|  | D |
SECTION D — TEXTILES; PAPERS

TEXTILES AND FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

|  | D04 |
BRAIDING; LACE-MAKING; KNITTING; TRIMMINGS; NON-WOVEN FABRICS

|  | D04B |
KNITTING

|  | D04B |
Note(s) Knitted products, i.e. fabrics, articles, are classified in this sub-class only if they have constructional features which are of interest from the knitting aspect. In this sub-class: the groups designating machines, apparatus, devices, or implements are intended to include processes characterised by, or dependent on, their use, and the products of such processes.

|  | D04B 1/00 - D04B 15/00 |
Weft knitting; Machines therefor

|  | D04B 1/00 |
Weft knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes

|  | D04B 1/02 |
· | Pile fabrics or articles having similar surface features

|  | D04B 1/04 |
· · | characterised by thread material

|  | D04B 1/06 |
· | Non-run fabrics or articles

|  | D04B 1/08 |
· · | characterised by thread material

|  | D04B 1/10 |
· | Patterned fabrics or articles

|  | D04B 1/12 |
· · | characterised by thread material

|  | D04B 1/14 |
· | Other fabrics or articles characterised primarily by the use of particular thread materials

|  | D04B 1/16 |
· · | synthetic threads

|  | D04B 1/18 |
· · | elastic threads

|  | D04B 1/20 |
· · · | crimped threads

|  | D04B 1/22 |
· | specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration

|  | D04B 1/24 |
· · | wearing apparel

|  | D04B 1/26 |
· · · | stockings

|  | D04B 1/28 |
· · · | gloves

|  | D04B 3/00 |
Hand tools or implements

|  | D04B 3/02 |
· | Needles

|  | D04B 3/04 |
· | Finger protectors; Thread tensioners

|  | D04B 3/06 |
· | Ball holders or receptacles

|  | D04B 5/00 |
Knitting apparatus or machines without needles for domestic use (with needles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D04B 7/08)

|  | D04B 7/00 |
Flat-bed knitting machines with independently-movable needles (straight-bar machines with fixed needles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D04B 11/00)

|  | D04B 7/02 |
· | with one set of needles

|  | D04B 7/04 |
· | with two sets of needles

|  | D04B 7/06 |
· · | for purl work or Links-Links loop formation

|  | D04B 7/08 |
· | for domestic use

|  | D04B 7/10 |
· | with provision for narrowing or widening to produce fully-fashioned goods

|  | D04B 7/12 |
· | with provision for incorporating pile threads

|  | D04B 7/14 |
· | with provision for incorporating internal threads in laid-in fabrics

|  | D04B 7/16 |
· | for producing fabrics consisting of, or incorporating, elastic threads

|  | D04B 7/18 |
· · | incorporated as weft or inlaid threads

|  | D04B 7/20 |
· | with provision for changing the fabric construction, e.g. from plain to rib-loop fabric

|  | D04B 7/22 |
· | with special provision for commencing goods, e.g. with non-run edges

|  | D04B 7/24 |
· | for producing patterned fabrics

|  | D04B 7/26 |
· · | with colour patterns

|  | D04B 7/28 |
· · | with stitch patterns

|  | D04B 7/30 |
· | specially adapted for knitting goods of particular configuration

|  | D04B 7/32 |
· · | tubular goods

|  | D04B 7/34 |
· · · | gloves

|  | D04B 9/00 |
Circular knitting machines with independently-movable needles (with fixed spring or bearded needles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D04B 13/00)

|  | D04B 9/02 |
· | with one set of needles

|  | D04B 9/04 |
· · | with spring or bearded needles

|  | D04B 9/06 |
· | with needle cylinder and dial for ribbed goods

|  | D04B 9/08 |
· · | for interlock goods

|  | D04B 9/10 |
· | with two needle cylinders for purl work or for Links-Links loop formation

|  | D04B 9/12 |
· | with provision for incorporating pile threads

|  | D04B 9/14 |
· | with provision for incorporating loose fibres, e.g. in high-pile fabrics

|  | D04B 9/16 |
· | with provision for incorporating internal threads in laid-in fabrics

|  | D04B 9/18 |
· | with provision for splicing by incorporating reinforcing threads

|  | D04B 9/20 |
· | with provision for narrowing or widening; with reciprocatory action, e.g. for knitting of flat portions

|  | D04B 9/22 |
· | with provision for changing the fabric construction, e.g. from plain to rib loop fabric

|  | D04B 9/24 |
· | with special provision for commencing goods, e.g. with non-run edges

