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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7984836 | Handicraft assisting tool A handicraft assisting tool for folding a fabric into a configuration having rotational symmetry is provided. The handicraft assisting tool includes a flexible sheet body adhered to the fabric and a folding facilitator formed at the sheet body. The folding facilitat... | 07/26/2011 |
| 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 |
| 6390002 | Sewing unit for sewing folded or pre-folded pockets To sew on pockets to be folded over or prefolded pockets as desired, a sewing unit can be equipped or retrofitted in a simple manner with holding and folding means (28, 31) for the pockets to be folded over or with support and holding means (33, 34; 36, 3... | 05/21/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6231713 | Method and apparatus for forming a permanent crease in a cloth An apparatus includes an elongated cloth support having gaps wherein crease blades pass folded portions of cloth for creasing. Heated presser bars are spaced apart to receive selected portions of cloth passed from the gap by the crease blades into gaps be... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6123042 | Automatic sewing machine An automatic sewing machine comprises a folding device and a guiding and feeding device for a folded workpiece and a main workpiece on which to sew the folded workpiece. The folding device comprises an outer frame with creasing modules which have folding ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5915318 | Work-sheet folding apparatus for pocket setter A work-sheet folding apparatus including a table having a hole; a support plate which is provided above the table and on which the work sheet is placed; a first folding member which cooperates with the support plate to fold an outer peripheral portion of ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5809920 | Folding device for an automatic sewing machine A folding device is provided for an automatic sewing machine for folding over at least two edge strips of a first fabric part. The edge strips extend at an angle to one another and the first fabric part will be sewn on a second fabric part. The device inc... | 09/22/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5417351 | Garment folding aid A portable device to aid in the folding of shirts or similar articles of clothing comprising a horizontal support structure, a vertically extending support part, and a horizontal carriage projecting forwardly from the support part in substantial horizonta... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5381937 | Pocket-folding device A pocket-folding device for folding a pocket blank and securing the folded pocket to a pocket-carrying article, the device having a locating fixture supported by a frame to receive the unfolded pocket blank, a top die and movable bottom die supported by t... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5272994 | Method and device for transporting and sewing a workpiece, pocket blank and pocket flap So as to sew a pocket-flap to a workpiece, the pocket-flap and a cut-out pocket are positioned relative to each other at a predetermined distance, in which they do not overlap, and relative to the workpiece. The workpiece, the cut-out pocket and the flap ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5218915 | Workpiece holding device with fold maintaining stop and recess A workpiece fabric holding device for producing neatly folded pocket pieces for attachment to an article clothing. When a peripheral edge of a patch pocket P put on a gage plate at an operational position is folded back under the gage plate, a folded port... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5211320 | Device for bending over fabrics to be sewn The present invention pertains to a device for bending over a fabric, especially pockets to be sewn onto a fabric layer, with plates that are arranged in essentially parallel planes and cooperate with one another, a fabric support plate and bending plates... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5174480 | Workpiece folding apparatus A folding sequence for cylinders, which are so powered as to fold pocket pieces in a good order, is inputted into a control box and stored in a storage medium. Many different pocket pieces may then be folded according to the inputted folding sequence for ... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5137190 | Apparatus for forming pleats and the like in fabric structures An apparatus and method for forming parallel and non-parallel pleats in a fabric structure such as a curtain or drape includes a generally planar baseplate and a segmented forming member hingedly attached thereto and overlying the baseplate. The segmented... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5133271 | Pocket setting device having label clamping mechanism A workpiece fabric folding device having a label clamping mechanism. The device is operated for folding back an outer end portion of a first workpiece fabric and for stitching the folded back portion to a second workpiece fabric by a sewing machine. In th... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5131574 | Device made of a plate and a frame provided with locking pieces suitable to simplify hand-folding of shirts and garments in general Device made of a plate and a frame provided with locking pieces, suitable to simplify hand-folding of shirts and garments in general. The device solves the problem of folding shirts and garments in general. The manual device is composed of a plate (1) and a frame (... