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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. 29, 1997
Filed:
May. 24, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Cecil Roland Bell, Pinnacle, NC (US);
Charles Richard Moyer, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
Monarch Knitting Machinery Corporation, Glendale, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47G / ; B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
223112 ; 406151 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for delivering elongate flexible objects, such as hosiery blanks or pantyhose, in proper orientation for further processing including removing one or more flexible objects from a bundle and presenting a selected end thereof, to ensure proper orientation, to an entry end of a suction tube, transporting the flexible object through the suction tube to an exit and thereof, preparing the leading end thereof for transfer and transferring the leading end of the flexible object onto an object receiving member of a further processing machine.