US2903704A

US2903704A - Method and apparatus for making wearing apparel

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Publication number: US2903704A
Application number: US623924A
Authority: US
Inventors: Jr John D Plant
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1956-11-23
Filing date: 1956-11-23
Publication date: 1959-09-15
Anticipated expiration: 1976-09-15

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P 1959 J. D. PLANT, JR 2,903,704

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING WEARING APPAREL Filed Nov. 25, 1956 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS w .1 kw

Sept. 15, 1959 J. D. PLANT, JR 2,903,704

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING WEARING APPAREL Filed Nov. 25, 1956 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR WW A9. w

Sept. 15, 1959 J. D. PLANT, JR

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING WEARING APPAREL Filed NOV. 23, 1956 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 ATTORNEYS p/W A. 94.42;? BY/ W A Sept. '15, 1959 J. D. PLANT, JR 2,903,704 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING WEARING APPAREL Filed Nov. 25, 1956 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 m INVENTOR i 5 -&

Q W A. fl BY 7 ATTORNEYS Sept. 15, 1959 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING WEARING APPAREL Filed Nov 25, 1956 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Lil ATTORNEYS United States Patent O METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING WEARING APPAREL John' D. Plant, Jr., Guilf'ord, Conn.

Application November 23, 1956, Serial No. 623,924

I6.Claims. (Cl. 2I69) This invention relates to the manufacture of articles of clothing and, while both process and apparatus are de scribed as applied'to the manufacture of gloves, it will be understood that they are not limited to this use but may be employed in the manufacture of other types of clothing.

In the manufacture'of gloves, for example, and particularly relatively inexpensive gloves for industrial use made of cotton cloth or the like, it is usually the custom to stamp or cut layers of cloth into the form desired for the making of the glove, then superpose two such layers inside out" and sew around the fingers and edge of the glove. The glove must then be turnedinside out so that the seam will be disposed at the inside of the finished article. It should not be understood from the above description that the steps described are performed in all cases in the named sequence, but in general the operations' required to make a glove at the present time are those set forth.

In instances where the material from which the gloves are made is of tubular form so that both front and reverse sides of the glove may be cut at the same time, it is necessary for the material to be turned before the cutting and sewing operations so that the latter operation is performed on the reverse side of the :glove, and after the sewing the glove must then be everted to place the seam upon the inside.

It is contemplated by the present invention. to. provide a new and improved process for the manufacture of gloves or other articles of apparel wherein the two plies of cloth forming the front and back sides of the glove, for example, are joined at their edges and around the fingers by adhesive rather than by sewing, the joints or seams being so constructed that it will be unnecessary to turn the article inside out, but instead the seams are such that they may be left upon the outside.

It is further contemplated by the present invention to provide a new and improved apparatus for carrying out the process of joining the two portions of an article of clothing together by an adhesive in a practical or efiicient manner, the process also resulting in the cutting of the cloth along the desired'outline to form the finished article.

As illustrated, the process is carried out by an apparatus generally in the form of a press wherein fixed and movable platens, forms or dies are provided which are moved in a sequence of operations to receive the cloth from which the articles are to be made, apply the glue thereto, cut the cloth to the desired configuration, and form the cemented seams around the periphery of the article Where the glue has been applied. It will be understood that the process may be carried out by other forms of apparatus or by modification of the apparatus shown.

One object of the invention is to provide a new and improved process for the manufacture of articles of clothing having seams formed by the use of adhesive.

A further object of the invention is to provide an apparatus for carrying out the process described above.

2,903,704 Patented Sept. 15, 1959-v Still another object of the invention is to provide a new and improved process-for joining the plies of cloth required to form the front and back sides of an article of clothing by meansof adhesive and with seams of such a character that the article does not need to be everted after the seams have been formed.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a new and improved process for the manufactureof gloves or similar articles of clothing which may be moreeconomically and efficiently performed than arethe processes now in use for this purpose and which at the same. time will result in a satisfactory and serviceable product.

Still another object of the invention is to-providea new and improved apparatus for carrying out a process described above, the apparatus comprising means for applying. the glue to the cloth from which the article is to be made, cutting the cloth along the linesnecessary to produce the desired configuration in the finished product, andformi-ngthe seams after the cutting operation has been performed.

