Apparatus for stacking articles produced on a sewing machine

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR STACKING ARTICLES PRODUCED ON A SEWING MACHINE COMPRISING A FRAME STRUCTURE HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED GUIDEWAYS, AN ELONGATED MEMBER MOVABLE THROUGH A STACKING STROKE SLIDABLY SUPPORTED IN SAID GUIDEWAYS ADJACENT ITS ENDS, DRIVING MEANS FOR MOVING SAID STACKING MEMBER THROUGH ITS STACKING STROKE COMPRISING A DYNAMO ELECTRICAL MOTOR AND AN ENERGIZING CIRCUIT THEREFOR INCLUDING A FIRST SWITCH AND A SECOND SWITCH, A REDUCTION GEAR AND AN ENDLESS DRIVING MEMBER MOUNTED IN SAID FRAME STRUCTURE, A DRIVING CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID ENDLESS DRIVING MEMBER AND SAID STACKING MEMBER FOR MOVING SAID STACKING MEMBER THROUGH ITS STACKING STROKE, MEANS OPERABLE AT WILL FOR ACTUATING SAID FIRST SWITCH TO ENERGIZE SAID DRIVING MOTOR TO INITIATE THE MOVEMENT OF SAID STACKING MEMBER THROUGH ITS STACKING STROKE, MEANS OPERABLE TO ACTUATE SAID SECOND SWITCH TO DE-ENERGIZE SAID DRIVING MOTOR IN RESPONSE TO THE ARRIVAL OF SAID STACKING MEMBER AT THE END OF SAID STACKING STROKE, MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID FRAME STRUCTURE FOR ADJUSTABLY SUPPORTING SAID GUIDEWAY ADJACENT A SEWING MACHINE TABLE AT AN INCLINED ANGLE UP TO APPROXIMATELY 45* TO SAID TABLE WITH SAID STACKING MEMBER IN ITS NORMAL REST POSITION ADJACENT THE DELIVERY EDGE OF SAID SEWING MACHINE TABLE AND BELOW THE SAME TO ENABLE SAID ARTICLES TO PASS OVER SAID STACKING MEMBER WHEREBY SAID ARTICLES ARE FOLDED OVER SAID STACKING MEMBER BY LIFTING DURING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID STACKING MEMBER THROUGH ITS STACKING STROKE.