Leg elastic applicator which maintains the spacing between the elastics substantially constant
AssigneeParagon Trade Brands, Inc.
InventorThomas R. Herrmann
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Abstract
A machine for applying elastic to material is provided that includes a conveyor for carrying material. The conveyor moves the material in one direction along a flow path. An elastic band storage with a plurality of elongate elastic bands is provided for application to the material. An elastic feeder has a feeder head that feeds the plurality of elastic bands directly onto the material while the feeder head moves laterally across the flow path. The lateral movement of the feeder head across the moving conveyor applies the elastic bands to the material in a curved contour. The feeder head is operable to feed the elastic bands onto the material while maintaining a selected spacing between individual elastic bands throughout the curved contour.
Claims28
A machine for applying elastic to material, comprising:
- a conveyor moving in one direction along a flow path and operable to carry material for garments;
- an elastic band storage for providing a plurality of elongate elastic bands;
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- an elastic feeder having a feeder head for feeding a plurality of elastic bands directly onto said material carried by the conveyor, the feeder head being movable laterally across the flow path such that the elastic bands are applied to material on the conveyor in a curved contour, the feeder head being operable to feed the elastic bands onto the material while maintaining a selected, substantially constant spacing between individual elastic bands throughout the curved contour.
A machine for applying elastic to material, comprising:
- a conveyor moving in one direction along a flow path and operable to carry material for garments;
- an elastic band storage for providing a quantity of a plurality of elongate elastic bands;
- an elastic feeder having a feeder head for feeding the plurality of elastic bands onto material carried by the conveyor, the feeder head being operable to feed the elastic bands directly onto the material, through a plurality of elastic outlet apertures the outlet apertures having a fixed spacing relative to one another and arranged along a line, the feeder head being pivotable about an axis adjacent the feeder head such that the line pivots relative to the flow path to feed the elastic bands onto the material with a selected, substantially constant spacing between individual elastic bands.
A machine for applying elastic to material, comprising:
- a conveyor moving in one direction along a flow path and operable to carry material for garments;
- an elastic band storage for providing a plurality of elongate elastic bands;
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- an elastic feeder having a feeder head for feeding a plurality of elastic bands directly onto said material carried by the conveyor, the feeder head being movable laterally across the flow path while feeding elastic bands onto the moving conveyor in a curved contour, the feeder head feeding the elastic bands with a constant perpendicular spacing between individual elastic bands through a range of feeder head and conveyor speeds has been added.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.