Patent · US Expired

Actual sew length measuring device

US4171575A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 6, 1978
Grant dateOct 23, 1979
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Expiry dateApr 6, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD05D2305/32
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The lengths of one or more fabric workpieces are measured by rolling a toothed measuring wheel over each fabric workpiece as it is passed through a sewing machine and conveying the revolutions of the measuring wheel to an electronic, digital counter by means of a torsion shaft whose flexibility is tuned such that while coacting with a friction brake at the counter, no reverse motion will occur due to relaxation in the fabric tension.

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