|  | D04B 9/26 |
· | for producing patterned fabrics

|  | D04B 9/28 |
· · | with colour patterns

|  | D04B 9/30 |
· · · | by striping

|  | D04B 9/32 |
· · · · | by wrap striping

|  | D04B 9/34 |
· · · | by plating

|  | D04B 9/36 |
· · · | Intarsia work obtained by reciprocatory action

|  | D04B 9/38 |
· · | with stitch patterns

|  | D04B 9/40 |
· | with provision for transfer of knitted goods from one machine to another

|  | D04B 9/42 |
· | specially adapted for producing goods of particular configuration

|  | D04B 9/44 |
· · | elongated tubular articles of small diameter, e.g. coverings for cables (sheathing electric cables Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...H01B 13/22)

|  | D04B 9/46 |
· · | stockings, or portions thereof

|  | D04B 9/48 |
· · · | non-run stockings

|  | D04B 9/50 |
· · · · | micromesh stockings

|  | D04B 9/52 |
· · · | surgical stockings

|  | D04B 9/54 |
· · · | welts, e.g. double or turned welts

|  | D04B 9/56 |
· · · | heel or toe portions

|  | D04B 9/58 |
· · | gloves

|  | D04B 11/00 |
Straight-bar knitting machines with fixed needles (flat-bed machines with independently-movable needles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D04B 7/00)

|  | D04B 11/02 |
· | with one set of needles

|  | D04B 11/04 |
· | with two sets of needles

|  | D04B 11/06 |
· | with provision for narrowing or widening to produce fully-fashioned goods

|  | D04B 11/08 |
· | with provision for incorporating pile threads

|  | D04B 11/10 |
· | with provision for incorporating internal threads in laid-in fabrics

|  | D04B 11/12 |
· | for producing fabrics from, or incorporating, elastic threads

|  | D04B 11/14 |
· | with provision for changing the fabric construction, e.g. from plain to rib-loop fabric

|  | D04B 11/16 |
· | with special provision for commencing goods, e.g. with non-run edges

|  | D04B 11/18 |
· | for producing patterned fabrics

|  | D04B 11/20 |
· · | with colour patterns

|  | D04B 11/22 |
· · | with stitch patterns

|  | D04B 11/24 |
· | with provision for transfer of knitted goods from one machine to another

|  | D04B 11/26 |
· | specially adapted for producing goods of particular configuration

|  | D04B 11/28 |
· · | stockings, or portions thereof

|  | D04B 11/30 |
· · · | non-run stockings

|  | D04B 11/32 |
· · · | welts, e.g. double or turned welts

|  | D04B 11/34 |
· · · | heel or toe portions

|  | D04B 11/36 |
· · | other wearing apparel

|  | D04B 13/00 |
Circular knitting machines with fixed spring or bearded needles, e.g. loop-wheel machines (with independently-movable needles Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D04B 9/00)

|  | D04B 13/02 |
· | with horizontal needles

|  | D04B 15/00 |
Details of, or auxiliary devices incorporated in, weft knitting machines, restricted to machines of this kind (details or auxiliary devices not so restricted Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D04B 35/00)

|  | D04B 15/02 |
· | Loop-transfer points

|  | D04B 15/04 |
· · | for straight-bar knitting machines

|  | D04B 15/06 |
· | Sinkers

|  | D04B 15/08 |
· | Needle latch openers; Brushes

|  | D04B 15/10 |
· | Needle beds

|  | D04B 15/12 |
· · | Shogging devices therefor

|  | D04B 15/14 |
· | Needle cylinders

|  | D04B 15/16 |
· · | Driving devices for reciprocatory action

|  | D04B 15/18 |
· | Dials

|  | D04B 15/20 |
· | Needle bars

|  | D04B 15/22 |
· · | Driving devices therefor

|  | D04B 15/24 |
· | Sinker heads; Sinker bars

|  | D04B 15/26 |
· | Slurcocks

|  | D04B 15/28 |
· | Needle pressers

|  | D04B 15/30 |
· | Driving devices for thread-carrier rods

|  | D04B 15/32 |
· | Cam systems or assemblies for operating knitting instruments

|  | D04B 15/34 |
· · | for dials

|  | D04B 15/36 |
· · | for flat-bed knitting machines

|  | D04B 15/38 |
· | Devices for supplying, feeding, or guiding threads to needles (in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B65H)

|  | D04B 15/40 |
· · | Holders or supports for thread packages

|  | D04B 15/42 |
· · · | Frames for assemblies of two or more reels

|  | D04B 15/44 |
· · | Tensioning devices for individual threads

|  | D04B 15/46 |
· · · | for elastic threads

|  | D04B 15/48 |
· · | Thread-feeding devices

|  | D04B 15/50 |
· · · | for elastic threads

|  | D04B 15/52 |
· · · | for straight-bar knitting machines

|  | D04B 15/54 |
· · | Thread guides

|  | D04B 15/56 |
· · · | for flat-bed knitting machines

|  | D04B 15/58 |
· · · | for circular knitting machines; Thread-changing devices

