Machine for making a fly structure

A machine for forming a fly structure in a garment panel having the fly flap portion integral wherewith comprising,

• a first station having folding means thereat for forming a fold in said fly flap portion along a line which is to become the exposed finished free edge in the completed fly structure,
• a second station having a sewing machine located thereat,
• a third station having slide fastener stringer feeding and positioning means thereat,
• transfer means for sequentially transferring the folded garment panel from said first station to said second station and through said sewing machine for stitching said fold, then from said second station to said third station for placement of a slide fastener stringer thereon, then transferring the garment panel back to said second station and again through said sewing machine to form a second line of stitching to secure said slide fastener stringer to said garment panel,
• said transfer means feeding said folded garment panel along a first predetermined line through said sewing machine during the first movement through said sewing machine, and
• said transfer means feeding the garment panel along a second predetermined line offset from said first predetermined line during the second movement through said sewing machine.

A machine for forming a fly structure in a garment panel having the fly flap portion integral therewith comprising,

• folding means for folding said fly flap portion under said garment panel along a predetermined line,
• said folding means having first and second members movable laterally toward each other to fold said fly flap portion under said garment panel,
• each of said members having an upper lip and a lower lip extending in the direction of the other member and defining a longitudinal opening facing the opposite member, and
• the upper and lower lips of one member being vertically offset from the upper and lower lips of the other member whereby the upper lip of one member will enter the opening in the other member while the lower lip of the said other member will enter the opening in said one member.