Sara Lee Corporation

Consolidated Foods Corporation

A Russell Edwards

Cecil R Bell

Willie M Lathery

Richard M Porter

Donald G Bell

J Reid London

Thomas J Costello

Lee A Efird

Stephen K Shaw

Harold Setliff

August A Pike

George D Nakhle

A system for forming substantially diamond-shaped gussets to be used in the production of panty hose garments wherein the gussets are formed by severing a circular knit tube along a bias angle of approximately 30.degree. subsequently to form strips having a width corresponding to the desired width of a gusset. The strip then is severed along a prescribed angle of approximately 30.degree. to define a gusset wherein the fabric wales extend parallel to a line extending from one point to the diagonally opposite point of the diamond-shaped gusset. The gusset is then transferred and oriented for subsequent sewing to hosiery blanks in the forming of panty hose.

Method and apparatus for forming and presenting bias cut gussets in the

Apparatus for forming and presenting bias cut gussets in the formation

An improved assembly for facilitating the closing of an end portion of a tubular hosiery blank positioned upon a support assembly includes a tubular unit having a metallic hollow core provided with a molded urethane coating covering the outer portion of the core, and having diametrically opposed urethane fins defining guide slots for supporting and freely slidably receiving therein reciprocable blades. The radially extending urethane fins are tapered outwardly and extend substantially the full length of the core member.

Garment toe closing assembly

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Winston-Salem, NC, United States of America

A Russell Edwards