Fabric cutting apparatus

A system of cutting stacks of overcut garment pattern parts or the like comprising continually attaching stacks of overcut garment pattern parts in series to a continuous conveyor system at a work station, moving the plurality of stacks of overcut garment pattern parts in series on the conveyor system along a rectilinear path between a pair of cutting members, cutting the side portions of the stacks of overcut garment pattern parts with the cutting members, moving the cut garment pattern parts on the conveyor system along a return flight toward the work station, and removing the cut pattern parts from the conveyor system as the garment parts approach the work station.

A system of cutting stacks of overcut garment parts or the like comprising placing a stack of overlying overcut garment parts in compression in a carrier at a loading station to prevent the garment parts from moving with respect to one another, moving the carrier and overcut garment parts between a pair of cutting members at a cutting station and simultaneously cutting the opposite sides of the stack of overlying overcut garment parts with the pair of cutting members at the cutting station, moving the carrier and cut garment parts back toward the loading station to an unloading station adjacent the loading station, and removing the stack of cut garment parts from the carrier at the unloading station.