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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5915603 | Loop turner A loop turner is used for turning a loop member inside out. The loop turner includes a bar body having a front end and a rear end. The bar body is provided with a clip segment for coming into removable engagement with the open mouth edge of the loop membe... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5699942 | Automatic sleeve invertor An apparatus for automatically inverting a garment piece for a sweat suit or the like. The apparatus includes an elongated tube for receiving the garment piece over the front end of the tube. A gripper arm is located adjacent to the rear end of the tube a... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5628435 | Device for inverting tubular fabrics A device for inverting tubular fabrics having a base with a back and a front and a plurality of turning arms, each arm having a centerline, a distal end and a proximal end. The proximal ends of each turning arm are fixedly attached to the base so that the... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5597098 | Machine for turning stockings the right way out, with high operating reliability Machine for turning stockings the right way out which has a first pair of rollers that have mutually parallel axes, are arranged laterally on opposite sides with respect to a median plane, and are rotatable about their respective axes with mutually opposi... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5507421 | Turn and cut machine for reverse-folding tubular textile material and methods of operation The turn and cut machine includes a feed tray for advancing flat tubular feedstock textile material. Grippers open the leading end of the tubular material to define an opening. Clamp elements are advanced into the opening to clamp opposite side portions o... | 04/16/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5392970 | Device for turning hosiery items inside out with high operating reliability Device for turning hosiery items inside out including elements for gripping a hosiery item and moving it along an advancement direction so that the top of the hosiery item is orientated in the advancement direction, and opening elements that engage the ho... | 02/28/1995 |
| 4827693 | Hosiery manufacture and packaging A pair of hose are mounted on a card for purpose of display or sale the card being inserted into one hose and the other hose being placed inside the first hose, between the latter and one surface of the card. Machinery for so assembling the hose and card ... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4487546 | Device for transferring tubular fabrics from support hangers to a rigid body and inverting the fabric A device for transferring tubular fabrics, particularly panty hose, the opening or mouth of which is fitted on support hangers which are spaced apart from one another and hold the mouth at an open position, and for transferring such tubular fabrics onto a... | 12/11/1984 |
