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Method of forming cloth into three-dimensional shapes and the articles produced by that method

US4555814A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 2, 1984
Grant dateDec 3, 1985
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Expiry dateApr 2, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA41H43/00
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A novel process is disclosed in which garments and other cloth items are formed into their predetermined three dimensional shapes. Unfinished cloth is used to construct a shell which is then completely finished while maintained in the shape of the final product on a mold. The invention is also directed to the products obtained from the novel process and to the one-piece pattern used in the manufacture of pant garments in accord with the process of the present invention.

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