Unfolding device
AssigneeCourtaulds Clothing Limited
InventorsJohn Flavell, Michael A. Nash
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Abstract
A method of unfolding a doubled piece of textile material (20), which comprises a first piece of material (21) and a further piece of material (22) disposed adjacent a surface (25) of the material (21), includes the steps of holding the first piece of material (21) so as to leave the further piece of material (22) free, and creating an air current, for example from a nozzle (4), to move the further piece of material (22) away from the surface (25).
Claims16
A method of unfolding a doubled piece of flexible material comprising a first piece of material and further piece of material disposed adjacent a surface of the first piece of material, which method comprises the steps of holding the said first piece of material in a region remote from a junction of said first piece of material and said further piece of material, leaving said further piece of material free and creating an air current to move the said further piece of material away from the said surface of the first piece of material.
Apparatus for unfolding a doubled piece of flexible material comprising a first piece of material and a further piece of material disposed adjacent a surface of the first piece of material, which apparatus comprises a presser element for pressing the folded piece of material against a supporting surface, at least one displaceable part of the presser element being displaceable to release the said further piece of material for movement away from said first piece of material by means producing an air current.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.