B - Operations – Transporting – 65 – H
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
65
H
28/17
B65H 9/08 (2006.01) B65H 45/04 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1275790
ABSTRACT Apparatus for stretching and folding a limp fabric piece having a plurality of opposed elastic bands extending therefrom comprises a platform having a foldable segment such that one half of said fabric piece is located on said foldable segment and in a position to enable subsequent folding of said fabric piece to obtain the shape of the desired garment, applying suction to said elastic bands in an axial direction thereto by suction means, gripping said elastic bands relative to the suction means, releasing the holding action on said fabric piece, releasing the suction, stretching said fabric piece by axially moving the suction means with the gripped (attached) elastic bands away from said fabric piece, gripping the fabric piece adjacent the elastic bands, associated with said foldable segment, relative to the segment in the correct position to form the garment with overlapping elastic bands when folded, releasing the gripping hold on said elastic bands associated with said foldable segment, folding said segment to form said garment with said elastic bands overlapping, pressing and holding said garment adjacent said overlapping elastic bands, releasing the grip on the elastic bands associated with said (stationary) platform and said foldable segment respectively, and returning said foldable segment. Also claimed in a method of stretching and folding such a limp fabric piece.
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Blake Robert Charles
Bone Shane Andrew
Fukuyama Yoshinobu
Lau David
Maegawa Hiroji
Bereskin & Parr
Pacific Dunlop Limited
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