Cloth spreading apparatus

Abstract

Abstract ROLLED FABRIC CLOTH SPREADING OR CLOTH LAYING APPARATUS ADAPTED FOR USE IN THE CUTTING ROOM OF A GARMENT FACTORY AND OPERATIVE FOR USE IN INTERMITTENTLY SEVERING AND DISPENSING THE SEVERED FABRIC WEB MATERIAL OF A CLOTH ROLL ON A CUTTING TABLE AND TO FORM A MULTI-LAYER STACK OF FABRIC PLIES PREPARATORY TO PATTERN-CUTTING THE LAYERED STACK OF CLOTH MATERIAL. THE FABRIC SPREADING APPARATUS INCLUDES TRACKWAY STRUCTURE ELEVATINGLY ARRANGED OVER THE CUTTING TABLE AND INCLUDES CLOTH DISPENSING TROLLEY MEANS PENDANTLY SUPPORTED FROM THE TRACKWAY MEANS AND MOVABLE BACK AND FORTH ALONG THE TRACKWAY. THE TROLLEY MEANS INCLUDES A CLOTH ROLL CARRYING AND CLOTH DISPENSING LOWER SECTION PENDANTLY TURNABLY SUPPORTED FROM THE TROLLEY UPPER SECTION. THE CLOTH ROLL CARRYING LOWER SECTION IS PIVOTALLY TURNABLY 180* ON A VERTICAL PIVOT AXIS AND IS OPERATIVE FOR TURNING THE FRONT OF THE TROLLEY LOWER SECTION LEFTWARD OR RIGHTWARD AT LONGITUDINALLY SPACED APART PORTIONS OF THE OVERHEAD TRACKWAY STRUCTURE. THE TROLLEY MEANS IS ADAPTED FOR DISPENSING CLOTH AS IT TRAVELS IN ONE OR THE OTHER DIRECTION ALONG THE TRACKWAY STRCUTURE. THE SPREADING APPARATUS IS PARTICULARLY ADAPTED FOR FACE-ONE-WAY TYPE CLOTH SPREADING PROCEDURE AND FOR USE IN DEPOSITING A MULTI-LAYER STACK OF CLOTH ON A CUTTING TABLE WITH A PARTICULAR SIDE SURFACE OF EACH CLOTH LAYER BEING IN CORRESPONDING ARRANGEMENT.

Inventors

• 👤 Kelly J Johnson

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