stitch consists in varying the needle action to produce a circumferential bunching of the strand, wherein certain of the needles retain their loops, while the remaining needles knit.

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95 172, and indented subclasses.

A plurality of strands are fed from different stations with a needle-actuating means corresponding to each station.

One section of the needles (usually half) takes a strand from one feed, while the other section of needles takes a strand from another, the resultant fabric sections being interlocked by the adjacent end needles of two sections taking strands from both feeds.

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179

The variation in the character of stitch is due to certain of the needle latches being longer than the others.

Peculiarly adapted to produce gloves or mittens.

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65 and 174.

Wherein the fabric is enlarged or diminished by the addition or dropping of wales.

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30 and see search notes thereunder.

Includes elements which are adapted to move end needles of a series into or out of action, the movements of the elements being initiated by contact of the relatively advancing end needle therewith.

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52 and 53.

The needle carrier by its rotation moves the needles along the cam path.

An additional strand is knit in with the main strand for reenforcing purposes.

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182

Wherein the fabric is enlarged or diminished by the addition or dropping of wales.

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30 and see search notes thereunder.

Includes elements which are adapted to move end needles of a series into or out of action, the movements of the elements being initiated by contact of the relatively advancing end needle therewith.

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47 and 48.

Limited to pickers and picker control.

Means is provided to cause the needles to draw loops of different lengths.

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23 and see search notes thereunder.

By moving the needle or cam cylinders in an axial direction. Includes adjustments of conical needle beds.

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59

Devices for changing from continuous rotating to oscillating motion; change-speed mechanisms and the like.

The structure of the needle-actuating cams, per se, other than modifications of the cam structure designed to produce special work.

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78

Means designed to arrange or operate the needles and other parts of the knitting machine to receive the loops of a previously knit web or to arrange or operate the needles so that the stitches of the knit web may be readily removed and applied to another machine.

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148

By moving the needle or cam cylinders in an axial direction. Includes adjustments of conical needle beds.

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55

The knitting line is always straight.

Material is combined with the knitting strand, which material is not knit into the fabric, but held thereto by the knitting strands, or material is knit in with the body fabric, but of such a character and so incorporated as to be napped up or constitute pile loops.

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9 and see search notes thereunder.

The independent movements of the needles are actuated by means other than cams having a plow action directly on the needle butts to cause reciprocation of the same in the needle grooves or on butts on members or jacks that move in the needle grooves and with the needles in the movements of the
same. Also includes machines having special means for operating other needles than the ordinary single-ended pivoted- latch or spring-beard needles.

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13 and 120.

The two ends of the needles are adapted to act at different times as loop-drawing members.

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14

A plurality of series of needles are employed which are adapted to cooperate in knitting at substantially the same place and usually designed to produce rib fabric.

Peculiarly adapted to produce gloves or mittens.

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45 and 174.

Needles are moved in a direction at right angles to their knitting motion to avoid certain strands or the production of certain stitches.
(1) Note. Does not include lateral displacement of needles for engagement with beard pressers, for which search this class, subclass 100.

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11 and see search notes thereunder.

Wherein the fabric is enlarged or diminished by the addition or dropping of wales.

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30 and see search notes thereunder.

A bank of needles includes needles of different types either to facilitate the throwing into or out of action of certain needles or to change the character of the knitting when different type needles are knitting.

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12 and see search notes thereunder.

Change in the character of the stitch is produced by a relative shifting of the needle beds parallel to the knitting line.

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26

Wherein the fabric is enlarged or diminished by the addition or dropping of wales.

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30 and see search notes thereunder.

Means is provided to cause the needles to draw loops of different lengths.

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23 and see search notes thereunder.

Needles are moved in a direction at right angles to their knitting motion to avoid certain strands or the production of certain stitches.
(1) Note. Does not include lateral displacement of needles for engagement with beard pressers, for which search this class, subclass 100.

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11 and see search notes thereunder.

Wherein the fabric is enlarged or diminished by the addition or dropping of wales.

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30 and see search notes thereunder.

A bank of needles includes needles of different types either to facilitate the throwing into or out of action of certain needles or to change the character of the knitting when different type needles are knitting.

