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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
May. 10, 2021
The North Face Apparel Corp., Wilmington, DE (US);
Dewayne Steward, Madison, NC (US);
Demitri Balabanov, Greensboro, NC (US);
The North Face Apparel Corp., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments include a fabric separator comprising a body, a drum, a gas intake, a sensor, and a clamp. In some embodiments, the drum has an outer surface, is coupled with the body, and has a drum rotatable about an axis. The gas intake may flow gas in a rotational direction of the drum such that a low pressure zone is created on at least a portion of the outer surface of the drum. The sensor may be coupled with the body. The clamp may be in communication with the sensor and coupled with the body. The clamp having an engaged mode where the clamp is pressed against a portion of the drum and a disengaged where the clamp is not pressed against a portion of the drum, the clamp transitions from the engaged mode to the disengaged mode based on a signal from the sensor.