Claims
- 1. A needle module for a tufting machine having a body in which a plurality of needles are mounted, each needle comprising a shank having an eye at one end, a mounting portion at the opposite end which is mounted in the module body and a yarn feed groove extending from the eye towards the mounting portion; characterized by a rod mounted on and spaced from the module body and extending across the needle body transversely to the needles.
- 2. A needle module according to claim 1, wherein the rod is mounted on a pair of bosses extending from opposite ends of a face of a housing.
- 3. A needle module according to claim 1, wherein a boss at an end of the module having a needle with an outwardly facing yarn feed groove having a face which faces another boss, this face having a taper which tapers away from the other boss towards the needles.
- 4. A needle module according to claim 2, wherein the rod is fixed to the bosses.
- 5. A needle module according to claim 3, wherein the rod is fixed to the bosses.
- 6. A needle module according to claim 2, wherein the rod is formed as an integral part of the needle module body.
- 7. A needle module according to claim 3, wherein the rod is formed as an integral part of the needle module body.
- 8. A needle module according to claim 4, wherein the rod is formed as an integral part of the needle module body.
- 9. A needle module according to claim 5, wherein the rod is formed as an integral part of the needle module body.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/614,002 filed Jul. 11, 2000, U.S. Pat. No. 6,339,995.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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