摘要 |
Jack selector means for controlling the operation of the needles of a multi-feed circular knitting machine to form design stitch patterns in tubular fabrics knitted on the machine, the selector means including a selector device at each feed having selector levers for selectively operating the jacks at the feed and a trick drum for controlling the operation of the selector levers, common means for operating the selector devices at a pair of the feeds, means for controlling the operation of the common means, a single control drum for controlling the active positions of the selector levers of the selector devices at the pair of feeds and means for controlling the operation of the single control drum. The selector devices and associated operating means for the pair of feeds are assembled into a common unit for ready attachment to and removal from the machine and means associated with the trick and control drums permit disengagement from and engagement of the drums with their operating means.
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