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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7392756 | Apparatus for manufacturing fabric for coverings for architectural openings An apparatus for forming fabrics for use in coverings for architectural openings includes a system for handling single or multi-layered fabrics by suspending the fabric from a lift tower, threading the fabric through various clamp systems, and subsequently forming h... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7021227 | Programmable tucking attachment for a sewing machine and method A tucking attachment for a sewing machine having a tucking blade with one end positioned adjacent material and a tucking blade drive with an output shaft mechanically coupled to the tucking blade. A control, connected to the tucking blade drive, is operable to comma... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6889622 | Programmable tucking attachment for a sewing machine and method A tucking attachment for a sewing machine having a tucking blade with one end positioned adjacent material and a tucking blade drive with an output shaft mechanically coupled to the tucking blade. A control, connected to the tucking blade drive, is operable to comma... | 05/10/2005 |
| 5769015 | Automatic curtain pleat sewing apparatus An automatic curtain pleat sewing apparatus for forming and sewing pleats for a curtain, comprising: a sewing machine having sewing needles; a pleat forming-supplying unit having forepart holding plates for holding the leading end portion of the curtain f... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5148760 | Method and apparatus using clamps and movable plates for producing pleats A method and system using an apparatus for folding and sewing a pleat in a material without the need for manual folding. The method includes the use of clamps to hold the material in place and the movement of pleates to fold the material. The pleat is kep... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5031554 | Method of forming a convoluted narrow fabric on a sewing machine A method for the production of decorative fabrics having flat narrow fabrics stitchingly secured in a longitudinally compressed convoluted condition to a substrate or devoid of a substrate. The narrow fabrics are such as lace, ribbon, braid or tape. The n... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4779549 | Pin-tucking device in pin tuck sewing machine A pin tucking device for forming a plurality of pleats-like folds on a fabric has a flat base plate for fixing guide plates in position in cooperation with guide-plate mounting plates. One of the guide-plate mounting plates which is mounted on the base en... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4353774 | Apparatus for forming tucks in a piece of material and for securing those tucks by a heat-sealed reinforcement An automatic unit for the programmable tucking in of part of a piece of material and the automatic fixing of this tuck by a heat-sealed reinforcement comprises two machines arranged at an angle of 150° relative to one another and symmetrical with respect... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4266700 | Freely adjustable pin-tucking device for use in a pin tucking machine A guide board for use in guiding fabric in a pin-tucking sewing machine in which the guide members are made freely detachable and replaceable to obtain a desired pattern of pin-tucking without changing the guide board but simply removing and/or replacing ... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4079682 | Apparatus for forming tucks in a curtain cloth or the like An apparatus for forming triple type of tucks in a curtain cloth is disclosed. The apparatus comprises on a base frame a first sewing machine with a first presser, a second sewing machine with a second presser, a movable base plate arranged for movement i... | 03/21/1978 |
