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Shirred fabric and apparatus for producing same

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-08-24
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Granted: 1963-09-24
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Expires: 1980-08-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Newman Victor

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 17:54
CPC Classifications
D; D05; D05B; D05B35/00; D05B35/08; D04; D04B; D04B39/00; D05B29/00; D05B29/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 185 words
AN APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A SHIRRED MATERIAL FROM TWO PLIES OF FABRIC WHEREIN ONE PLY OF FABRIC OF THE FINISHED MATERIAL IS IN FLAT FORM AND THE OTHER PLY IS SHIRRED AND STITCHED THERETO, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, FIRST AND SECOND FABRIC SUPPLIES FOR PROVIDING RESPECTIVELY A TOP PLY OF FABRIC TO BE SHIRRED AND A BACKING PLY OF FABRIC TO BE STITCHED TO THE SHIRRED TOP PLY WHILE ITSELF BEING MAINTAINED IN FLAT FORM, A STITCHING STATION INCLUDING STITCHING MEANS FOR STITCHING TOGETHER THE TWO PLIES OF FABRIC, DRAWING MEANS FOR DRAWING THE TWO PLIES OF FABRIC THROUGH THE STITCHING STATION IN SUPERPOSED RELATION TO ONE ANOTHER, SHIRRING MEANS FOR LOOPING THE TOP PLY OF FABRIC THROUGH THE STITCHING STATION BEYOND THE STITCHING MEANS SO THAT THE SUBSEQUENTLY MADE STITCH PERMANENTLY TIES THE LOOP TO THE FLAT BACKING PLY, SAID SHIRRING MEANS COMPRISING A PAIR OF REVOLUBLE PARALLEL ROLLERS BIASED TOWARD ONE ANOTHER TO FIRMLY PRESS THE TOP PLY OF FABRIC THEREBETWEEN AND STEPPING MEANS FOR STEPPING SAID SHIRRING ROLLERS THROUGH A PREDETERMINED ANGLE OF REVOLUTION ONCE DURING EACH CYCLE OF OPERATION, SAID SHIRRING ROLLERS
Claim 2
Independent Claim 185 words
AN APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A SHIRRED MATERIAL FROM TWO PLIES OF FABRIC WHEREIN ONE PLY OF FABRIC OF THE FINISHED MATERIAL IS IN FLAT FORM AND THE OTHER PLY IS SHIRRED AND STITCHED THERETO, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, FIRST AND SECOND FABRIC SUPPLIES FOR PROVIDING RESPECTIVELY A TOP PLY OF FABRIC TO BE SHIRRED AND A BACKING PLY OF FABRIC TO BE STITCHED TO THE SHIRRED TOP PLY WHILE ITSELF BEING MAINTAINED IN FLAT FORM, A STITCHING STATION INCLUDING STITCHING MEANS FOR STITCHING TOGETHER THE TWO PLIES OF FABRIC, DRAWING MEANS FOR DRAWING THE TWO PLIES OF FABRIC THROUGH THE STITCHING STATION IN SUPERPOSED RELATION TO ONE ANOTHER, SHIRRING MEANS FOR LOOPING THE TOP PLY OF FABRIC THROUGH THE STITCHING STATION BEYOND THE STITCHING MEANS SO THAT THE SUBSEQUENTLY MADE STITCH PERMANENTLY TIES THE LOOP TO THE FLAT BACKING PLY, SAID SHIRRING MEANS COMPRISING A PAIR OF REVOLUBLE PARALLEL ROLLERS BIASED TOWARD ONE ANOTHER TO FIRMLY PRESS THE TOP PLY OF FABRIC THEREBETWEEN AND STEPPING MEANS FOR STEPPING SAID SHIRRING ROLLERS THROUGH A PREDETERMINED ANGLE OF REVOLUTION ONCE DURING EACH CYCLE OF OPERATION, SAID SHIRRING ROLLERS

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-09-23 1967-03-25 1967-09-24 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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