Patent ID: 6044668
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: D04B

Abstract:
A method for closing a toe of a tubular article, the method comprising the steps of:providing a circular knitting machine with a needle ring and first and second arcs of needles;forming fabric for a toe pouch by the needles of said first arc, said toe pouch having an initial free edge;transferring said initial free edge of said toe pouch to the needles of said second arc, said transferring including creating a suction of air around an inside of a portion of the needle ring to capture said initial free edge of said toe pouch adjacent said portion of the needle ring, said transferring also including moving said initial edge from said portion of the needle ring to beyond said needle ring;engaging said initial free edge of said toe pouch over said needles of said second arc to start forming the tubular article.