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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2016
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Michael D. Hughes, Woodland, WA (US);
YongSeon Lee, Hochiminh, VN;
Son Thai Cao, Ho Chi Minh, VN;
Hieu Q. Tran, Ho Chi Minh, VN;
Edward F. Wachtel, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
A pallet drive system is provided that is operable for use on a sewing system. The pallet drive system has a pallet that is configured to hold a work-piece in position. A pair of alignment posts is coupled to the pallet. In exemplary aspects, each alignment post has a shape with surfaces extending in three dimensions along x, y and z axes. A corresponding pair of gripping fingers is coupled to a sewing machine, corresponding to each alignment post, that are moveable between an open position, allowing the alignment post to be positioned between the gripping fingers, and a closed position where the gripping fingers surround the alignment post. The gripping fingers define a cavity in the closed position to surround the alignment post in the x, y and z axes.