To these and other ends the invention consists in the novel features and combinations of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is. a side elevational view of an apparatus in the nature of a press for carrying out my improved process;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation'thereof;

Fig. 3 is. a sectionalview on line 3--3 of Fig. 1 showing the upper forms or dies in plan view, the diesbeing those for the. manufacture of a glove;

Fig. 4- is a sectional'view on. line 44 of Fig. 1, showing in plan view the stationary platen;

Fig. 5 is azsectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 1, showing inplanview-the cutter or knife;-

Fig. 6. is a sectional. view on. line 6-45 of Fig. 1;-

Figs. 7, 8,. 9-,. 10 and 1.1 are fragmentary sectional views taken substantially on line 66 of Fig. 1 through one-portion of the apparatus, the figures showing the parts of the apparatus as they appear during various stages of the operation of making a glove;

Fig. 12 is a diagrammatic view showing a method of operating the various forms or dies;

Fig. 13 is a. perspective view of a tubular piece of material from whichzaglove or other article of clothingmay be made; and

Fig. 14 is a plan view ofthe finished glove.

In carrying out the process of the present application the cloth from which the gloves or other articles of clothing are to be made may be supplied in tubular form, as shown at 10 in Fig. 13. If. gloves are to be made, for example, and made. of. knitted material this would probably be the usual practice. It will be understood, how ever, that two separate plies of material laid face to face, right side out, may be used as well.

In carrying out the process, the length of material consisting of the two plies of cloth or of atubularpiece of cloth. are fed into the. apparatus or press and cl'arnped'between stationary and movable portions of the device. Glue or cement of a suitable nature is then applied preferably under some pressure to one side of the two'plies of material. so that it will permeate the material by not only passing through the ply to which it is applied, but also passing through the ply upon the opposite side.. The glue is confined to some extent, that is, is kept from spreading over a greater area of the clothing than desired, preferably being confined to a relatively narrow area upon eachside of the line upon which the material is later to be cut.

After the adhesive has been forced into the material; spread out to some extent,. and caused to permeate-both plies of the material, a cutter or knife of the proper configuration is caused to pass through the two plies of material while the latter are clamped in the apparatus so as to sever the cloth used to make the article from the remainder thereof, the knife being of the proper configuration to determine the outline of the garment. The marginal edge of the cloth is then folded inwardly all along the line of the seam to be made and doubled over the adjacent area of the goods so as to make a seam of four-ply thickness. The area adjacent this scam is then firmly pressed and flattened so as to make a flat, neat seam of four-ply thickness. If desired, there may be a slight dwell or pause before this last operation in order that the adhesive may harden slightly so as not to be forced through the under ply in the area over which the seam is folded.

The details of the process may be best understood from the description of the illustrated form of apparatus used for carrying out the process. As shown in the drawings, particularly Figs. 1, 2 and 6, the device comprises a stationary plate or platen 11 to which are secured in spaced relation upper and

lower plates

12 and 13. These three plates may be secured by bolts 14 and separated by spacing collars 15 so that the three

plates

11, 12 and 13 are held fixedly in their relative positions, shown in Fig. 6.

Secured within the platen 11 is a form 16 substantially of the shape of the article to be made, this being a glove in the present instance. This form is provided with a raised rib or shoulder 17 which follows the outline of the glove and which is provided with passages or holes 18 for the adhesive throughout its entire extent. These passages 18 lead at their lower ends into a passage '19 between the form 16 and a plate 20 secured to the member 16 so that when adhesive is admitted to the passages 19, it will pass up through passages 18 to the upper surface of the ridge 17. As this ridge is of the shape of the periphery of a glove, as shown, for example, in Fig. 4, it will be seen that the glue will be applied to a small marginal area about the exterior of the glove. Between the fingers of the form and between the ridges 17 and the adjacent portions of the plate 11 are provided narrow openings 22 for the knife or severing member 23. It will be understood that the openings 22 together also form a figure, the shape of which is that of the periphery of the glove, this being shown also in Fig. 4.

