Patent ID: 9226540
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: A43B,D04B,D10B

Claim Text:
1. A method of knitting using a knitting machine comprising: knitting a knit element along a first direction by using a plurality of needles of the knitting machine to manipulate at least one yarn to form a plurality of courses and wales; disposing at least one tensile element through the knit element; holding the at least one tensile element with at least one needle of the plurality of needles; extracting a portion of the at least one tensile element from below the at least one needle such that the portion of the at least one tensile element changes orientation from the first direction to a second direction; wherein the portion of the at least one tensile element remains in a fixed position along the second direction as additional courses of the knit element are formed using the plurality of needles of the knitting machine; and wherein the second direction is different from the first direction.