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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8066160 | Folding apparatus A mounting member, a rotation mechanism, and a plurality of plate-shaped members are included in a folding apparatus in order to simplify the configuration thereof, to make it easy to perform maintenance and repairs, and to reduce costs. The mounting member is a pla... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7740156 | Folding assembly A folding assembly structured to arrange any one of a plurality of different articles into a folded orientation and including an orienting device having a main segment and at least one outwardly extending side segment, wherein the main segment and side segment are i... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7267252 | Corrugated clothes hanger structure An improved clothes hanger is biodegradable, disposable, and non-metallic. It is adapted to be usable in a prison, commercial airplane, or other weapons-free environment. The improved clothes hanger is provided by construction entirely of folded corrugated paper wit... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7143633 | Portable testing apparatus for electrical insulating gloves A testing apparatus to test electrical insulating gloves is disclosed. The apparatus is a cylindrically shaped, grooved housing unit with an air outlet and an air valve that attaches to a glove inflator, such as the G-I Glove Inflator, to allow testing of various si... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7090169 | Retaining clamp for alignment of risers when packing a parachute A retaining clamp for alignment of risers when packing a parachute is disclosed. The retaining clamp comprises a base with three prongs defining bores for receiving and engaging large rings of three-ring release assemblies (three-ring release assemblies are used for... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6994235 | Appliance for the smoothing of shirts To smooth items of clothing, especially shirts, by an inflatable bag, the item of clothing, especially in a damp state, is placed on the inflatable bag, is pulled taut by the inflation of the bag, and is dried by heat. To this end, the inflatable bag is inflated wit... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6953134 | Folding assembly A folding assembly structured to arrange any one of a plurality of different articles into a folded orientation and including an orienting device having a main segment and at least two outwardly extending and spaced apart side segments, wherein the main segments and... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6945924 | Method for conveying folded sheet elements A method and device for conveying folded sheet elements, whereby a sheet element, folded to have at least two superimposed portions connected along a fold, is fed along a given path by a movable gripping head, which engages and retains by suction a first of the two ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6915929 | Folding apparatus for folding pieces of linen A first belt conveyor (5) and a second belt conveyor (8) form a first transverse folding station (4) having a folding channel (16) formed between folding sides (14; 15) of the belt conveyors (5; 8). If a fault occurs in said... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913171 | Bottom pulling belt for folding machine An apparatus for automatically folding garments while preventing garment retrograde is disclosed and claimed. The present invention is preferably embodied having a first conveyor surface comprised of at least a single continuous belt supported by at least two roller... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6902091 | Method and apparatus for feeding slider-zipper tape to application station A method and an apparatus for automatically feeding slider-zipper assemblies to a station where the slider-zipper assemblies can be attached to bag material, such as thermoplastic film. The apparatus includes a slider guide having a channel running the length thereo... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6854624 | Methods for improving product chassis and panel control during folding of garment A method and apparatus for folding garments is suitable for use with garments having discrete mechanical fastening components and suitable for the manufacture of prefastened and refastenable garments. The garments or other discrete articles define leading and traili... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6814269 | Apparel folding device An apparel folding device suitable for folding apparel in a quick and consistent manner is disclosed. The device comprises a first panel hingedly connected to two side panels located on opposing sides. A bottom panel hingedly connected to the first panel may also be... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6776316 | Method of tucking refastenable side seams A method of tucking a pair of refastenable side seams into a body portion of a pant-like garment in which the fold locations can be controlled and the likelihood of creases occurring in the fastening components is reduced or eliminated. The garment is positioned eit... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6708855 | Transverse folding apparatus A transverse folding apparatus for folding cut web products into web wipes, napkins, and the like includes a tucker blade which follows a hypocycloidal path for folding the web products. A cutoff roll and an anvil roll cut a web into cut web products. The cut web pr... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6685065 | Garment folding aid The garment folding aid has two bed subassemblies that are laterally telescopically adjustable and retained in selected adjusted positions by detent mechanism. To the remote vertical longitudinal edge portions of the subassemblies there is mounted the low... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6641516 | Bias tape maker A bias tape maker includes an outer shell including a tape entering port and a tape exiting port for introduction and exit of a main tape, respectively, and an inner core fitted in the outer shell for defining a main tape passage between the outer shell a... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6561392 | Folding assembly A folding assembly structured to arrange any one of a plurality of different articles into a folded orientation and including an orienting device having a main segment and at least two outwardly extending and spaced apart side segments, wherein the main s... