Method of handling hosiery
US4613065A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 1985 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06C5/005
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of handling hosiery after the hosiery has been stripped from a form is disclosed and comprises the steps of: (a) transferring hosiery one at a time from a stripping mechanism to an accumulating mechanism; (b) vertically suspending the hosiery from the accumulating mechanism; (c) straightening the hosiery by contacting the hosiery, while it is vertically suspended from the accumulating mechanism, with a stroking element and moving the stroking element over a portion of the hosiery's length; (d) accumulating a desired number of hosiery in the accumulating mechanism by performing steps (a), (b) and (c) for the desired number; and (e) transferring the desired number from the accumulator mechanism by releasing the accumulated hosiery from the accumulator mechanism when the stroking element is in contact with the accumulated hosiery intermediate its length so that the accumulated hosiery folds over the stroking element, and moving the stroking element to a hosiery transfer location.
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