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12 and see search notes thereunder.

This subclass is indented under subclass 60. Device wherein a regulating means is provided for controlling the movement of knitting instrumetalities to produce an ornamental or other special pattern fabric.
(1) Note. Examples of the type of operations controlled by the regulating means of this subclass are variations in stitch length to produce an ornamental or special effect and not merely to effect fashioning of a garment, manipulations of a knitting instrumentality, or produce a tuck, drop or other fancy stitch, etc.

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25 for circular knitting machines having means enabling then to make special stitches, and see the search notes thereunder.

This subclass is indented under subclass 75.1. Device wherein the regulating means includes (a) hydraulic or pneumatic means, (b) means responsive to variations in electrical impulses, or (c) means responsive to variations in magnetic lines of flux.

Wherein the fabric is enlarged or diminished by the addition or dropping of wales.

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30 and see search notes thereunder.

Means is provided to cause the needles to draw loops of different lengths.

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23 and see search notes thereunder.

The structure of the needle-actuating cams, per se, other than modifications of the cam structure designed to produce special work.

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57

United-Needle Machines.
The needles are secured together and have no independent
strand-taking and loop-drawing movements.

The needles are secured together and have no independent strand-taking and loop-drawing movements. The knitting line is always a true circle.

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5 and 6.

Material is combined with the knitting strand, which material is not knit into the fabric, but held thereto by the knitting strands, or material is knit in with the body fabric, but of a character and so incorporated as to be napped up or constitute pile loops.

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9 and see search notes thereunder.

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53, Package Making, appropriate subclasses for methods of and apparatus for encompassing or encasing goods or materials with a separate cover or band which serves as means for identifying, protecting or unit handling the goods or materials, particularly subclasses 582+ for apparatus to form a package by placing a band about the contents.

Usually there are as many strands as needles and each needle knits from a separate strand.

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84 85, 87,192, 193, and 195.

The needles are secured together and have no independent strand-taking and loop-drawing movements. The knitting line is always straight.

Material is combined with the knitting strand, which material is not knit into the fabric, but held thereto by the knitting strands, or material is knit in with the body fabric, but of a character and so incorporated as to be napped up or constitute pile loops.

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9 and see search notes thereunder.

Usually there are as many knitting strands as needles and each needle knits from a separate strand.

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81 and see search notes thereunder.

Each needle knits continually from the same strand, the several resultant chain stitches being connected together by the other material.

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193

A plurality of series of needles are employed which are adapted to cooperate in knitting at substantially the same place.

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88

A plurality of series of needles are employedwhich are adapted to cooperate in knitting at substantially the same place.

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87

Wherein the fabric is enlarged or diminished by the addition or dropping of wales, frequently by devices constructed and designed to remove stitches from certain needles and place them on others.

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30 96 and 198, and see search notes thereunder.

Devices designed to assist the needles in forming knit fabric and located adjacent the knitting point.
(1) Note. Does not include feeding, for which see subclass 125.

For causing strand structure to stand out from the base of the fabric in the form of loops.

For use with machines having one needle bed which is flat with the needles radially arranged while the other is cylindrical with the needles arranged to slide lengthwise of the same.

Moving in straight lines substantially perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder.

This subclass is indented under subclass 90. Devices coming and arranged at the periphery of a rotatable wheel for
combining a strand, adapted to be napped, with the main strand without causing loops to stand up from the fabric.

Devices constructed and designed to remove stitches from certain needles and place them on other needles or devices constructed to hold loops while the needles are knitting a series of courses as in forming a welt.

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24 for transferring means (including modified needles) combined with dial and cylinder structure.
89 for united needle straight knitting machines including narrowing and widening means.
123 for needles modified to permit their functioning as loop or stitch transferring means.
189 for fashioned knitted garments.
subclasses 198+ for knitted fabrics in which occur loops displaced from wale to wale or from one course to another in the same wale.

Used in connection with machines in which the knitting line is always straight.

Arranged at the periphery of a rotatable wheel.

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103 105 and 113.

Devices arranged to close the beards of spring-beard needles.

For throwing the beard pressers out of operation to avoid the casting off of the fabric from the needles.

