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US 2014/0060273 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for cutting of fabric
AssigneeColumbia Sportswear North America, Inc.
InventorPak Him Chan
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Abstract
Embodiments herein provide an cutting system for cutting a fabric. In various embodiments, a stabilizing material may be disposed on one or both sides of the fabric during the cutting operation. The stabilizing material may prevent/reduce stretching/elongation of the fabric to facilitate achieving precise cutting dimensions (e.g., cutting length). In some embodiments, the stabilizing material may be paper.
Claims14
A cutting system, comprising:
- a cutting machine configured to receive a fabric at a feed end, the cutting machine including a cutting element configured to selectively engage the fabric to cut the fabric;
- a dispenser configured to feed a layer of stabilizing material on a top or bottom side of the fabric;
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- a puller wheel configured to pull the stabilizing material through a cutting region of the cutter.
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A method for cutting a fabric comprising:
- feeding, from a dispenser, a stabilizing material through a cutting region of a cutting machine, wherein the stabilizing material is automatically fed through the cutting region;
- feeding a fabric into the cutting region over or under the stabilizing material;
- lowering a cutting element of the cutting machine to selectively cut the fabric.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.