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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:
Oct. 03, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1994
Toshiaki Iwasaki, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
Apparatus and method for retaining a work sheet on a support plate, the plate having opposite major surfaces, the apparatus including (a) a table, (b) a support plate with one or more air passages, and (c) a suction device. The method for retaining the sheet and stitching the sheet including the steps of (A) placing the sheet on one major surface of the supporting plate, (B) folding and inserting an excess of the sheet which overflows one major surface of the plate, between the other major surface of the plate and the table which is positioned adjacent to the other major surface of the plate, (C) sucking air through the one or more passages of the plate so as to retain an inner portion of the sheet supported by one major surface of the plate, on that major surface, and (D) forming stitches on the sheet.
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