|  | D04B 15/60 |
· · · · | with thread-clamping or severing devices

|  | D04B 15/61 |
· · · · · | arranged within needle circle

|  | D04B 15/62 |
· · · · | with thread knotters

|  | D04B 15/64 |
· · · | for straight-bar knitting machines

|  | D04B 15/66 |
· | Devices for determining or controlling patterns

|  | D04B 15/68 |
· · | by selection of the knitting instruments

|  | D04B 15/70 |
· · · | in flat-bed knitting machines

|  | D04B 15/72 |
· · · | in straight-bar knitting machines

|  | D04B 15/74 |
· · · | Pattern drums

|  | D04B 15/76 |
· · · | Pattern wheels

|  | D04B 15/78 |
· · · | Electrical devices

|  | D04B 15/80 |
· · | by selection of the thread guides

|  | D04B 15/82 |
· · | by selection of the needle cams

|  | D04B 15/84 |
· · | Jacquard cards or mechanisms (stamping apparatus therefor Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D03C)

|  | D04B 15/86 |
· · · | in flat-bed knitting machines

|  | D04B 15/88 |
· | Take-up, or draw-off, devices for knitting products

|  | D04B 15/90 |
· · | for flat-bed knitting machines

|  | D04B 15/92 |
· · | pneumatic

|  | D04B 15/94 |
· | Driving-gear not otherwise provided for

|  | D04B 15/96 |
· · | in flat-bed knitting machines

|  | D04B 15/98 |
· · | in straight-bar knitting machines

|  | D04B 15/99 |
· · | Electrically controlled

|  | D04B 17/00 - D04B 19/00 |
Repairing or unravelling knitted fabrics

|  | D04B 17/00 |
Repairing knitted fabrics by knitting operations

|  | D04B 17/02 |
· | by darning

|  | D04B 17/04 |
· | by picking-up dropped stitches

|  | D04B 19/00 |
Unravelling knitted fabrics

|  | D04B 21/00 - D04B 27/00 |
Warp knitting; Machines therefor

|  | D04B 21/00 |
Warp knitting processes for the production of fabrics or articles not dependent on the use of particular machines; Fabrics or articles defined by such processes

|  | D04B 21/02 |
· | Pile fabrics or articles having similar surface features

|  | D04B 21/04 |
· · | characterised by thread material

|  | D04B 21/06 |
· | Patterned fabrics or articles (openwork fabrics Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D04B 21/10)

|  | D04B 21/08 |
· · | characterised by thread material

|  | D04B 21/10 |
· | Open-work fabrics

|  | D04B 21/12 |
· · | characterised by thread material

|  | D04B 21/14 |
· | Fabrics characterised by the incorporation by knitting, in one or more thread, fleece, or fabric layers, of reinforcing, binding, or decorative threads; Fabrics incorporating small auxiliary elements, e.g. for decorative purposes (pile fabrics Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D04B 21/02; non-woven fabrics per se Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D04H)

|  | D04B 21/16 |
· · | incorporating synthetic threads

|  | D04B 21/18 |
· · | incorporating elastic threads

|  | D04B 21/20 |
· | specially adapted for knitting articles of particular configuration

|  | D04B 23/00 |
Flat warp knitting machines

|  | D04B 23/02 |
· | with two sets of needles

|  | D04B 23/04 |
· | with independently-movable knitting needles

|  | D04B 23/06 |
· | for producing fabrics consisting of, or incorporating, elastic threads

|  | D04B 23/08 |
· | with provision for incorporating pile threads

|  | D04B 23/10 |
· | for knitting through thread, fleece, or fabric layers, or around elongated core material

|  | D04B 23/12 |
· | with provision for incorporating unlooped wefts extending from selvedge to selvedge

|  | D04B 23/14 |
· | with provision for incorporating small auxiliary elements, e.g. for decorative purposes

|  | D04B 23/16 |
· | specially adapted for producing fabrics, or article blanks, of particular form or configuration

|  | D04B 23/18 |
· · | with provision for narrowing or widening

|  | D04B 23/20 |
· · | for producing stocking blanks

|  | D04B 23/22 |
· | with special thread-guiding means

|  | D04B 23/24 |
· | with cut needle presser arrangements to produce patterns

|  | D04B 25/00 |
Warp knitting machines not otherwise provided for

|  | D04B 25/02 |
· | Tubular machines

|  | D04B 25/04 |
· | Milanese machines

|  | D04B 25/06 |
· | Galloon crocheting machines

|  | D04B 25/08 |
· · | for producing pile fabrics

|  | D04B 25/10 |
· · | for producing patterned fabrics

|  | D04B 25/12 |
· · · | with independently-movable weft thread guides controlled by Jacquard mechanisms

