Method for producing patch pockets on articles of clothing

Claim 1

A method for producing patch pockets on articles of clothing in a continuous sequence by mean of an installation including a preparing station having folding means for the pocket cuts, a first and a second waiting station, a first and a second sewing station provided with automatic means for attaching prepared pocket cuts to the garments by means of seams, comprising the steps of positioning a first workpiece in said preparing station, inserting a first pocket cut in said folding means located in said preparing station, placing and fixing said first pocket cut with the folded edges on said first workpiece by means of a first clamping means, transferring said first clamping means together with said fixed first pocket cut and said first workpiece to said first waiting station, positioning a second workpiecee in said preparing station, inserting a second pocket cut in said folding means located in said preparing station, placing and fixing said second pocket cut with the folded edges on said second workpiece by means of a second clamping means, transferring said second clamping means together with said fixed second pocket cut and said second workpiece to said second waiting station, commonly transferring of both workpiece clamping means together with said two workpieces and said two pocket cuts from said two waiting stations to said first and second sewing stations, automatically sewing said pocket cuts to said workpieces during sewing positioning a third workpiece in said preparing station, inserting a third pocket cut in said folding means located in said preparing station, placing and fixing said third pocket cut with the folded edges on said third workpiece by means of a third clamping means, transferring said third clamping means together with aid third pocket cut and said third workpiece to said first waiting station, positioning a fourth workpiece in said preparing station, inserting a fourth pocket cut in said folding means located in said preparing station, placing and fixing said fourth pocket cut with the folded edges on said fourth clamping means together with said fixed fourth pocket cut and said fourth workpiece to said second waiting station, after termination of sewing commonly removing said first and second workpieces provided with patch pockets out of said first and secondsewing stations and simultaneously transferring said third and fourth workpiece clamping means together with said third and fourth workpieces and said third and fourth pocket cuts from said two waiting stations to said first and second sewing stations, dUring these operations positioning a fifth workpiece in said preparing station, inserting a fifth pocket cut in said folding means located in said preparing station, and continuously repeating the sequence of said steps.

Claim 2

A method for producing patch pockets on articles of clothing in a continuous sequence by mean of an installation including a preparing station having folding means for the pocket cuts, a first and a second waiting station, a first and a second sewing station provided with automatic means for attaching prepared pocket cuts to the garments by means of seams, comprising the steps of positioning a first workpiece in said preparing station, inserting a first pocket cut in said folding means located in said preparing station, placing and fixing said first pocket cut with the folded edges on said first workpiece by means of a first clamping means, transferring said first clamping means together with said fixed first pocket cut and said first workpiece to said first waiting station, positioning a second workpiecee in said preparing station, inserting a second pocket cut in said folding means located in said preparing station, placing and fixing said second pocket cut with the folded edges on said second workpiece by means of a second clamping means, transferring said second clamping means together with said fixed second pocket cut and said second workpiece to said second waiting station, commonly transferring of both workpiece clamping means together with said two workpieces and said two pocket cuts from said two waiting stations to said first and second sewing stations, automatically sewing said pocket cuts to said workpieces during sewing positioning a third workpiece in said preparing station, inserting a third pocket cut in said folding means located in said preparing station, placing and fixing said third pocket cut with the folded edges on said third workpiece by means of a third clamping means, transferring said third clamping means together with aid third pocket cut and said third workpiece to said first waiting station, positioning a fourth workpiece in said preparing station, inserting a fourth pocket cut in said folding means located in said preparing station, placing and fixing said fourth pocket cut with the folded edges on said fourth clamping means together with said fixed fourth pocket cut and said fourth workpiece to said second waiting station, after termination of sewing commonly removing said first and second workpieces provided with patch pockets out of said first and secondsewing stations and simultaneously transferring said third and fourth workpiece clamping means together with said third and fourth workpieces and said third and fourth pocket cuts from said two waiting stations to said first and second sewing stations, dUring these operations positioning a fifth workpiece in said preparing station, inserting a fifth pocket cut in said folding means located in said preparing station, and continuously repeating the sequence of said steps.

Claim 3

A method for producing patch pockets on articles of clothing in a continuous sequence by means of an installation including a first preparing and waiting station, a second preparing and waiting station, a folding station for the pocket cuts, a first and a second sewing station provided with automatic means for attaching the prepared pocket cuts to the garments by means of seams, comprising the steps of positioning a first workpiece in said first preparing and waiting station, positioning a second workpiece in said second preparing and waiting station, inserting a first pocket cut in said folding station, transferring said first pocket out to said first preparing and waiting station and placing and fixing said first pocket cut with the folded edges on said first workpiece, inserting a second pocket cut in said folding station, transferring said second pocket cut to said second preparing and waiting station and placing and fixing said second pocket cut with the folded edges on said second workpiece, jointly transferring said first and said second workpieces together with said two pocket cuts from said two preparing and waiting stations to said first and second sewing stations, automatically sewing on said pocket cuts to said workpieces, during automatic sewing positioning a third workpiece in said first preparing and waiting station, positioning a fourth workpiece in said second preparing and waiting station, positioning a fourth workpiece in said second preparing and waiting station, inserting a third pocket cut in said folding station, transferring said third pocket cut to said first preparing and waiting station and placing and fixing said third pocket cut with the folded edges on said third workpiece, inserting a fourth pocket cut in said folding station, transferring said fourth pocket cut to said second preparing and waiting station and placing and fixing said fourth pocket cut with the folded edges on said fourth workpiece, after termination of sewing jointly removing said first and second workpieces provided with patch pockets out of said first and second sewing stations and simultaneously transferring said third and fourth workpieces and said third and fourth pocket cuts from said two preparing and waiting stations to said first and second sewing stations, during these operations positioning a fifth workpiece in said first preparing and waiting station and repeating the sequences of said steps.

