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US 11,267,134 B1Granted
Garment band attachment systems and methods
AssigneeSoftWear Automation, Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Baker, Luther Lloyd, III
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Abstract
Various examples are provided related to attachment of bands such as, e.g., collar or neck bands, sleeve bands, wrist bands, waist bands and ankle bands, etc. to a garment opening. In one example, among others, a band can be attached to a garment by loading the band between rollers in a joining position, positioning an opening of a garment extending between control surface mandrels over the band, and attaching the band to the garment along the edge of the opening.
Claims19
A robotic system, comprising:
- a band control system comprising rollers configured to receive a band for attachment to a garment;
- a garment control system comprising control surface mandrels configured to support an opening of the garment;
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- processing circuitry comprising a processor, wherein execution of a band attachment module:
- positions, by the band control system, the band in a joining position on the rollers;
- positions, by the garment control system, the opening of the garment over the band, where the control surface mandrels of the garment control system are aligned with and extend over at least a portion of the rollers of the band control system;
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- attaches the band to the garment along an edge of the band, where a position of an edge of the opening is controlled with respect to the edge of the band during attachment.
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