publication_number US 4374501 A abstract an improved assembly for facilitating the closing of an end portion of a tubular hosiery blank positioned upon a support assembly includes a tubular unit having a metallic hollow core provided with a molded urethane coating covering the outer portion of the core and having diametrically opposed urethane fins defining guide slots for supporting and freely slidably receiving therein reciprocable blades the radially extending urethane fins are tapered outwardly and extend substantially the full length of the core member application_number US 17002280 A description referring to the drawing and initially to fig1 reference numeral 10 designates a conventional toe closing apparatus including a machine frame having spaced support assemblies 14 and 16 a turret assembly 18 mounted upon assembly 14 and a sewing and clamping assembly 20 mounted upon support assembly 16 the machine may be of the speedomatic hs type manufactured by detexomat machinery limited the turret assembly 18 including the series of hosiery blank support assemblies 22 equally spaced in a circular configuration may be indexed in a conventional manner to sequentially position the assemblies 22 at a plurality of work stations each support assembly 22 includes an elongated tubular unit 24 fixedly secured to the turret 18 by a conventional fastener 26 each unit 24 consists of a hollow core member 28 preferably of aluminum construction having the outer surfaces encompassed with a resinous coating 30 the aluminum member 28 is sealed in a mold and the.