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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5979029 | Method and apparatus for removing creases from tubular fabric A method and apparatus removing creases from a tubular fabric including an assembly for moving the fabric through a fabric travel path, an assembly for internally stretching the fabric locally in the area of the creases and an arrangement for applying ste... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5884377 | Apparatus for spreading and mangling tubular knitted fabrics A mangle for circular knitted fabric has a circular spreader is combined with several mangling stations circularly arranged around the spreader for the removal of treatment liquor from tubular fabrics. In order to protect the fabric against excessive sque... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5867879 | Stretcher in calenders for tubular knitted fabrics The invention relates to a stretcher for tubular knitted fabrics comprising two separate stretcher arms (5, 6) bearing pulleys (23) in contact with belts (22) for carrying fabric (4), driven by drive wheels (11A, 11B) borne by supports (8) suitable to hor... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5794317 | Non-marking spreader for tubular knitted fabric A spreader-propeller apparatus for processing of tubular knitted fabric. Each of two spaced-apart frame sections is formed of upper and lower sheet metal sections mounting a plurality of grooved guide rollers carrying fabric-engaging propeller belts. The ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5701641 | Spreader for tubular knit fabrics A spreader included in tubular knit conditioning or finishing equipment is disclosed and includes a frame serving to support a pair of support members having fabric gripping means mounted on the spaced and oppositely disposed support members. A series of ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5598614 | Device for centering a tubular fabric A device (15) for centering a tubular fabric (10) comprises a central fixed supporting portion (16) located within the fabric. A pair of oscillating arms (17) each having an end mounted to said central fixed portion (16), are kept divaricated against the ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5594978 | Expander for tubular fabrics A fabric expander apparatus for tubular fabrics includes at least two first internal wheel and belt assembly groups kept in position inside and on the sides of the fabric tube by second external corresponding wheel and belt assembly groups. Each first int... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5519922 | Combined spreader and squeeze apparatus for tubular knitware Tubular knitted fabric is circularly spread and simultaneously squeezed for removing treatment liquor. Spreader components are separated from squeezing components in order to relieve the spreader components from the squeezing forces. For this purpose, pai... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5277139 | Sewing apparatus A sewing apparatus and method for receiving tubular knit fabric from a pre-knitted roll and making the fabric into foot covers. The fabric is first passed through an unique spreader which is mounted at the end of a pivotal boom adjacent a sewing machine. ... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5255419 | Tentering apparatus and method A tentering system having a pair of spaced tenter rails defining a first end, a second end and a tentering path, and moveable material securement members carried by the tenter rails is disclosed. The tentering system may include first material guides at t... | 10/26/1993 |
| 4947529 | Expander for tubular fabric An expander for tubular fabric is described having roller arrangements provided left and right in a frame for flat spreading of the tubular fabric, whereby each roller arrangement has a driven drive roller, which bears on the inside of a guide roller arou... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4875260 | Apparatus for the presettable calendering of tubular knitted fabric Equipment for the calendering of tubular knitted fabric (13) which, in the end step of a processing cycle, allows, by means of a cloth expander device (16), a steaming cxhamber (18) and a flattening, the width of the tubular fabric to be determined and fi... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4872383 | Apparatus for cutting tubular knitted fabric An apparatus comprising a movable frame reciprocatingly movable longitudinally of a tubular knitted fabric, a fixed press bed member spaced apart from the frame in the direction of transport of the fabric, at least one pair of upper and lower fabric feed ... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4733445 | Apparatus for expanding tubular material The externally held, adjustable width spreader for tubular material (1) present in a flat state is provided with two spreading and guiding units (2, 3) which are to be arranged next to one another in the interior of the tubular material. The spreading and... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4622728 | Method and apparatus for shrinkproofing tubular fabric A continuous method for shrinkproofing tubular fabric, especially knitted and the like goods, is effected so that the fabric is spread when wet, then compressed lengthwise and then dried in a shrinkproof manner. This method provides for overstretching the... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4598444 | Spreader-propeller apparatus for tubular knitted fabric A propeller-spreader for tubular knitted fabric is disclosed, in which internal, fabric edge engaging propeller belts are driven by means of magnetic coupling with internal, magnetic drive sheaves. A spreader frame, of flat configuration, arranged to late... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4586222 | Apparatus for treating and straightening tubular fabric An apparatus and method for finishing a tubular fabric where the apparatus includes a fabric spreader for spreading the tubular fabric into a flattened tube. Edge drive means are provided to move the tube of fabric over a spreader past a fabric treating s... