Forming a tubular knit fabric for a paint roller cover
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
D04B-009/12
D04B-009/00
출원번호
UP-0249455
(2008-10-10)
등록번호
US-7552602
(2009-07-09)
발명자
/ 주소
Knight, Sr., John Cecil
Sinykin, Daniel L.
출원인 / 주소
Seamless Technologies, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
3인용 특허 :
45
초록▼
A method and apparatus are provided for forming a tubular-shaped knitted covering for a paint roller, or the like, having a pile extending from an outer surface of the covering, through use of a dial needle knitting arrangement. A cylinder needle knitting arrangement may be utilized in conjunction w
A method and apparatus are provided for forming a tubular-shaped knitted covering for a paint roller, or the like, having a pile extending from an outer surface of the covering, through use of a dial needle knitting arrangement. A cylinder needle knitting arrangement may be utilized in conjunction with the dial needle knitting arrangement for forming a tubular-shaped knitted covering for a paint roller having a pile formed from a combination of sliver and yarn fibers in successive courses of the tubular-shaped knitted covering.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A knitting apparatus for forming a tubular-shaped knitted covering for a paint roller having pile extending from an outer surface of the covering, the apparatus comprising: a dial needle knitting arrangement having a dial, a plurality of dial needles operatively disposed in t
What is claimed is: 1. A knitting apparatus for forming a tubular-shaped knitted covering for a paint roller having pile extending from an outer surface of the covering, the apparatus comprising: a dial needle knitting arrangement having a dial, a plurality of dial needles operatively disposed in the dial, a dial cam box disposed adjacent to the dial and operatively connected to the dial needles, a backing yarn feeding arrangement, and a pile yarn feeding arrangement; the dial being rotatably mounted for rotation about a vertical axis of rotation, having a periphery thereof disposed about the axis of rotation, and having a plurality of substantially radially directed dial needle slots opening in an upward direction; the dial cam box being non-rotatably mounted above the dial, and having a downwardly facing and opening dial needle cam track therein; the dial needles each having a body thereof disposed in a respective dial needle slot of the plurality of dial needle slots, a hooked end thereof that is outwardly extendable beyond the periphery of the dial, and a dial needle cam lobe extending upward from the dial needle body beyond the dial needle slot and into sliding engagement with the dial needle cam track, such that rotation of the dial causes the dial needles to be selectively movable radially within the dial needle slots through interaction of the dial needle cam lobes with the dial needle cam track; the backing yarn and pile yarn feeding arrangements being operatively disposed adjacent the periphery of the dial and adapted for feeding the backing yarn and pile yarn to the dial needles along selected segments of the periphery of the dial. 2. The knitting apparatus of claim 1, wherein, the pile yarn is a sliver fiber and the pile yarn feeding arrangement comprises a doffer arrangement having a doffer wheel having a sliver feeding surface thereof operatively disposed adjacent to a sliver-feed segment of the periphery of the dial in such a manner that the hooked ends of the dial needles are adapted to receive sliver fiber from the sliver feeding surface of the doffer wheel during operation of the knitting apparatus. 3. The knitting apparatus of claim 2, wherein, the dial needles are movable radially to a tuck position in which the hooks of the dial needles are extended beyond the periphery of the dial, but the previous loop of the backing is not cast off, and the sliver feeding surface is disposed such that the hooks of the dial needles can receive the sliver fiber from the sliver feeding surface while the dial needles are in the tuck position. 4. The knitting apparatus of claim 1, wherein, the pile yarn is a face yarn and the pile yarn feeding arrangement is a face yarn feeder having an output thereof operatively disposed adjacent to a face-yarn-feed segment of the periphery of the dial in such a manner that the hooked ends of the needles are adapted to pull loops of the face yarn fiber from the output of the face yarn feeder during operation of the knitting apparatus. 5. The knitting apparatus of claim 4, further comprising, a cutting arrangement operatively disposed for cutting the loops of face yarn to form the pile on the outside of the tubular-shaped knitted covering. 6. The knitting apparatus of claim 1, wherein, the covering includes multiple successively knitted courses, with two adjacent courses being knitted simultaneously, and the pile yarn being sliver fibers in one course of the two simultaneously knitted courses and the pile yarn being a face yarn in the other course the two simultaneously knitted courses, and the pile yarn feeding arrangement further comprises: a doffer arrangement including a doffer wheel having a sliver feeding surface thereof operatively disposed adjacent to a sliver-feed segment of the periphery of the dial in such a manner that the hooked ends of the dial needles can receive sliver fiber from the sliver feeding surface of the doffer wheel during operation of the knitting apparatus for knitting the one of the two simultaneously knitted courses; and a face yarn feeder having an output thereof operatively disposed adjacent to a face-yarn-feed segment of the periphery of the dial in such a manner that the hooked ends of the dial needles can pull loops of the face yarn fiber from the output of the face yarn feeder during operation of the knitting apparatus. 