US2875928A - Apparatus for inserting anticurl strips into garments - Google Patents

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March 3, 1959 M. u. COHEN 2,875,923

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APPARATUS FOR INSERTING ANTICURL STRIPS INTO GARMENTS 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed May 10, 1956 F/Gi/Z INVENTOR. MOVTU; \LC M BY: WKAAOJZQ Q S hum United States Patent APPARATUS FOR INSERTING ANTICURIi STRIPS INTO GARMENTS Application May 10, 1956, Serial No. 584,037 8 Claims. (Cl. 2232) This invention relates to apparatus for. inserting anticurl devices into garment parts. The .most important application of the present invention is to the insertion of anticurl devices of the-type shown in U. S. Patents 2,601,035, 2,601,036 and Reissue No. 23617, into collars of mens and boys shirts. However, the present invention is not limited in its scope to such particular applications.

In general, the present invention relates to nonremovable anticurl devices, that is, devices which remain permanently installed in the garment and hence are subject to the severities of laundering. One of the severi-ties of laundering can arise in the washwheel, for example, of a washing machine. Thus, a permanently installed device of the character described above can be completely overturned or can be partially turned around in its pocket by the action of such a washwheel. It is therefore imperative that the anticurl device fit snugly within the garment pocket. If the anticurl device, or (as it is sometimes called) the nonremovable stay, were inserted up to the edge or not much beyond the edge of the pocket into which it is pushed, there would be no significant difliculty, this edge being at the entrance end of the pocket. However, in practice the nonremovable device or stay must be moved into the pocket well beyond the entrance end of the pocket at the edge of the garment. It is this additional displacement beyond the entry edge of the garment pocket which is time-consuming and therefore relatively costly unless special means are provided for speeding up the insertion.

With particular reference to the device described in the above-mentioned patents, there is a further problem created by the fact that there is considerable friction between the rubber element of the anticurl strip and the back ply of the collar which creates considerable difficulty in insertion of the anticurl strip unless special means are provided for eliminating to a great extent this friction.

A further problem which has to be met is the fact that the entrance end of the pocket must be opened in order to guarantee that the anticurl device is inserted properly.

The object of the present invention is to overcome the difficulties referred to above and to provide .an apparatus for insertion of such devices into garment parts which will have great simplicity and speed of operation and minimum cost of the apparatus and cost for carrying out the insertion process.

The invention will be better understood with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which,

Fig. l is a plan view, and

Fig. 2 is an .end view of an anticurl device of the type referred to in the above-mentioned patents.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view of an end portion of a collar in which such an anticurl device has been inserted.

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view taken along line IV-IV of Fig. 3 and showing the plies of the collar and thelocation of the anticurl device after the latter has been completelyinserted into thepocket of the collar.

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional view similar to Fig. 4 'but showing a channel member in the collar and the rela-- "ice tionship between this .channel member and the anticurl strip during the process of locating the anticurl strip within the collar pocket.

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the structure shown in Fig. 5 and further illustrates the method of inserting an anticurl strip into a garment pocket.

Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating an apparatus for inserting an anticurl strip into a pocket.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII of Fig. 7 in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 9 is a transverse sectional view taken along line IX-IX of Fig. 7 in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 10 is a top plan View of the device of Fig. 7.

Fig. 11 is a side elevational view of a semi-automatic apparatus for inserting an anticurl strip into a garment pocket, the inserting apparatus being shown in association with a feeding and cutoff device for feeding and cutting oii the anticurl devices from a continuous roll thereof and inserting the same into the collar or garment pocket.

Fig. 11A illustrates the shape which the cutting off blades have.

Fig. 12 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view of the structure of Fig. 11 showing the plunger of the cutoff means as well as a locating pin and switches associated therewith, and

Fig. 13 is a wiring diagram of one possible arrangement for .carrying out the present invention.