Adapted to move the upper or bearded ends of the needles against the beard pressers.

Adapted to be separately movable to and from the beards to close the same.

Movable in substantially a straight line.

Arranged at the periphery of a rotatable wheel so constructed that the beards of all the needles are not pressed in every course, thus producing special stitch work in the fabric.

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97 and see search notes thereunder.

Arranged to act on the strand or web to maintain the same under proper tension and assist in the casting off of the new loops.
(1) Note. See this class, subclass 149, and indented subclasses, for web holders not located at the knitting point.

Arranged at the periphery of a rotatable wheel.

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97 and see search notes thereunder.

Arranged to swing to or from operative position in the arc of a circle.

Moving in straight lines substantially perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder.

Portions of cams for imparting movement to the sinkers are movable with respect to the cam carrier to vary the movement of the sinkers.

Arranged to cooperate with machines in which the knitting line is always straight.

Arranged to move in straight lines substantially perpendicular to the needles.

Limited to means adapted to open or close the latches of pivoted-latch needles or to maintain them open or closed.

Constructions arranged to close or maintain closed a gap formed in a ring arranged around the needles outside the latches.

Arranged at the periphery of a rotatable wheel. Includes many cast-off wheels.

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97 and see search notes thereunder.

Construction of cylinders and other supports for machine needles and devices arranged to cooperate therewith to maintain the needles in the bed.

Arranged to support needles for independent actuation.

The primary knitting elements, frequently hooked in machine type, for engaging the strand to form the new loops and pull them through the old ones.

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163, Needle and Pin Making, subclasses 2+.

Adapted to be held in the hand.

Designed for the production of a chain of loops in which each loop is drawn through the preceding one.

Having resilient hooked ends adapted to be flexed to close the hooks for the casting off of loops.

Having hooked ends and bars each movable substantially in a straight line for closing the hooks.

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13 and 62.

Having hooked ends and bars each swinging about a point for closing the hooks.

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163, Needle and Pin Making, subclass 3.

Limited to the construction of the pivot for the latch.

The construction of machine needles other than the portion which contacts with the yarn.

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95 for needles modified to permit them to act as means for transferring stitches to other needles.

The shanks are constructed to frictionally engage the walls of the needle bed to maintain the needles in any given position.

Means for conducting strands into the field of action of the needles or the needle-cooperating elements and operating devices for such means.

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226, Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length, appropriate subclasses for methods of, and apparatus for, feeding material without utilizing the leading or trailing ends to
effect movement of the material.

Guides arranged to move to-and-fro along a straight knitting line.

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242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding, subclass 476.7 for traversing guides for winding machines.

Guides are thrown into and out of feeding position to the needles with peculiar intercontrol, whereby the incoming guide replaces the guide thrown out of action.

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subclasses 138+

The traversing movement of the guides is at times less than the maximum traverse requisite to feed the strand to all the needles.

Additional means is provided to feed reenforcing or other strands as well as the main strand.

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133 142, and indented subclasses.

Means for gradually decreasing the speed of the guide carrying means at the ends of the traverse.

This subclass is indented under subclass 90. Means specialized for bringing the strand into close engagement with the needles and not falling in the group.

Means other than the knitting elements for engaging the strands and advancing them.

Means for feeding a reenforcing or separate strand to the needles consisting of a guide carrying such strand and adapted to be moved to or from feeding position at will.

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129 142 and any subclasses indented thereunder.

Includes means for gripping and holding the idle strand or a rupturing edge for severing the strand that is thrown out of action.

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140 142, 145 and any subclasses indented thereunder.

Guides are caused to move to feed the strand between the needles as well as along the line of knitting, thereby causing the strand to pass entirely or partially around one or more needles.

Guides are constructed and controlled so that the desired one of a plurality of strands shall be the surface strand in the fabric.

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201

With means for changing the strand from one face of the fabric to the other.

Guides are thrown into and out of feeding position to the needles with peculiar intercontrol, whereby the incoming guide replaces the guide thrown out of action.

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127

Guides move in a straight line to and from feeding position.

Includes means for gripping and holding the idle strand or a rupturing edge for severing the strand that is thrown out of action.

