Electronic control system for automated sewing machine apparatus

Claim 1

AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED SEWING MACHINE APPARATUS AND THE LIKE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION: AT LEAST ONE SEWING HEAD; FIRST MOTOR MEANS INCLUDING A DRIVE SHAFT COUPLED TO SAID AT LEAST ONE SEWING HEAD FOR OPERATING SAID SEWING HEAD; TIMING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID DRIVE SHAFT FOR PROVIDING A PLURALITY OF ENABLING SIGNALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ANGULAR POSITION OF SAID DRIVE SHAFT; A FRAME ADAPTED TO HOLD FABRIC UNDER TENSION FOR OPERATION THEREON BY SAID SEWING HEAD AND OPERABLE TO MOVE IN PREDETERMINED DIRECTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SAID SEWING HEAD; SECOND MOTOR MEANS COUPLED TO SAID FRAME FOR MOVING SAID FRAME IN RESPONSE TO COMMAND SIGNALS APPLIED THERETO; PROGRAMMER MEANS, ADAPTED TO PRODUCE CONTROL SIGNALS FOR SAID CONTROL SYSTEM, COUPLED TO SAID TIMING MEANS FOR RECEIVING ONE ENABLING SIGNAL OF SAID PLURALITY OF ENABLING SIGNALS AT A SELECTED ANGULAR POSITION FOR ENERGIZATION OF SAID PROGRAMMER MEANS; AND LOGIC CIRCUIT MEANS COUPLED TO SAID TIMING MEANS AND SAID PROGRAMMER MEANS FOR GENERATING SAID COMMAND SIGNALS APPLIED TO SAID SECOND MOTOR MEANS IN RESPONSE TO SAID CONTROL SIGNALS AND THE OTHER ENABLING SIGNALS OF SAID PLURALITY OF ENABLING SIGNALS TO SELECTIVELY MOVE SAID FRAME IN SAID PREDETERMINED DIRECTIONS DURING A SELECTED PORTION OF A REVOLUTION OF SAID DRIVE SHAFT.