Apparatus for automatically fabricating cut and edge stitched textile articles

Apparatus for automatically fabricating cut and edge stitched articles, such as washcloths and the like, from a continuous length of textile fabric;

• said apparatus comprising:
• a supply source of continuous textile fabric,
• means for successively withdrawing predetermined lengths of the textile fabric from said supply source and along a path of travel in a longitudinal direction of the fabric;
• cutting means positioned in the path of travel of the textile fabric for successively transversely cutting the textile fabric into individual articles of predetermined dimensions;
• means for successively feeding the cut articles from said cutting means in a generally straight-line longitudinal path of travel;
• means for successively receiving the cut articles from said article feeding means and for squaring the cut articles in the straight-line longitudinal path of travel;
• a plurality of edge stitching means for receiving and edge stitching the cut articles to complete fabrication thereof;
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• a single robot means for successively picking-up the cut articles at said squaring means and transporting the cut articles alternately to each of said plurality of edge stitching means.

Apparatus for automatically fabricating cut and edge stitched articles, such as washcloths and the like, from a continuous length of textile fabric;

• said apparatus comprising:
• a supply source of continuous textile fabric,
• means for successively withdrawing predetermined lengths of the textile fabric from said supply source and along a path of travel in a longitudinal direction of the fabric;
• cutting means positioned in the path of travel of the textile fabric for successively transversely cutting the textile fabric into individual articles of predetermined dimensions:
• means for successively feeding the cut articles from said cutting means in a generally straight-line longitudinal path of travel;
• a plurality of means for alternately receiving the cut articles from said article feeding means and for squaring the cut articles in the straight-line longitudinal path of travel;
• a plurality of means, one of which is respectively positioned adjacent each of said squaring means in the straight-line path of travel of the articles, for receiving and edge stitching the cut articles to complete fabrication thereof;
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• a plurality of robot means, one of which is respectively positioned adjacent each of said squaring means in the straight-line path of travel of the articles, for picking-up the cut articles at said respective squaring means and transporting the cut articles to said respective edge stitching means.