Patent · US Expired

Garment toe closing system

US4364320A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 23, 1981
Grant dateDec 21, 1982
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD05D2207/02
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system for automatically closing the toe portions of tubular hosiery blanks includes an automatic loader assembly for receiving, supporting and spreading open an end portion of a hosiery blank, for transporting the blank to a toe closing machine, and for carrying the opened end of the blank over a loading tube of a toe closing machine while everting the blank.

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