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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8006632 | Temporary pants hemming/cuffing devices A device for temporary hemming/cuffing children's pants legs is disclosed. One embodiment of the present invention is a device having an outer body portion and an inner tongue portion connected by a hinge. The hinge creates an offset distance between the outer body ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7412935 | Method of producing functional embellished stitching and the product thereof A method for forming a textile article includes forming a hem. An end flap at the edge of the article is folded toward the main body of the textile article. An inner end of the flap is held to the main body of the textile article. The method for holding the article ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7334533 | Sequin feeder device Sequin feeder device includes an adjustment member mounted on a feed lever, and the adjustment member controls pivot timing of a lock lever by its adjustment piece abutting against a lock lever. The pivot timing of the lock lever is adjustable as desired, in accorda... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7124696 | Portable carpet binding machine A portable carpet binding machine comprising a housing defining an interior region, a drive mechanism supported by the housing and at least partially disposed in the interior region, a prime mover operatively coupled to the drive mechanism for providing motive power... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6591513 | Apparatus and method of aligning an edge of a textile material web The invention relates to an apparatus (40) and a method of aligning an edge (7) of a textile material web (43). Said material web (43) is delivered so as to lie at least in sections flat on top of a work surface (10) and, while lying on the work surface (... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6347596 | Device for the transportation of a length of cloth A device (1) for the transportation of a length of cloth (10) is disclosed. The device has a slide face (7) on which the length of cloth (10), laid out flat, can be moved, and at least two conveying belts (140-14d, 17), each disposed so that they run in t... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6308648 | Method of making lined fabric products with an open hem The present invention is generally directed to a method of making a lined fabric product having an open hem construction. An open hem construction refers to a lined fabric product in which a liner fabric is hemmed separately from a cover fabric. In this c... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6260495 | Hem monitoring system A hem monitoring system for a textile finishing device having one or more sewing heads positioned along a predetermined path for finishing the hem on a textile product in a high speed manner. The monitoring system includes a camera, a monitor, and means f... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6192816 | Method and apparatus for forming and joining hems particularly on tubular trouser legs Method and apparatus for forming and joining large and small hems particularly on denim jeans and other types of trousers. An internally folded large hem is formed mechanically and in a highly accurate manner by engaging the end portion of a trouser leg u... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6186084 | Hem former and sewing apparatus An air assisted hem former for folding a margin of a foldable material which uses at least one stream of air to urge margin material through a folded cavity. The folded cavity and airflow moves the margin toward a sewing needle, directs the margin materia... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6155188 | Device for mechanically turning over a longitudinal edge of a continuous fabric web A device for mechanically turning over at least one longitudinal edge of a continuous fabric web is provided with a conveyor for conveying the fabric web in the direction of the longitudinal edge and at least one edge turning device (1). The edge turning ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6119612 | Hem former with movable support plate A hem former (16) for folding the margin of a sheet of material in preparation for sewing is mounted to the sewing bed (11) of a sewing machine (10). The hem former has a mounting plate (17), a guide plate (18) having a guide edge (23), a support plate (2... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6024036 | Sewing machine for automatically hemming garments A sewing machine for automatically hemming garments includes an arm shaft for driving a sewing needle up and down, upper and lower feed rollers disposed by the sewing needle for moving a hem of a garment under pressure, and first and second drive motors f... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6003456 | Hem former and sewing apparatus An air assisted hem former for folding a margin of a foldable material which uses at least one stream of air to urge margin material through a folded cavity. The folded cavity and airflow moves the margin toward a sewing needle, directs the margin materia... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5979348 | Rolled hem forming process and apparatus therefor A rolled hem forming process and a rolled hem provider incorporating the process are disclosed. The process eliminates use of a conventional truncated pipe which is capable of properly forming a rolled portion on only certain types of fabric materials. Th... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5918560 | Textile fold control system with hem engager A textile fold control system (40) includes a hem engager (46) mounted to a downstream side of a sewing machine (42), and a roller (76) for engaging and moving a hem formed in a textile work piece slightly downward so as to bend the hem about a trailing e... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5915319 | Method and apparatus for producing a hemmed, folded, and seamed finished workpiece A hemming and seaming machine (5) having a hemming conveyor (16) on which a workpiece is moved along a path of travel toward and through a hemming station which sews a hem in the workpiece is disclosed. The hemmed workpiece is then moved downstream to a f... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5913277 | Apparatus for cutting and hemming cloths, particularly for manufacturing quilts, duvets and the like An apparatus comprising two horizontal and parallel guides in which the lateral borders of the cloth to be quilted are inserted. The guides have grippers and can move transversely to the cloth advancement direction. Downstream of the guides there are prov... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5911185 | Hem folding attachment A hem folding attachment (23) or former having a support plate (26), an underlay plate (29), a set of air nozzles (32) or air jets, and a vacuum chamber (35) having a reduced pressure area defined therein. The support plate (26) or tongue is adjustably mo... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5715765 | Sewing machine hem folder attachment The present invention relates to a sewing machine attachment for sewing a length of hem material onto an edge of a workpiece comprising a hem folder, the hem folder configured for folding a strip of hem material and aligning the folded hem material with a... