US3345963A
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Garment severing and stacking apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-12-31
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Granted: 1967-10-10
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Expires: 1984-12-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Floyd R Shoaf
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 15:32
CPC Classifications
D; D05; D05B; D05B41/00; A; A41; A41H; A41H43/00; A41H43/02; D05B29/00; D05B29/06; D05B65/00; D05B73/00; D05B73/04; D05B73/12; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/202; Y10T83/2033; Y10T83/2037; Y10T83/2057; Y10T83/2061
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
AN APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUSLY SEWING, HANDLING AND STACKIG TEXTILE ARTICLES COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: A SEWING MACHINE: AN ARTICLE CONVEYING APPARATUS AND A STACKING DEVICE ARRANGED IN JUXTAPOSITION WITH EACH OTHER, SAID SEWING MACHINE HAVING A PRESSER FOOT, A CHAIN STITCH SEVERING MEANS BEHIND SAID PRESSER FOOT AND ALIGNED THEREWITH; MEANS FOR GUIDING A CHAIN OF STITCHES BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE SEWN ARTICLES INTO SAID STITCH SEVERING MEANS; MEANS FOR EXTENDING AND GUIDING A CHAIN OF STITCHES IN RECTILINEAR ALIGNMENT WITH SAID PRESSER FOOT AND STITCH SEVERING MEANS; MEANS FOR RELEASABLY SUPPORTING SEWN ARTICLES AND CONVEYING THEM ALONG A DIRECTED PATH OF TRAVEL TO A PREDETERMINED POSITION IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE WHILE PERMITTING THE SEWN ARTICLE TO BE DRAPED IN A VERTICAL PLANE; MEANS FOR RECEIVING AND TRANSPORTING AN ARTRICLE FROM SAID ARTICLE SUPPORTING AND CONVEYING MEANS OUT OF THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF SUCCEEDING SEWN ARTICLES; AND MEANS FOR STACKING THE CONVEYED ARTICLES ON TOP OF EACH OTHER.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
156 words
AN APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUSLY SEWING, HANDLING AND STACKIG TEXTILE ARTICLES COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: A SEWING MACHINE: AN ARTICLE CONVEYING APPARATUS AND A STACKING DEVICE ARRANGED IN JUXTAPOSITION WITH EACH OTHER, SAID SEWING MACHINE HAVING A PRESSER FOOT, A CHAIN STITCH SEVERING MEANS BEHIND SAID PRESSER FOOT AND ALIGNED THEREWITH; MEANS FOR GUIDING A CHAIN OF STITCHES BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE SEWN ARTICLES INTO SAID STITCH SEVERING MEANS; MEANS FOR EXTENDING AND GUIDING A CHAIN OF STITCHES IN RECTILINEAR ALIGNMENT WITH SAID PRESSER FOOT AND STITCH SEVERING MEANS; MEANS FOR RELEASABLY SUPPORTING SEWN ARTICLES AND CONVEYING THEM ALONG A DIRECTED PATH OF TRAVEL TO A PREDETERMINED POSITION IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE WHILE PERMITTING THE SEWN ARTICLE TO BE DRAPED IN A VERTICAL PLANE; MEANS FOR RECEIVING AND TRANSPORTING AN ARTRICLE FROM SAID ARTICLE SUPPORTING AND CONVEYING MEANS OUT OF THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF SUCCEEDING SEWN ARTICLES; AND MEANS FOR STACKING THE CONVEYED ARTICLES ON TOP OF EACH OTHER.
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