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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 1984
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1982
John E Hostetler, Bettendorf, IA (US);
William H Hulsebusch, DeWitt, IA (US);
I Weir Sears, Jr, Davenport, IA (US);
Apparel Form Company, Davenport, IA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for use in forming fabric into a predetermined three-dimensional shape. The apparatus includes a contoured mold having at least two parts which are movable between a retracted position and an expanded position. A fabric holding mechanism is provided for holding a fabric shell placed over the mold in fixed position on the mold when the mold parts are in expanded condition. A driving assembly is mounted on one of the mold parts and operatively associated with the other mold part for effecting relative expansion thereof.
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