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134 and see search notes thereunder.

Guides not adapted or intended to be readily and automatically thrown into and out of action during knitting, although the guide may be thrown out of action at the conclusion of knitting. Also excludes guides specifically provided for in subclasses 136 and 137.

Includes means for gripping and holding the idle strand or a rupturing edge for severing the strand that is thrown out of action.

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134 and see search notes thereunder.

An additional or substituted strand is initially engaged by the knitting strand and drawn by the same into position to be engaged by the needles.

There is means for joining the additional or substituted strand to the knitting strand other than by mere friction, as by tying or wrapping.

Includes means for gripping and holding the idle strand or a rupturing edge for severing the strand that is thrown out of action.

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134 and see search notes thereunder.

Means for maintaining a suitable tension on the knitting strand, but does not include slack producers used in connection with the devices found in subclasses 143 and 144.

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226, Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length, subclass 195 for feed tensioners, per se.
242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding, subclasses 410+ and 147+ for tensioning a running material.

This subclass is indented under subclass 104. Means arranged to act on the knit fabric either to take it up or to assist the knitting elements to perform the knitting operation or to
do special operations on the completed fabric and not provided for in subclasses.

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139, Textiles: Weaving, subclass 291.

Means adapted to engage the loops of a fabric to be removed from the needles of a knitting machine or to apply the loops already engaged to the needles of a knitting machine.
(1) Note. Devices specially constructed to permit the looping operation to be performed with the loops thereon are found in Class 112, Sewing, subclass 127.

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58 and 59.

Means located at a distance from the knitting point and designed to maintain a proper tension on the web and remove the fabric.

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87, Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making, subclass 31.
139, Textiles: Weaving, subclasses 304+.

Means peculiarly adapted for taking up work of nonuniform dimensions.

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139, Textiles: Weaving, subclass 305.

Means for winding the knit fabric wherein the fabric is knit in a machine in which the needles are caused to travel in a circular course past the knitting point.

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242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding, subclasses 520+ for convolute winding which includes fabrics.

The knit fabric is not wound on a reel, but is taken up by means adapted to act on an indefinite length of fabric and frequently consists of two rolls.

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226, Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length, appropriate subclasses for methods of, and apparatus for, feeding material without utilizing the leading or trailing ends to effect movement of the material.

Wherein the fabric is knit in a machine in which the needles are caused to travel in a circular course past the knitting point.

Limited to means for throwing off the power from the driven parts of the knitting mechanism. Includes stop signals.

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192, Clutches and Power-Stop Control, subclass 116.5, with their search notes.

By abnormal condition of the strand.

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19, Textiles: Fiber Preparation, subclass .25.
28, Textiles: Manufacturing, subclasses 186+ for stopping means associated with warp preparing apparatus.
57, Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining, subclasses 80+.
87, Textiles: Braiding, Netting, and Lace Making, subclasses
18+.
139, Textiles: Weaving, subclass 349.
226, Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length, subclass 10 for material responsive control means that actuate means to advance material of indefinite length.
242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding, subclass 472.9, 484.9+, 479.9+, and 484.8 for a helical winding device having controls responsive to material conditions or the state of a winding operation.

The strand is parted at a distance from the needles, permitting the machine to stop before the fabric is cast off.

When stopping is called for by increased tension, a slack length of strand is provided to prevent undesirable breaking of the same.

Means causing the stopping of the machine is controlled by an electric circuit.

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163

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19, Textiles: Fiber Preparation, subclass .2.
28, Textiles: Manufacturing, subclass 187, for electric stopping means associated with a warp preparing apparatus.
57, Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining, subclass 81.
139, Textiles: Weaving, subclasses 353+.
200, Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers, subclass 61.13 for electrical switches which are controlled by threads or strands; see subclass 61.14 where the switch is controlled by a knot or change in diameter of the thread or strand, and subclass 61.18 where the switch is controlled by the slack, breakage, run-out or failure to travel along its intended
path.

Power from a moving part of the machine is applied to stop-motion connections by means of a normally ineffective connection.

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164

Means causing the stopping of the machine is controlled by an electric circuit.

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161 and see search notes thereunder.

