Method and apparatus for applying a gusset to textile articles such as pantyhose and the like

Abstract

Apparatus for the formation of gussets to be applied in the crotch region of pantyhose articles upon the assembly thereof on a machine having a plurality of shapes (2) over which the stockings to be assembled to form pantyhose articles are fitted in pairs, the gussets being formed out of a ribbon (30), coming from a relevant input section (I), by a cutter (4) located downstream of the section (I), characterized in that it comprises a first plane (7) upstream of the cutting unit (4), a second and a third plane (8, 9) each of which is apt to engage a corresponding side of the ribbon (30), the second plane (8) being moveable from and to the ribbon (30)--inputting section (I) and the third plane (9), located downstream of the cutting unit (4), being moveable between a position in which it results in face-to-face relationship with the second plane (8) and a position in which it engages the individual gussets (66) already formed, in an arrangement suitable for the transfer thereof to the crotch region of the pantyhose article.

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