Patent ID: 6105399
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: D04B

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a tubular knitted article with a toe end closed by means of a machine provided with a cylinder with a first series of needles and a second series of needles disposed opposite to each other on corresponding semicylindrical portions of said cylinder and with a plate provided with hooks the method comprising the steps of:utilizing the needles of said first series of needles and corresponding hooks of the plate for the formation of a fabric portion of the toe shaped as a pocket;removing the fabric portion engaged by the hooks from a position of formation;transferring the fabric portion by a rotation of 180.degree. about a diametral axis of said cylinder to dispose the fabric portion in a position adjacent to said second series of needles;between said step of the removing the fabric portion engaged by the hooks of the plate and said step of transferring, providing an intermediate step of transferring the fabric portion engaged by the hooks of the plate onto a temporary support for the fabric portion, said temporary support being connected to said cylinder.