Power from a moving part of the machine is applied to stop-motion connections by means of a normally ineffective connection.

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162

This subclass is indented under subclass 90. Abnormal condition or movement of a needle- cooperating element, such as a sinker or other element provided for, causes the stopping of the machine.

Abnormal condition of the fabric, such as holes therein or the dropping of the fabric from the needles, results in the stopping of the machine.

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139, Textiles: Weaving, subclass 348.

Means are actuated to stop the machine at a desired length of fabric, either at the conclusion of knitting or at an intermediate stage, as when the character of knitting is to be changed.

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139, Textiles: Weaving, subclass 340.

Means for cleaning the needles and elements of a knitting machine from dirt, lint, etc.

The products of operations falling within the scope of the class.

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428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, appropriate subclasses for a stock material product which may include a knitted component.
442, Fabric (Woven, Knitted, or Nonwoven Textile or Cloth, etc.), subclasses 59+ for a knit fabric which is coated or impregnated and subclasses 304+ for a knit fabric which may be bonded to a second component.

Objects not in the nature of webs or tubes of indefinite length. The objects may be connected together, so as to form string work. Includes inventions peculiarly adapted to be produced by knitting even when the production of such articles involves subsequent cutting or sewing to complete them.

Articles of wearing apparel.
(1) Note. See Class 2, Apparel.

Construction of the cuff or other edges and adjacent portions or constructions tending to prevent raveling.

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41

The border portion is knit as a pocket, as by doubling in knitting the edge of the fabric or joining two simultaneously-knit fabrics at the edge.

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21 95, and indented subclasses.

Limited to constructions peculiarly adapted to serve as gloves or mittens.

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45 and 65.

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2, Apparel, subclasses 158-170, indented under Hand or arm coverings.

Garments adapted to clothe the legs and trunk.

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2, Apparel, subclasses 69+.

Garments adapted to clothe the trunk.

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175 and see search notes thereunder.

Garments adapted to clothe the body from the waist down.

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175 and see search notes thereunder.

Garments not adapted to clothe the body higher than the legs and usually provided with coverings for the feet.

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2, Apparel, subclasses 239+.

Hosiery provided with sections knit from separate strands and connected along a line by interlocking or overlapping loops, except where the interlocking is the result of heel or toe narrowing and widening, in which case the patents will be found in subclasses 184, 186 and 187.

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43

Hosiery knit with a character of stitch designed to enhance the appearance of the same.

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25 and see search notes thereunder.

Provided with a knitted seam imitation not essential to the process of manufacture.

Provided with an additional strand incorporated with the main strand over a substantial area or with a single heavier strand and intended to increase the strength or wearing qualities of the hose.

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49 129, 133, 142, and any subclasses indented thereunder.

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2, Apparel, subclass 241.

The upper portion of the hose is shaped to fit the leg by variations in the stitch length or in the number of wales, and the portion from the ankle down is knit in a manner not conventional.

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subclasses 185+ and 189.

The heel or toe portions are knit in a manner not conventional.

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186 and 187.

The portion from the ankle down is knit in a manner not conventional.

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183 and 184.

There is novelty in the knitting of the heel or toe portions.

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184

Limited to construction of the heel or toe portions.

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184

The leg and foot portions are ribbed or provided with ribbed sections.

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24 29, and 199.
172 173, for rib-top construction.

The garment is shaped by variations in the number of wales or in the length of stitch, frequently by stitches or portions thereof moved from one wale to another.

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23 30 and 198, and see search notes thereunder.

Includes material held by the loops of the main fabric, but not formed into any knitted loops.

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9 and see search notes thereunder.

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53, Package Making, appropriate subclasses for methods of and apparatus for encompassing or encasing goods or materials with a separate cover or band which serves as means for identifying, protecting or unit handling the goods or materials, particularly subclasses 582+ for apparatus to form a package by placing a band about the contents.

The unknit material is of a character or so incorporated as to be readily napped up or to constitute pile loops.

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194

The unknit material is incorporated in warp fabric--that is, fabric knit of separate strands, each strand passing from one wale in one course to an adjacent or other wale in a succeeding course or each strand forming a chain of interknit loops.

