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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7036410 | Transversely cutting and conveying a web A gripper pulls a web off a supply downstream through upstream and downstream clamps. The upstream clamp is closed on the web and a piece is cut off its end. Then the gripper is moved back upstream to form the cut-off piece into a dependent loop while the lower part... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6769223 | Roof insulation applicator with purlin connectors Roof insulation applicator (10) for applying sheet material to the roof of an industrial building includes a carriage (12) for mounting on adjacent purlins (14 and 15) of a partially completed roof. Support roller (40) is applied b... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6195958 | Apparatus for propelling a carriage along the length of purlins of a roof structure An apparatus for propelling a carriage along a roof structure of the type having a plurality of purlins spaced apart from one another in a parallel arrangement, and method of using same are disclosed. The apparatus includes a carriage movable along the le... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6152438 | Floor supported fabric spreading machine A fabric spreading machine including a dispensing system frame, a fabric dispensing assembly secured to the frame, a floor mounted track and a drive system secured to the frame for traversing the track. Also disclosed is a loading and unloading system for... | 11/28/2000 |
| 5699980 | Machine for spreading fabric A machine for spreading fabric. The machine includes a plurality of cylinders for guiding the fabric from the belt and a plate on which the fabric slides from the machine onto a table on which the fabric is spread out. The machine further includes a cylin... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5236184 | Automatic spreader for knitted fabrics with an enlarging calender The invention relates to an automatic spreader for knitted fabrics with an enlargening calender having a spreading table and a spreading carriage alternatively movable on said table and in which said spreading carriage (11) has an opening (13) in the midd... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5029827 | Variable belt cradle roll support for cloth spreading machine A belt cradle cloth roll support apparatus for a cloth spreading machine including a pair of first and second endless belt members defining a V-shaped trough and trained about a plurality of rollers, including an adjustment mechanism for moving one of the... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4836524 | Carriage with turret support for bolts of fabric for spreading on the bedplate of automatic spreaders An automatic fabric-spreading carriage is disclosed, in which the turret support for the bolt of fabric is improved in such a way that return rollers for the fabric and operations of unthreading and rethreading are obviated. The turret support is rotating... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4830351 | Batt stabilization in cross-lapped web manufacturing apparatus An apparatus for forming a layered, cross-lapped web of predetermined width from a strip of batt material is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a pair of transversely spaced frame members, a delivery conveyor having a web support surface thereon positione... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4728089 | Cloth spreading apparatus A cloth spreading apparatus 10 for spreading cloth from a cloth roll 16 supported by an expandable mandrel 20 onto a work surface 14. The apparatus includes a carriage assembly 24 movable on the work surface between first and second locations. A mounting ... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4708331 | Device for layer-stacking web-like materials The invention related to a device for layer-stacking web-like materials, comprising a fixed table on which a carriage is mounted for sliding, said carriage supporting a roll of material mounted for free rotation on a support and being held by pressure aga... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4700598 | Method for working on woven fabric wound on a supply roll Programmable apparatus for cutting woven fabric wound on a supply roll includes a fabric spreader which pays-off fabric from the supply roll and onto a cutting table as the spreader moves relative to the table. A vibrating member carried by the fabric spr... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4611798 | Cloth spreading apparatus A cloth spreading apparatus for spreading superimposed layers of cloth on a plurality of tables which are connected together side-by-side, the superimposed layers of cloth being in correct alignment with each other. The apparatus includes a cloth laying m... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4595328 | Apparatus for transferring support members for material Bolts (10, 13) of material such as fabric, supported in open-topped bearing elements (6, 14) are exchanged by apparatus comprising a carrier (24). The carrier (24) has closable openings for engagement with spindle ends (8) projecting from the bolts (10, 1... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4575066 | Web laying machine The web laying machine comprises a unit for laying cloth or stock material. The unit is mounted on a pivotable casing, support arms support the roll of material, and a transfer roll in juxtaposed relationship with the roll of material effects a pay-off of... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4573618 | Apparatus for unrolling and spreading rolled cloth An apparatus for unrolling and spreading a long roll of cloth on a work table in which a servo motor is coupled with wheels of a spreader and for running the spreader on the work table. A servo motor is coupled with a dispensing roller and for rolling out... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4519595 | Apparatus for unwinding fabric from a roll A fabric-unwinding apparatus, wherein a travelling, body can move back and forth over a work table. A fabric roll is supported on a support table mounted on the travelling body, and an unwinding roll is set on the support table in a manner to be contacted... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4494740 | Spreading equipment having selvage engaging independently rotated needle wheels This invention relates to the improvements of a spreading equipment which unwinds textile material wound on a material roller by making patterns and cutting the materials and spreads it on a table. These improvements especially relates to such a construct... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4462584 | Clamp device for cloth spreading machine switch actuator A portable clamp device for releasable mounting upon the track of a cutting table supporting a longitudinally reciprocal cloth spreading machine having a position-control switch and switch actuator, the clamp device being longitudinally aligned with the s... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4436296 | Feeder device for folding machines A feeder device for supporting and unwinding web material from a supply roll in a folding machine. The device is supported by a carriage mounted for reciprocating movement on the machine and includes a conveyor of the driven belt type operatively attached... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4193589 | Turntable for cloth spreading machine A turntable for supporting a cloth spreading machine adapted to abut the end of a conventional cutting table having an elongated track on each side. The rotary platform of the turntable includes a straight track adapted to align with one track of the cutt... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4134558 | Brake construction for cloth-laying machine A brake construction for braking a roll of fabric journalled on a cloth-laying machine having first and second spaced frame portions, said brake construction including a brake band having a first end portion anchored to the first portion of the frame by a... | 01/16/1979 |
| 3982745 | Fabric supplying and cutting system Rolls of fabric wound on stiff supporting tubes having projecting ends and stored in a storage room located below a cutting room having at least one cutting table are delivered by a chain conveyor, which supports the rolls by the projecting ends of the tu... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3951398 | Fabric layering machine A fabric layering machine for movement along a layering table, comprising a frame, mounting means carried by said frame for mounting a supply of fabric, first and second power rollers carried by the frame, transfer means operable to move one of the power ... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3941367 | Fabric layering machine A fabric layering machine for movement along a layering table, comprising a frame, mounting means carried by said frame for mounting a supply of fabric, a pair of draw-off rollers arranged to provide a nip therebetween and readily removable from an operat... | 03/02/1976 |