7. The knitting apparatus of claim 6, further comprising, a cutting arrangement for cutting the loops of face yarn to form a portion of the pile on the outside of the tubular-shaped knitted covering. 8. The knitting apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the covering includes multiple successively knitted courses, with two or more adjacent courses being knitted simultaneously, and the pile yarn being sliver fibers in the two or more simultaneously knitted courses; and the pile yarn feeding arrangement further comprises, a separate doffer arrangement for each of the two or more simultaneously knitted courses; with each doffer arrangement including a doffer wheel having a sliver feeding surface thereof operatively disposed adjacent to a sliver-feed segment of the periphery of the dial in such a manner that the hooked ends of the dial needles can receive sliver fiber from the sliver feeding surface of the doffer wheel during operation of the knitting apparatus for knitting the one of the two simultaneously knitted courses. 9. The knitting apparatus of claim 8, wherein, the backing yarn feeding arrangement includes a first and a second backing yarn feeder operatively disposed adjacent the periphery of the dial and adapted for feeding the backing yarn to the dial needles along selected segments of the periphery of the dial for supplying backing yarn for each of the two simultaneously knitted courses. 10. The knitting apparatus of claim 1, further comprising, a take-down arrangement disposed below the dial for urging the tubular-shaped knitted covering with outwardly extending pile to move substantially downward along the rotational axis from the dial. 11. The knitting apparatus of claim 10, wherein: the apparatus further comprises a main bed disposed below and supporting the dial, the dial cam box, and the take-down arrangement; and the take-down arrangement is disposed below the main bed. 12. The knitting apparatus of claim 11, wherein, the take-down arrangement includes a powered drive roller for urging movement of the tubular-shaped knitted covering with outwardly extending pile, with the powered drive roller being operatively connected to be driven in synchronization with the dial by a common drive motor. 13. The knitting apparatus of claim 12, wherein, the take-down arrangement rotates about the axis of rotation in synchronization with the dial, and is operatively connected to be rotated about the rotational axis by the common drive motor. 14. The knitting apparatus of claim 13, further comprising, a cylinder needle knitting arrangement having a cylinder, a plurality of cylinder needles operatively disposed in the cylinder, a cylinder cam box disposed adjacent to the cylinder and operatively connected to the cylinder needles; the cylinder being rotatably mounted for rotation about the vertical axis of rotation, having a radially outer periphery thereof disposed about the axis of rotation, and having a plurality of substantially axially directed needle slots opening radially outward and also in an upward direction at an upper end of the cylinder; the cylinder cam box being non-rotatably mounted about the cylinder, and having a radially inward facing and opening cylinder needle cam track therein; the cylinder needles each having a body thereof disposed in a respective cylinder needle slot of the plurality of cylinder needle slots, a hooked end thereof that is upwardly extendable beyond the upper end of the cylinder, and a cylinder needle cam lobe extending radially outward beyond the cylinder needle slot and into sliding engagement with the cylinder needle cam track, such that rotation of the cylinder causes the cylinder needles to be selectively movable axially within the cylinder needle slots through interaction of the cylinder needle cam lobes with the cylinder needle cam track; the cylinder and dial being operatively connected for synchronized rotation with respect to one another about the axis of rotation; the dial being disposed axially along the axis of rotation above the upper end of the cylinder; and the dial knitting arrangement, a cylinder knitting arrangement, and take-down arrangement all being operatively interconnected to the common drive motor to be rotated about the axis of rotation by the common drive motor. 