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81 and see search notes thereunder.

Incorporated with warp fabric wherein certain strands are not interknit, but each strand forms an interknit chain, the chains being united together by other strands.

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85

Including strands of a character or so knit as to be readily napped up or constitute pile loops.

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191

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112, Sewing, subclasses 410+ for a web or sheet with a tufted or looped surface formed by a sewing operation.
139, Textiles: Weaving, subclasses 391+ for a woven pile fabric.
428, Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles, subclasses 85+ for a stock material product with a pile or nap-type surface and not provided for in any other class.

Fabric formed of separate strands, each strand passing from one wale in one course to an adjacent or other wale in a succeeding course or each strand forming a chain of interknit loops.

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81 and see search notes thereunder.

Fabric formed of two interknitted webs, either web forming a substantially complete fabric.

The interknitted webs are of fabric formed of loops drawn through preceding course loops, some in one direction and others in the other direction.

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188 199 and 200.

The body of the fabric has accumulated loops of certain of the wales, the accumulation being of two adjacent or other loops in the same course or of loops of wales in different courses, or loops at certain wales are interknit with loops of other wales.

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89 95, 189, and 198, and indented subclasses.

The courses of the fabric change from plain to rib or vice versa or from one type of rib to another.

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24 and 29.

Fabric formed of loops drawn through preceding course loops, some in one direction and others in the other direction.

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188 197 and 199.

The appearance of the fabric is altered by substituting or adding a strand or by reversing the surface or plated strands.

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127 133, 136, 138, and any indented subclasses.

Involving selection of strands of a peculiar nature.

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2, Apparel, subclass 195.8 for a knitted head covering with an upturned brim where no significance is given to the particular arrangement of the loops and bights of the knitted fabric structure.
139, Textiles: Weaving, subclasses 420+.

This subclass is indented under subclass 82. Device wherein each of a multiplicity of needles in a knitting apparatus is usually supplied with its own thread which is fed thereto in
a vertical or warp-wise fashion.

This subclass is indented under subclass 203. Device wherein means are provided to regulate the movement of the fabric-producing instrumentalities of a warp- knitting machine.

This subclass is indented under subclass 204. Device wherein the regulating means has an energy-converting means associated with one specific fabric-producing instrumentality which moves said instrumentality in controlled manner and independently of other instrumentalities.
(1) Note. Example of structures to be found herein are guide bars moved by fluid motors and guide bars moved by stepping motors.

This subclass is indented under subclass 204. Device wherein the instrumentality controlled is a means to move the beard of a needle towards the needle's shank.

This subclass is indented under subclass 204. Device wherein the control means has means to regulate the motion of means for lapping, guiding or laying the warp-threads.

This subclass is indented under subclass 204. Device wherein the control means has means to regulate the motion of a bed
of stitch-forming elements.

This subclass is indented under subclass 203. Device including means for advancing warp-threads to the fabric-producing instrumentalities of a warp-knitting machine.

This subclass is indented under subclass 209. Device having means to regulate the rate at which warp-threads are fed.

This subclass is indented under subclass 210. Device wherein the regulating means is controlled in response to variations in the strains imposed upon the fed thread.

This subclass is indented under subclass 210. Device wherein the regulating means is controlled by means sensing variations in the diameter of the thread-supplying means.

This subclass is indented under subclass 209. Device wherein means are provided to control the strain imposed upon threads being fed to the knitting instrumentalities.

This subclass is indented under subclass 203. Device wherein means are provided for controllably directing a warp- thread to its associated needle.

Special stitch:
This subclass is indented under subclass 8. Apparatus and method wherein the machine operates to produce a configuration of yarn in at least one course and wale that provides an ornamental or other visual effect in the knitted fabric.
(1) Note. Tuck, welt, plate, or other exotic knitting is generally found in this subclass.
(2) Note. This subclass also includes stitch length variation for other than strictly fashioning.

