US3837305A
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Dual head border panel manufacturing machine
Assignee: James Cash Machine Co
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Filing: 1973-08-17
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Granted: 1974-09-24
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Expires: 1993-08-17
Abstract
Abstract A border panel manufacturing machine having 1st and 2nd sewing heads mounted for contemporaneous transverse right and left movement over cross traverses, each of which is horizontally planar, straight and relatively adjustable in size. In one case, the 1st head sews along a conventional square cut zigzag path extending completely across a 1st strip-like border panel component assembly of full width while the 2nd head sews along a similar square cut path extending completely across a 2nd completely separate border component panel assembly, the full width of which is the same as or different from the full width of the 1st panel assembly. In another case, both heads sew along similar square cut zigzag paths respectively extending completely across the width of separate ''''left'''' and ''''right'''' halves of one border panel component assembly while both heads cooperate with each other to sew, to said separate left and right halves, the left and right borders or flanges of a zipper strip arranged between them. This procedure integrates said panel assemblies into one single border panel having a centrally disposed zipper. Naturally, either head of the machine can also be used to sew a single border panel assembly while the other head remains idle. Provision is also made: to clamp the work or unclamp it contemporaneously on both front and rear sides of the sewing zone and to clamp it only on the front side when desired; and to adjust the size and the position of each sewing head reciprocation independently of the other.
Inventors
- 👤 D Cash
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 03:54
CPC Classifications
D; D05; D05B; D05B11/00; D05B25/00; D10; D10B; D10B2505/00; D10B2505/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
308 words
A mattress border panel manufacturing machine for use in sewing 1st and 2nd panel component assemblies into a single border panel having an interposed zipper strip composed of a zipper and 1st and 2nd flanges corresponding to said 1st and 2nd panel component assemblies, comprising: A. a frame having longitudinally-spaced front and rear sides and transversely spaced ends; B. feed means mounted adjacent the front side of the machine and operative, when actuated, 1. for simultaneously feeding said pair of 1st and 2nd border panel component assemblies longitudinally forward through the machine in spaced side-by-side relationship and 2. for contemporaneously feeding said zipper strip in a like forward manner with its zipper in the space between component assemblies and with its 1st and 2nd flanges lapping the adjacent inner margins of the corresponding 1st and 2nd panel component assemblies; C. a pair of 1st and 2nd sewing heads, one head for each panel component assembly and its zipper strip flange; D. means for separately mounting said 1st and 2nd sewing heads on the frame in endwise head-to-head relationship for transverse movement thereon, each head being arranged adjacent the path of its corresponding component assembly and in sewing relationship thereto; E. head drive means for continuously operating both sewing heads; and F. machine drive means for transversely reciprocating both heads contemporaneously in the same directional relationship during each stroke with a dwell period at the end of each stroke, and for actuating the feed means during each dwell period so as to sew the 1st and 2nd flanges to the adjacent inner margins of the corresponding 1st and 2nd panel component assemblies, 1. said machine drive means including means a. for adjusting the length of one stroke independently of the other, and b. for shifting the adjusted stroke transversely to maintain its inner limit at the same inner position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
308 words
A mattress border panel manufacturing machine for use in sewing 1st and 2nd panel component assemblies into a single border panel having an interposed zipper strip composed of a zipper and 1st and 2nd flanges corresponding to said 1st and 2nd panel component assemblies, comprising: A. a frame having longitudinally-spaced front and rear sides and transversely spaced ends; B. feed means mounted adjacent the front side of the machine and operative, when actuated, 1. for simultaneously feeding said pair of 1st and 2nd border panel component assemblies longitudinally forward through the machine in spaced side-by-side relationship and 2. for contemporaneously feeding said zipper strip in a like forward manner with its zipper in the space between component assemblies and with its 1st and 2nd flanges lapping the adjacent inner margins of the corresponding 1st and 2nd panel component assemblies; C. a pair of 1st and 2nd sewing heads, one head for each panel component assembly and its zipper strip flange; D. means for separately mounting said 1st and 2nd sewing heads on the frame in endwise head-to-head relationship for transverse movement thereon, each head being arranged adjacent the path of its corresponding component assembly and in sewing relationship thereto; E. head drive means for continuously operating both sewing heads; and F. machine drive means for transversely reciprocating both heads contemporaneously in the same directional relationship during each stroke with a dwell period at the end of each stroke, and for actuating the feed means during each dwell period so as to sew the 1st and 2nd flanges to the adjacent inner margins of the corresponding 1st and 2nd panel component assemblies, 1. said machine drive means including means a. for adjusting the length of one stroke independently of the other, and b. for shifting the adjusted stroke transversely to maintain its inner limit at the same inner position.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
