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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5597099 | Garment waistband stretcher A garment waistband stretcher including a pair of identical, elongated stretching arms that are interlockable with a pivot pin and lockable in a stretching configuration with a locking pin. Each stretching arm is of a length about one-quarter (1/4") inch ... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5292041 | Adjustable elastic band inspecting apparatus An adjustable elastic band inspecting apparatus comprising a supporting frame attached to a bench by a C-clamp, and an inspection holder connected to the support frame by a pivoting axle that enables the height and inclination of the inspection holder to ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5263617 | Garment waistband expander apparatus Arranged for positioning within a waist portion of a garment, the apparatus includes first and second plate members arranged for retraction and projection relative to one another, having a cam plate intermediate the first and second plates to effect the e... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5057349 | Insert for use in fabric-painting An improved board-insert used in fabric painting and dyeing, in which the flat board is provided with a series of notches or cutouts about its peripheral edge surface, so that any two, oppositely-disposed notches may be used for holding an enwrapped, larg... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4746040 | Trouser hanger Hanger for trousers, comprising: (a) a tensioning member (1) having two tensioning arms (3) which move apart and have carrying pieces (4) on the ends, and (b) a U-shaped or virtually U-shaped attachment (2) having two limbs. Both parts are intended to gri... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4729498 | Telescopic garment hanger A garment hanger for suspending garments from their waistband is provided with a hollow tubular beam-like body suspended from a hook at its center. A pair of end members are telescopically slidably seated, one in each end of the body. Each end member is i... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4593839 | Garment stretcher Apparatus and method for stretching a localized area of a garment. The apparatus comprises a pair of pads and a pair of screws engaged with a barrel for forcibly urging the pads away from one another to stretch the localized area. The pads engage only a l... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4311260 | Garment display rack A pair of leg frame members are connected in side by side spaced relationship and are adapted to be inserted in the legs of a pair of trousers to display the trousers in a selected position. Each of the leg frame members includes inner and outer seam supp... | 01/19/1982 |