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5108017 | Sleeve flip over device A method and apparatus for flipping and folding a pliable workpiece, such as a pre-hemmed sleeve blank, along a desired fold axis. A workpiece is conveyed past a flipping roller and down against a clamp bar wherein it is clamped at a predetermined time by... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5074444 | Method and apparatus for folding a long sleeve shirt A method of folding a long-sleeve garment which includes a method of pre-folding the sleeves which pre-folding method lends itself to automated techniques; and, further, an apparatus for performing the invented method, including the pre-folding method. Th... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5074230 | Workpiece fabric holding device for use in sewing machine A workpiece fabric holding or clamping device having a lower plate for holding a major part of the workpiece and a plurality of upper plates movable in a horizontal direction above the lower plate for selectively holding the workpiece in combination with ... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5071044 | Apparatus for folding a cut tie in a tie sewing machine A device for folding a cut-out 3 e.g. for a necktie in a sewing machine having a supporting table 2 which has a slit 29 into which a cut-out 3 laid over the slit is pressed in use, includes a folding sword which is composed of folding bars 17 set in a row... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5058517 | Workpiece folding device for a sewing machine A workpiece folding device for a sewing machine which can fold the peripheral edge of a fabric such as pocket cloth, comprising a gage plate on which the pocket cloth is placed, a press plate superimposed on the gage plate for folding down the edge of the... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5014633 | Workpiece fabric holding device for use in sewing machine A workpiece fabric holding device for holding a pocket cloth onto a garment, and for feeding these on a sewing machine table for effecting a pocket sewing. Various kinds of sewing locus are required for various pocket sewings. A base pressure plate and as... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5011052 | Folding device for apparel A device for facilitating the folding of apparel such as shirts or sweaters and the like. This device consists essentially of a flat base having a plurality of creases that allow the operator to manipulate the shirt or sweater in vertical and horizontal s... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4982676 | Pocket cloth folding device of a pocket setter A pocket cloth folding device of a pocket setter in which a flow controller is provided on a folding-pieces support member such that the amount of working fluid through a fluid pressure driver for movement of the folding-pieces support member is controlle... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4903871 | Pocket creasing machine An apparatus for folding and creasing pocket material is provided. A table has a heating plate mounted thereon. A top die has upper and lower die plates for folding material therebetween, the lower die plate being wider than the upper die plate. The top d... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4821659 | Workpiece holding device for a sewing machine A workpiece holding device for a sewing machine is disclosed. When a workpiece holder is connected to a supporter, a connecting rod having a peripheral groove and extending from the workpiece holder is inserted into a horizontal hole formed in the support... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4699302 | Device for producing waistbands in garments A folding device folds waistband ends into the waistband and the device moveable along with folding tools, clamping tools and engagement fingers in a way which allows the fingers to be inserted between layers of the waistband and moved the working area of... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4690078 | Method and apparatus for forming and stitching a shirt placket A method for folding and stitching a shirt placket uses a remote placket forming assembly to facilitate formation of a shirt placket while a previously-formed placket is being stitched. To provide this operation, a transfer arm assembly supports the plack... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4602580 | Method and apparatus for forming sleeve plackets There is disclosed a method and apparatus of forming sleeve plackets which utilizes blades insertable into and retractable from placket halves and which includes means for stretching the placket halves about the blades and means for sequentially retractin... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4523335 | Surgical gown A surgical gown is disclosed in which the main body of the gown is fan folded around transversely extending fold lines. The sleeves of the gown are inserted between the lowermost fold or bottom fold in the gown and the next adjacent fold. The donning of t... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4493276 | Pocket setter unit and automatic sewing machine including same A pocket setter unit attachable to a sewing machine includes a holder for holding the pocket over the garment to which the pocket is to be fixed, the holder including a free space around the portion of the pocket to be stitched to the garment, and a plura... | 01/15/1985 |
