Knitting machine stand

{
  "publication_number": "US4033537A",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "A",
  "title": "Knitting machine stand",
  "abstract": "A stand for a knitting machine having an upper substantially horizontal main support frame with downwardly extending legs for supporting the stand at a predetermined height above ground level and releasably attached to the main support frame, or pivotally attached thereto to enable them to be folded thereagainst. The knitting machine is clamped to a support section which is pivotally supported on the main support frame for rotation about a substantially horizontal axis for tilting the machine from one operating position to another. The support section consists of two parts extending from either end of the main support frame and interconnected by a common pivot axle with means to clamp the axle in any desired position.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A stand for a knitting machine having a main support frame and two support sections pivotally supported on said support frame to extend away from either end of the main support frame for rotation between one operating position and a tilted operating position and adapted, in use, for supporting a knitting machine attached at either end thereof to the respective support sections, said support sections being mounted on a common support axle extending through the main support frame, clamping means supported on said main frame to engage said common support axle to releasably hold said support axle fixed with respect to said main frame at either operating position, and stop means provided on said main support frame and cooperating with said common support axle for restricting the movement of said support axle to movements between said operating positions.",
    "2. A stand as claimed in claim 1, wherein said main support frame includes downwardly extending legs adapted to support the stand at a predetermined height above ground or floor level.",
    "3. A stand as claimed in claim 2, wherein an upper section of said main frame includes downwardly extending pillars adapted to slideably receive the upper ends of said legs, whereby the stand can be readily dismounted by detaching the legs from the pillars.",
    "4. A stand as claimed in claim 2, wherein the legs are pivotally attached to an upper section of said main frame, whereby they may be rotated into folded position for storage or transportation purposes.",
    "5. A stand as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main support frame carries a pair of support arms adapted to support a working table."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "This invention relates to a stand for a knitting machine, and more particularly to a stand having means whereby the support for the knitting machine may be rotated to thereby tilt a machine supported thereon between various working positions for the machine.\n\nDuring the use of a conventional knitting machine it is necessary to tilt the machine between at least two working positions depending on the particular knitting operation to be carried out.\n\nIt is common practise to provide a stand for a knitting machine, and with known stands brackets or clamps are provided for supporting the machine on the stand. However, when the machine to be tilted to a new working position it has been the practise to remove the support clamps supporting the machine and substituting new clamps which will automatically hold the machine at the new desired tilted position.\n\nThe present practise is requiring at least two different sets of clamps for the two common tilted positions required for different knitting operations therefore adds to the overall cost of the stand for the machine, and also due to the requirement for changing the clamps and substituting different clamps is therefore also time consuming.\n\nIt may therefore be an object of the present invention to provide a stand for knitting machine including provisions for tilting the machine supported thereon between predetermined positions without disconnecting the machine from the stand and substituting a separate set of clamps.",
  "cpc": [
    "D04B 15/00"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "D04B 15/00",
    "D04B 37/02"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Brian Frederick Pridham"
  ],
  "filing_date": "1974-07-16",
  "publication_date": "1977-07-05",
  "grant_date": "1977-07-05",
  "priority_date": "1973-07-18",
  "application_number": "US-48903974-A",
  "family_id": "25642033",
  "cited_by_count": 4,
  "citations": [
    "US466303A",
    "US774599A",
    "CH55714A",
    "US2284951A",
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    "US3376069A",
    "US3389854A"
  ]
}