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5645002 | Edge hemmer with corner controller Corner controller (62) (FIG. 5) includes a conically shaped corner control wheel (90) that is rotated so as to apply a sweeping motion against the facing surface of the textile segment (12). This results in removing any folds or wrinkles from the textile ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5628264 | Sleeve making method and apparatus A machine for automatically producing apparel sleeves that includes a station at which the sleeve blank is trimmed, folded and hemmed. Another station at which the hemmed sleeve blank is folded and turned inside out. The sleeve blank must then be stopped ... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5598798 | Sewing machine attachment including reciprocating folder and feeder The present invention relates to a sewing machine attachment for sewing a length of hem material onto an edge of a workpiece comprising a device for folding a strip of hem material and aligning the folded hem material with a needle of a sewing machine to ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5579707 | Double hem apparatus and method An apparatus and related method for forming a double hem in a textile web includes a first scroll which folds the margin inwardly and then outwardly positioning the margin between the first hem and the web. The apparatus relaxes the first hem and a second... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5572940 | Folding and sewing apparatus An apparatus and method are provided for converting a roll of material into various products such as curtains, draperies, valances, or the like. Specifically, the apparatus includes a roll let off for supporting and feeding a roll of material or cloth. Af... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5524563 | system for automatically sewing an imitation cuff An attachment for a sewing machine which automatically conveys and folds cloth into an imitation cuff prior to sewing. The attachment comprises a conveyor which is modified to accept a tuck fold blade, an imitation cuff folder and an edge trimmer. After t... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5483908 | Blowing device on a sewing machine for uncurling the edge of sewing material A sewing machine having a blowing device which comprises an angularly constructed step, into which opens an opening from which a gas stream blows towards a curled edge of a workpiece for the purpose of uncurling the edge of the workpiece.... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5476053 | Flat sheet hemming method and folding and separating apparatus The edge portion (18) of sheet material moves about a turning plate (65), moving through first and second right angle turns (44) and (45). A turning belt (50) moves in unison with the edge portion (18) through the first two turns, and then moves through t... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5443024 | Pocket hemmer An automatic hemming machine, including a multi-belt conveyor, for folding the top edge of a pocket to be subsequently sewn on a shirt and hemming it with a back binding tape, severing the binding tape sewn on the pockets with a fast acting scissors type ... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5441004 | Hem former having multipe folding plates A hem former (75) for folding the margin of a sheet of material in preparation for sewing is mounted to the sewing bed (71) of a sewing machine (70). The hem former has a mounting block (76), a guide plate (83) having a guide edge (93) and channels (94) e... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5373797 | Hem former A hem former (16) for folding the margin of a sheet of material in preparation for sewing is mounted to the sewing bed (11) of a sewing machine (10). The hem former has a mounting plate (17), a guide plate (18) having a guide edge (23) and channels (24) e... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5361961 | Feeding device of a wide sewing material A feeding device of a wide sewing material comprises a first belt conveyer unit provided on a supporting member vertically driven by a first elevating unit, a first base plate vertically driven by a second elevating unit provided on the supporting member,... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5335611 | Edge guide for a textile web A sewing machine includes two machine halves spaced from one another and each provided with respective tongues capable of displacing pieces of the material web previously cut into pieces on a conveyor, the conveyor being provided with guide rails, one of ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5313898 | Automatic sewing apparatus An automatic sewing apparatus is disclosed for sewing together a pair of first edges of two overlapped bodies by a cross seam, each of the bodies being formed by sewing together a pair of second edges of two pieces of overlapped cloth, wherein the two bod... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5299515 | Towel cloth positioning device A towel cloth positioning device comprises a plurality of projectors provided above a work table for projecting indication marks on the hemming portion of a sheet of towel cloth which is cut piece by piece and is placed on the work table so as to indicate... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5257591 | Automatic sewing apparatus for hemming and closing sleeve An automatic sewing apparatus for hemming and closing a sleeve is used for hemming a sleeve blank and sewing it into tubular form for making, for example, a short-sleeved T-shirt. The steps subsequent to putting the sleeve blank on a conveyor are done ful... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5255621 | Turret pocket setter for tubular fabrics A method and apparatus is disclosed for low cost, high production setting of pockets on tubular shirt bodies. An indexable turret apparatus is provided forming a plurality of radially extending work platforms arranged successively to receive and support l... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5235923 | Double shelled rolled hemming device and endless feeder A device for producing a rolled hemming of a cloth including a rolling tool for rolling an edge of said cloth therein. The tool has an outer shell member and an inner shell member. A spiral shaped gap is formed between the shells for feeding the cloth edg... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5226379 | Process for edging openwork fabric and product produced thereby A process for edging a fabric which includes the steps of rolling the edge of the fabric loosely and then sewing the rolled edge with a tight zig-zag stitch which overlaps the outer fold of the rolled edge. In one arrangement, the zig-zag stitch is wider ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226378 | Automatic sewing apparatus for forming a tubular sleeve by hemming and closing a blank of the sleeve An automatic sewing apparatus for hemming and closing a sleeve is used for making a tubular sleeve a short-sleeved T-shirt. After placing the sleeve blanks on a conveyor only, subsequent operations are done fully automatically and continuously to make tub... | 07/13/1993 |
