Tufting machine and method of tufting

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12054868
APP PUB NO 20220403577A1
SERIAL NO

17843011

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A tufting machine for selectively forming tufts of yarns, including different color or type yarns, for forming patterned tufted articles such as carpets. A series of needles are reciprocated into and out of a backing material being fed through the tufting machine and are engaged by a series of gauge parts so as to pick-up loops of yarns from the needles. The gauge parts will be selectively controlled by actuators to extend or retract the gauge parts to positions or elevations sufficient to pick-up or not pick-up loops of yarns from the needles. The feeding of the yarns to the needles further can be controlled in conjunction with the movement of the gauge parts, while the backing feed can also be controlled, to enable formation of tufts of yarns at an increased rate over the pattern stitch rate for the pattern of the tufted article being formed.

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CARD-MONROE CORP4841 ADAMS ROAD CHATTANOOGA TN 37343

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Christman,, Jr William M Chattanooga, US 17 368
Mathews, Ricky E Sale Creek, US 35 133
Neely, Marshall A Soddy Daisy, US 11 359

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