Apparatus and method for forming a ribbon of continuously connected dish-shaped sequins
OwnerHarry Lensoninventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for forming a continuous ribbon of connected dish-shaped sequins including a punch-and-die system for receiving a continuous ribbon of moldable material, a power source coupled to the continuous ribbon of moldable material to move the ribbon through the punch-and-die system incrementally to discrete spaced positions; and forming a score line at a first discrete position of the ribbon, punching a hole at a second discrete position of the ribbon, shaping the sequin at third and fourth discrete positions of the ribbon, forming the dish-shaped face at a fifth discrete position of the ribbon and accomplishing the formation of the score line, the hole, the outer shape of the sequin and the dish-shaped face on each sequin simultaneously by the punch-and-die system.
Claims14
A method of forming continuously connected dish-shaped sequins comprising the steps of:
- feeding a continuous ribbon of moldable material into a punch-and-die system;
- forming the punch-and-die system of a punch portion and a die portion movable with respect to each other, said punch portion including a hole punch, a cutting element, and a dish-shape forming punch;
- moving the continuous ribbon through the punch-and-die system incrementally to fixed positions at discrete, spaced intervals;
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- moving said punch portion with respect to said die portion as said ribbon moves through the system such that simultaneously, at the fixed positions, a hole is punched, the outer shape of the sequin is formed with the cutting element so as to leave a connecting portion between sequins, and a dish shape is formed on each sequin in the continuous ribbon of material with the dish-shaped forming punch to form a continuous ribbon of connected dish-shaped sequins.
A method of forming a ribbon of continuously connected dish-shaped sequins comprising the steps of:
- feeding a continuous ribbon of moldable sequin material into a punch-and-die system;
- forming the punch-and-die system of a punch portion and a die portion movable towards and away from each other;
- moving the continuous ribbon through the punch-and-die system incrementally to at least first and second fixed positions at discrete, spaced intervals;
- forming a first cutting element as a part of the punch portion for cutting the shape of the sequins and a second punch element for forming a dish shape with its corresponding die;
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- moving the punch portion in relation to its associated die in a repetitive fashion as the ribbon of sequin material moves through the punch-and-die system to form the outer shape of each sequin and to simultaneously form a dish shape on each shaped sequin thereby forming a ribbon of continuously connected sequins with each sequin having a dish shape.
Apparatus for forming a continuous ribbon of connected dish-shaped sequins comprising:
- a continuous supply ribbon of moldable material;
- a punch-and-die system for receiving the continuous ribbon of moldable material;
- a punch portion of the system being movable with respect to a die portion of the system;
- a power source coupled to the continuous ribbon to move the ribbon through the punch-and-die system incrementally to fixed positions at discrete, spaced intervals;
- a punch forming part of the punch-and-die system for punching a hole in the continuous ribbon of moldable material at one of the fixed positions of the ribbon;
- a cutting element forming part of the punch-and-die system for cutting the outer shape of the sequins around the hole at another one of the fixed positions of the ribbon so as to leave a connecting portion between sequins;
- a dish-shape creating element forming part of the punch-and-die system for forming a dish shape in each sequin at yet another one of the fixed positions of the ribbon;
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- driving means coupling the power source to the punch-and-die system to cause one of the punch-and-die portions to move with respect to the other to cause simultaneously said punching, said cutting, and said forming of said dish-shaped sequin as said ribbon is moved incrementally through the punch-and-die system.
Apparatus for forming a continuous ribbon of connected dish-shaped sequins comprising:
- a continuous supply ribbon of moldable sequin material;
- a punch-and-die system for receiving the continuous ribbon of moldable sequin material, the punch-and-die system being formed of a punch portion and a die portion movable with respect to each other;
- a power source coupled to the continuous ribbon to move the ribbon through the punch-and-die system incrementally to at least first and second discrete positions;
- a first punch forming part of the punch portion of the punch-and-die system to shape the outer periphery of each sequin at the first discrete position;
- a second punch forming part of the punch portion of the punch-and-die system and spaced from the first punch for engaging its associated die at the at least second discrete position to form a dish shape on each shaped sequin;
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- drive means coupling the power source to the punch-and-die system to move the punch portion with respect to the die portion as said ribbon is moved incrementally through the system to form a ribbon of continuously connected sequins with each sequin having a dish shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.