Referring now to the drawings, the anticurl device shown in Figs. 1 and 2 consists of a plastic strip 11 to which a stretched rubber strip 12 is sewn, with the wider plastic strip extending laterally beyond both side edges of the rubber strip as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. The strips 11 and 12 are sewn together with the stitch 13. The plastic strip 11 has at its face directed away from the rubber strip 12 an elongated longitudinally extending groove 11A so that the stitches 13 located in the groove 11A will not extend substantially beyond the face of the strip 11 directed away from the strip 12, and in this way the stitches will not show through the front surface of the collar or other garment part to any appreciable extent. The rubber strip 12 is. attached to the plastic strip 11 while the rubber strip 12 is under tension, as is indicated by the varying width of the rubber strip 12 in Fig. 1 from which it is evident that the tension in the strip 12 is not uniform and is at a maximum roughly at the middle portion of the anticurl device. The location of the point of maximum tension at a middle portion of the anticurl device is desirable when the anticurl strips are used in a position where they extend diagonally with respect to the collartop as indicated in Fig. 3 which fragmentarily shows an end of the collartop. In Fig. 3 the collartop 15 is shown with the anticurl strip 10 of Figs. 1 and 2 located therein.

Referring to Fig. 4, it will be seen that the collartop 15 includes a top ply 16, a bottom ply 17, and a lining ply 18, the topply 16 being visible when the collar is worn. The pocket 19 formed within the collartop 15 may be defined in part by a strip of fabric 20 which is sewn to the bottom ply 17 by the spaced lines of stitches 21 before the plies of the collar are assembled to form the final collar. (Pockets may be formed in other ways, of course). The material 20 which together with the back ply 17 forms the pocket 19 should extend somewhat beyond the collartop as indicated at 20A in Fig. 3 in order to facilitate the subsequent insertion of the anticurl strip. The location of the anticurl strip 10, composed of the plastic element 11 and the rubber element 12, in the pocket 19 is shown in Fig. 4.

The problem is to place the anticurl strip 10 in the pocket 19 in a position where it is located in advance of the entrance end of the pocket 19, as illustrated in Fig. 3, while at the same time giving the anticurl strip a snug fit in the pocket in order to prevent difficulties of the type referred to above in connection with the severities of laundering. Thisproblem is solved in part by the use of a bodkin or inserting blade in the .form of a channel member 25 which is shown in transverse section in Fig. 5 within the pocket 19. Fig. 5 also shows in transverse section a pusher member 26 whose function is described below.

Particular pains must be taken with the design of the channel member 25 so that the width 'of the interior of the channel member is just great enough to receive the rubber element 12 of the anticurl strip but too narrow to permit the plastic element 11 to enter into the interior of the channel member 25, and, as is illustrated in Fig.

5, the rubber element 12 is located within .the channel member 25 while the plastic element 11 is located at the exterior of the channel member 25.

Referring to Fig. 6, which shows the elements of Fig. 5 in a longitudinal section, the positions of the bottom ply 17 and top ply 16 as well as of the pocketforming strip 20 with respect to the channel member 25 and pusher member 26 are illustrated therein. The point of the collar-top 15 is shown at 15A both in Fig. 6 and in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 also shows the rubber element 12 of the anticurl strip located within the channel member 25 while the plastic element 11 is located exteriorly of the channel member 25. The parts are shown in Fig. 6 in the position which they have during the phase of the inserting method when the anticurl strip has been pushed through a considerable distance towardthe point of the collar.

A spring means in the form of a leaf spring 29, which urges the pusher member 26 toward the interior of the channel member 25, is illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7. The leaf spring 29 in it's rest position has a free end portion which projects into theinterior of the channel member 25 so that when the latter is placed within the pocket by pulling the garment over the channel member 25 the leaf spring 29 will also enter partly into the pocket, as indicated very clearly in Fig. 6. As a result-of this feature the entrance end of the pocket 19 is maintained open to facilitate greatly the entry of the anticurl strip into the pocket.

As is shown in Figs. 7, 8, and 10, a support means in the form of a block 28 is provided, and this support means 28 includes an additional smaller block 27 which is fixed thereto and which is grooved in the manner indicated in Figs. 7 and 8 to receive the open entrance end of the channel member 25 which is fixed to the block 27 in any suitable way. This block 27 is formed at 27A with a grooved portion wider than that which receives the channel member 25 so as to form a passage which receives the anticurl strip 10. As is indicated in Fig. 10, the entrance end of the groove 27A is flared and converges toward and communicates with the open I end of channel member 25 so as to form a bell-mouthed entry for the end of the anticurl strip. Thus, the block 27 serves to mount the channel member 25 on the base 28. Furthermore, the leaf spring 29 has rearwardly of its substantially pointed free end .portion 29a a flat portion conforming to the outer configuration of the block 27 and located between the latter and the base 28, so that when the block 27 is fixed to the base 28 as by suitable screws or the like the leaf spring means 29 is clamped between the block-27 and base 28.