Also secured to the upper surface of the plate 16 is a plate 25, the shape of which is similar to the form of a glove. This plate appears to be divided in Fig. 6 due to the fact that the portion 25 thereof lies below the thumb of the glove, while the main body portion 25 lies below the hand portion just below the fingers. Therefore, at the point where the section line 66 is drawn the plate 25 is separated by the ridge portion 17. It will be noted that owing to the beveled edges of the plate 25, a triangular recess 27 extends about the plate 25 between it and the ridge 17 for a purpose to be hereinafter referred to. The

members

16, 20 and 25 may be secured together by screws 28 and may also be secured to the bottom plate 13 by the bolt 29 and held in place by the spacing collar 30.

A knife frame 32 is slidably mounted upon the lower of the spacing collars 15 (Fig. 6), this knife frame carrying the knife or cutter 23 which, as previously stated, is of the shape of the exterior periphery of the glove, this severing member extending upwardly through the knife opening 22. The knife which, as shown in Fig. 5, may be a continuous member may be held in place by set screws 34, threaded into a suitably shaped member 33, this member being secured to the portion 35 of the plate 32 by screws or the like 36.

As has been stated, the knife frame is slidably mounted upon the spacing sleeves 15 and and secured to this frame is a piston rod 38 received within a cylinder 39 so that the knife may be projected upwardly at the proper 4 time to cause the upper edge of its blade to project through the plate 11 and the plies of material thereon, these plies being shown at 40 and 41.

Slidably mounted above the stationary plate 11 and between it and the plate 14 are a number of movable forms or dies, as shown more especially in Fig. 6. One of these is indicated at 42 and is so formed as to provide a channel 43 above the thumb portion of the glove and a channel 44 above the finger portion of the glove. Between and exteriorly of these channels are downwardly extending

portions

45, 46 and 47, which portions are provided with slots 48 at their lower surfaces to permit entry of the upper edges of the knife blades therein. Secured to the die member 42 are piston rods 50 extending into cylinders 51 by which the die 42 may be actuated.

Within the

channels

43 and 44 is slidably mounted a further die member 52, this member being separated into thumb and hand portions at the section shown in Fig. 6, and it is provided all about the periphery of the glove with a narrow downwardly depending flange 53, the lower edge of which is beveled, as shown at 54. This member 52 is actuated by the piston rod 55 secured thereto which enters the cylinder 56.

Within the flange 53 is slidably mounted a further form or die member 58. This member is also of the configuration of the exterior of the glove so that it is shown in two parts in Fig. 6, one for the thumb portion of the glove and one for the body portion. The lower edge of this member about its periphery is beveled, as shown at 59. Likewise one or more piston rods 60 are secured to the form 58 and are operated by a cylinder or cylinders 61 during the operation of the device to raise and lower the member 58.

A further die or platen 65 is provided below the member 58 and within the channel-shaped form of the latter. This member is also shown in two parts in Fig. 6, but it is understood that it will preferably be an integral member, and it is operated by pistons 66 which enter cylinders 67. The member 65 serves principally as a clamping member to clamp the goods in place during the operation of the machine which will hereinafter be described.

The operation is perhaps best understood by the sectional views of Figs. 7, 8, 9, l0 and 11. It will be understood that the templates or dies 42, 52, 58 and 65 are normally in raised position when the apparatus is idle, as shown in Fig. 6. Likewise, the knife-carrying member 32 is in its lower position, as shown in this figure. A strip of cloth of tubular form, such as shown at 10 in Fig. 13, is then placed upon the member 25 carried by the stationary plate 11. It will, of course, be understood that, if it is not desired to use a tubular piece of cloth, two superposed plies of material may be used instead. After the cloth is in place, the die or platen 65 is moved downwardly to clamp the cloth against the member 25. This position of the member 65 is shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6 and full lines in Fig. 7. Thereafter the die or template 52 is brought downwardly for a part but not the full length of its movement by introduction of air into the cylinder 56. This also brings the template or die member 58 to the position shown in Fig. 7. This serves to block off a small area of material at the margin of the form around the fingers and at the side edges of the glove so as to restrict the spreading of the adhesive. The member 58 is really inoperative at this time but is moved down with the member 52.

