PICKUP DEVICE FOR PICKING UP A KNITTED TUBULAR MANUFACTURE FROM A CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE FOR HOSIERY OR THE LIKE AND FOR TRANSFERRING IT TO A UNIT ADAPTED TO PERFORM ADDITIONAL OPERATIONS ON THE MANUFACTURE
A pickup device for picking up a knitted tubular manufacture from a circular knitting machine for hosiery or the like and for transferring it to a unit adapted to perform additional operations on the manufacture, comprising an annular pickup body (2) that supports a plurality of pickup elements (3), which are arranged radially around the axis (2a) of the pickup body (2) and can slide with respect to the pickup body (2) along radial directions; the pickup body (2) can be arranged coaxially around the needle cylinder (42) of a circular knitting machine (41) for hosiery or the like, with each one of the pickup elements (3) laterally facing a needle (44) of the machine (41); actuation means (4) being provided which act on the pickup elements (3) for their movement along the radial directions at least from a first position, in which the pickup elements (3) are closer to the axis (2a) of the pickup body (2), to a second position, in which the pickup elements (3) are spaced further from the axis (2a) of the pickup b