The inserting method begins by placing the free end.

of the channel member 25 located at the left end thereof, as viewedin Fig. 7, into the entrance opening of the pocket 19, this entrance opening being shown at 20A in Fig. 3. Then the collar is drawn over the channel member 25 so that the latter extends up to the point of the .collar and is located within the pocket thereof. This step together with the engagement of the pocket at its entrance end by the leaf spring 29 provides the necessary opening into the collar pocket and furthermore provides a support for the collar while the inserting method is being carried out. The end of the anticurl strip 10 is then inserted into the flared opening 27A formed in block 27 as far as the anticurl strip will easily go. The pusher member 26 which is made of a thin blade of steel with a blunt pointed upturned end 26A is then advanced toward the opening 27A and is pushed into the pocket until the upturned end 26A engages the aligned holes 10A formed in elements 11 and 12 of the anticurl strip 10, this opening 10A being shown in Fig. 1 as well as in Fig. 3. The engagement of the end 26A of pusher member 26 with the opening 10A is illustrated in Fig. 6. Continued movement of the pusher member 26 longitudinally along the channel member 25 while the pocket remains on the latter advances the anticurl strip 10 into the pocket. Pushing the pusher member all of the way in brings the end of the anticurl strip close to the point 15A and the continued motion of the pusher member then moves the collar together with the anticurl strip in the pocket thereof off from the channel member 25.

In order to shiftably support the pusher member 26,

the base 28 has an extension 28A which is grooved as indicated at 28B in Fig. 9 to receive the pusher member 26. The groove formed in the extension 28A has a narrow elongated opening 280 extending along the top thereof so that a member 30 fixed to the pusher member 26 and extending upwardly through the grooved portion 28C may be fixed to a handle 31 grasped by the operator who shifts the pusher member 26, the slot 28C permitting parts 30 and 31 to be moved longitudinally to operate the pusher member 26.

When the pusher 26 has been moved to the end of its stroke where the collar together with the anticurl strip has been moved partly beyond the channel member 25, the operator pinches the end of the anticurl strip between his fingers while holding the collar in fixed relation with respect to the anticurl strip and then withdraws the collar together with the anticurl strip from the pusher 26 as well as the channel member 25, and

thereafter the pusher member is retracted to the position indicated in Fig. 7. The channel member 25 is made as thin as possible in order to occupy a minimum amount of space in the pocket during the insertion process. It should be noted that the depth of the channel is greater than the thickness of the rubber element 12 so that this rubber element does not come into contact with the web of the channel (Fig. 5). The only contact is between 1 the plastic element 11 and the bottom free edges of the side walls of the channel member 25, so that in this way friction between the rubber element 12 and the fabric of the collar is completely eliminated. Thus, it is possible to have the anticurl strip 10 fit with a fairly snug engagement within the pocket after the insertion process is completed. For example, the plastic element 11 may have a width of /4 inch and the distance between the lines of stitches 21 the pocket need be only ,5 inch greater than 4 inch, that is, inch. In practice these dimensions have been found to be satisfactory in providing a fit for the strip in the pocket which is sufficiently snug to prevent turning over of part or all of the anticurl strip during the severities of laundering and still permit easy insertion of the anticurl strip into the pocket by the process and apparatus described. It should be noted that there is no contact between the rubber and fabric and between the rubber and channel member 25 (except possibly at the side edges of the rubber element 12) so that friction from this source is eliminated. This is a significant improvement.

Referring now to Fig. 11, which shows in side elevation a semi-automatic apparatus for inserting the anticurl strip into the pocket, the above described structure is shown in combination with a feeding means and a cutting means for providing partial automation of the entire process offeeding the anticurl stripv from a continuous which define the side edges of roll, cutting the anticurl strips "from the roll, andinserting the anticurl strip into the pocket.