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6360927 | Garment folding apparatus A garment folding apparatus for rapidly folding clothing, such as shirts and tops. The device comprises four (4) hingedly connected panels including a main panel, opposing side panels, and a bottom panel. The opposing side panels and the bottom panel are ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6279791 | Device for folding of Apparel A shirt having a longitudinally extending body with a front and a back, a collar at a top end of the body, sleeves projecting from sides of the body, and buttons on the front of the body, is folded by first orienting the shirt flat with the body and arms ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6269987 | Folding assembly A folding assembly structured to arrange any one of a plurality of different articles into a folded orientation and including an orienting device having a main segment and at least two outwardly extending and spaced apart side segments, wherein the main s... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6158198 | Method of forming a composite folded hosiery product and package A method of folding extended and substantially flat hosiery products with paper, with or without an insert, to produce a composite folded hosiery product suitable for packaging. Product and paper are successively folded upon themselves and thereafter posi... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6062444 | Folded surgical gown for aseptic donning apparatus and method for producing same A surgical gown in an improved folded arrangement, as well as methods and apparatus for producing same. Like prior art book-folds, the folded arrangement includes left and right hand pockets to facilitate aseptic donning by a medical professional. Unlike ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6056170 | Form for folding shirts The invention concerns a device for facilitating the uniform folding of shirts and T-shirts in household ironing. It is characterised by a main part (1) almost rectangular in shape of fine thickness and with a surface not adhering to cloth materials, comp... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6015069 | Garment folding table A hand operated garment folding table for processing knit upper garments comprises an adjustable width bed and a pair of fixed arms. Offset hinges couple the arms to the bed.... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5996861 | Method and device for folding hosiery items A method for folding hosiery items is disclosed. The hosiery items are wrapped about a folding card and are folded, together with the folding card, against an inclined belt at an acute angle relative to a lower belt, with the trailing portion of the hosie... | 12/07/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5971235 | Garment creaser A garment creaser which may be used both to apply new creases to an item of clothing and to freshen preexisting creases. It consists of a wide blade fabricated from metal or a similarly rigid and heat-resistant material with a very slender thickness, and ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5947349 | Garment folding apparatus and method A garment folding apparatus and method which facilitates the neat and uniform folding of garments such as shirts and the like. The apparatus has a simplified structure including a substantially rigid main body portion which serves as a folding guide, and ... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5934523 | Universal automatic long sleeve folding device A universal automatic long sleeve folding device (10) has a forming plate (20) for carrying a garment (12) spaced vertically above a movable lower product conveyer (54). A movable fold drive belt (34) is vertically displaced above the forming plate to mov... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5904277 | Method and apparatus for transverse folding of articles The machine of the present invention makes single or double transverse folds in segments cut from a continuous web. It includes feeder and cutter mechanisms to transfer segments to the surface of a central folding drum. A controlled vacuum source selectiv... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5873502 | Cuff inserting apparatus An apparatus for inserting a cuff into a sleeve of a garment. The apparatus includes a holding fixture for holding the cuff in a generally open configuration. A sleeve opener opens the sleeve of a garment sufficient to allow insertion of the cuff into the... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5873501 | Cuff making apparatus An apparatus for making a cuff from a continuous supply of tubular material. The apparatus includes a material feed for advancing the tubular material. A cutter is disposed adjacent the material feed for severing the tubular material to form a circular ba... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5839628 | Folding attachment for shirt backs A device attached to a shirt having excess material in the waist area comprising a central member and two wing members hingedly attached at each end of the central member, where each wing member is folded back against the central member to form a single, ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5816434 | Device for folding up bed sheets and the like A sheet folding device that enables a single operator to easily fold bed sheets (fitted and flat), bed spreads, tablecloths and other sheet-like materials, the device employing a sheet clutching clamp 20 and a folding bar 28 both attached to a mounting pl... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5795433 | Method and apparatus for making apparel with folded seams The machine of the present invention manufactures low-cost garments out of two plys of web material, preferably nonwoven material. It includes a pair of feeder mechanisms to supply two separate sheets of the web material through cutter mechanisms where th... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5788130 | Sock processing apparatus and method A sock processing apparatus provides devices for folding, trimming, stacking, and compressing socks. The method provides folding socks by tucking them into a slot in a plate, closing a pair of rollers beneath the plate upon the socks, and thereafter pulli... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5630533 | Method and device for folding women's tights on hose shaping machines A method of folding women's tights on a hose shaping machine, whereby the tights are fitted onto respective pairs of tubular forms fitted to a carousel conveyor and set to a parted position in which the forms substantially lie in the same vertical plane; ... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5611468 | Folding device for an automatic sewing machine Above a workpiece-receiving plate for an lower workpiece, a folding device for an automatic sewing machine comprises two swords, namely a lower sword and an upper sword for receiving an intermediate workpiece and an upper workpiece, respectively. For the ... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5584077 | Wearing apparel with transformational abilities A method for transforming a pair of socks (11, 12) into a three dimensional recognizable object, and a pair of socks capable of transforming into a three dimensional recognizable object. The pair of socks having a design (13) made on an inside surface (14... | 12/17/1996 |
