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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1984
Elbert Engle, Ashville, AL (US);
Chesebrough-Pond's Inc., Westport, CT (US);
Abstract
A microprocessor-controlled machine and method for automatically removing adjacent pieces from a stack of fabric plies, properly orienting these pieces adjacent one another, and joining these pieces by sewing at least one stitch or seam, to form a partially sewn garment such as a T-shirt sewn at the shoulder seams. The machine includes fabric positioning and engaging mechanisms, and a transport means for engaging and conveying fabric pieces while maintaining engaged portions thereof in predetermined alignment. The over-all machine includes three portions: a positioning portion having a plurality of movable platforms and a traveling carriage equipped with a powered roller that carries a fabric engaging mechanism; a sewing portion having a sewing machine, a plurality of platforms and a fabric transport mechanism that includes a pin chain for automatically engaging and transporting fabric past the sewing machine while maintaining the engaged fabric in proper alignment; and an unload/stacker portion for disengaging the partially sewn garment from the pin chain and automatically stacking same.