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US3681785A
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Garment production apparatus with automatic sleeve placement
Assignee: Kimberly Clark Corp
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Filing: 1971-02-23
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Granted: 1972-08-08
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Expires: 1991-02-23
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus for an automated garment production line for transferring to a moving web of material a pair of precut garment sleeves from stacks of sleeves on opposite sides of the web. A mechanism serving each stack employs a vacuum manifold, having a series of vacuum cups, located on a frame pivotally mounted to move between a sleeve pick-up position over the vertical stack of pre-cut sleeves to a deposit position over the moving web of garment material. As the frame swings, a drive mechanism causes the vacuum head to rotate, flipping the loose end of the sleeve across the web. The frame stops short of contact with the web holding the shoulder portion of the sleeve slightly off of the web until it registers with a line of adhesive carried by the web. The vacuum is then released and air pressure is introduced to blow the sleeve off the vacuum cups and onto the adhesive area on the moving web.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles L Truman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 14:38
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41H; A41H42/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1089; Y10T156/1092; Y10T156/1097; Y10T156/17; Y10T156/1702; Y10T156/1712; Y10T156/1734
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
A machine for manufacturing garments from continuous webs of material comprising, means for moving a continuous web of material, means for applying strips of adhesive to the two longitudinal edges of the web at preselected intervals, and means for transferring a pair of pre-cut garment sleeves laterally from respective sleeve pick-up positions adjacent to the web on opposite sides thereof and placing them transversely on the web in correspondence with the adhesive strips so that the respective shoulder ends of said sleeves register with said adhesive strips.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
87 words
A machine for manufacturing garments from continuous webs of material comprising, means for moving a continuous web of material, means for applying strips of adhesive to the two longitudinal edges of the web at preselected intervals, and means for transferring a pair of pre-cut garment sleeves laterally from respective sleeve pick-up positions adjacent to the web on opposite sides thereof and placing them transversely on the web in correspondence with the adhesive strips so that the respective shoulder ends of said sleeves register with said adhesive strips.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
82 words
A machine as set forth in claim 1 wherein said means for transferring a pair of pre-cut garment sleeves comprises a pair of sleeve transferring mechanisms located on opposite sides of the web, each of said placement mechanisms including sleeve supporting means for picking up the sleeve, holding it while it is transferred laterally, and depositing it at a predetermined location on the moving web, and means for carrying the sleeve supporting means between a sleeve pick-up and a sleeve placement position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
151 words
A machine for manufacturing garments from continuous webs of material comprising, means for moving a continuous web of material, means for applying strips of adhesive to the two longitudinal edges of the web at preselected intervals, and a pair of sleeve transfer mechanisms located on opposite sides of the web for transferring a pair of pre-cut garment sleeves laterally from respective sleeve pick-up positions adjacent to the web on opposite sides thereof and placing them transversely on the web in correspondence with the adhesive strips so that the respective shoulder ends of said sleeves register with said adhesive strips; each of said placement mechanisms including a frame assembly pivotally mounted to swing between a sleeve pick-up and a sleeve placement position, and sleeve supporting means movably carried by said frame and operable to flip a sleeve up and over through 360* while transferring it laterally from the stack to the web.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
151 words
A machine for manufacturing garments from continuous webs of material comprising, means for moving a continuous web of material, means for applying strips of adhesive to the two longitudinal edges of the web at preselected intervals, and a pair of sleeve transfer mechanisms located on opposite sides of the web for transferring a pair of pre-cut garment sleeves laterally from respective sleeve pick-up positions adjacent to the web on opposite sides thereof and placing them transversely on the web in correspondence with the adhesive strips so that the respective shoulder ends of said sleeves register with said adhesive strips; each of said placement mechanisms including a frame assembly pivotally mounted to swing between a sleeve pick-up and a sleeve placement position, and sleeve supporting means movably carried by said frame and operable to flip a sleeve up and over through 360* while transferring it laterally from the stack to the web.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
165 words
In a machine for the manufacture of garments from continuous webs of material, a mechanism for transferring a pre-cut garment sleeve from a vertical stack located adjacent and perpendicular to the side of a moving web and for placing it transversely on the web, each sleeve in the stack being arranged with the wrist portion near the longitudinal edge of the web and the shoulder portion spaced outwardly therefrom, said mechanism comprising a frame assembly pivotally mounted to swing between a sleeve pick-up and a sleeve placement position; sleeve supporting means rotatably attached to the frame assembly for picking-up the sleeve at its shoulder end, holding it during the delivEry movement of the frame assembly while the sleeve is transferred laterally, and depositing it at a predetermined location on the moving web; and means for simultaneously pivoting said frame and for rotating the sleeve supporting means in the direction of the pivotal movement of the frame between a sleeve pick-up and a sleeve placement position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
165 words
In a machine for the manufacture of garments from continuous webs of material, a mechanism for transferring a pre-cut garment sleeve from a vertical stack located adjacent and perpendicular to the side of a moving web and for placing it transversely on the web, each sleeve in the stack being arranged with the wrist portion near the longitudinal edge of the web and the shoulder portion spaced outwardly therefrom, said mechanism comprising a frame assembly pivotally mounted to swing between a sleeve pick-up and a sleeve placement position; sleeve supporting means rotatably attached to the frame assembly for picking-up the sleeve at its shoulder end, holding it during the delivEry movement of the frame assembly while the sleeve is transferred laterally, and depositing it at a predetermined location on the moving web; and means for simultaneously pivoting said frame and for rotating the sleeve supporting means in the direction of the pivotal movement of the frame between a sleeve pick-up and a sleeve placement position.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
