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Shirt front assembly, method and apparatus
Assignee: Oxford Industries Inc
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Filing: 1973-08-27
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Granted: 1975-03-18
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Expires: 1993-08-27
Abstract
Abstract A shirt front assembly, method and apparatus wherein a connected series of center plait pattern parts and a series of shirt front pattern parts are fed simultaneously to a sewing machine and sewn together to form a connected series of shirt front assemblies. The connected series of shirt front assemblies are conveyed away from the sewing station to a cutting station where the center plait pattern parts are cut apart and trimmed so as to have their ends coextensive with the edges of the shirt front pattern parts, and the cutapart series of shirt front assemblies are stacked.
Inventors
- 👤 Wade W Frost
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-28 20:09
CPC Classifications
D; D05; D05B; D05B41/00; A; A41; A41H; A41H42/00; A41H43/00; A41H43/02; A41H43/0207; D05B33/00; D05B33/02; D05B35/00; D05B35/06; D05B35/062; D05B33/006; D05D; D05D2207/00; D05D2207/02; D05D2207/04; D05D2303/00; D05D2303/02; D05D2303/20; D05D2305/00; D05D2305/02; D05D2305/04; D05D2305/08; D05D2305/12; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/525; Y10T83/541; Y10T83/543; Y10T83/768; Y10T83/7863
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
288 words
Apparatus for forming shirt front assemblies or the like comprising a fabric connecting means, first feeding means for feeding a connected series of center plait pattern parts or the like to said fabric connecting means, second feeding means for feeding a series of shirt front pattern parts or the like to said fabric connecting means whereby said fabric connecting means connects together the connected series of center plait pattern parts and the series of shirt front pattern parts and forms a connected series of shirt front assemblies, and conveying means for guiding the connected series of center plait pattern parts of the shirt front assemblies away from said fabric connecting means toward a subsequent work station, said conveying means comprising first roller means adjacent said fabric connecting means for guiding the center plait pattern parts in an approximately horizontal attitude, a second roller means for receiving the center plait pattern parts from the first roller means and turning the center plait pattern parts to an inclined attitude with the shirt front pattern parts hanging freely from the center plait pattern parts, and third roller means adjacent the subsequent work station for receiving the center plait pattern parts from the second roller means and turning the center plait pattern parts back to an approximately horizontal attitude, said second roller means being biased out of alignment from between said first and second roller means to exert tension on the connected series of center plait pattern parts and to accumulate varying lengths of shirt front assemblies as the center plait pattern parts are moved away from the fabric connecting means toward the subsequent work station, whereby the center plait Pattern parts function as a conveyor tape for the shirt front assemblies.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
288 words
Apparatus for forming shirt front assemblies or the like comprising a fabric connecting means, first feeding means for feeding a connected series of center plait pattern parts or the like to said fabric connecting means, second feeding means for feeding a series of shirt front pattern parts or the like to said fabric connecting means whereby said fabric connecting means connects together the connected series of center plait pattern parts and the series of shirt front pattern parts and forms a connected series of shirt front assemblies, and conveying means for guiding the connected series of center plait pattern parts of the shirt front assemblies away from said fabric connecting means toward a subsequent work station, said conveying means comprising first roller means adjacent said fabric connecting means for guiding the center plait pattern parts in an approximately horizontal attitude, a second roller means for receiving the center plait pattern parts from the first roller means and turning the center plait pattern parts to an inclined attitude with the shirt front pattern parts hanging freely from the center plait pattern parts, and third roller means adjacent the subsequent work station for receiving the center plait pattern parts from the second roller means and turning the center plait pattern parts back to an approximately horizontal attitude, said second roller means being biased out of alignment from between said first and second roller means to exert tension on the connected series of center plait pattern parts and to accumulate varying lengths of shirt front assemblies as the center plait pattern parts are moved away from the fabric connecting means toward the subsequent work station, whereby the center plait Pattern parts function as a conveyor tape for the shirt front assemblies.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
211 words
In apparatus for forming shirt front assemblies or the like including a fabric connecting means and feeding means for feeding a connected series of center plait pattern parts or the like to said fabric connecting means for connection to a series of shirt front pattern parts or the like to form a connected series of shirt front assemblies, the combination therewith of guide means for guiding the connected series of center plait pattern parts of the connected series of shirt front assemblies away from said fabric connecting means toward a subsequent work station, said guide means including means for receiving the connected series of center plait pattern parts as it moves along its length away from the fabric connecting means in an approximately horizontal attitude, turning the connected series of center plait pattern parts to an inclined attitude with the shirt front pattern parts hanging freely from the lower edge of the connected series of center plait pattern parts and maintaining tension in the connected series of center plait pattern parts as it moves along its length toward the subsequent work station, whereby the connected series of center plait pattern parts function as a conveying tape to carry the shirt front assemblies through the guide means to the subsequent work station.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
211 words
In apparatus for forming shirt front assemblies or the like including a fabric connecting means and feeding means for feeding a connected series of center plait pattern parts or the like to said fabric connecting means for connection to a series of shirt front pattern parts or the like to form a connected series of shirt front assemblies, the combination therewith of guide means for guiding the connected series of center plait pattern parts of the connected series of shirt front assemblies away from said fabric connecting means toward a subsequent work station, said guide means including means for receiving the connected series of center plait pattern parts as it moves along its length away from the fabric connecting means in an approximately horizontal attitude, turning the connected series of center plait pattern parts to an inclined attitude with the shirt front pattern parts hanging freely from the lower edge of the connected series of center plait pattern parts and maintaining tension in the connected series of center plait pattern parts as it moves along its length toward the subsequent work station, whereby the connected series of center plait pattern parts function as a conveying tape to carry the shirt front assemblies through the guide means to the subsequent work station.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
180 words
Apparatus for forming shirt front assemblies or the like comprising a fabric connecting means, first feeding means for feeding a connected series of center plait pattern parts or the like to said connecting means, second feeding means for feeding a series of shirt front pattern parts or the like to said connecting means whereby said connecting means connects together the connected series of center plait pattern parts and the series of shirt front pattern parts and forms a connected series of shirt front assemblies, cutting means for cutting apart the connected series of shirt front assemblies, and buffering means for accumulating the connected series of shirt front assemblies from said connecting means and intermittently feeding the connected series of shirt front assemblies to said cutting means, said buffering means including guide rollers constructed and arranged to continuously engage and maintain the connected series of center plait pattern parts under tension along its length with the center plait pattern parts oriented in an upwardly extending plane and with the shirt front pattern parts hanging freely from the center plait pattern parts.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
180 words
Apparatus for forming shirt front assemblies or the like comprising a fabric connecting means, first feeding means for feeding a connected series of center plait pattern parts or the like to said connecting means, second feeding means for feeding a series of shirt front pattern parts or the like to said connecting means whereby said connecting means connects together the connected series of center plait pattern parts and the series of shirt front pattern parts and forms a connected series of shirt front assemblies, cutting means for cutting apart the connected series of shirt front assemblies, and buffering means for accumulating the connected series of shirt front assemblies from said connecting means and intermittently feeding the connected series of shirt front assemblies to said cutting means, said buffering means including guide rollers constructed and arranged to continuously engage and maintain the connected series of center plait pattern parts under tension along its length with the center plait pattern parts oriented in an upwardly extending plane and with the shirt front pattern parts hanging freely from the center plait pattern parts.
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