Moench carpet tufting apparatus
Tool · not yet checked at the source
- Made by
- Ernest J. Moench
- Date
- 1928
- Place
- Displayed at Shaw Industries, Dalton, Georgia
- Held by
- Shaw Industries
- Themes
- Machine tufting & Dalton, Tools & equipment
Cite this source
Ernest J. Moench. Moench carpet tufting apparatus, 1928. Shaw Industries. asme.org/wwwasmeorg/media/ResourceFiles/AboutASME/Who We Are/Engineering History/Landmarks/266-CarpetTuftingApparatus.pdf.
Research notes
Single-needle machine that punched loops of thick yarn through a backing. Moench patented a multi-needle version, and the patent was cited in improvement patents as late as 1980. Named ASME Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark no. 266 on 31 July 2018. ASME credits Moench with the first machine; Dalton accounts credit Looper. Find the patent number. Patent number still not found (ASME sources say both "1928 patent" and "issued 1934").