Patent ID: 7908987

Claim:
Method for handling a tubular knitted article comprising a first open end defining an elastic edge, a second open end surrounded by a band and which must be closed, to form a closed toe of the article, along a closing line having specific orientation with respect to a pocket of fabric of the article, comprising the steps of: stretching said article over a tubular member so that an intermediate part of the band surrounding said second end is positioned along a line intersecting in two points the end edge of the tubular member and the remaining part is disposed along the outer side surface of the tubular member; positioning a crown of detection elements along the end edge of the tubular member; detecting the angular position of said band on the tubular member as a function of interaction between said crown of detection elements and said band; identifying the position of the pocket of fabric on the basis of the angular position of said band with respect to the tubular member.