to a neutral position to cut off the fluid energy and vent those cylinders so that a. said front roller remains down, and b. said yieldable means is operative to urge the rear clamping bar up and hold it up, and
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
to a neutral position to cut off the fluid energy and vent those cylinders so that a. said front roller remains down, and b. said yieldable means is operative to urge the rear clamping bar up and hold it up, and
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
153 words
The machine of claim 1 wherein: A. said feed means include lower and upper feed rolls arranged on the front side of said sewing heads with the upper roll mounted for unbalanced weight movement downwardly toward the lower roll for feeding and clamping purposes; B. a front double-acting cylinder operative, when fluid energized one way, to move the front roll up and, wHen fluid energized the opposite way, to move it down; C. said machine includes a rotatable clamping bar arranged on the rear side of said sewing heads and mounted for movement downwardly into a position in which it clamps both of said panel component assemblies against the machine and upwardly out of said clamping position; D. a rear cylinder operative, when fluid energized, to move the clamping bar down; E. yieldable means operative, when the cylinder is not fluid energized, to urge the bar up; and F. foot pedal means movable
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
173 words
for contemporaneously feeding said zipper strip in a like forward manner with its zipper in the space between component assemblies and with its 1st and 2nd flanges lapping the adjacent inner margins of the corresponding 1st and 2nd panel component assemblies; C. a pair of 1st and 2nd sewing heads, one head for each panel component assembly and its zipper strip flange; D. means for separately mounting said 1st and 2nd sewing heads on the frame in endwise head-to-head relationship for transverse movement thereon, each head being arranged adjacent the path of its corresponding component assembly and in sewing relationship thereto; E. head drive means for continuously operating both sewing heads; and F. machine drive means for transversely reciprocating both heads contemporaneously in the same directional relationship during each stroke with a dwell period at the end of each stroke, and for actuating the feed means during each dwell period so as to sew the 1st and 2nd flanges to the adjacent inner margins of the corresponding 1st and 2nd panel component assemblies,
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
173 words
for contemporaneously feeding said zipper strip in a like forward manner with its zipper in the space between component assemblies and with its 1st and 2nd flanges lapping the adjacent inner margins of the corresponding 1st and 2nd panel component assemblies; C. a pair of 1st and 2nd sewing heads, one head for each panel component assembly and its zipper strip flange; D. means for separately mounting said 1st and 2nd sewing heads on the frame in endwise head-to-head relationship for transverse movement thereon, each head being arranged adjacent the path of its corresponding component assembly and in sewing relationship thereto; E. head drive means for continuously operating both sewing heads; and F. machine drive means for transversely reciprocating both heads contemporaneously in the same directional relationship during each stroke with a dwell period at the end of each stroke, and for actuating the feed means during each dwell period so as to sew the 1st and 2nd flanges to the adjacent inner margins of the corresponding 1st and 2nd panel component assemblies,
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
means connecting that arm to said one sewing head to reciprocate the latter when the arm is oscillated,
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
means connecting that arm to said one sewing head to reciprocate the latter when the arm is oscillated,
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
6 words
a duplicate of said connecting means,
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
6 words
a duplicate of said connecting means,
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
3 words
said horizontal bar,
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
3 words
said horizontal bar,
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
The machine of claim 2 wherein: A. said yieldable means for urging the clamping bar up comprises an unbalance in the mounting and weight of said clamping bar supplemented by a spring bias in said rear cylinder.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
to its opposite end down position to fluid energize the front cylinder for the upward movement of said front roll.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
to its opposite end down position to fluid energize the front cylinder for the upward movement of said front roll.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
11 words
a horizontal bar mounted on the frame for horizontal reciprocation purposes,
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
11 words
a horizontal bar mounted on the frame for horizontal reciprocation purposes,
