Patent ID: 9139938
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: D04B

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a knit component with a knitting machine, the knitting machine defining a first knitting area and a second knitting area that are spaced apart in a longitudinal direction, the method comprising: knitting a first portion of the knit component at the first knitting area; pulling the first portion away from the first knitting area with a first take-down roller; knitting a second portion of the knit component at the second knitting area; pulling the second portion away from the second knitting area with a second take-down roller; providing a biasing member that applies a biasing load to the first take-down roller for biasing the first take-down roller generally toward the first portion of the knit component; selectively adjusting the biasing load to thereby: (a) selectively adjust tension applied by the first take-down roller on the first portion of the knit component, and (b) advance one of the first portion and the second portion relative to the other; and joining the first portion to the second portion by knitting the first portion and second portion together across the first knitting area and the second knitting area.