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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1995
Claude LeBlond, Broad Brook, CT (US);
Kevin M Williams, Cromwell, CT (US);
Alex Zusmanovich, South Windsor, CT (US);
Allan Buckle, Cromwell, CT (US);
Darryl Colburn Stein, Andover, CT (US);
Gerber Garment Technology, Inc., Tolland, CT (US);
Abstract
A system for automatically making sample garments comprises a controller having a central process for preparing a marker based on data representing individual pattern pieces of an overall garment design and data representing selected portions of the sheet material from which the garment is to be constructed. The system further comprises an apparatus for cutting and performing other work operations on the sheet material. The apparatus includes a table having a core defining a vacuum plenum and a sheet material support surface.