Claim 4

A method for producing patch pockets on articles of clothing in a continuous sequence by means of an installation including a first preparing and waiting station, a second preparing and waiting station, a folding station for the pocket cuts, a first and a second sewing station provided with automatic means for attaching the prepared pocket cuts to the garments by means of seams, comprising the steps of positioning a first workpiece in said first preparing and waiting station, positioning a second workpiece in said second preparing and waiting station, inserting a first pocket cut in said folding station, transferring said first pocket out to said first preparing and waiting station and placing and fixing said first pocket cut with the folded edges on said first workpiece, inserting a second pocket cut in said folding station, transferring said second pocket cut to said second preparing and waiting station and placing and fixing said second pocket cut with the folded edges on said second workpiece, jointly transferring said first and said second workpieces together with said two pocket cuts from said two preparing and waiting stations to said first and second sewing stations, automatically sewing on said pocket cuts to said workpieces, during automatic sewing positioning a third workpiece in said first preparing and waiting station, positioning a fourth workpiece in said second preparing and waiting station, positioning a fourth workpiece in said second preparing and waiting station, inserting a third pocket cut in said folding station, transferring said third pocket cut to said first preparing and waiting station and placing and fixing said third pocket cut with the folded edges on said third workpiece, inserting a fourth pocket cut in said folding station, transferring said fourth pocket cut to said second preparing and waiting station and placing and fixing said fourth pocket cut with the folded edges on said fourth workpiece, after termination of sewing jointly removing said first and second workpieces provided with patch pockets out of said first and second sewing stations and simultaneously transferring said third and fourth workpieces and said third and fourth pocket cuts from said two preparing and waiting stations to said first and second sewing stations, during these operations positioning a fifth workpiece in said first preparing and waiting station and repeating the sequences of said steps.

Claim 5

A method for producing patch pockets on articles of clothing in a continuous sequence by means of an installation including a folding station for the pocket cuts, a first preparing and waiting station placed left-hand from said folding station, a second preparing and waiting station placed righthand from said folding station, a first sewing station placed left-hand from said first preparing and waiting station and a second sewing station placed right-hand from said second preparing and waiting station, comprising the steps positioning a first workpiece in said left preparing and waiting station, inserting a first pocket cut in said folding station, transferring said first pocket cut to said left preparing and waiting station and placing and fixing said first pocket cut with the folded edges on said first workpiece, positioning a second workpiece in said right preparing and waiting station, inserting a second pocket cut in said folding station, transferring said second pocket cut to said right preparing and waiting station and placing and fixing said second pocket cut with the folded edges on said second workpiece, transferring said first workpiece together with said first pocket cut from said left preparing and waiting station to said first sewing station and simultaneously transferring said second workpiece together with said second pocket cut from said rIght preparing and waiting station to said second sewing station, automatically sewing on said pocket cuts to said workpieces, during sewing positioning a third workpiece in said left preparing and waiting station, inserting a third pocket cut in said folding station, tranferring said third pocket cut to said left preparing and waiting station and placing and fixing said third pocket cut with the folded edges on said third workpiece, positioning a fourth workpiece in said right preparing and waiting station, inserting a fourth pocket cut in said folding station, transferring said fourth pocket cut to said right preparing and waiting station and placing and fixing said fourth pocket cut with the folded edges of said fourth workpiece, after termination of sewing simultaneously removing said first workpiece provided with a patch pocket out of said first sewing station and said second workpiece provided with a patch pocket out of said second sewing station, and simultaneously transferring said third workpiece with said third pocket cut from said left preparing and waiting station to said first sewing station and said fourth workpiece with said pocket cut from said right preparing and waiting station to said second sewing station, and repeating the sequence of said steps.

Claim 6

A method for producing patch pockets on articles of clothing in a continuous sequence by means of an installation including a folding station for the pocket cuts, a first preparing and waiting station placed left-hand from said folding station, a second preparing and waiting station placed righthand from said folding station, a first sewing station placed left-hand from said first preparing and waiting station and a second sewing station placed right-hand from said second preparing and waiting station, comprising the steps positioning a first workpiece in said left preparing and waiting station, inserting a first pocket cut in said folding station, transferring said first pocket cut to said left preparing and waiting station and placing and fixing said first pocket cut with the folded edges on said first workpiece, positioning a second workpiece in said right preparing and waiting station, inserting a second pocket cut in said folding station, transferring said second pocket cut to said right preparing and waiting station and placing and fixing said second pocket cut with the folded edges on said second workpiece, transferring said first workpiece together with said first pocket cut from said left preparing and waiting station to said first sewing station and simultaneously transferring said second workpiece together with said second pocket cut from said rIght preparing and waiting station to said second sewing station, automatically sewing on said pocket cuts to said workpieces, during sewing positioning a third workpiece in said left preparing and waiting station, inserting a third pocket cut in said folding station, tranferring said third pocket cut to said left preparing and waiting station and placing and fixing said third pocket cut with the folded edges on said third workpiece, positioning a fourth workpiece in said right preparing and waiting station, inserting a fourth pocket cut in said folding station, transferring said fourth pocket cut to said right preparing and waiting station and placing and fixing said fourth pocket cut with the folded edges of said fourth workpiece, after termination of sewing simultaneously removing said first workpiece provided with a patch pocket out of said first sewing station and said second workpiece provided with a patch pocket out of said second sewing station, and simultaneously transferring said third workpiece with said third pocket cut from said left preparing and waiting station to said first sewing station and said fourth workpiece with said pocket cut from said right preparing and waiting station to said second sewing station, and repeating the sequence of said steps.