Class 223/77 - Expansible

Subclass of Class 223 - Apparel apparatus
Definition: Forms coming having means to expand them in one or more
No. of patents: 25
Last issue date: 07/18/2006

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Number	Title	Issue Date
7076897	Method and apparatus for loading articles such as stockings, socks and the like onto the shapes of an ironing machine The invention refers to a method and apparatus for loading articles such as stockings, socks and the like onto an ironing machine being provided with relevant support shapes; the apparatus (1) comprises: a tubular chamber (3) with an inlet section (...	07/18/2006
7049621	Apparatus and method for detecting the orientation of textile products such as stockings and socks The orientation of textile articles such as stockings and socks having closed or open toe are detected by a method and apparatus, in a plant for the automatic treatment of articles in which the articles are pneumatically moved. A machine (6) requires the arti...	05/23/2006
6155466	Apparatus for stretching apart one end of a tubular article Apparatus for the opening or stretching apart of one end (10) of a tubular article (1), comprising a body (T) of substantially tubular shape, with an entry section (I) of the end (10) of the articles (1) to be treated and communicating with air suction me...	12/05/2000
6132166	Apparatus and method for positioning textile articles Apparatus for positioning textile tubular articles according to a predetermined reference, comprising a structure (1) with, for each article (5) to be formed, two pairs of cylindrical parallel and superimposed rollers (4) rotatable about respective longit...	10/17/2000
6026757	Conveyor for sewing machines for closing the tip of hoses A conveyor for sewing machines for closing the tip of hoses or the like, having high-versatility use. The conveyor comprises a pair of substantially coplanar flat strips which are laterally adjacent to each other and have, on their mutually facing sides, ...	02/22/2000
5941431	Sock boarding apparatus An apparatus for boarding socks includes a skeletal frame formed from a plurality of subframes define a path of movement for one or more socks being boarded by the apparatus, an assembly for boarding one or more socks including an assembly for moving a so...	08/24/1999
5709326	Method and apparatus for inspecting and shaping pantyhose There are provided a device and a method for shaping and inspecting pantyhose for defects comprising flat stretchers for stretching the pantyhose, the stretchers being arranged in pairs one beside the other and so that they can be brought into a mutually ...	01/20/1998
5669321	Stocking-holder shape for pantyhose sewing machine Improved stocking-holder shape comprising two contouring flat elements that can be stretched apart under control, wherein each of said flat elements is provided, in correspondence of the respective outer side, with a flexible and elastic body which has on...	09/23/1997
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
5564609	Method for mounting pantyhose blanks A method for mounting pantyhose blanks which enables a pair of pantyhose blanks to be efficiently and accurately mounted on a stretch holder member of a crotch sewing machine employed in pantyhose sewing. Panty portions of a pair of pantyhose blanks are i...	10/15/1996
5415330	Feeder for guiding stockings in looping machines A feeder for guiding stockings in a looping machine includes a mechanism for rapid adjustment of the opening width between two mutually facing guide bars provided with two horizontal mutually parallel rods loaded by respective springs pressing the rods ag...	05/16/1995
5316188	Apparatus for stretching tubular material with a least one closed end on a stretcher An apparatus for stretching tubular material with at least one closed end on a stretcher, in particular for stretching stockings, pantyhose, and the like on an elongated stretcher, is described, in which the tubular material is pulled onto the stretcher b...	05/31/1994
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
5261579	Process and device for smoothing tubular, extensible material A process and a device for smoothing tubular, extensible material with at least one closed end, especially for shaping stockings or tights, is described, with at least one apparatus to feed in and stretch the material on an elongated stretcher being provi...	11/16/1993
4942988	Device to aid in putting on elastic hose A device for spreading elastic stockings so that the user can more readily insert a foot and leg into the stocking. The device includes two looped ends to be inserted into the stocking. The loops are hinged together so that they can be moved from a closed...	07/24/1990
4903415	Machine for flaw-checking and drying stockings and the like The machine for flaw-checking and drying stockings and the like comprises a rotatable platform which has elements for supporting stockings, comprising a plurality of vertically arranged fork-like elements each having an elastically contractable base. The ...	02/27/1990
4619384	Printing or drawing mold for stockings A printing or drawing mold for stocking includes a main mold having a pair of outer jacket plates, a pair of extendible side plates pivotedly formed on the main mold, a width adjuster formed on the upper portion of the mold operatively expanding the exten...	10/28/1986
4576318	Pantyhose crotch edge stretching apparatus and method Apparatus and method for removing wrinkles from a pantyhose portion surrounding a crotch area to which a gusset is applied, the pantyhose having a pair of leg portions and a panty portion, which comprises an edge stretcher for stretching the edge portion ...	03/18/1986
4541554	Sock stretcher A sock stretcher comprising a plurality of hollow and generally cylindrical sleeves telescopically arranged within each other, the sleeves having progressively smaller outside diameters such that a second and next largest sleeve would have an outer diamet...	09/17/1985
4491255	Collapsible hosiery form A collapsible hosiery form for panty hose garments and the like, suitable for hosiery handling apparatus in which a plurality of such forms are conveyed about an endless path from a loading station through a treatment chamber to a stripping station, inclu...	01/01/1985
4401244	Automatic apparatus for superimposing, folding and transferring pairs of stockings to a collection station Apparatus for automatically superimposing and folding collants or stockings and transferring the same to packaging. The apparatus comprises a moving chain carrying grippers having the collants leg tips hanging thereon. The chain travels through a narrow l...	08/30/1983
4392596	Hosiery trimming apparatus There is disclosed an apparatus and process for finishing hosiery articles such as men's, women's and children's socks. Each sock is placed inside-out on an elongated hollow tubular member, with the toe seam covering a first open end of the tubular member...	07/12/1983
4137763	Hosiery testing apparatus A hosiery article stretching and marking device and a leg form are provided to accurately measure and compare the relative compressive forces of longitudinally spaced portions of stretchable hosiery articles. The form includes integral leg and foot portio...	02/06/1979
4136557	Panty hose testing apparatus and method A panty hose testing apparatus in which a manikin conforming substantially to the lower portion of a human torso is provided with waist, leg, and hip portions for receiving thereon panty hose garments and the like. The garment is retained upon the manikin...	01/30/1979
3990616	Dryer and shaper support for clothing A dryer and shaper support for clothing which is particularly adapted for drying and shaping amputee stump socks; the unit includes a frame having means for hanging the frame, a downwardly extending rounded, perforate lower portion, and horizontally dispo...	11/09/1976

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