Improvements in Oircular Knitting Machinery.
Year: 1896

page_text: I EDWARD ARTHUR HITHERLY of 8 Cross Street, Loughborough, in the County of
Leicester, Machinist do heroby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to adapt circular knitting machines known as loop
wheel machines so as to enable them to knit worstod or wool yarns in a dry or
unprepared state, and to do away with the difficulty now experienced with the
ordinary type of machine, duo to the spring or elasticity of the material or yarn
which, unless it is previously prepared or softened, causes defective, or what is
known as mis-sunk work by reason of the yarn dropping or springing out of the
needle beards and leaving holes in the knitted fabrio.
For the purpose above mentioned I add to the machine a fixed loopholder or presser
which is indented or recessed so as to pass round or straddle the dividing wheel,
thus enabling the fixed pressor to act on the neodles on both sides of the dividing
wheel and by keeping the beards alosed prevent the dropping of stitches between
the landing and dividing wheels also between the dividing wheel and the presser and
landing wheels.
My loopholder or presser is fixed to the bracket which carries the dividing wheel
and can therefore be readily added or attached to existing machines without any
alteration or rearrangement of wheels or reduction of presser wheel and also avoids
the necessity of the additional wheel or wheels which have been used in prior inventions
having the same object.
Improvements in Oircular Knitting Machinery.
EDWARD ARTHUR HITHERLY of 8 Cross Street, Loughborough in the County of
Leicestershire Machinist, do hereby declaro the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :-
The object of my invention is to adapt circular knitting machines known as,
loop wheel machines, so as to enable them to knit worsted or wool yarns, in a dry
or unprepared state, and to do away with the difficulty, now experienced with the
ordinary type of machine, due to the spring or elasticity of the material, or yarn,
which, unless it is previously prepared or softened, causes defective or what is known
as mis-sunk work by reason of the yarn dropping or springing out of the needle
beards, and leaving holes in the knitted fabric.
For the purpose above mentioned I add to the machine, a fixed loop holder, or
presser which is indented or recessed, so as to pass round or straddle the dividing
wheel, thus enabling the fixed presser, to act on the needles on both sides of the

page_text: dividing wheel, and by keeping the beards closed, prevent the dropping of stitches,
between the landing and dividing wheels, also between the dividing wheel and the
presser, and landing wheels.
My loop holder or presser, is fixed to the bracket which carries the dividing wheel,
and can therefore be readilly added or attachod to existing machines, without any
alteration, or rearrangement of wheels, or reduction of presser wheel, and also
avoids tho necessity of the additional wheel, or wheels which have been used in prior
inventions, having the same object.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a full sized plan of my loop holder or presser
before attachment to the machine, Fig 2 is a plan on which is shown by thick dotted
lines, the position of my loop holder, or presser, in relation to the usual wheels and
other adjacent parts of the machine, and Fig 3 is an elevation showing the same.
Like letters refer to like parts in all the figures. P is the recess or indentation,
which permits, the fixed presser F. P. to straddle the dividing wheel D, and by
pressing with its curved faces C on the needles N causes the beards B, to close
after the yarn or thread T has been delivered, or lifted therein by the loopwheel L
and by keeping them sufficiently closed, so as to prevent mis-stitches, on both sidos
of the dividing wheel D, and untill the needles N arrive at the presser wheel P. W.
where the operation of knitting tho yarn or thread T into the fubric is completed,
ensures sound work, without the need of any softening or preparation of the yarn.
My fixed presser or loop holder F. P. is attached to tho machine or head in a
simple. manner (without any alteration thereto being necessary) by means of a set
screw S. clamping or securing it to the dividing wheel bracket A. as shown in
Fig. 2.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. The use of a fixed loopholder or presser indented or recessed, to pass round
or straddle the dividing wheel so as to act on the needle beards, on both sides of such
dividing wheel, as and for the purpose specified.
2nd. The method of attaching a fixed presser to the dividing wheel bracket, as
shown and described, and
3rd. The general arrangement of the machine, and the improved parts as herein
set forth.
Dated this 20th day of March 1897.
EDWARD ARTHUR HITHERLY.