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US 6,401,641 B1Granted
Apparatus and method for producing a pattern on a piece of material
OwnerToshiharu Tom Miyanoinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for stitching a penetrable material. The apparatus has a support for material to be stitched and a head assembly with a stitching head capable of directing a thread carrying needle through the material to be stitched that is in an operable position on the support to thereby produce a pattern on the material in the operative position. The support has a surface against which a material to be stitched can be placed in the operative position. The surface on the support is movable relative to the stitching head around a first axis to thereby allow material in the operative position that is to be stitched to be repositioned relative to the stitching head.
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An apparatus for stitching a penetrable material, said apparatus comprising:
- a cantilevered support for material to be stitched;
- and
- a frame comprising an upright and a head assembly projecting from the upright so that the head assembly and upright cooperatively define an L shape;
- the head assembly comprising a stitching head capable of directing a thread carrying needle in a sewing line through material to be stitched that is in an operative position on the support to thereby produce a pattern on the material in the operative position,
- said cantilevered support comprising a surface against which a material to be stitched can be placed in the operative position,
- said surface of the support movable relative to the stitching head around a first axis to thereby allow material in the operative position that is to be stitched to be repositioned relative to the stitching head,
- the sewing line extending through the support surface,
- the cantilevered support having axially spaced ends arranged so that a cylindrically-shaped workpiece fully separated from the cantilevered support can be directed over one axial end of the cantilevered support and slid toward the other axial end of the cantilevered support into the operative position as far as to the upright.
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An apparatus for stitching a penetrable material, said apparatus comprising:
- a cantilevered support for material to be stitched;
- and
- a head assembly comprising a stitching head capable of directing a thread carrying needle in a sewing line through material to be stitched that is in an operative position on the support to thereby produce a pattern on the material in the operative position,
- said support comprising a surface against which a material to be stitched can be placed in the operative position,
- said surface of the support movable relative to the stitching head around a first axis to thereby allow material in the operative position that is to be stitched to be repositioned relative to the stitching head,
- the sewing line extending through the support surface,
- the cantilevered support having axially spaced ends arranged so that a cylindrically-shaped workpiece fully separated from the cantilevered support can be directed over one axial end of the cantilevered support and slid toward the other axial end of the cantilevered support into the operative position,
- wherein the stitching head is movable relative to the support in first and second opposite directions in a line substantially orthogonal to the first axis.
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An apparatus for stitching a penetrable material, said apparatus comprising:
- a cantilevered support for material to be stitched;
- a head assembly comprising a stitching head capable of directing a thread carrying needle in a sewing line through material to be stitched that is in an operative position on the support to thereby produce a pattern on the material in the operative position,
- said support comprising a surface against which a material to be stitched can be placed in the operative position,
- said surface of the support movable relative to the stitching head around a first axis to thereby allow material in the operative position that is to be stitched to be repositioned relative to the stitching head,
- the sewing line extending through the support surface,
- the cantilevered support having axially spaced ends arranged so that a cylindrically-shaped workpiece fully separated from the cantilevered support can be directed over one axial end of the cantilevered support and slid toward the other axial end of the cantilevered support into the operative position;
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- a first supply of ink that can be applied to thread directed by the stitching head through material to be stitched.
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An apparatus for producing a pattern on a sheet of material, said apparatus comprising:
- a support for material on which a pattern is to be produced;
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- a head assembly through which a pattern can be produced on material that is in an operative position on the support so that a location at which a pattern is produced on a material in the operative position resides directly between the head assembly and support surface,
- said support comprising a surface against which a material can be placed in the operative position on the support,
- the surface on the support movable relative to the head assembly around a first axis to thereby allow material in the operative position on which a pattern is to be produced to be repositioned relative to the head assembly,
- the surface on the support movable translatingly along first and second lines that are transverse to each other.
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An apparatus for producing a pattern on a sheet of material, said apparatus comprising:
- a support for material on which a pattern is to be produced;
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- a head assembly through which a pattern can be produced on material that is in the operative position on the support,
- said support comprising a surface against which a material can be placed in an operative position on the support,
- the surface on the support movable relative to the head assembly around a first axis to thereby allow material in the operative position on which a pattern is to be produced to be repositioned relative to the head assembly,
- the surface on the support movable translatingly along first and second lines that are transverse to each other,
- wherein the surface is movable in first and second opposite directions substantially parallel to the first axis.
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An apparatus for stitching a penetrable material, said apparatus comprising:
- a cantilevered support for material to be stitched;
- and
- a head assembly comprising a stitching head capable of directing a thread carrying needle in a sewing line through material to be stitched that is in an operative position on the support to thereby produce a pattern on the material in the operative position,
- said support comprising a surface against which a material to be stitched can be placed in the operative position,
- said surface of the support movable relative to the stitching head around a first axis to thereby allow material in the operative position that is to be stitched to be repositioned relative to the stitching head,
- the sewing line extending through the support surface,
- the cantilevered support having axially spaced ends arranged so that a cylindrically-shaped workpiece fully separated from the cantilevered support can be directed over one axial end of the cantilevered support and slid toward the other axial end of the cantilevered support into the operative position,
- wherein the apparatus comprises a frame consisting of the stitching head, a base, and an upright connecting between the base and the stitching head and the cantilevered support is mounted on the frame for guided movement relative to the frame in a vertical direction transversely to the first axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.