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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:
Aug. 04, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
William H Todd, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Joseph L Collins, Jr, Clemmons, NC (US);
Thomas A Reavis, King, NC (US);
Assignee:
Todd Motion Controls, Inc., Winston Salem, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A41H / ; B31F / ; B31F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
223 37 ; 493445 ; 493444 ;
Abstract
A sock processing apparatus provides devices for folding, trimming, stacking, and compressing socks. The method provides folding socks by tucking them into a slot in a plate, closing a pair of rollers beneath the plate upon the socks, and thereafter pulling the socks through the slot under roller compression. The socks then move to a trimming station, where they are held in place while a trimmer removes excess threads. The socks are then stacked and moved to a compression station for compression prior to packaging.