The raw material upon which the system operates is a continuoustape of anticurl devices wound up in a roll, as shown schematically at 41in Fig. 11. The continuous tape is fed from the roll 41 by a feeding means which includes a motor-driven friction pulley 42 carried by the extension 28A of the base 28 in any suitable way for rotation about its axis. A small pair of rolls 43' are also supported for rotation about their axes, respectively, and press against the roll 42, the tape passing between the nips of roll 42 and the small rolls 43.

From the nips between the feed roll 42 and the idler rolls 43, the tape moves through a channel 44 which guides the tape to the locating pin 51. At the start of the operation this locating pin 51 fits into the hole A shown in Fig. l and in this way accurately locates the tape for the subsequent operations. It will be understood that the continuous tape is provided with a series of holes 10A, and the distance between these holes determines the length of the anticurl strip which is subsequently inserted into the pocket.

As is indicated in Figs. 11 and 1 2, the plunger 45 is poised above the locating pin 51, and this plunger 45 is operated by the plunger 46A of a solenoid 46. A coil spring 47 is coiled about the plunger 45, and engages an annular flange fixed thereto as well as a part of the stationary support means on base 28 which guides the plunger 45, as indicated in Fig. 11, so as to return the plunger 45 together with the plunger 46A to their rest positions illustrated in Fig. 11 after the cutting off operations are completed. At its bottom end the plunger 45 carries the cutting blades 48 which sever the continuous tape at the desired location, as Will be described. The shape of the cutting blades 48 is illustrated in Fig. 11A.

The part of the support means which is carried by the base 28 and which guides plunger 45 and supports the solenoid 46 has fixed thereto a deflector means in the form of a deflecting member 49 which is curved downwardly to the left, as viewed in Fig. 11., for a purpose to be described below.

Many details of the apparatus illustrated in Fig. 11 have been omitted for the sake of simplicity and because they will be well understood by those skilled in the art of automation. The method of operation of the machine shown in Fig. 11 is as follows:

The operator presses the lever 52 shown in Fig. 12 which is in the form of a leaf spring carrying the locating pin 51 and urging the latter to the position indicated in Fig. 12 where it extends upwardly from the surface 51A which serves as an anvil surface for the cutting blades 48. This leaf spring 52 is connected at its left end to the stationary support, as viewed in Fig. 12, so that when the operator depresses the right end of the leaf spring 52, as viewed in Fig. 12, the leaf spring will move down and will move the top end of the locating pin 51 below the anvil surface 51A. Also, this downward movement of the leaf spring 52 actuates a switch 53 shown in Fig. 12 and described 'below. The closing of the switch 53 brought about by lowering the leaf spring 52 in addition to lowering the locating pin 51 may start a motor which turns the feed roll 42. This will start the feeding of the tape of anticurl strips so that the hole 10A is no longer located in alignment with the locating pin 51. Immediately after the start of these operations the locating pin 51 may be freed by release of the leaf spring 52 so that it is pressed upwardly, and as-the tape is fed forwardly by the feeding roll 42 the locating pin is constantly pushed against the tape but does not interfere with the forward feeding thereof because there is no hole available into which the locating pin 51 may enter. However, when the next hole 10A reaches the locating pin 51, the latter immediately enters this hole and by opening the switch 53 stops the forward motion and simultaneously by means of an 6 appropriate switching arrangement stopping the motor which drives the feed roll 42. In this way a predetermined section of continuous tape, that is, a section equal to the distance between a pair of successive holes 10A is fed forward. The upward movement of the locating pin 51 into the next hole also operates a switch which energizes the solenoid 46 so as to drive the plunger 45 downward and sever the tape at the proper location. As was mentioned above, the anvil surface which cooperates with the blades '48 to pro'ducethis severing operation is provided by "the stationary support means in which the locating pin 51 is located.

For some purposes it may be preferable to change the sequence of operations'so that the cutting off stroke is first in the cycle instead of last, and such a sequence of operations is described below in connection with the wiring diagram of Fig. 13. With such a sequence of operations the advance portion of operations.

