Apparatus for sewing together portions of knitted articles
OwnerAlessandro Peloggioinventor
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Abstract
The apparatus comprises a sewing machine and a supporting member near the sewing machine. The supporting member includes a bed carrying a plurality of impaling pins for supporting one of the fabric portions to be sewn together. The pins are axially slidable between a loading position and an unloading position. The supporting member is guided along a path at least at the sewing machine needle aligned with the path wherealong the machine is normally causing the components to be sewn to advance. The pins are controlled to be withdrawn from the loading position into the unloading position as they pass at the level of the sewing machine needle.
Claims8
An apparatus for sewing together portions of knitted fabric, comprising a sewing machine having a needle and means for advancing one of said knitted fabric portions to be sewn, at least one supporting member including a bed, means for moving said supporting member in a plane substantially perpendicular to said needle and said bed along a path aligned at least in proximity of said needle with the path wherealong said advancing means cause said one of said knitted fabric portions to advance, a plurality of impaling pins axially slidable within said bed in a direction substantially perpendicular to said needle between an unloading position whereat they are withdrawn within said bed and a loading position whereat they project outwardly of said bed for the orderly application thereon of the loops of the other of said knitted fabric portions along the path of the line to be sewn with said one of said knitted fabric portions, and means for controlling said impaling pins between said loading and unloading positions, effective to cause the withdrawal of said impaling pins within said bed as they pass in proximity of said needle.
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