15. The knitting apparatus of claim 1, further comprising, a cylinder needle knitting arrangement having a cylinder, a plurality of cylinder needles operatively disposed in the cylinder, and a cylinder cam box disposed adjacent to the cylinder and operatively connected to the cylinder needles; the cylinder being rotatably mounted for rotation about the vertical axis of rotation, having a radially outer periphery thereof disposed about the axis of rotation, and having a plurality of substantially axially directed needle slots opening in an upward direction at an upper end of the cylinder; the cylinder cam box being non-rotatably mounted about the cylinder, and having a radially inward facing and opening cylinder needle cam track therein; the cylinder needles each having a body thereof disposed in a respective cylinder needle slot of the plurality of cylinder needle slots, a hooked end thereof that is upwardly extendable beyond the upper end of the cylinder, and a cylinder needle cam lobe extending radially outward beyond the cylinder needle slot and into sliding engagement with the cylinder needle cam track, such that rotation of the cylinder causes the cylinder needles to be selectively movable axially within the cylinder needle slots through interaction of the cylinder needle cam lobes with the cylinder needle cam track; the cylinder and dial being operatively connected for synchronized rotation with respect to one another about the axis of rotation; and the dial being disposed axially along the axis of rotation above the upper end of the cylinder. 16. The knitting apparatus of claim 15, wherein, the cylinder, cylinder needles and cylinder cam box are removable, to allow operation of the knitting machine with only the dial, dial needles and dial cam box. 17. The knitting apparatus of claim 15, wherein, the dial, dial needles and dial cam box are removable, to allow operation of the knitting machine with only the cylinder, cylinder needles and cylinder cam box. 18. The knitting machine of claim 15, wherein: the covering includes multiple successively knitted courses, with two adjacent courses being knitted simultaneously, and the pile yarn being sliver fibers in one course of the two simultaneously knitted courses and the pile yarn being a face yarn in the other course the two simultaneously knitted courses; and a face yarn feeder having an output thereof operatively disposed adjacent to a face-yarn-feed segment of the periphery of the dial in such a manner that the hooked ends of the dial needles can pull loops of the face yarn fiber from the output of the face yarn feeder during operation of the knitting apparatus; and the knitting apparatus is configured such that knitting of the base fabric and sliver fibers is carried out totally by the dial knitting arrangement, with both the dial and cylinder knitting arrangements being utilized for knitting in the face yarn. 19. A knitting apparatus for forming a tubular-shaped knitted covering for a paint roller having pile extending from an outer surface of the covering, the apparatus comprising: a dial needle knitting arrangement having a dial, a plurality of dial needles operatively disposed in the dial, a dial cam box disposed adjacent to the dial and operatively connected to the dial needles, a backing yarn feeding arrangement, a pile yarn feeding arrangement, and a take-down arrangement, all operatively mounted on a frame and driven through a drive arrangement by a common drive motor; the frame defining a main vertical axis of rotation and including an upper main bed and a lower main bed connected to and spaced axially from one another by a main bed support; the drive arrangement including an upper rotatable plate operatively attached to the upper main bed for rotation about the main axis of rotation, a lower rotatable plate operatively attached to the lower main bed for rotation about the main axis of rotation and a main drive shaft rotatably mounted for rotation about a second axis of rotation extending substantially parallel to the main axis of rotation, with the main drive shaft being operatively connected to the upper and lower rotatable plated for urging synchronized rotation of the upper and lower rotatable plates with one another in a fixed relationship to rotation of the main drive shaft, with the common drive motor being operatively coupled to the main drive shaft for rotatably driving the main drive shaft about the second axis of rotation; the dial being attached to and axially disposed below the upper rotatable plate for rotation about the main axis of rotation, and having a periphery thereof disposed about the main axis of rotation, and having a plurality of substantially radially directed dial needle slots opening in an upward direction; the dial cam box being non-rotatably mounted to the upper main bed above the dial, and having a downwardly facing and opening dial needle cam track therein; the dial needles each having a body thereof disposed in a respective dial needle slot of the plurality of dial needle slots, a hooked end thereof that is outwardly extendable beyond the periphery of the dial, and a dial needle cam lobe extending upward beyond the dial needle slot and into sliding engagement with the dial needle cam track, such that rotation of the dial causes the dial needles to be selectively movable radially within the dial needle slots through interaction of the dial needle cam lobes with the dial needle cam track; the backing yarn and pile yarn feeding arrangements being operatively disposed adjacent the periphery of the dial and adapted for feeding the backing yarn and pile yarn to the dial needles along selected segments of the periphery of the dial; the take-down arrangement being mounted to and axially disposed below the lower rotatable plate and lower main bed, and including a take-down drive roller operatively connected to be rotated by relative rotation between the lower rotatable element and the lower main bed. 20. The knitting apparatus of claim 19, wherein, the pile yarn is a sliver fiber and the pile yarn feeding arrangement comprises a doffer arrangement having a doffer wheel having a sliver feeding surface thereof operatively disposed adjacent to a sliver-feed segment of the periphery of the dial in such a manner that the hooked ends of the dial needles are adapted to receive sliver fiber from the sliver feeding surface of the doffer wheel during operation of the knitting apparatus, the doffer arrangement further being configured for operative engagement with the lower rotatable plate in such a manner that rotation of the lower rotatable plate causes a corresponding rotation of the doffer wheel. 