Apparatus and method for eliminating stop marks in carpets on tufting machines
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United States of America Patent
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May 6, 1986
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Sep 12, 1985
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Sep 12, 1985
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Apparatus and method for operating a tufting machine to prevent the formation of stop marks in the tufted fabric being made wherein upon stoppage of the tufting machine a positive overfeed of an incremental length of all of the tufting yarns occurs in a direction toward the tufting needles for immediately releasing high build up of tension in the tufting yarns and prevent robbing of the height of the last formed row of tufts. Apparatus in the form of a cooperating pair of slip clutches are provided in conjunction with an auxiliary drive apparatus which auxiliary drive apparatus is actuated in response to the stoppage of the machine for immediately providing a positive feed of the tufting yarns.
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