Linear motion looper apparatus for tufting machine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4759199
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07098630

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A looper apparatus for a multiple tufting machine including a looper support member having a transverse hook bar for supporting a plurality of looper hooks for cooperation with the reciprocable needles in the tufting machine and an elongated guide member reciprocably supported in linear bearings to restrict the motion of the looper hooks to a straight linear direction substantially parallel to the feeding direction of the base fabric, and a drive mechanism pivotally connected to hook support member for reciprocably driving the support member in a linear path.

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TUFTCO CORPORATION CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE A CORP OF TENNESSEENot Provided

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Prichard, Richard J Hixson, TN 3 36

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