Abstract:
An artificial surface 10, such as an artificial grass and/or sports surface 10, comprises a plurality of blades 5, and comprises a material or yarn 5 comprising a polyolefin or polymer material and at least one additive comprising a siloxane additive. Each of the blades 5 may be substantially straight. The artificial surface 10 may have a pile height of around 20 mm to 75 mm and/or a tuft gauge of at least ⅜ inch.
Abstract:
A system and method for tufting sculptured and multiple pile height patterned articles, including controlling placement of yarns fed to the needles of the tufting machine by a yarn feed mechanism to form varying patterns includes a backing support over which the backing is fed, and which lifts/and biases the backing to a raised position. As the backing material is fed through the tufting machine, a series of loopers or hooks engage and pick loops of yarns from the needles. The yarn feed mechanism will be controlled to create a tension in selected loops of yarns, to cause the backing material to be pulled against the bias or spring force applied by the backing support toward the needle plate of the tufting machine to create tufts of different pile heights.
Abstract:
A system and method for tufting sculptured and multiple pile height patterned articles, including controlling placement of yarns fed to the needles of the tufting machine by a yarn feed mechanism to form varying patterns includes a backing support over which the backing is fed, and which lifts/and biases the backing to a raised position. As the backing material is fed through the tufting machine, a series of loopers or hooks engage and pick loops of yarns from the needles. The yarn feed mechanism will be controlled to create a tension in selected loops of yarns, to cause the backing material to be pulled against the bias or spring force applied by the backing support toward the needle plate of the tufting machine to create tufts of different pile heights.
Abstract:
Method and device for inserting synthetic fibres into a surface, wherein a fibre is unwound from at least one roll. The fibre is transported through a tube to a position under an insertion element by an air flow and is subsequently cut off to a desired length. The fibre is then pressed into the surface by an inserting element. The fibre is cut off by a rotatable element which is rotatable about an axis, which rotatable element is provided with a passage which is co-axial with the tube in a first position of the rotatable element and which includes an angle with the tube in a second position of the rotatable element, in which position the fibre is cut off.
Abstract:
A tuft carrier loading apparatus for loading individual tufts into tuft-retention sites spaced along an elongate tuft carrier which is guided for longitudinal movement along a path of travel having a plurality of individually selectively operable tuft forming devices. Each tuft forming device is operable to feed an individual tuft to a tuft-retention site on the carrier. The carrier moves along said path of travel intermittently through a series of successive positions where predefined tuft retention sites are moved temporarily into registry with each tuft forming devices. By controlling selection of the tuft forming devices, tufts are fed to selected sites while the carrier is located at each successive position.
Abstract:
A machine for making a textile product comprising a rotatably mounted needle carrier shaft which is arranged to be set in a plurality of predetermined angular positions, yarn feeding means for feeding at least one yarn to a needle carried by said shaft, means for reciprocating the said needle carrier shaft so that the said yarn may be applied to a base material, and control means which are arranged to be programmed to rotate the said needle carrier shaft to the said predetermined angular positions.
Abstract:
A needle assembly for a tufting machine, comprising a hollow reciprocating needle, a stationary feed tube for the needle having at least one bore the axis of the lower end of each bore making an acute angle with the axis of the needle, pressure air means for transferring a short length of tufting material from a feed entry through the feed tube into one end of the needle, and a ram actuated to press the tuft into the needle and accompany the needle and tuft during a stroke of the needle to penetrate a backing fabric, the tuft being left in the backing fabric on completion of the stroke.