21. The knitting machine of claim 19, further comprising: a cylinder needle knitting arrangement having a cylinder, a plurality of cylinder needles operatively disposed in the cylinder, a cylinder cam box disposed adjacent to the cylinder and operatively connected to the cylinder needles; the cylinder being rotatably mounted on and above the rotatable plate and lower bed for rotation about the main axis of rotation, having a radially outer periphery thereof disposed about the main axis of rotation, and having a plurality of substantially axially directed needle slots opening in an upward direction at an upper end of the cylinder; the cylinder cam box being non-rotatably mounted to the lower bed about the cylinder, and having a radially inward facing and opening cylinder needle cam track therein; the cylinder needles each having a body thereof disposed in a respective cylinder needle slot of the plurality of cylinder needle slots, a hooked end thereof that is upwardly extendable beyond the upper end of the cylinder, and a cylinder needle cam lobe extending radially outward beyond the cylinder needle slot and into sliding engagement with the cylinder needle cam track, such that rotation of the cylinder causes the cylinder needles to be selectively movable axially within the cylinder needle slots through interaction of the cylinder needle cam lobes with the cylinder needle cam track; the cylinder and dial being operatively connected by the drive arrangement for synchronized rotation with respect to one another about the main axis of rotation; and the dial being disposed axially along the main axis of rotation above the upper end of the cylinder. 22. The knitting apparatus of claim 21, wherein, the cylinder, cylinder needles and cylinder cam box are removable, to allow operation of the knitting machine with only the dial, dial needles and dial cam box. 23. The knitting apparatus of claim 21, wherein, the dial, dial needles and dial cam box are removable, to allow operation of the knitting machine with only the cylinder, cylinder needles and cylinder cam box. 24. A method for forming a tubular-shaped knitted covering for a paint roller having pile extending from an outer surface of the covering, using an apparatus comprising a dial needle knitting arrangement having a dial, a plurality of dial needles operatively disposed in the dial, a dial cam box disposed adjacent to the dial and operatively connected to the dial needles, a backing yarn feeding arrangement, and a pile yarn feeding arrangement, wherein the method comprises, knitting a length of tubular-shaped fabric with the dial needles in such a manner that the backing yarn is exposed on an interior surface of the length of tubular-shaped fabric and the pile extends outward from an exterior surface of the length of tubular-shaped fabric. 25. The method of claim 24, wherein: the dial is rotatably mounted for rotation about a vertical axis of rotation, having a periphery thereof disposed about the axis of rotation, and having a plurality of substantially radially directed dial needle slots opening in an upward direction; the dial cam box is non-rotatably mounted above the dial, and having a downwardly facing and opening dial needle cam track therein; the dial needles each having a body thereof disposed in a respective dial needle slot of the plurality of dial needle slots, a hooked end thereof that is outwardly extendable beyond the periphery of the dial, and a dial needle cam lobe extending upward beyond the dial needle slot and into sliding engagement with the dial needle cam track, such that rotation of the dial causes the dial needles to be selectively movable radially within the dial needle slots through interaction of the dial needle cam lobes with the dial needle cam track; the backing yarn and pile yarn feeding arrangements are operatively disposed adjacent the periphery of the dial and adapted for feeding the backing yarn and pile yarn to the dial needles along selected segments of the periphery of the dial; the covering includes multiple successively knitted courses, with two adjacent courses being knitted simultaneously, and the pile yarn being sliver fibers in one course of the two simultaneously knitted courses and the pile yarn being a face yarn in the other course the two simultaneously knitted courses, and the pile yarn feeding arrangement further comprises; a doffer arrangement including a doffer wheel having a sliver feeding surface thereof operatively disposed adjacent to a sliver-feed segment of the periphery of the dial in such a manner that the hooked