81 words
In a machine for the manufacture of garments from continuous webs of material, a mechanism as set forth in claim 4, for transferring a pre-cut garment sleeve from a vertical stack located adjacent and perpendicular to the side of a moving web and for placing it transversely on the web, in combination with a second identical mechanism, said pair of mechanisms being positioned on opposite sides of the web and operable for positioning a pair of sleeves on the moving web.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 4, wherein said sleeve supporting means includes a vacuum manifold having a plurality of radial vacuum tubes arranged in a parallel line along the length thereof for gripping the sleeve element and holding it by suction.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
Apparatus as set forth in claim 6, wherein said sleeve supporting means further comprise a sleeve plate rotatably carried by the frame and moved with the manifold for flipping a sleeve up and over through 360* while transferring the sleeve laterally from the stack to the web.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
170 words
In a machine for the manufacture of garments from continuous webs of material, a mechanism for transferring a pre-cut garment sleeve from a vertical stack located adjacent and perpendicular to the side of a moving web, and for placing it transversely on the web, each sleeve in the stack being arranged with the wrist portion near the longitudinal edge of the web and the shoulder portion spaced outwardly therefrom, said mechanism comprising a frame assembly pivotally mounted to swing between a sleeve pick-up position over the stack and a sleeve placement position over the web; and sleeve supporting means movably carried by said frame and operable while the frame assembly swings between said positions for engaging the upper surface of the top sleeve on the stack, for lifting the top sleeve from the stack, and for flipping the sleeve up and over through 360* so as to transfer the sleeve laterally from the stack to the web and to deposit it on the web with its upper surface facing up.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
170 words
In a machine for the manufacture of garments from continuous webs of material, a mechanism for transferring a pre-cut garment sleeve from a vertical stack located adjacent and perpendicular to the side of a moving web, and for placing it transversely on the web, each sleeve in the stack being arranged with the wrist portion near the longitudinal edge of the web and the shoulder portion spaced outwardly therefrom, said mechanism comprising a frame assembly pivotally mounted to swing between a sleeve pick-up position over the stack and a sleeve placement position over the web; and sleeve supporting means movably carried by said frame and operable while the frame assembly swings between said positions for engaging the upper surface of the top sleeve on the stack, for lifting the top sleeve from the stack, and for flipping the sleeve up and over through 360* so as to transfer the sleeve laterally from the stack to the web and to deposit it on the web with its upper surface facing up.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
134 words
A mechanism for transferring a flexible sheet member from a vertical stack located adjacent to the side of a moving web and for placing it on the web, said mechanism comprising a frame assembly movably mounted to shift laterally between a sheet pick-up position over the stack and a sheet placement position over the web; and sheet supporting means movably carried by said frame and operable while the frame assembly shifts between said positions for engaging the upper surface of the top sheet member on the stack, for lifting the top sheet member from the stack, and for flipping the sheet member up and over through 360* so as to transfer the sheet member laterally from the stack to the web and to deposit it on the web with its upper surface facing up.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
134 words
A mechanism for transferring a flexible sheet member from a vertical stack located adjacent to the side of a moving web and for placing it on the web, said mechanism comprising a frame assembly movably mounted to shift laterally between a sheet pick-up position over the stack and a sheet placement position over the web; and sheet supporting means movably carried by said frame and operable while the frame assembly shifts between said positions for engaging the upper surface of the top sheet member on the stack, for lifting the top sheet member from the stack, and for flipping the sheet member up and over through 360* so as to transfer the sheet member laterally from the stack to the web and to deposit it on the web with its upper surface facing up.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
164 words
A method for use in the manufacture of garments from continuous webs of material of transferring a pre-cut garment sleeve from a position adjacent a moving web and placing it transversely on the web, comprising the steps of: delivering a pre-cut garment sleeve to a position adjacent to the side of the moving web so that the wrist portion of the sleeve is positioned near the longitudinal edge of the web and the shoulder portion is spaced outwardly therefrom; picking the sleeve up by its shoulder portion; flipping the sleeve up and over through a path approximating a circle while moving it laterally towards the moving web in order to throw the wrist portion of the sleeve outwardly over and transversely onto the web; holding the shoulder portion slightly off of the web until it is aligned with an adhesive strip carried by the web; and discharging the sleeve downwarDly onto the web so that the shoulder portion thereof registers with said adhesive strip.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
164 words
A method for use in the manufacture of garments from continuous webs of material of transferring a pre-cut garment sleeve from a position adjacent a moving web and placing it transversely on the web, comprising the steps of: delivering a pre-cut garment sleeve to a position adjacent to the side of the moving web so that the wrist portion of the sleeve is positioned near the longitudinal edge of the web and the shoulder portion is spaced outwardly therefrom; picking the sleeve up by its shoulder portion; flipping the sleeve up and over through a path approximating a circle while moving it laterally towards the moving web in order to throw the wrist portion of the sleeve outwardly over and transversely onto the web; holding the shoulder portion slightly off of the web until it is aligned with an adhesive strip carried by the web; and discharging the sleeve downwarDly onto the web so that the shoulder portion thereof registers with said adhesive strip.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-08-08 | 1976-02-07 | 1976-08-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-08-08 | 1980-02-07 | 1980-08-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-08-08 | 1984-02-07 | 1984-08-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |