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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322078 | Drive device for a transverse drawing system for films of synthetic material The invention relates to drawing systems using a series of jaws for the support, transport and drawing of the film (2), which are supported and guided by rails and driven by endless chains (3), connecting the jaws between the above. Each chain (3 | 01/29/2008 |
| 6901639 | Stretching machine A stentering machine having a horizontal drying zone and a vertical pretreatment zone for a web of material spread out between stentering chains is described. The stentering chains are brought from the vertical position into a horizontal position in a deflection zon... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6868592 | Stentering machine A stentering machine having a horizontal drying zone and a vertical pretreatment zone for a strip of material held spread out between tension chains configured as slide chains is described. The tension chains are brought from the vertical into the horizontal positio... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6865783 | Stentering machine A stentering machine having a drying zone and a pretreatment zone for coating a web of material on both sides and drying it is described. One aim consists of deflecting a web of material coated in the vertical position and stretched out in width, in order to introdu... | 03/15/2005 |
| 5862574 | Low profile tentering system and tenter frame A new low-profile tentering system for a tenter machine is realized according to the present invention by a tenter frame including low-profile rail assemblies for carrying an endless carrier. A series of attachment blocks of the endless carrier have tente... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5847739 | Cloth feeding drum for ink-jet printing A method of carrying out ink Jet printing includes the steps of: introducing a cloth on which ink Jet printing is to be carried out onto a cloth feeding drum having a plurality of support pins for holding the cloth on the cloth feeding drum; and moving th... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5819382 | Tenter unit A width stretching unit for textile webs includes a first needle disc unit having first and second needle discs disposed along a first axis at a distance corresponding to the width of the web of material and a second needle disc unit having a second axis ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5555610 | Tenter frame, apparatus for use with tenter frame and methods of use The invention relates to a tenter frame for treating web materials such as woven or knitted fabrics, film or the like, to apparatus for removing a web from a tenter while controlling the web and to a process for removal of a web from a tenter. A pair of e... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5373613 | Tenter frame with pinned roll transfer means The invention relates to a tenter frame for treating web materials such as woven or knitted fabrics, film or the like, to apparatus for removing a web from a tenter while controlling the web and to a process for removal of a web from a tenter. A pair of e... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5042121 | Method and apparatus for decurling and tentering fabric A tenter frame for spreading and treating open widths of a moving fabric which includes a pair of endless tenter chains each of which has a plurality of upstanding pins adapted to engage opposed edges of the fabric for transporting the fabric through the ... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5022336 | Pin type conveyor fabric feeding apparatus for a sewing machine An apparatus for feeding a sewing machine with a textile fabric with opposite side hems. The sewing machine has a needle assembly and a bobbin assembly which are vertically aligned with each other to sew a textile fabric placed at a position between the n... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4972560 | Apparatus for a knitted fabric tenter frame An apparatus for a tenter frame feeds a fabric web to the nip region of vertical pins and cooperating rollers of a pair of endless belt assemblies which transport the web through a drying chamber. The apparatus includes a guide member which guides the web... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4817254 | Tenter entry feed system and method A tenter entry feed assembly and method is disclosed for a tenter which includes a pair of spaced entry feed assemblies (A, 25, 27). Each entry feed assembly includes a parallel pinning rail section (B), an adjacent elongated fabric conveyor (C, 40), and ... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4723345 | Chain conveyor of a fabric web stretching machine A chain conveyor of a fabric web stretching machine includes input and output sides of the machine, an endless roller chain having a forward and rearward running parts, chain links, chain bolts absorbing longitudinal chain forces, stretching devices dispo... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4646402 | Stretching machine A stretching machine for webs of textile material includes a feeding region of the machine for receiving a web of material in a given travel direction, a driven drawing-in cylinder for engaging the web of material, mutually and adjustably spaced apart cha... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4541353 | Dual-chain sewing machine A dual-chain sewing machine for aligning the edges and the corresponding seam tracks of pieces of a garment that have different curvatures and for sewing the pieces together along the seam tracks includes two flexible, elongated carriers, which move at ap... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4473929 | Magnetically cushioned cloth tentering device A cloth tentering device wherein the tentering force for spreading cloth is produced magnetically between a permanent magnet member accommodated within a tubular cloth or engaged with the selvages of a flat cloth and rows of electromagnets in position sep... | 10/02/1984 |
| 4428723 | Apparatus for stretching a continuously advancing synthetic-resin web and feeding same stepwise to a thermoforming machine An apparatus used in combination with an input machine that continuously delivers a stretchable web to an input location and with an output machine that operates stepwise to treat the web at a stationary output location has a reciprocal support frame betw... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4266327 | Releasably interlocking needlestrip and needle-carrier for textile machines A releasably interlockable needlestrip and needle-carrier for textile machines includes a generally U-shaped elongated needle carrier having legs defining a longitudinally extending recess therebetween. A plurality of protuberances are provided on one of ... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4238530 | Method for producing stress-relieved fabric A continuous, spliceless bias fabric in which the angular displacement between the warp and filling yarns is in the approximate range of 90 to 150 degrees is produced by the steps of cutting a tubular, square-woven fabric at a bias angle of 40-50 degrees ... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4222809 | Apparatus for and method of removing scrap ribbons trimmed from a carpeting strip An apparatus and method are provided for removing scrap ribbons defined by cutting away opposite side edge portions of a carpeting strip.... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4176429 | Apparatus for cleaning clamping surfaces This invention relates to an apparatus for cleaning the clamping surfaces of tenter hook or clip tables and small flaps of tenter hooks or clips during the operation of a tenter hook or clip chain, which comprises a carrier member secured to a tenter hook... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4176430 | Selvage strip lifting device In a preferred embodiment, an elongated base element has as a part thereof, a hinge mechanism mounting a lever for pivotal movement of the lever by a handle whenever movement of the base element causes the handle to strike a cam mounted in the path of mov... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4134189 | Tentering clip chain This invention relates to the base of tentering clips pivotally connected to form an endless tentering chain and specifically to a structure wherein three rollers are placed in tandem on opposite sides of the base and wherein the roller shaft is also the ... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4118956 | Fabric printing machine A fabric printing machine, comprising a printing head, a steamer disposed beyond the printing head, a washer disposed beyond the steamer, a pair of stenter chains operative to engage the edges of the fabric advancing from the printing head and to drive it... | 10/10/1978 |
| 3995457 | Continuous padding type dyeing machine A continuous padding type dyeing machine particularly suitable for handling elastic fabrics, the machine including a padding bath with at least a pair of main and auxiliary padding rollers and a dryer having a pair of spaced endless conveyors means provid... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3961651 | Apparatus for heat treating fabric at the loom Apparatus for heat treating thermoplastic fabric at the loom is illustrated including an elongated housing extending across the full width of the loom having a passageway therethrough dividing the housing into opposed chambers, one of which carries a heat... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3961400 | Perforated drum drier A perforated drum drier with a first lower inlet opening in a rear wall of a drier housing for feeding a tubular knit fabric to a first drum in the housing, and with a substantially horizontal stentering chain mechanism extending through a second upper in... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3932905 | Method of dyeing a textile web Method of dyeing a textile web having a relatively large volume or relief-like construction which includes immersing the web in a dye solution having a dye concentration corresponding to the quantity of liquid to be squeezed from the web in a subsequent d... | 01/20/1976 |