The adhesive may then be applied by being forced upwardly through the openings 18. This may be done in any approved manner by applying air under pressure to the surface of the container in which the adhesive is contained, this container being connected to the passages 19 as later explained. It will be seen from Fig. 7 that the flanges 53 will confine the spreading of the adhesive, asshown at 69.

The die. member or template 42: is then brought: downwardlyby introduction of air under pressure .intovthe cylinders 51.. As shown in. Fig. 8, the

portions

45, 46 and 47 of: the die" member 42 exert pressure upon the adhesive: 69- to spread it out and cause: it. to" permeate both plies. 40' and 41 of. the. material.

Whilethe cloth is thusheldr by the portions? 45, 46' and 4.7 of the die member 42, the knife frame32' is then brought upwardly by: introduction of air intothe cylinder 39"soasto cause the knife to project through both plies of the goods and into the slot 48- of the die member' 42", as showni'n Fig: 9, to' sever the materialrequired for the glove from the remainder of the material of strip 10. As shown in Fig. 5, the knife is oh the" form of the exterior outline of the glove so' as to cut the letter from the cloth 10, as shown at 70 in Fig. 14.

It may here be stated that, as shown diagrammatically in Fig. 12', the glue is contained in the container 71, Fig. 1'2, and a tube 72 leads to the passages 19.

After the gluehas been pressed" firmly into the cloth adjacent the outline of the knife 23, and the cloth severed: as. shown inFig. 9, the dies or

templates

42, 52 and 58 are. raised to release the edge of the cloth from beneath the die member 42 and prevent it from being pinched between the: flanges 53- of the. die. 52 and the ridges 17' of the base plate 16. The. die58 will. follow the die 52 upwardly due to air in the cylinder 61..

As shown in Fig. 10, air is then introduced into the cylinder 61- above the piston and the die 58- is forced downwardly, causing the lower beveled edges.- 59 of the die 58 to engage. the: upper ply of the. cloth at a short distance inwardly from the severed mar-gin and. force it into the recess 27 in substantially V-shaped. form, as indicated at 75. This isthe first step in doubling over the seamed marginupon the body of the cloth": to form thecompl'eted seam.

Then the die. 58- is raised and dies 52' and 58' are brought down simultaneously, as shown in Fig. 11. In this. operation the lower beveled edge 59 of. the die 58 and the lower beveled edge 54 of the flange. 53 are in substantially the same plane. The latter engages outwardly of the plies 76 when the two dies descend and push these. plies inwardly where they are engaged by the lower beveled surface 59 of the die 58. The twodies then-press the plies 7.6 against theplies 75- so as to make a-flat, neat seamand causethe plies-76 to adhere to-the upper one of the plies 75. If desired, a slight pausem-ay be made between'the steps shown in Fig. 1.0:and Fig. 11 in order that the adhesive may harden: a little so that itwill notbe forced through the under one. ofthe plies 75: upon which the seam is folded.

Thev glove is now completed with a. neat, flat seam-extendingaround the same, and, moreovenit is. right side out, as was the tubular'piece. of material from which it was made, as shown in'Fig'. 13 so that it does not need to be turned. The plies 76 will be pressed so flatly and neatly. upon the bodyo-fthe glove that it will not be objectionable to have the seam on the outside of the finished article.

As described, the various operations are performed by means of fluid pressure'through the pistons and cylinders illustrated, but itwill be understood that the var-ions dies. maybe moved by other means if desired; Moreover, the pressure fluid, compressed air in. this instance, may be introduced into the cylinders manually, or'this may be effected automatically by the mechanism shown diagrammatically in Fig. 12;

It will= be understood that during the final step of manufacture shown in Fig. 1 1, the die 42 may also be brought down to-close the passages 18 so as to prevent emergence of the adhesive therefrom. After completiorr of the glove, the dies 42', 52, 58 and 65 are raised so that the glove is no longer clamped in position, and it is then removed' from the press.