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
The machine of claim 1 wherein: A. the machine drive means for reciprocating one sewing head includes
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
7 words
motorized means for reciprocating the bar, and
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
7 words
motorized means for reciprocating the bar, and
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
4 words
said motorized means, and
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
4 words
said motorized means, and
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
5 words
a duplicate of said link.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
5 words
a duplicate of said link.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
18 words
The machine of claim 4 wherein: A. said machine drive means for reciprocating the other sewing head includes
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
130 words
a link interconnecting said reciprocating bar and oscillating arm, a. said stroke adjusting means including means for adjusting the connection of said link to said oscillating arm along the length of said arm outwardly so as to lengthen the stroke for a wider panel assembly and inwardly so as to shorten the stroke for a narrower panel assembly, and b. said stroke shifting means including means for angularly shifting said connection across said arm in a direction and to an extent such as to hold said arm substantially to a fixed inner position, which corresponds to a desired fixed inner limit of said one sewing head, while shifting the location of the angle of bar oscillation laterally and correspondingly shifting the outer limit of reciprocation of said one sewing head.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
130 words
a link interconnecting said reciprocating bar and oscillating arm, a. said stroke adjusting means including means for adjusting the connection of said link to said oscillating arm along the length of said arm outwardly so as to lengthen the stroke for a wider panel assembly and inwardly so as to shorten the stroke for a narrower panel assembly, and b. said stroke shifting means including means for angularly shifting said connection across said arm in a direction and to an extent such as to hold said arm substantially to a fixed inner position, which corresponds to a desired fixed inner limit of said one sewing head, while shifting the location of the angle of bar oscillation laterally and correspondingly shifting the outer limit of reciprocation of said one sewing head.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
185 words
A mattress border panel manufacturing machine for use in sewing 1st and 2nd panel component assemblies into a single border panel component assembly, comprising: A. a frame having longitudinally-spaced front and rear sides and transversely spaced ends; B. feed means mounted on the frame adjacent the front side of the machine and operative, when actuated, for simultaneously feeding said pair of 1st and 2nd border panel component assemblies longitudinally forward through the machine in spaced side-by-side relationship; C. a pair of 1st and 2nd sewing heads, one head for each panel component assembly; D. means for separately mounting said 1st and 2nd sewing heads on the frame for endwise head-to-head relationship for transverse movement thereon, each head being arranged adjacent the path of its corresponding component assembly and in sewing relationship thereto; E. head drive means for continuously operating the needle of both sewing heads; and F. machine drive means for transversely reciprocating both heads contemporaneously and in the same directional relationship during each stroke with a Dwell period at the end of each stroke, and for actuating said feed means during each dwell period,
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
185 words
A mattress border panel manufacturing machine for use in sewing 1st and 2nd panel component assemblies into a single border panel component assembly, comprising: A. a frame having longitudinally-spaced front and rear sides and transversely spaced ends; B. feed means mounted on the frame adjacent the front side of the machine and operative, when actuated, for simultaneously feeding said pair of 1st and 2nd border panel component assemblies longitudinally forward through the machine in spaced side-by-side relationship; C. a pair of 1st and 2nd sewing heads, one head for each panel component assembly; D. means for separately mounting said 1st and 2nd sewing heads on the frame for endwise head-to-head relationship for transverse movement thereon, each head being arranged adjacent the path of its corresponding component assembly and in sewing relationship thereto; E. head drive means for continuously operating the needle of both sewing heads; and F. machine drive means for transversely reciprocating both heads contemporaneously and in the same directional relationship during each stroke with a Dwell period at the end of each stroke, and for actuating said feed means during each dwell period,
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
29 words
The machine of claim 6 wherein: A. said machine drive means includes means for shifting the adjusted stroke transversely to maintain its inner limit at the same inner position.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1977-09-23 | 1978-03-25 | 1978-09-24 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-09-23 | 1982-03-25 | 1982-09-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-09-23 | 1986-03-25 | 1986-09-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |