Method of, and apparatus for, processing textile material webs, particularly for manufacturing quilts and the like
US5040473A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 1990 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD05D2305/10
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a quilting machine for quilting or stitching textile formations of cover-material webs and filler-material webs, the material webs to be stitched together are loosely withdrawn from stock rollers and sewn together along lengthwise edges or marginal portions of the material webs prior to entering a tenter device. Sewing the lengthwise edges or marginal portions includes simultaneously sewing on respective bands or ribbons which laterally extend beyond a workpiece to be quilted and serve for holding or accommodating the latter in the tenter device. It is thus possible to substantially provide the entire width of the cover-material webs and filler-material webs with a quilt pattern. In this manner, the length of waste cuttings of expensive cover material is substantially reduced.
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