While the continuous tape of anticurl strip is fed forwardly, the deflector means 49 pushes the free end thereof downwardly as indicated by the dotted line 50 of Fig. 11, and in this way the free end of the anticurl strip is forced to enter into the fiared mouth 27A of the block 27 which carries the channel member 25. In this manner the operation of feeding the continuous tape forwardly brings the endof the tape to the mouth of the channel member 25, and when the cutting 01f operation is completed, the resulting strip of anticurl material is .free to be inserted into the collar which has been previously drawn over the channel member 25 so that the latter is located in the pocket of the collar. The handle 31 which is fixed to the pusher member 26 is then advanced by the operator so as to cause the upturned end 26A of the pusher member 26 to enter into the hole 10A in the free end of the anticurl strip, so that on subsequent advancing of the pusher'member 26 the anticurl strip is pushed into the pocket, as described above. With this arrangement the pusher member 26 passes beneath the locating pin 51, as indicated in Figs. 11 and 12, as well as beneath the feed roll 42, and the length of the pusher member 26 is such that when the pusher member 26 has reached the end of its stroke the handle 31 is still located to the right of the feed roll 42, as viewed in Fig. 11.

As was mentioned'above, the wiring diagram of Fig. 13 shows an electrical circuit which may be used with a process where a portion of the continuous tape extends forwardly beyond the locating pin 51 to be cut ofi 'so as to form an anticurl strip at the beginning of the cycle of operations. Referring to Fig. 13, it will be seen that the electrical structure is connected to the terminals 56 and 57 of a source of power. The leaf spring 52 is also shown diagrammatically connected to the locating pin 51, and when the leaf spring 52 is actuated by the operator to move the locating pin 51 downwardly, the latter moves the switch element 53 so that it moves out of contact with the contact 5321 and moves into contact with the contact 53b. .As is evident from the wiring diagram of Fig. 13, engagement of elements 53 and 53b energizes the solenoid 46 whose plunger 46A now moves downwardly to carry out the cutting off operation. It will be noted that the switch element 64 of a latch relay 60 engages a contact 62 of the relay 60 so as to complete the circuit through the solenoid 46 when the element 53 makes contact with element 53b. The solenoid plunger 46A carries a projection which actuates a switch element 54 to move the latter into engagement with the contact 54b whenthe solenoid armature 46A is at the bottom of its stroke. .It will be noted that with the switch element 54 in the position shown in Fig. 13 where it engages the switch contact 54a, the circuit through the motor 55 which drives the feed roller 42 is completed as soon as the switch 53 engages the contact 5312. However, the downward movement of the plunger 46A takes of the tape remains attached to the roll until the beginning of the next cycle place so quickly and the switch element 54 is moved out of engagement with-contact 54a in such an extremely short'time after switch member 53 engages contact 53b that the circuit to the motor 55 is immediately opened and'the motor does not start.

The engagement of switch contact 54 with contact 54b closes the circuit to a solenoid 58 whose plunger 59 moves to eject the scrap left by the cutting off operation, and this ejection of the scrap is of no pertinence to the present invention. The switch element 54 is of the type which remains in contact with the contact 54b after the plunger 46A starts to move upwardly, and also the contact 54 remains in engagement with contact 54a after it is moved up by the plunger 46A and while the latter again .moves downwardly, as will be apparent from the description below. Thus, the ejector 58, 59 operates during the upward movement of the solenoid plunger 46A. The switch element 54 remains in contact with the contact 54b untilthe plunger 46A reaches its rest position, this plunger 46A carrying another projection which moves the switch element 54 upwardly away from contact 54b and to contact 54a when the plunger 46A reaches the top of its stroke.

The engagement of switch element 54 with the contact 54b energizes the coil 61 of the latch relay 60 so as to move the switch elements 64 and 65 to the left, as viewed in Fig. 13, and this opens the circuit between elements 64 and 62 so as to deenergize the solenoid 46 which then moves back to its rest position under the influence of the spring 47 (Fig..11). Thus, the solenoid 46 is energized only until its plunger reaches the bottom of its stroke whenthe engagement between element 54 and contact 54b energizes the coil 61 to deenergize the solenoid which immediately returns to its rest position and at theend of its stroke returns the switch element 54 to the position indicated in Fig. 13. The latching device of the latch relay 60 maintains the latter in the position where switch element 64 is spaced from contact 62 and switch element 65 engages the contact 63 after the coil 61 is deenergized by movement of switch element 64 back into engagement with the switch contact 54a.

