Method for the automated production of t-shirts

A set of elements prepared to form a T-shirt, comprising:

• at least one stiff chest template shaped substantially like the chest of the T-shirt, said chest template being adapted to contain, hold and transport a stretched out piece of fabric shaped like the model of the chest of the T-shirt;
• at least one stiff back template shaped substantially like the back of the T-shirt, said back template adapted to contain, hold and transport a stretched out piece of fabric shaped like the model of the back of the T-shirt;
• at least two stiff sleeve templates shaped substantially like the open sleeves of the T-shirt, said sleeve templates adapted to contain, hold and transport a stretched out piece of fabric shaped like the model of the open right and left sleeves of the T-shirt, respectively;
• at least two stiff sleeve counter-templates shaped complementary to the curvature of the stiff sleeve templates;
• at least one hollow chest punch having a shearing outline adapted to obtain, from a fabric, stretched out on the stiff chest template, a piece of fabric shaped like the model of the chest;
• at least one hollow back punch having a shearing outline adapted to obtain, from a fabric, stretched out on the stiff back template, a piece of fabric shaped like the model of the back;
• at least one hollow sleeve punch having a shearing outline adapted to obtain, from a fabric, stretched out on the stiff sleeve template and adjacent sleeve counter-template, a piece of fabric shaped like the model of the open sleeves;
• wherein
• the stiff chest template and back template are slightly larger with respect to the dimensions of the corresponding hollow chest punch and back punch;
• the stiff sleeve templates are slightly larger with respect to the corresponding hollow sleeve punch at the ends of the sleeves and of the side edges, while they are slightly smaller than the corresponding sleeve punches at the curvature, which will be assembled with chest and back;
• each stiff sleeve template consists of two semi-templates that are symmetrical with respect to the line of symmetry, which are mechanically restrained to each other and can be overlapped by overturning (or closing like a book);
• at each curvature, which will be assembled with the sleeves, the stiff chest template and back template each have a movable portion adapted to retract by a distance no greater than the thickness of the respective stiff chest template and back template.