Having butt selection means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 215. Subject matter wherein the knitting machine is provided with a plurality of butts dependent from needles or other elements in a bed and further provided with means designed to select and cause motion relative to the bed of either: (a) one of the butts or (b) a needle or other element either of which is associated with and capable of causing one of the butts thereon to engage additional means for further moving the butt relative to the bed at the location wherein the special stitch is desired in a selected wale.
(1) Note. The term "butt" refers to the projection or projectionlike structure on a needle jack, sinker, or other element residing in a knitting machine supporting structure.
(2) Note. The selection means may also cause the formation of a special stitch by selectively not imparting motion to a butt, needle, or other element.

Control of sinkers:
This subclass is indented under subclass 216. Subject matter wherein the butt structure occurs on either: (a) a sinker, (b) a sinker-moving element in the bed upon which the sinker
rests, or (c) a sinker-moving element on a structure fixed relative to a bed upon which the sinker rests.

Electrical control type:
This subclass is indented under subclass 216. Subject matter wherein at least a portion of intelligence is transmitted to, from, or within the butt selection means in the form of electrical energy.

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232 for pattern systems, per se, of the electrical type.

Magnetic:
This subclass is indented under subclass 218. Subject matter wherein the butt selection means utilizes magnetic energy.

Butt translation:
This subclass is indented under subclass 219. Subject matter wherein at least a portion of the magnetic energy acts to attract or repel a butt or an element from which the butt depends.

And pivoted butt-engaging member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 219. Subject matter including means that rotates about a pivot to contact and move the butt structure to provide selection thereof.
(1) Note. The butt-engaging member may also execute a linear movement in addition to the pivotal motion.

Simultaneous control of multiple butt levels:
This subclass is indented under subclass 216. Subject matter wherein the butt selection means is capable of either selectively: (a) simultaneously engaging butts at plural levels on a needle or other element to provide motion thereto relative to the supporting bed or (b) moving a needle or other element to cause a plurality of butts thereon at plural levels to simultaneously engage further means for additionally moving said plurality of butts relative to the supporting bed.
(1) Note. The other elements reside either within the needle bed or other bed structure which is fixed relative thereto.

Including permanent selection means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 222. Subject matter wherein the butt selection means consists of a profile structure that projects into the paths of, and thereby selectively engages, the butts moving relative thereto, the profile structure remaining in the butt paths unless removed manually or by means external to the knitting machine.

Including drum having integral plural level pattern:
This subclass is indented under subclass 222. Subject matter wherein the butt selection means includes a cylinder structurally provided with components at plural levels directly controlling selective engagement of butts at plural levels.
(1) Note. Included in this subclass are knitting machines with control drums provided with a flexible pattern tape which either: (a) surrounds the drum and thereby constitutes an integral part of the drum or (b) causes the tape to selectively position the components thereby transferring the pattern thereto.
(2) Note. The term "pattern" generally connotes a design array stored mechanically or electrically which is retrieved to control the formation of a fabric design.

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subclasses 233+ for pattern systems of the flexible- member type.
subclasses 239+ for a drum-type pattern storage device, per se.

Selection by axial movement of element with multiple butt levels:
This subclass is indented under subclass 224. Subject matter wherein during selection of a butt a part engages the butt and thereby moves the needle or other element upon which the butt resides along its longitudinal axis.

Drum contact with butts:
This subclass is indented under subclass 224. Subject matter wherein the components physically engage and move the butts.

Having additional butt-engaging member control means:
This subclass is indented under subclass 224. Subject matter further provided with additional means distinct from and controlled independently of the pattern drum for engaging and regulating the operation of at least one of the butts.

Having pattern at rotating member engaging butts at single level:
This subclass is indented under subclass 216. Subject matter wherein the butt selection means comprises a revolving device either integrally incorporating a storage array for direct physical engagement and selection of only one level of butts or for conveying a separate distinct storage array to only one level of butts for engagement and selection thereof.
(1) Note. The selection means of this subclass is capable of selecting only one level of butts during initial engagement thereof but can disengage at plural levels.
(2) Note. The jack or other structure upon which the butts reside may have butts at several levels although only one level can be engaged by the selection means of this
subclass.
(3) Note. See (2) Note of subclass 224 of this class for clarification of the term "pattern".

Inclined rotating member with integral pattern:
This subclass is indented under subclass 228. Subject matter wherein the butt selection means is of the type integrally incorporating the storage array and further, wherein the axis of rotation of the means lies in a different plane from the planes that include the axis about which the supporting bed rotates.