|  | D04B 25/14 |
· · | specially adapted for producing articles of particular configuration

|  | D04B 27/00 |
Details of, or auxiliary devices incorporated in, warp knitting machines, restricted to machines of this kind (details or auxiliary devices not so restricted Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D04B 35/00)

|  | D04B 27/02 |
· | Warp-thread guides

|  | D04B 27/04 |
· | Sinkers

|  | D04B 27/06 |
· | Needle bars; Sinker bars

|  | D04B 27/08 |
· · | Driving devices therefor

|  | D04B 27/10 |
· | Devices for supplying, feeding, or guiding threads to needles (in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B65H)

|  | D04B 27/12 |
· · | Tensioning devices for individual threads

|  | D04B 27/14 |
· · | Thread tensioning rod arrangements

|  | D04B 27/16 |
· · | Warp beams; Bearings therefor

|  | D04B 27/18 |
· · · | Warp beam braking devices for thread tensioning

|  | D04B 27/20 |
· · · | Warp beam driving devices

|  | D04B 27/22 |
· · · · | electrically controlled

|  | D04B 27/24 |
· · | Thread guide bar assemblies

|  | D04B 27/26 |
· · · | Shogging devices therefor

|  | D04B 27/28 |
· · · · | with arrangements to reduce the number of members of pattern chains

|  | D04B 27/30 |
· · · · | with driving gear comprising force-multiplication devices

|  | D04B 27/32 |
· · · | with independently-movable thread guides controlled by Jacquard mechanisms

|  | D04B 27/34 |
· | Take-up or draw-off devices for knitted products

|  | D04B 27/36 |
· · | with temples

|  | D04B 31/00 - D04B 33/00 |
Crocheting; Apparatus therefor (galloon crocheting machines for warp knitting Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D04B 25/06)

|  | D04B 31/00 |
Crocheting processes for the production of fabrics or articles

|  | D04B 31/02 |
· | Crocheted strips or threads

|  | D04B 33/00 |
Crocheting tools for apparatus

|  | D04B 35/00 |
Details of, or auxiliary devices incorporated in, knitting machines, not otherwise provided for

|  | D04B 35/02 |
· | Knitting tools or instruments not provided for in group Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D04B 15/00 or Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D04B 27/00 (needle manufacture Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B21G 1/00)

|  | D04B 35/04 |
· · | Latch needles

|  | D04B 35/06 |
· · | Sliding-tongue needles

|  | D04B 35/08 |
· · | Spring or bearded needles

|  | D04B 35/10 |
· | Indicating, warning, or safety devices, e.g. stop motions

|  | D04B 35/12 |
· · | responsive to thread consumption

|  | D04B 35/14 |
· · | responsive to thread breakage

|  | D04B 35/16 |
· · · | with detectors associated with a series of threads

|  | D04B 35/18 |
· · | responsive to breakage, misplacement, or malfunctioning of knitting instruments

|  | D04B 35/20 |
· · | responsive to defects, e.g. holes in knitted products

|  | D04B 35/22 |
· | Devices for preparatory treatment of threads

|  | D04B 35/24 |
· · | by moistening or lubricating

|  | D04B 35/26 |
· · | by heating

|  | D04B 35/28 |
· | Devices for lubricating machine parts (in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16N)

|  | D04B 35/30 |
· | Devices for controlling temperature of machine parts

|  | D04B 35/32 |
· | Devices for removing lint or fluff

|  | D04B 35/34 |
· | Devices for cutting knitted fabrics

|  | D04B 35/36 |
· | Devices for printing, coating, or napping knitted fabrics

|  | D04B 37/00 |
Auxiliary apparatus or devices for use with knitting machines (Jacquard cards, pattern chains, apparatus for punching same Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D03C)

|  | D04B 37/02 |
· | with weft knitting machines

|  | D04B 37/04 |
· · | for inserting or adjusting pattern pins or like elements in pattern drums or wheels

|  | D04B 37/06 |
· | with warp knitting machines

|  | D04B 39/00 |
Miscellaneous knitting processes, apparatus, or machines, not otherwise provided for

|  | D04B 39/02 |
· | with work carrier in screw form

|  | D04B 39/04 |
· | adapted for combined weft and warp knitting

|  | D04B 39/06 |
· | adapted for combined knitting and weaving

|  | D04B 39/08 |
· | Sewing machines modified for knitting