Patent ID: 6230638
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: D05C,D05D

Abstract:
A tufting machine for inserting yarns into stitching in a base fabric:at least one needle bar means;a reciprocating carrier for the needle bar means;means for supporting said base fabric in a plane substantially transverse to the reciprocation direction of said carrier;needle means carried by said needle bar means for penetrating said fabric whereby reciprocation of said carrier imparts a reciprocating movement to said needle means which are moved along at least one preselected axis substantially transverse to said base fabric plane; andmeans for delivering a stream or sheet of air adjacent the base fabric plane toward said needle means and substantially parallel to said plane, and moving faster than and in substantially the direction of movement of a base fabric being tufted by said machine, for aligning substantially parallel to said direction of movement at least one fiber or yarn tail extending from said needle means.