Patent ID: 6389663
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: D06C

Abstract:
A stretcher for tubular knitwear fabric comprising: two arms (5, 6), driving wheels (7a, 7b), belts (13) mounted on the arms (5, 6), wheels (10, 11) with inclined axis (12) that are arranged in front of faces of rings (8), said rings being mounted on the arms (5, 6) in correspondence with the driving wheel (7a), characterised in that magnets (17, 18) are provided that act directly onto the arms (5, 6) attracting them outwards such that the rings (8) are attracted against the driving wheels (7a, 7b) and are offset from the inclined wheels (10, 11) with the fabric being advanced between the belts (13) and the driving wheels (7a, 7b).