ends of the dial needles can receive sliver fiber from the sliver feeding surface of the doffer wheel during operation of the knitting apparatus for knitting the one of the to simultaneously knitted courses; and a face yarn feeder having an output thereof operatively disposed adjacent to a face-yarn-feed segment of the periphery of the dial in such a manner that the hooked ends of the dial needles can pull loops of the face yarn fiber from the output of the face yarn feeder during operation of the knitting apparatus; and the method further comprises manipulating the base fabric and sliver fibers solely with the dial knitting arrangement, and manipulating the face yarn with both the dial and cylinder knitting arrangements to form the covering having multiple successively knitted courses, with two adjacent courses being knitted simultaneously, and the pile yarn being sliver fibers in one course of the two simultaneously knitted courses and the pile yarn being a face yarn in the other course the two simultaneously knitted courses, and the pile yarn feeding arrangement. 26. A method for forming a tubular-shaped knitted covering for a paint roller having pile extending from an outer surface of the covering, using an apparatus comprising a cylinder knitting arrangement having a cylinder defining an upper end thereof and a dial needle knitting arrangement having a dial, a plurality of dial needles operatively disposed in the dial, a dial cam box disposed adjacent to the dial and operatively connected to the dial needles, a backing yarn feeding arrangement, and a pile yarn feeding arrangement, wherein the method comprises, knitting a length of tubular-shaped fabric with the dial needles in such a manner that the backing yarn is exposed on an interior surface of the length of tubular-shaped fabric and the pile extends outward from an exterior surface of the length of tubular-shaped fabric. 27. The method of claim 26, further comprising, adjusting a distance between the dial and the upper end of the cylinder knitting arrangement to thereby adjust a length of the pile extending outward from the exterior surface of the length of tubular-shaped fabric. 28. The method of claim 26, wherein: the dial is rotatably mounted for rotation about a vertical axis of rotation, having a periphery thereof disposed about the axis of rotation, and having a plurality of substantially radially directed dial needle slots opening in an upward direction; the dial cam box is non-rotatably mounted above the dial, and having a downwardly facing and opening dial needle cam track therein; the dial needles each having a body thereof disposed in a respective dial needle slot of the plurality of dial needle slots, a hooked end thereof that is outwardly extendable beyond the periphery of the dial, and a dial needle cam lobe extending upward beyond the dial needle slot and into sliding engagement with the dial needle cam track, such that rotation of the dial causes the dial needles to be selectively movable radially within the dial needle slots through interaction of the dial needle cam lobes with the dial needle cam track; the backing yarn and pile yarn feeding arrangements are operatively disposed adjacent the periphery of the dial and adapted for feeding the backing yarn and pile yarn to the dial needles along selected segments of the periphery of the dial; the covering includes multiple successively knitted courses, with two adjacent courses being knitted simultaneously, and the pile yarn being sliver fibers in one course of the two simultaneously knitted courses and the pile yarn being a face yarn in the other course the two simultaneously knitted courses, and the pile yarn feeding arrangement further comprises; a doffer arrangement including a doffer wheel having a sliver feeding surface thereof operatively disposed adjacent to a sliver-feed segment of the periphery of the dial in such a manner that the hooked ends of the dial needles can receive sliver fiber from the sliver feeding surface of the doffer wheel during operation of the knitting apparatus for knitting the one of the to simultaneously knitted courses; and the method further comprises manipulating the base fabric and sliver fibers solely with the dial knitting arrangement, and manipulating the face yarn with both the dial and cylinder knitting arrangements to form the covering having multiple successively knitted courses, with two adjacent courses being knitted simultaneously, and the pile yarn being sliver fibers in one course of the two simultaneously knitted courses and the pile yarn being a face yarn in the other course the two simultaneously knitted courses, and the pile yarn feeding arrangement. 29. The method of claim 28, further comprising, mounting the dial at a distance vertically above the upper end of the cylinder, and adjusting the distance between the dial and the upper end of the cylinder knitting arrangement to thereby adjust a length of the pile extending outward from the exterior surface of the length of tubular-shaped fabric. 30. The method of claim 29, further comprising, adjusting the distance between the dial and the upper end of the cylinder by moving the dial along the vertical axis of rotation. 