'Arsillustrated, each of the cylinders. 39; 51: and 6T'has a. tubular conduit 80 leading'gto. the cylinder below the piston. 81, and a similar conduit 82 leading? to the cylina der above the piston. Each of these conduits is connected with a' four-way solenoid-operated valve shown diagrammatically at 83. A pipe: 84 leads fromeach of these valves to-a source of compressed air. The arrangement is such. that ordinarily air is admitted throughthe tubes 80 below the pistons- 81 ofthe cylinders 51 and 67- and through: the tube 80: above the piston 81 of the cylinder 39; However", when thesolenoids areenergized by closing of the ericuit through the wires 86, 87, the valve is. actuated to Vent the conduits 80 and admit: air pressure to the other enda-of the cylinder throughthe conduits 82;

Likewise, the container 71 of the adhesive is subjected to air under pressure through the tube 88: which leads from the: solenoid valve 89-energizedithrough the wires 90* and 91:. This valve'also communicateswith: the line 84 leading to the source of pressure:

A slightly different arrangement provided for the cylinders 56: and. 6-1. It will be remembered that the cylinder 56 actuates 'the die 52,. which: is sometimes, as shown for example in Figs. 7, Sand 9} brought down through. a part only of its stroke, while at other times, as shown in Fig. 1 1, it is brought down adistance equal to the length of a: full stroke. To effect this result, the cylinder 561 is provided witha conduit 92' leading to a solenoid valve 93;. this conduit serving the cylinder be* low the piston 81, and it is also provided with at conduiti 94 connected to' the cylinder above the piston and leading: to a: second solenoid valve 95-; Also a. conduit 96 leads;fromthe valve- 95 into the conduit 94; the conduit 96* being: provided with a' pressure=regulatingi valve 97 which will be set to' deliver less than the full pressure to the" cylinder 56' above the piston. The com pressed-air supply line 84- is connected to the valve 93; while this valve is connected to thervalve-195 by aconduit. 98; The solenoid of the valve: 93 may be ener= gized by the lines: 99,. 100;, while the solenoid of the valve:95 may. be energized by the lines 101 and 102.

When itiis desired to' move thedi'e" 52 through its full stroke, both

solenoids

93 and 95 are energized, the; first admitting fluid pressure into the conduit 98 and the second admitting. fluid pressure into" the conduit 94 soas to' by-passthe pressure=regulating valves 97 and admit full pressure to the" cylinder 56 above the piston 8 1 When, however, it is: only desired to" move the die- 52 to: the: position shown in Figs. 7,. 8 and- 9, only'the'sole noid' 93 is. actuated, which will admit air under pressure to the conduit 98 and: to the conduit 96,. so that this pressure passes through thepressure-regulating'valve 97. It is understood that normally Whenthe solenoids are not actuated, air is admitted toz'thecylinders. 51 56, 61 and 67 below the pistons so as to normally hold the latter in raised position.

In connection" with: the cylinder 39*, however, which actuatesv the. knife, pressure normally exists in: this cylinder above the piston sothat: the knife is normally held in its lower position: unless the associated solenoid 83: is energized.

It will. be. recalled that. when: the die 52 is brought downwardly to the position shown in Figs. 71, 8" and 9, the. die or template. 58 will be brought down with it although the die 58 is not used at this time. It is desi'fi able, therefore, to have the die 58' urged'upwardly by a lower pressure than that applied to the die 52 so that the descent ofthe: latter will: not be prevented by the former. Toeifect this arrangement, a solenoid valve-105 is providedwhich is connected to the cylinder 61 by the line106 above the piston" and by the line 1 07 below the piston inwhich line is a pressure-relief valve 108 to limit the pressure by' which thepiston' isheld' in its upper position, it being understood: that: the upper position of the: piston corresponds to the upper position: of thedie 58 and. is thenormal position: of the piston when the solenoid'is not energized.

The valve 105 is also connected to the line 84 and its solenoid is energized by

wires

109 and 110, the circuit through which may be automatically closed as hereinafter described.

The solenoids may be automatically energized by means of a rotatively mounted cylinder 111 of insulated material having thereon a plurality of contact strips 112 of conducting material, these strips being adapted to close the pairs of contacts 113 and 114 which lead to the wires connected to the solenoids. It will be seen, therefore, by the proper placing of the strips 112 on the cylinder 111, and by providing strips of proper length, the various solenoids can be energized in timed relation in the proper sequence and for the proper lengths of time by rotation of the cylinder 111.

