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US 4,387,590 AGranted
Swatch remover and method
OwnerWilliam J. Alexander, IIIinventor
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Abstract
A swatch remover for sampling a web such as fabric or cloth moving in open width from a loom to take-up mechanism is illustrated as having an upright transverse frame member which is pivoted outboard of the winder adjacent each end thereof, and which may be pivoted downwardly for facilitating the extending of a length of cloth for swatch removal and later rejoining as by sewing.
Claims4
For use with a cloth winder and the like, a swatch removing apparatus comprising:
- an upright transverse frame member pivoted outboard of said winder adjacent each end thereof having a bridging member adjacent the top over which cloth passes in open width to said winder;
- means limiting downward pivoted movement of said transverse frame member for receiving cloth, a length of which has been pulled outwardly of a path to said winder by movement of said bridging member as a result of downward pivotal movement of said frame for removal as a swatch;
- and
- means for positioning said cloth for joining ends of cloth resulting from removal of the swatch together after removal of the swatch.
1 more element
The method of removing swatches from an open width of cloth prior to being received by a winder comprising the steps of:
- passing said cloth to the winder in a path extending over a transverse bar which may be moved downwardly and outwardly;
- carrying the cloth therewith outwardly with respect to the winder;
- simultaneously permitting release of said cloth by said winder for said pulling of a length of cloth;
- and
- withdrawing a further length of cloth for swatch removal by moving said bar outwardly.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.