Patent ID: 6848278

Claim:
Circular knitting machine: a machine axis ( 11 ), a frame ( 1 ) having a plurality of feet ( 2 , 3 , 4 ) and a support ring ( 5 ) supported by said feet, means ( 6 to 9 ) mounted on said frame ( 1 ) for producing a hose knitwear, a device ( 15 ) arranged below said support ring ( 5 ) for taking down and/or winding up said knitwear and a protective cover ( 17 ) at least partially surrounding said device ( 15 ) on an outside, said cover ( 17 ) having a guide ( 24 ) at least partially surrounding said axis ( 11 ) and segments ( 18 to 23 ) mounted on said guide ( 24 ) for being movable thereon in a peripheral manner around said axis ( 11 ) and said device ( 15 ), said segments ( 18 to 23 ) being so arranged at different radial distances from said axis ( 11 ) that they can be moved at least partially with mutual overlapping relative to one another between an opposite position enabling access to said device ( 15 ) and a closed position preventing access to said device ( 15 ).