Having butt-engaging members limited to other than rotary motion about the periphery and longitudinal axis of the needle cylinder:
This subclass is indented under subclass 216. Subject matter wherein the butt selection means includes movable butt-engaging members that remain fixed circumferentially relative to both the circular support bed for the needles and its vertical axis during butt selection operations.

PATTERN SYSTEM:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter drawn to an assemblage of devices or design arrays for storing information for use in a knitting machine with either advancement of a portion or all of the assemblage relative to an information retrieval device or retrieval of stored information.
(1) Note. The pattern system can include means for subsequent processing or mere routing of any or all of the retrieved information.
(2) Note. Apparatus specifically provided for in a prior subclass that is at least partially controlled by the retrieved, processed, or routed information is properly placed in such subclass.
(3) Note. See appropriate subclasses for pattern systems combined with other control or operating mechanisms for use with knitting machines of this class.

Electrical signal type:
This subclass is indented under subclass 231. Subject matter wherein at least a portion of the information is stored, retrieved, or transmitted in the form of electrical energy.
(1) Note. The electrical stored, retrieved, or transmitted energy can control the rate or sequence of reading information which is mechanically stored, retrieved, or transmitted.

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subclasses 218+ for special stitch circular independent needle machines provided with an electrical-type butt selection control system.

Flexible member type:
This subclass is indented under subclass 231. Subject matter wherein at least a portion of the information is stored in or on a movable pliable structure which conforms to the shape of and is driven by a motion-imparting means.

Chain:
This subclass is indented under subclass 233. Subject matter wherein the flexible member consists of a series of pivotally-connected rigid links.

Chain being horizontally fed to drive sprocket:
This subclass is indented under subclass 234. Subject matter wherein each link of the chain is horizontally disposed when at the point of approach engagement with a motion-imparting toothed wheel.

Having coaxial pattern member:
This subclass is indented under subclass 234. Subject matter provided with an additional pattern device having a common axis with a rotary axis of the motion-imparting means.
(1) Note. The pattern device may be mounted on the same shaft as the rotary axis of the motion-imparting means.

Multiplier or divider:
This subclass is indented under subclass 231. Subject matter provided with means to either: (a) stop or reverse the normal unidirectional movement, or change the mode of reading, of a device or design array for storing information such that a discrete portion of the information is multiply retrieved or (b) increase the rate or range of the normal movement, or change the mode of reading, of a device or design array for storing information such that a division of a discrete portion of the information is retrieved.

PATTERN STORAGE DEVICE:
This subclass is indented under the class definition. Subject matter drawn to subcombination structures used in pattern control systems for storing retrievable information for use with a knitting machine.
(1) Note. See appropriate subclasses for pattern storage devices or arrays combined with knitting machines of this class.

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subclasses 231+ for pattern systems employing a plurality of devices or design arrays for storage.

Drum type:
This subclass is indented under subclass 238. Subject matter
wherein the subcombination structure is in the form of a cylindrical member structurally provided with components on or in its curvilinear surface and further, wherein said components occur at levels that are spaced apart axially of the member in an array that comprises information.

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subclasses 224+ for special stitch circular knitting machines provided butt selection means employing a drum-type pattern storage device.

Having removable pin:
This subclass is indented under subclass 239. Subject matter wherein the components are removable and consist of relatively thin rod members radially projecting from the drum.
(1) Note. Generally within this subclass, every pin of any one drum will have the same longitudinal profile.

Having jack:
This subclass is indented under subclass 239. Subject matter wherein a plurality of the components occur orthogonally to and spaced along the longitudinal axis of a shaftlike member having a square or rectangular cross section and further, wherein the member is removably disposed on the drum.
(1) Note. The protrusions can be frangible thereby allowing for their removal.

Flexible type:
This subclass is indented under subclass 238. Subject matter wherein the subcombination structure consists of a pliable structure.

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224 for special stitch circular knitting machines having butt selection means employing a drum and flexible pattern
tape.
subclasses 233+ for pattern systems including an information structure that is flexible.