31. The method of claim 28, further comprising retaining the face yarn adjacent the dial with a face yarn retainer operatively disposed adjacent to a backing-yarn-feed segment of the periphery of the dial in such a manner that face yarn slides along the dial needles as the hooked ends of the dial needles move outward to engage and pull loops of the backing yarn fiber from the output of the face backing yarn feeder during operation of the knitting apparatus. 32. The method of claim 31, further comprising, mounting the face yarn retainer for movement radially with respect to the vertical axis of rotation and for movement vertically along the vertical axis of rotation. 33. The method of claim 32, wherein: the knitting apparatus includes a frame defining the main vertical axis of rotation and having an upper main bed and a lower main bed connected to and spaced axially from one another by a main bed support with the dial being operatively mounted on the upper main bed and the cylinder being operatively mounted on the lower main bed; and the method further comprises mounting the face yarn retainer on the lower main bed. 34. The method of claim 32, wherein: the knitting apparatus includes a frame defining the main vertical axis of rotation and having an upper main bed and a lower main bed connected to and spaced axially from one another by a main bed support with the dial being operatively mounted on the upper main bed and the cylinder being operatively mounted on the lower main bed; the cylinder knitting arrangement includes a cutting wheel having a periphery thereof operatively disposed adjacent the upper end of the cylinder for retaining a portion of the face yarn adjacent the upper end of the cylinder; and the method further comprises mounting the face cutting wheel on the lower main bed. 35. The method of claim 26, wherein: the dial is rotatably mounted for rotation about a vertical axis of rotation, having a periphery thereof disposed about the axis of rotation, and having a plurality of substantially radially directed dial needle slots opening in an upward direction; the dial cam box is non-rotatably mounted above the dial, and having a downwardly facing and opening dial needle cam track therein; the dial needles each having a body thereof disposed in a respective dial needle slot of the plurality of dial needle slots, a hooked end thereof that is outwardly extendable beyond the periphery of the dial, and a dial needle cam lobe extending upward beyond the dial needle slot and into sliding engagement with the dial needle cam track, such that rotation of the dial causes the dial needles to be selectively movable radially within the dial needle slots through interaction of the dial needle cam lobes with the dial needle cam track; the backing yarn and pile yarn feeding arrangements are operatively disposed adjacent the periphery of the dial and adapted for feeding the backing yarn and pile yarn to the dial needles along selected segments of the periphery of the dial; the covering includes multiple successively knitted courses, with two adjacent courses being knitted simultaneously, and the pile yarn being a face yarn in each course of the two simultaneously knitted courses, and the pile yarn feeding arrangement further comprises; and the method further comprises manipulating the backing fabric solely with the dial knitting arrangement, and manipulating the face yarn with both the dial and cylinder knitting arrangements to form the covering having multiple successively knitted courses, with two adjacent courses being knitted simultaneously with the pile yarn being a face yarn each course of the two simultaneously knitted courses. 36. The method of claim 35, further comprising, mounting the dial at a distance vertically above the upper end of the cylinder, and adjusting the distance between the dial and the upper end of the cylinder knitting arrangement to thereby adjust a length of the pile extending outward from the exterior surface of the length of tubular-shaped fabric. 37. The method of claim 36, further comprising, adjusting the distance between the dial and the upper end of the cylinder by moving the dial along the vertical axis of rotation. 38. The method of claim 35, further comprising retaining the face yarn adjacent the dial with a face yarn retainer operatively disposed adjacent to a backing-yarn-feed segment of the periphery of the dial in such a manner that face yarn slides along the dial needles as the hooked ends of the dial needles move outward to engage and pull loops of the backing yarn fiber from the output of the face backing yarn feeder during operation of the knitting apparatus. 39. The method of claim 38, further comprising, mounting the face yarn retainer for movement radially with respect to the vertical axis of rotation and for movement vertically along the vertical axis of rotation. 