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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:
Jul. 15, 1997
Filed:
May. 06, 1996
James R Young, Gainesville, GA (US);
Randy Messer, Wellford, SC (US);
The Needle Doctor, Inc., Wellford, SC (US);
Abstract
A perimeter sewing system for manufacture of a self-inflating vehicle air bag includes: a base structure and a rotatable lower platter mounted in said base structure. A rotatable upper platter is mounted to a support arm attached to said base. The lower platter and the upper platter have a common axis of rotation. A primary motor is also included. A sewing machine is positioned for perimeter sewing of fabric placed on the lower platter. The sewing machine is mechanically synchronized with the primary motor. Drive structure is provided for driving the lower platter at a user-variable rotational speed which is synchronized with the said primary motor. This drive structure includes a forward/reverse transmission. A sensor means is provided for detecting a position of said lower platter. A processor receives inputs from a control panel and the sensor to control the primary motor, the platter reverse motor, and the forward/reverse transmission means.
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