Patent ID: 6167730
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: D04B

Abstract:
Sinker for a circular knitting machine comprising: a shaft (2, 30, 37, 47) having an upper side (8), a back (5, 52) and a recess (11, 31, 38, 50) open towards the upper side (8); a selection element (12, 32, 39, 49) having a controllable raising butt (20) and being arranged in said recess (11, 31, 38, 50) at least partly and in such a manner that it is mounted rotatably or swivellably relative to the shaft (2, 30, 37, 47) and can be swivelled into at least a first position, in which the raising butt (20) is retracted behind a front side (8), and a second position in which the raising butt (20) projects upwards over the upper side (8); and a spring (21, 34, 44, 51) pre-tensioning said selection element (12, 32, 39, 49) into one of the two positions.