40. The method of claim 39, wherein: the knitting apparatus includes a frame defining the main vertical axis of rotation and having an upper main bed and a lower main bed connected to and spaced axially from one another by a main bed support with the dial being operatively mounted on the upper main bed and the cylinder being operatively mounted on the lower main bed; and the method further comprises mounting the face yarn retainer on the lower main bed. 41. The method of claim 39, wherein: the knitting apparatus includes a frame defining the main vertical axis of rotation and having an upper main bed and a lower main bed connected to and spaced axially from one another by a main bed support with the dial being operatively mounted on the upper main bed and the cylinder being operatively mounted on the lower main bed; the cylinder knitting arrangement includes a cutting wheel having a periphery thereof operatively disposed adjacent the upper end of the cylinder for retaining a portion of the face yarn adjacent the upper end of the cylinder; and the method further comprises mounting the face cutting wheel on the lower main bed. 42. A knitting apparatus for forming a tubular-shaped knitted covering for a paint roller having pile extending from an outer surface of the covering, the apparatus comprising: a cylinder knitting arrangement having a cylinder defining an upper end thereof and a dial needle knitting arrangement; the dial knitting arrangement having a dial, a plurality of dial needles operatively disposed in the dial, a dial cam box disposed adjacent to the dial and operatively connected to the dial needles, a backing yarn feeding arrangement, and a pile yarn feeding arrangement; the dial being rotatably mounted for rotation about a vertical axis of rotation at a distance above the upper end of the cylinder and having a periphery thereof disposed about the axis of rotation, and having a plurality of substantially radially directed dial needle slots opening in an upward direction; the dial cam box being non-rotatably mounted above the dial, and having a downwardly facing and opening dial needle cam track therein; the dial needles each having a body thereof disposed in a respective dial needle slot of the plurality of dial needle slots, a hooked end thereof that is outwardly extendable beyond the periphery of the dial, and a dial needle cam lobe extending upward from the dial needle body beyond the dial needle slot and into sliding engagement with the dial needle cam track, such that rotation of the dial causes the dial needles to be selectively movable radially within the dial needle slots through interaction of the dial needle cam lobes with the dial needle cam track; the backing yarn and pile yarn feeding arrangements being operatively disposed adjacent the periphery of the dial and adapted for feeding the backing yarn and pile yarn to the dial needles along selected segments of the periphery of the dial. 43. The knitting apparatus of claim 42, wherein, the pile yarn is a face yarn and the pile yarn feeding arrangement is a face yarn feeder having an output thereof operatively disposed adjacent to a face-yarn-feed segment of the periphery of the dial in such a manner that the hooked ends of the needles are adapted to pull loops of the face yarn fiber from the output of the face yarn feeder during operation of the knitting apparatus. 44. The knitting apparatus of claim 43, further comprising, a cutting arrangement operatively disposed for cutting the loops of face yarn to form the pile on the outside of the tubular-shaped knitted covering. 45. The knitting apparatus of claim 42, wherein, the covering includes multiple successively knitted courses, with two adjacent courses being knitted simultaneously, and the pile yarn being sliver fibers in one course of the two simultaneously knitted courses and the pile yarn being a face yarn in the other course the two simultaneously knitted courses, and the pile yarn feeding arrangement further comprises: a doffer arrangement including a doffer wheel having a sliver feeding surface thereof operatively disposed adjacent to a sliver-feed segment of the periphery of the dial in such a manner that the hooked ends of the dial needles can receive sliver fiber from the sliver feeding surface of the doffer wheel during operation of the knitting apparatus for knitting the one of the two simultaneously knitted courses; and a face yarn feeder having an output thereof operatively disposed adjacent to a face-yarn-feed segment of the periphery of the dial in such a manner that the hooked ends of the dial needles can pull loops of the face yarn fiber from the output of the face yarn feeder during operation of the knitting apparatus. 46. The knitting apparatus of claim 45, further comprising, a cutting arrangement for cutting the loops of face yarn to form a portion of the pile on the outside of the tubular-shaped knitted covering. 47. The apparatus of claim 42, further comprising, operatively mounting the dial above the upper end of the cylinder in such a manner that the distance between the dial and the upper end of the cylinder knitting arrangement is adjustable to thereby adjust a length of the pile extending outward from the exterior surface of the length of tubular-shaped fabric. 48. The apparatus of claim 47, wherein, moving the dial along the vertical axis of rotation adjusts the distance between the dial and the upper end of the cylinder. 49. The apparatus of claim 42, further comprising, a face yarn retainer operatively disposed adjacent to a backing-yarn-feed segment of the periphery of the dial in such a manner that face yarn slides along the dial needles as the hooked ends of the dial needles move outward to engage and pull loops of the backing yarn fiber from the output of the backing yarn feeder during operation of the knitting apparatus. 50. