US 4,436,231 A · Method and machine for pre-forming and turning gloves

Abstract

A method and apparatus for turning and pre-forming gloves is provided wherein the 5 fingers of a glove are mounted on a plurality of spaced members having resilient ends adapted for individually receiving a plurality of correspondingly spaced rods and a packer mechanism for disposition between at least two of said spaced tubular members for stretching the fingers of the gloves around the resilient ends of said tubular members and thereafter inserting said rods in the resilient ends of the tubular members to tension all of the fingers into the tubular members and thereafter releasing the packing device from between the fingers and further forming the fingers of the glove into the tubular members to a predetermined depth at which time a shuck element is activated to turn the palm and cuff of the glove over the plurality of rods of the turning rod assembly. The apparatus employs a pivotal platform having the plurality of spaced tubular members disposed thereon and a shuck element slideably mounted with respect to the spaced tubular members with an optional rake-off device to remove gloves from the turning rod assembly. The novel glove turning method and apparatus allows for the full automatic rapid turning of leather, work and layered gloves of various weights by centering, stretching, and relieving pressure on the glove to prevent damage during the step of turning the palm and body of the glove.

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Dependent claims

A method of pre-forming and turning gloves comprising:

(a) placing an unturned glove on five turning tubes having resiliently mounted ends;
(b) mechanically centering the fingers of said glove on said turning tubes by exerting pressure on the glove between said fingers;
(c) pre-forming the glove by stretching the stitches at the tips of the fingers of said glove by mechanically advancing five turning rods into the tops of said fingers and said resiliently mounted ends of said turning tubes while maintaining said pressure between the fingers of said glove wherein the thumb turning rod is mechanically actuated independently of the remaining turning rods;
(d) removing said pressure from between the fingers of said glove;
(e) mechanically removing pressure on said glove by removing said thumb turning rod at a rate of removal independent of the rate of removal of said remaining turning rods;
and
(f) mechanically turning in a single operation all the fingers, the thumb, the palm and wrist of said glove.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method and machine for pre-forming and turning gloves

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Method and machine for pre-forming and turning gloves

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