US3262409A
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Fabric-shaping devices
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-06-25
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Granted: 1966-07-26
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Expires: 1982-06-25
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Anthony G Tucci
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 06:54
CPC Classifications
D; D05; D05B; D05B35/00; D05B35/06; D05B35/062; D05D; D05D2209/00; D05D2209/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
187 words
A DEVICE FOR FOLDING TWO OPPOSED PARALLEL EDGES OF A STRIP OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL, SAID DEVICE BEING ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ABOVE AND IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT A RELATIVELY MOVABLE SUBJECT SURFACE, WHICH COMPRISES IN COMBINATION FOOT MEANS FOR HOLDING A MEDIAL PORTION OF SAID STRIP IN FRICTIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID RELATIVELY MOVABLE SUBJACENT SURFACE, SAID FOOT MEANS HAVING A LEADING EDGE ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID SUBJACENT SURFACE, GUIDE MEANS COOPERATING WITH OPPOSED EDGES OF SAID FOOT MEANS TO DEFINE A PAIR OF SLOTS OPEN AT BOTH ENDS, WHEREBY A MARGINAL PORTION OF SAID STRIP MAY EXTEND UPWARDLY AWAY FROM SAID RELATIVELY MOVABLE SUBJACENT SURFACE THROUGH EACH OF SAID SLOTS, SAID GUIDE MEANS HAVING LEADING EDGES ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED IN CONTACT WITH SAID RELATIVELY MOVABLE SUBJACENT SURFACE TO TURN SAID MARGINAL PORTIONS OF SAID WORKPIECE UPWARDLY INTO SAID SLOTS, AND SHROUD MEANS OVERLYING SAID SLOTS FOR URGING SAID MARGINAL PORTIONS DOWNWARDLY TO OVERLIE SAID MEDIAL PORTION, SAID STRIP OF MATERIAL BEING DRAWN THROUGH SAID DEVICE BY RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID DEVICE AND SAID SUBJACENT SURFACE IN A DIRECTION GENERALLY PARALLEL WITH SAID SLOTS.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
187 words
A DEVICE FOR FOLDING TWO OPPOSED PARALLEL EDGES OF A STRIP OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL, SAID DEVICE BEING ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED ABOVE AND IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT A RELATIVELY MOVABLE SUBJECT SURFACE, WHICH COMPRISES IN COMBINATION FOOT MEANS FOR HOLDING A MEDIAL PORTION OF SAID STRIP IN FRICTIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID RELATIVELY MOVABLE SUBJACENT SURFACE, SAID FOOT MEANS HAVING A LEADING EDGE ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID SUBJACENT SURFACE, GUIDE MEANS COOPERATING WITH OPPOSED EDGES OF SAID FOOT MEANS TO DEFINE A PAIR OF SLOTS OPEN AT BOTH ENDS, WHEREBY A MARGINAL PORTION OF SAID STRIP MAY EXTEND UPWARDLY AWAY FROM SAID RELATIVELY MOVABLE SUBJACENT SURFACE THROUGH EACH OF SAID SLOTS, SAID GUIDE MEANS HAVING LEADING EDGES ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED IN CONTACT WITH SAID RELATIVELY MOVABLE SUBJACENT SURFACE TO TURN SAID MARGINAL PORTIONS OF SAID WORKPIECE UPWARDLY INTO SAID SLOTS, AND SHROUD MEANS OVERLYING SAID SLOTS FOR URGING SAID MARGINAL PORTIONS DOWNWARDLY TO OVERLIE SAID MEDIAL PORTION, SAID STRIP OF MATERIAL BEING DRAWN THROUGH SAID DEVICE BY RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID DEVICE AND SAID SUBJACENT SURFACE IN A DIRECTION GENERALLY PARALLEL WITH SAID SLOTS.
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