All of these operations take place very quickly, and the operator keeps the locating pin 51 in its depressed position in order to maintain the switch element 53 in engagement with the contact 53b. Therefore, when the solenoid plunger has returned to its rest position placing switch element 54 in engagement with contact 54a, the circuit to the motor 55 will be completed, and now the motor will start and will drive the feed roll 42 so as to feed the tape forwardly. Once the tape starts to feed forwardly, the operator may release the leaf spring 52, and although the latter urges the locating pin 51 upwardly, the locating pin 51 will not be able to move up until the next hole A reaches the locating pin 51. In this way switch contact 53 is maintained in engagement with the contact 53b so as to keep the motor 55 energized while the tape feeds forwardly.

When the next hole 10A reaches the locating pin 51, the latterimmediately moves upwardly through this hole, and as a result of this movement the switch blade 53 of the microswitch can move away from contact 531) and into engagement with the contact 53a. Thus, as soon as the locating pin 51 moves upwardly through the next hole 10A, the circuit to the motor 55 is opened and the motor stops. Furthermore, the engagement of arm 53 of the microswitch with the contact 53a closes the circuit to the coil 66 which is now energized to release the latching device of the relay 60 so that the switch elements 64 and 65 thereof return to the position indicated in Fig. 13, and now all of the parts have returned to their rest position, and the next cycle may again be started by depression of the leaf spring 52.

I claim:

1. Apparatus for locating an anticurl strip in a garment'pocket comprising, in combination, support means;

- having a free end portion an elongated channel member fixed to and extending from said support means; a pusher member shiftably carried by said support means for movement longitudinally along said channel member, whereby when a garment pocket is placed on said channel member with the latter located in said garment pocket an anticurl strip having an elongated rubber element narrower than said channel member and a plastic element wider than said rubber element and joined thereto may be moved into said pocket with said pusher member while said rubber element is located in said channel member to prevent frictional rubbing between said rubber element and garment during insertion of said anticurl strip into the pocket thereof, said pusher member having a free pointed end portion directed toward the interior of said channel member during movement of said pusher member therealong for engaging an opening in the anticurl strip to move the latter during movement of said pusher member into the garment pocket; and a leaf spring means carried by said support means and engaging said pusher member during movement thereof along said channel member for urging said pusher member together with said pointed end thereof toward the interior of said channel member.

2. Apparatus for locating an anticurl strip in a garment pocket comprising, in combination, support means; an elongated channel member fixed to and extending from said support means; a pusher member shiftably carried by said support means for movement longitudinally along said channel member, whereby when a garment pocket is placed on said channel member with the latter located in said garment pocket an anticurl strip having an elongated rubber element narrower than said channel member and a plastic element wider than said rubber element and joined thereto may be moved into said pocket with said pusher member while said rubber element is located in said channel member to prevent frictional rubbing between said rubber element and garment during insertion of said anticurl strip into the pocket thereof; and spring means carried by said sup port means and engaging said pusher member while the latter moves along said channel member for urging said pusher member toward the interior of said channel memher, said spring means being in the form of a leaf spring extending beyond said support means and being coextensive with a portion of said channel member extending beyond but located next to said support means so that said free end portion of said leaf spring and said portion of said channel member maintain the entrance end of the garment pocket open during movement of said pusher member and anticurl strip into said garment pocket.

3. Apparatus for locating an anticurl strip in a garment pocket comprising, in combination, support means; an elongated channel member fixed to and extending from said support means; a pusher member shiftably carried by said support means for movement longitudinally along said channel member, whereby when a garment pocket is placed on said channel member with the latter located in said garment pocket an anticurl strip having an elongated rubber element narrower than said channel member and a plastic element wider than said rubber element and joined thereto may be moved into said pocket with said pusher member while said rubber element is located in said channel member to prevent frictional rubbing between said rubber element and garment during insertion of said anticurl strip into the pocket thereof; feeding means carried by said support means for feeding an elongated strip from which the anticurl strips are cut toward said channel member; deflecting means carried by said support means between said feeding means and channel member for deflecting the anticurl strips toward said channel member; and cutting means carried by said support means for cutting off anticurl strips from they elongated strip fed by said feeding means.

