Cloth stacking device

Abstract

Abstract The apparatus is designed to grasp a length of cloth coming from a sewing machine and to drape it over a horizontal bar. A plurality of lengths of cloth can thus be stacked one above the other on a horizontal bar. Means are then provided for moving the bar out of position and moving an empty bar into position so that successive lengths of cloth from the sewing machine can be stacked. Essentially the carrying device comprises a pair of endless belts operating in contiguous relationship and driven from the same source. The endless belts are driven so that the cloth coming from the sewing machine passes between them and is carried along between the belts until a tripping bar is reached. At this point a pair of movable fingers grasps the side edges of the cloth and the stacking takes place. A frame is provided on which an elongated bar is slidably movable at right angles to the endless belts. The fingers which grasp each side edge of the cloth are mounted on this bar. As soon as the fingers grasp the cloth the bar moves at right angles to the belts along a frame. The bar on which the cloth is stacked is positioned in a separate frame mounted beneath the carrier frame for the bar. The bar carrying the fingers then moves over the rod mounted in the frame beneath it and carries the cloth over it. At a fixed position a switch is tripped and the fingers release the cloth so that it falls draped over the rod. The bar carrying the fingers then returns to its original position ready for the next piece of cloth issuing from the sewing machine. This is repeated until a sufficient amount of cloth is piled up or stacked on to the rod. The operator then presses a button and the rod is moved away to a remote position where it can be picked up. A fresh rod is now moved into position ready to receive the next piece of cloth.

Inventors

• 👤 Harry Firestein
• 👤 Karl Tyas

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