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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7246508 | Automatic collar stay insertion device An automatic collar stay insertion device is provided herein. The device is for automatically inserting the collar stay. The device is mounted in a flat knitting machine utilizing motors and gears to rotate, locate and supply the collar stay. The conventional human ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 6057253 | Reinforcing base fabric for a shirt collar or an analogous piece The invention concerns a reinforcing base fabric (1) for a shirt collar or an analogous piece, in the form of a weft knit fabric (2) and comprising an insertion of reinforcing and stabilizing yarns (5) extending in the direction of the warp between the wa... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5647517 | 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... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5638998 | 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... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5493981 | Semi-automatic top stitcher with die plate and movable support A semiautomated sewing station prepares a fabric workpiece for a top stitching operation and then does the top stitching. A work holder comprises a die plate receiving the workpiece. A support is raised from under the die plate to hold the workpiece again... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5405064 | Automated turning and pressing apparatus and method Method and apparatus for automated inverting and pressing of apparel components. A turning apparatus is provided for inverting run-stitched shirt collars or other apparel components and an automated pressing apparatus is provided for aligning a two-dimens... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5385278 | Automated turning and pressing apparatus and method Method and apparatus for automated inverting and pressing of apparel components. A turning apparatus is provided for inverting run-stitched shirt collars or other apparel components and an automated pressing apparatus is provided for aligning a two-dimens... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5355598 | Device for automatically marking, ironing, hemming and cutting fabric A continuous ironing and automatic cutting apparatus, is provided. The apparatus mainly makes use of a cloth roll stand, a marking device, a few sets of buffering devices, and an automatic cutting device, in cooperation a conventional pressing device and ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 4480772 | Sleeve making method and apparatus An automated sleeve transfer apparatus and method adapted to receive continuous webs of material including pairs of left and right sleeves alternating between cuff-to-cuff and shoulder-to-shoulder relation and having a die cutting mechanism for receiving ... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4478359 | Method of forming and inserting collar stays As a strip of material is intermittently moved along its length from a reel, it is heated so as to remove its curl, it is cut into segments in the form of collar stays, and adhesive is applied to one surface of the collar stay segments. The individual col... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4427139 | Collar pressing method and apparatus The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for forming collars, cuffs or like garment subcomponents, which are fabricated by stitching together a plurality of plies, inverting the stitched together plies and then pressing the inverted subcom... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4381068 | Continuous method and device for making a sleeve with a turned back edge The present invention relates to a continuous method and device for obtaining from a long length of tubular knitted element, a sleeve with a turned back edge. The method consists in guiding the knitting by way of a tubular guide, with one end of said elem... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4223815 | Post form stay inserter for shirt collars As a strip of material is intermittently moved along its length from a reel, it is heated so as to remove its curl, it is cut into segments in the form of collar stays, and adhesive is applied to one surface of the collar stay segments. The individual col... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4213547 | Method of and apparatus for processing parts of garments, such as collars Method of and apparatus for processing run-stitched collars, in which the points of the collars are trimmed, and the collars are everted and pressed. In the pressing operation, the collars are given a wiping action.... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4175681 | Apparatus for marking and trimming collars An apparatus for use in producing men's shirts or blouses provided with attached collars, which have a bottom fabric layer with a joining edge and a top fabric layer. The apparatus is provided with a marking device for indicating the collars at several po... | 11/27/1979 |
