Patent ID: 6789402
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: D04B

Abstract:
A binding-off process which is performed by using a flat knitting machine comprising (I) at least a pair of first and second needle beds, which have a number of needles, respectively, and are placed opposite in front and back, between which a needle bed gap is defined, and at least either of which is movable slidably transversely, and (ii) at least one yarn feeder for feeding a yarn to the needles of the first needle bed and the second needle bed, and in which the knitting that loops of rows of binding-off loops are formed with respect to a final course of a knitted fabric, so as to be continuous from a loop in the final course, and a newly formed loop of each row of binding-off loops is laid over a loop next to the loop in the final course, to form a double loop is repeated from one end of a binding-off region toward the other end thereof, to prevent loosening of loops in the final course,wherein at least two rows of binding-off loops are formed, starting from a plurality of loops in the final course in the binding-off region, and wherein when loops of the rows of binding-off loops are laid over loops in the final course in the process of the binding-off process, the loops of the rows of the binding-off loops are laid over loops in the final course located at least two wales forward of the loops, respectively, with respect to the binding-off proceeding direction.