Patent ID: 6341570
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: D04B,D05B

Abstract:
A method of sewing the toe of a sock comprising the steps of:after knitting a sock pattern with a sock knitting machine, holding the knitting needles at a specific height, downwardly removing loops at the toe portion of the sock pattern of knitted fabric from latches of the corresponding knitting needles, and holding the loops at a specific location; positioning a group of transfer needles equipped movable tables in a circular relationship just above the sock knitting machine; setting the transfer needles on the transfer needles equipped movable tables close to the hooks of the knitting needles; lifting up the sock pattern of knitted fabric to turn inside out and transfer the sock pattern at the loops of the toe portion from the knitting needles to the corresponding transfer needles with the help of a transfer bit elevated so that the sock pattern of knitted fabric turned inside out is transferred from the sock knitting machine to the transfer needles equipped movable tables; positioning the transfer needles equipped movable tables in two linear rows aligned opposite to each other to sandwich the toe portion of the sock pattern of knitted fabric flatly from both sides; shifting the transfer needles equipped movable tables to a toe sewing location; and automatically sewing up the toe portion of the sock pattern of knitted fabric with a sewing machine provided at the toe sewing location.