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein, the face yarn retainer is operatively mounted for movement radially with respect to the vertical axis of rotation and for movement vertically along the vertical axis of rotation. 51. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein: the knitting apparatus includes a frame defining the main vertical axis of rotation and having an upper main bed and a lower main bed connected to and spaced axially from one another by a main bed support with the dial being operatively mounted on the upper main bed and the cylinder being operatively mounted on the lower main bed; and the face yarn retainer is operatively mounted on the lower main bed. 52. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein: the knitting apparatus includes a frame defining the main vertical axis of rotation and having an upper main bed and a lower main bed connected to and spaced axially from one another by a main bed support with the dial being operatively mounted on the upper main bed and the cylinder being operatively mounted on the lower main bed; the cylinder knitting arrangement includes a cutting wheel having a periphery thereof operatively disposed adjacent the upper end of the cylinder for retaining a portion of the face yarn adjacent the upper end of the cylinder; and the face cutting wheel is operatively mounted on the lower main bed. 53. The apparatus of claim 42, wherein: the dial is rotatably mounted for rotation about a vertical axis of rotation, and has a periphery thereof disposed about the axis of rotation, and also has a plurality of substantially radially directed dial needle slots opening in an upward direction; the dial cam box is non-rotatably mounted above the dial, and having a downwardly facing and opening dial needle cam track therein; the dial needles each having a body thereof disposed in a respective dial needle slot of the plurality of dial needle slots, a hooked end thereof that is outwardly extendable beyond the periphery of the dial, and a dial needle cam lobe extending upward beyond the dial needle slot and into sliding engagement with the dial needle cam track, such that rotation of the dial causes the dial needles to be selectively movable radially within the dial needle slots through interaction of the dial needle cam lobes with the dial needle cam track; the backing yarn and pile yarn feeding arrangements are operatively disposed adjacent the periphery of the dial and adapted for feeding the backing yarn and pile yarn to the dial needles along selected segments of the periphery of the dial; the covering includes multiple successively knitted courses, with two adjacent courses being knitted simultaneously, and the pile yarn being a face yarn in each course of the two simultaneously knitted courses, and the pile yarn feeding arrangement further comprises; and the apparatus is configured for manipulating the backing fabric solely with the dial knitting arrangement, and manipulating the face yarn with both the dial and cylinder knitting arrangements to form the covering having multiple successively knitted courses, with two adjacent courses being knitted simultaneously with the pile yarn being a face yarn each course of the two simultaneously knitted courses. 54. The apparatus of claim 53, wherein, the dial is operatively mounted at a distance vertically above the upper end of the cylinder in such a manner that the distance between the dial and the upper end of the cylinder knitting arrangement is adjustable to thereby adjust a length of the pile extending outward from the exterior surface of the length of tubular-shaped fabric. 55. The apparatus of claim 54, further comprising a face yarn retainer operatively disposed adjacent the dial with a face yarn retainer adjacent to a backing-yarn-feed segment of the periphery of the dial in such a manner that face yarn slides along the dial needles as the hooked ends of the dial needles move outward to engage and pull loops of the backing yarn fiber from the output of the face backing yarn feeder during operation of the knitting apparatus. 56. The apparatus of claim 55, wherein, the face yarn retainer is mounted for movement radially with respect to the vertical axis of rotation and for movement vertically along the vertical axis of rotation. 57. The apparatus of claim 56, wherein: the knitting apparatus includes a frame defining the main vertical axis of rotation and having an upper main bed and a lower main bed connected to and spaced axially from one another by a main bed support with the dial being operatively mounted on the upper main bed and the cylinder being operatively mounted on the lower main bed; and the face yarn retainer is mounted on the lower main bed. 58. The apparatus of claim 56, wherein: the knitting apparatus includes a frame defining the main vertical axis of rotation and having an upper main bed and a lower main bed connected to and spaced axially from one another by a main bed support with the dial being operatively mounted on the upper main bed and the cylinder being operatively mounted on the lower main bed; the cylinder knitting arrangement includes a cutting wheel having a periphery thereof operatively disposed adjacent the upper end of the cylinder for retaining a portion of the face yarn adjacent the upper end of the cylinder; and the cutting wheel is mounted on the lower main bed.
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