Method and apparatus for attaching a zipper to a garment
AssigneeJuki Corporation
InventorsTooru Hiramatsu, Kazuya Tami, Shigeru Tobita
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for attaching a zipper when a zipper is attached to a garment which provides a flap to cover the zipper attached thereto, conducted such that a "perfect stitch" line appears on the garment surface and a "hitch stitch" line is covered by the garment flap. Thereby, the quality of stitching work is not degraded.
Claims2
A method of attaching a zipper, the zipper having a zipper tape on each side thereof and a zipper bottom connected to the zipper tapes, to a garment, comprising the steps of:
- (a) attaching one of the zipper tapes and the zipper bottom to the garment;
- (b) forming a flap in the garment;
- (c) attaching the other of the zipper tapes to the garment such that said flap covers the zipper surface;
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- wherein the attachment of said one of the zipper tapes and the zipper bottom to the garment is by a perfect stitch and the other zipper tape is attached to the garment by a hitch stitch.
A sewing machine for attaching a zipper, the zipper having a zipper tape at each side thereof and a zipper bottom connected to said zipper tapes, to a garment, comprising:
- (a) means for attaching one of the zipper tapes and the zipper bottom to the garment;
- (b) means for forming a flap in the garment;
- (c) means for attaching the other of the zipper tapes to the garment such that said flap covers the zipper surface;
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- wherein said means for attaching said one of the zipper tapes and the zipper bottom performs a perfect stitch and said means for attaching the other of the zipper tapes performs a hitch stitch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.