Garment stacker

A garment stacker for stacking garments in a garment stack, comprising:

• (a) a stacking tray having a support tray for supporting garments placed there on in a garment stack and a tray actuator for adjusting the position of said support tray;
• (b) a rotary stacker positioned adjacent said stacking tray, wherein said rotary stacker repeatedly moves between a loading and an unloading position to successively stack garments on said stacking tray in a garment stack, said rotary stacker including:
• (i) a garment support for supporting a garment thereon;
• and (ii) a rotary actuator for rotating said garment support between said loading and unloading positions;
• (c) a controller for directing said tray actuator to position said support tray upwards when said rotary stacker is in said unloading position so as to press said garment stack between said stacking tray and rotary stacker, wherein said controller directs said tray actuator to move upwardly until a selected threshold pressure is applied to said garment stack between said rotary stacker and stacking tray;
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• (d) a first unloader for moving said garment stack from said stacking tray after a garment stack has been formed thereon.

A method for stacking garments in a garment stack, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) supporting garments placed thereon a stacking tray having a support tray in a garment stack and adjusting the position of said support tray by a tray actuator;
• (b) successively stacking garments on said stacking tray in a garment stack by a rotary stacker positioned adjacent said stacking tray, wherein said rotary stacker repeatedly moves between a loading and an unloading position;
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• (c) directing said tray actuator to position said support tray upwards when said rotary stacker is in the unloading position so as to press said garment stack between said stacking tray and rotary stacker by a controller, wherein said controller directs said tray actuator to move upwardly until a selected threshold pressure is applied to said garment stack between said rotary stacker and stacking tray.

A method for stacking garments in a garment stack, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) supporting garments placed thereon a stacking tray having a support tray in a garment stack and adjusting the position of said support tray by a tray actuator;
• (b) repeatedly moving a rotary stacker positioned adjacent said stacking tray between a loading and an unloading position to successively stack garments on said stacking tray in a garment stack, said rotary stacker including:
• (i) a garment support for supporting a garment thereon;
• and (ii) a rotary actuator for rotating said garment support between said loading and unloading positions;
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• (c) directing said tray actuator to position said support tray upwards when said rotary stacker is in said unloading position so as to press said garment stack between said stacking tray and rotary stacker by a controller, wherein said controller directs said tray actuator to move upwardly until a selected threshold pressure is applied to said garment stack between said rotary stacker and stacking tray;
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• (d) moving said garment stack from said stacking tray after a garment stack has been formed thereon by a first unloader.

A method for stacking garments in a garment stack, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) supporting garments placed thereon a stacking tray having a support tray in a garment stack and adjusting the position of said support tray by a tray actuator;
• (b) repeatedly moving a rotary stacker positioned adjacent said stacking tray between a loading and an unloading position to successively stack garments on said stacking tray in a garment stack, said rotary stacker including:
• (i) a garment support for supporting a garment thereon;
• and (ii) a rotary actuator for rotating said garment support between said loading and unloading positions and wherein said rotary stacker further includes a rotary arm and a slide assembly for displacing said rotary arm between a spaced first position and second position and wherein said garment support positions a supported garment on a first section of said support tray when said rotary arm is in said first position and said garment support positions a supported garment on a second section of said support tray when said rotary arm is in said second position;
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• (c) directing said tray actuator to position said support tray upwards when said rotary stacker is in said unloading position so as to press said garment stack between said stacking tray and rotary stacker by a controller;
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• (d) moving said garment stack from said stacking tray after a garment stack has been formed thereon by a first unloader.

A garment stacker for stacking garments in a garment stack, comprising:

• (a) a stacking tray having a support tray for supporting garments placed thereon in a garment stack and a tray actuator for adjusting the position of said support p1(b) a rotary stacker positioned adjacent said stacking tray, wherein said rotary stacker repeatedly moves between a loading and an unloading position to successively stack garments on said stacking tray in a garment stack, said rotary stacker including:
• (i) a garment support for supporting a garment thereon;
• and (ii) a rotary actuator for rotating said garment support between said loading and unloading positions and wherein said rotary stacker further includes a rotary arm and a slide assembly for displacing said rotary arm between a spaced first position and second position and wherein said garment support positions a supported garment on a first section of said support tray when said rotary arm is in said first position and said garment support positions a supported garment on a second section of said support tray when said rotary arm is in said second position;
• (c) a controller for directing said tray actuator to position said support tray upwards when said rotary stacker is in said unloading position so as to press said garment stack between said stacking tray and rotary stacker;
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• (d) a first unloader for moving said garment stack from said stacking tray after a garment stack has been formed thereon.