TUFTING PROCESS, AND A DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID PROCESS

The process consists of a cloth being let off at a variable speed between each stitch or to maintain the cloth in a fixed position, the hooks being moved in synchronism with the needles. The device consists of a frame bearing needles, a frame bearing hooks, a variable speed motor for letting off a woven cloth, a motor and linkage for stitching the needles bearing the thread through the cloth, and a cam and connected rockers for holding the thread which passes through the cloth, a stepper motor for letting off the cloth at a variable speed, and a motor and gear for moving the hook frame in synchronism with the needle frame.