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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:
May. 19, 1987
Filed:
Feb. 13, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sid Michaels, Garland, TX (US);
Pedro T Silva, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Levi Strauss & Co., Richardson, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05B / ; D05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
11212126 ; 112147 ;
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for automatically forming and hemming garments which are circular or tubular in shape, comprising an expandable multi-roller and cam assembly for mounting and tensioning the garment about the assembly, and which further comprises a means for selectively engaging or disengaging one of the rollers of the assembly depending on the size and shape of the garment to be hemmed. The apparatus further comprises means for loading the circular garment from the multi-roller expandable assembly into a folding device which is used to fold a hem of a predetermined depth into the garment prior to the hem being sewn.