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US 4,287,842 AGranted
Automatic belt loop tacker
OwnerLouis W. Breck, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
Sewing apparatus for automatically feeding individual belt loops to a folding mechanism where opposite transverse ends of each of the belt loops is folded back upon itself. The loops are then delivered in tandem to a tacker where the folded ends are automatically stitched to a garment.
Claims11
Apparatus for sewing a belt loop to a garment comprising:
- folding means for folding opposite transverse ends of said belt loop back upon itself,
- means for feeding an unfolded belt loop on a support adjacent said folding means, and
- sewing means for tacking a folded belt loop to a garment,
- said folding means including
- means for reciprocating said folding means to deliver a folded belt loop beneath said sewing means for tacking the folded belt loop to a garment;
- and
- said sewing means including
- means for successively positioning the transverse ends of said belt loop beneath said sewing means so that the transverse ends can be sewn to a garment.
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