Patent ID: 9441316
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A43B,D04B,D10B

Claim Text:
1. A knitting machine comprising: a needle bed that includes a plurality of needles, a first portion of the needles being located on a first plane, and a second portion of the needles being located on a second plane, the needles being movable from a first position to a second position, the needles being spaced from an intersection of the first plane and the second plane when in the first position, and the needles passing through the intersection of the first plane and the second plane when in the second position; and at least one feeder that is movable along the needle bed, the feeder including a feeder arm with a dispensing tip for supplying a yarn, the dispensing tip being movable from a first location above the intersection of the first plane and the second plane for supplying the yarn for one or more of knitting, tucking, and floating to a second location below the intersection of the first plane and the second plane for inlaying the yarn.