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US 2011/0271510 A1Published application
Machine for forming eyelets in apparel hangtags
AssigneeAvery Dennison Corporation
InventorDongchun WU
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Abstract
A machine and method for punching an aperture through a hangtag and securing a two-piece eyelet to the same is disclosed. The machine has a frame, a table, a platform, a plurality of hangtag holders, a loading station, a punching station, an eyeleting station, and an unloading station.
Claims20
A machine for punching an aperture through a hangtag and securing a two-piece eyelet to the same, comprising:
- a frame;
- a table mounted to the frame, the table having a center;
- a platform rotatably mounted to the center of the table;
- a plurality of hangtag holders mounted to the platform just inside a periphery of the platform;
- and
- a plurality of hangtag processing stations mounted to the table just outside the periphery of the platform.
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A method for creating a hangtag having a two-piece eyelet, comprising the steps of:
- providing a machine having a plurality of four processing stations, the first station being a loading station, the second station being a punching station, the third station being an eyeleting station, and the fourth station being an unloading station;
- equipping the loading station with a plurality of hangtags, and the eyeleting station with a plurality of washers and eyelets;
- advancing a hangtag holder to the four processing stations;
- placing a hangtag onto the hangtag holder at the first processing station;
- punching an aperture into the hangtag held by the hangtag holder at the second processing station;
- securing an eyelet and a washer in the aperture created by the second processing station to create a two-piece eyelet at the third processing station;
- and
- removing the hangtag having the two-piece eyelet from the hangtag holder at the fourth processing station.
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A method for creating a hangtag having a two-piece eyelet, comprising the steps of:
- providing a machine having a frame, a table, a platform, a plurality of hangtag holders, a loading apparatus, a punching apparatus, an eyeleting apparatus, and an unloading apparatus;
- providing the loading apparatus with a plurality hangtags;
- providing the eyeleting apparatus with a plurality of eyelets and a plurality washers;
- advancing the platform to move the hangtag holders until one out of the plurality of hangtag holders is aligned with the loading apparatus;
- activating the loading apparatus to place a hangtag on the hangtag holder;
- advancing the platform to move the hangtag holder into alignment with the punching apparatus;
- activating the punching apparatus to punch an aperture in the hangtag;
- advancing the platform to move the hangtag holder into alignment with the eyeleting apparatus;
- activating the eyeleting apparatus to secure an eyelet and a washer together through the hangtag aperture;
- advancing the platform to move the hangtag holder into alignment with the unloading apparatus;
- and
- activating the unloading apparatus to remove the hangtag from the hangtag holder.
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A method for producing an apparel hangtag, comprising the steps of:
- selecting a hangtag;
- providing the hangtag;
- placing the hangtag on a rotary platform;
- indexing the platform to a punch station;
- creating an aperture in the hangtag at the punch station;
- advancing the hangtag to a eyelet station;
- supplying an eyelet and washer to the rotary platform;
- inserting the washer and eyelet into the aperture;
- flaring the washer and eyelet to secure the eyelet and washer to the aperture;
- and
- advancing the hangtag to a delivery station and expelling the hangtag from the rotary platform.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.