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4430779 | Apparatus for steam conditioning textile fabrics An apparatus for the steam conditioning of lengths of textile fabrics includes a frame carrying a fabric spreader for spreading of the fabric in a spreading zone, steam boxes for application of steam to the spread fabric within a steam zone, a cooling zon... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4356602 | Stretcher for knitted fabrics A stretcher for tubular knitted fabric aimed at being mounted onto a calender and carrying two stretcher arms each carrying positioning rollers co-operating with supplier rollers for pulling up the knitted fabric and making it pass through said stretcher.... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4334365 | Methods of drying wet items of textile materials There is described a method of drying wet items of textile material, in which the wet item is rolled onto a roller and in the process subjected to a width-increase of at least 15% in the transverse direction while being fed without tension in the longitud... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4322957 | Apparatus for drying of tubular fabrics The invention provides a drying apparatus for a preliminary drying operation for tubular fabrics which includes a pair of drivable squeeze rollers forming a water expression nip, a freely rotatable supply roller resting against one of the squeeze rollers ... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4305185 | Adjustable spreader for tubular knitted fabric The disclosure is directed to apparatus for processing of tubular knitted fabric, including an internal flat spreader and width-adjustable edge drives, typically used in connection with other processing apparatus, such as calendars, padding equipment, com... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4262397 | Method for calendering tubular knitted fabrics The disclosure relates a method for finishing of tubular knitted fabric involving the steps of laterally distending the fabric to flat, two-layer form by passing it over a spreader frame, and discharging the fabric from the spreader frame into a pair of o... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4192045 | Adjustable spreader for tubular knitted fabric The disclosure is directed to apparatus for processing of tubular knitted fabric, including an internal flat spreader and width-adjustable edge drives, typically used in connection with other processing apparatus, such as calenders, padding equipment, com... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4184846 | Method and apparatus for liquid processing of tubular knitted fabrics The disclosure is directed to method and apparatus for processing of tubular knitted fabric with a liquid material, for uniformly impregnating the fabric with the liquid. The fabric initially is directed over a propeller-spreader frame, in which the fabri... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4173812 | Apparatus for calendering tubular knitted fabrics The disclosure relates to an apparatus for finishing of tubular knitted fabric including means for laterally distending the fabric to flat, two-layer form by passing it over a spreader frame, and discharging the fabric from the spreader frame into a pair ... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4146946 | Apparatus for steaming of tubular knitted fabric An apparatus is disclosed for continuously framing and steaming discrete segments of tubular knitted fabric, particularly sweater body segments and the like which are constructed to include a body section provided with a cuff at one end. The apparatus pro... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4112532 | Method of padding and extracting a continuously advancing circular knit fabric tube The disclosure is that of an invention directed to a horizontal padder and extractor for circular knit fabric tubes and includes a pair of squeeze rolls disposed with their axes in the same horizontal plane, thus defining an upwardly open nip for retainin... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4103402 | Edge drive stop mechanism for fabric spreaders The disclosure is directed to an improved stop mechanism for controlling edge drives of fabric spreaders, in the processing of tubular knitted fabrics. A combination spreader and propeller mechanism, consisting of a frame and fabric engaging belts, is rec... | 08/01/1978 |
| 4085484 | Apparatus for treating tubular fabrics In the present invention, there is provided a pair of pressure rollers mounted on a frame for removing the excess liquid from the fabric at the nip formed between the rollers. A predetermined planar path passes through the nip of the rollers coincidental ... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4014081 | Method for processing of sweater sections and the like Knitted tubular sweater sections, including a body section and a relatively elastic cuff section, are applied in succession to a spreading frame and are distended to a predetermined, uniform width throughout. The distended sweater sections are then discha... | 03/29/1977 |
| 3978557 | Apparatus for spreading and guiding a tubular fabric An apparatus for spreading and guiding a tube of fabric which includes four free turning spheres, two of which are associated with and magnetically attracted to a respective drive sheave and the other two of which are associated with and magnetically attr... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3973304 | Spreader for circular knit fabric tubes The disclosure is that of conditioning equipment for performing either straightening or overfeed calendering operations upon circular knit fabric tubes and includes a feed stand, a control roll station, a drive roll station, a steaming station and a calen... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3958432 | Apparatus for treating tubular fabrics In the wet treatment of tubular fabric a ballooning phenomena occurs as the tubular fabric is withdrawn from the wet treatment upstream from the squeeze rolls which squeeze out the excess liquid in the fabric. A plurality of pairs of rollers are placed up... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3939628 | Bag and package making method A method is provided of making a bag including the steps of: Expanding tubular plastic netting in continuous rope form into an elongated sleeve with an open end; Positioning a first bottom closure strip across a first part of such sleeve; Positioning a second ... | 02/24/1976 |