4. Apparatus for locating an anticurl strip in a garment pocket comprising, in combination, support means; an elongated channel member fixed to and extending from said support means; a pusher member shiftably carried by said support means for movement longitudinally along said channel member, whereby when a garment pocket is placed on said channel member with the latter located in said garment pocket an anticurl strip having an elongated rubber element narrower than said channel member and a plastic element wider than said rubber element and joined thereto may be moved into said pocket with said pusher member while said rubber element is located in said channel member to prevent frictional rubbing between said rubber element and garment during insertion of said anticurl strip into the pocket thereof; feeding means carried by said support means for feeding an elongated strip from which the anticurl strips are cut toward said channel member; deflecting means carried by said support means between said feeding means and channel member for deflecting the anticurl strips toward said channel member; cutting means carried by said support means for cutting off anticurl strips from the elongated strip fed by said feeding means; and stop means carried by said support means for stopping the elongated strip fed by said feeding means at portions of said strip which leave a length of said strip equal to the length of the anticurl strip to be inserted into the garment pocket in a position to be cut by said cutting means.

5. Apparatus for locating an anticurl strip in a garment pocket comprising, in combination, support means; an elongated channel member fixed to and extending from said support means; a pusher member shiftably carried by said support means for movement longitudinally along said channel member, whereby when a garment pocket is placed on said channel member with the latter located in said garment pocket an anticurl strip having an elongated rubber element narrower than said channel member and a plastic element wider than said rubber element and joined thereto may be moved into said pocket with said pusher member while said rubber element is located in said channel member to prevent frictional rubbing between said rubber element and garment during insertion of said anticurl strip into the pocket thereof; feeding means carried by said support means for feeding an elongated strip from which the anticurl strips are cut toward said channel member; deflecting means carried by said support means between said feeding means and channel member for deflecting the anticurl strips toward said channel member; cutting means carried by said support means for cutting off anticurl strips from the elongated strip fed by said feeding means; and stop means carried by said support means for stopping the elongated strip fed by said feeding means at portions of said strip which leave a length of said strip equal to the length of the anticurl strip to be inserted into the garment pocket in a position to be cut by said cutting means, said pusher member extending along said support means beneath said stop means toward said channel member.

6. Apparatus for locating an anticurl strip in a garment pocket comprising, in combination, support means; an elongated channel member fixed to and extending from said support means; a pusher member shiftably carried by said support means for movement longitudinally along said channel member, whereby when a garment pocket is placed on said channel member with the latter located in said garment pocket an anticurl strip having an elongated rubber element narrower than said channel member and a plastic element wider than said rubber element and joined thereto may be moved into said pocket with said pusher member while said rubber element is located in said channel member to prevent frictional rubbing between said rubber element and garment during insertion of said anticurl strip into the pocket thereof; feeding means carried by said support means for feeding an elongated strip from which the anticurl strips are out toward said channel member; deflecting means carried by said support means between said feeding means and channel member for deflecting the anticurl strips toward said channel member; and cutting means carried by said support means for cutting off anticurl strips from the elongated strip fed by said feeding means, said support means having a portion connected to and communicating with an open end of said channel member and formed with a flared opening converging toward and leading into said open end of said channel member for receiving an anticurl strip from said deflecting means and guiding the anticurl strip into said channel member. I

7. Apparatus for locating an anticurl strip in a garment pocket comprising, in combination, support means; an elongated channel member fixed to and extending from said support means; a pusher member shiftably carried by said support means for movement longitudinally along said channel member, whereby when a garment pocket is placed on said channel member with the latter located in said garment pocket an anticurl strip may be moved into said pocket with said pusher member; and spring means carried by said support means and engaging said pusher member while the latter moves along said channel member for urging said pusher member toward the interior of said channel member.

8. Apparatus for locating an anticurl strip in a garment pocket comprising, in combination, support means; an elongated channel member fixed to and extending from said support means; a pusher member shiftably carried by said support means for movement longitudinally along said channel member whereby when a garment pocket is placed on said channel member with the latter located in said garment pocket an anticurl strip may be moved into said pocket with said pusher member; feeding means carried by said support means for feeding an elongated strip from which the anticurl strips are cut toward said channel member; guide means carried by said support means between said feeding means and channel member for guiding the anti-curl strips toward said channel member; and cutting means carried by said support means for cutting off anticurl strips from the elongated strip fed by said feeding means.

Liebowitz June 17, 1952 Liebowitz Nov. 5, 1955

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