Patent ID: 7757515
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: D04B

Abstract:
1. A method of forming a cut pile fabric, the method comprising: providing a plurality of cylinder needles on a knitting machine cylinder and a plurality of cutting needles on a knitting machine dial, each of the plurality of cutting needles having a cutting surface; feeding a first yarn to the plurality of cylinder and cutting needles during a knitting cycle to form first loops on the plurality of cylinder needles and second loops on the plurality of cutting needles; feeding a second yarn to the plurality of cylinder needles; forming plated loops on the plurality of cylinder needles with the first and second yarns during a single stage of the knitting cycle; and forming a pile on the knit fabric by cutting the first loops on the plurality of cutting needles with the cutting surfaces to form cut loop ends, the plated loops holding the cut loop ends in the knit fabric to form the pile.