Likewise, a contact member 115 is provided on the cylinder 111 to close the

contacts

116 and 117 to energize the solenoid 89 and admit fluid pressure to the adhesive container 71 at the proper time.

With such an arrangement it would only be necessary to feed the tubular strip of cloth, shown in Fig. 13, or two superposed strips, to the machine and the making of the glove will be automatic.

While I have shown and described one embodiment of the invention, it will be understood that it is not to be limited to all of the details shown, but is capable of modification and variation within the spirit of the invention and within the scope of the claims.

What I claim is:

1. The method of making a fabric article of clothing which comprises superposing two plies of the fabric material to be secured together along a predetermined outline, applying an adhesive under pressure to a restricted area of the face of one ply along the outline to be seamed to the other ply to impregnate a narrow strip of both plies with the adhesive pressing said plies. together along said outline to effect a seam, severing the material along the seamed outline to sever the article from the rest of the material, and then folding the seamed edge over upon the body of the material to form an edge of four-ply thickness, and applying pressure to said folded edge to cause the plies thereof to adhere to the body of the material.

2. The method of making an article from fabric material which comprises clamping tWo superposed plies of the material in a press, impregnating with an adhesive both said plies over an area of restricted width along an outline thereof where the plies are to be seamed together, applying pressure to said area to force the adhesive into the material, severing the material along an outline within the impregnated area to sever the article from the rest of the material, and folding the impregnated margin of the article upon the body thereof, and applying pressure to said folded margin.

3. The method of making a glove of fabric material which comprises superposing two plies of the fabric, impregnating a restricted area of both plies thereof with an adhesive along an outline of the fingers and hand of the glove, folding said impregnated outline area over upon the body of the glove, and applying pressure to the folded area to seam the folded plies to the underplies of the glove body.

4. The method of making a fabric article of clothing which comprises clamping two plies of the fabric material upon a support while leaving an area exposed along the outline of the glove to be made, impregnating both plies thereof with an adhesive over said exposed area while restn'cting the spreading of the adhesive to the surrounding areas, applying pressure to the impregnated areas to force the adhesive therethrough, and then folding the impregnated plies over on the body of the article and applying pressure thereto to eifect a four-ply seam around the periphery of the article.

5. A device for making an article of clothing from fabric material comprising a frame having a support upon which superposed plies of the material may be placed, a clamping member carried by the frame and movable toward and from the support to clamp the plies of material thereupon, leaving a predetermined area exposed, means for forcing an adhesive through the plies of material over said exposed area, and a template reciprocably mounted on the frame above the support and operable when moved toward the support to fold the impregnated areas of both plies over upon the body of the material and press them thereagainst to cause them to adhere thereto to form a seam.

6. A device for making an article of clothing from fabric material comprising a frame having a support upon which superposed plies of the material may be placed, a clamping member carried by the frame and movable toward and from the support to clamp the plies of material thereupon, leaving a predetermined area exposed, said support being provided with an adhesive passage opening through its upper face into said exposed area, means for discharging an adhesive through said passage to impregnate the plies of material, means restricting the adhesive from spreading to surrounding areas of the material, and means movably carried by the frame for pressing the plies of material together to cause one to adhere to the other.

7. A device as in claim 6 wherein a severing member is movably mounted on the frame to sever the material in the impregnated area around the outline of the article to be made.

8. A device as in claim 6 wherein a severing member is movably mounted on the frame to sever the material around the outline of the article to be made, and said support is provided with an opening within which said severing member is movable.

9. A device as in claim 6 wherein means is provided on the frame for folding said impregnated plies over upon the body of the article and pressing them thereagainst to cause them to adhere thereto.

10. A device as in claim 6 wherein the exposed impregnated area comprises an edge portion along an outline of the article to be formed, and means is provided on the frame to fold the edge upwardly at substantially right angles to the support and also to fold said edge over upon, and press it against, the body of the material to form a seam.

11. A device as in claim 6 wherein fluid-pressure means is connected to said clamping means to actuate the same.

12. A device for making a glove or similar article of clothing from fabric material comprising a frame, a support thereon upon which superposed plies of material may be placed, a clamping member supported from the frame and movable toward and from the support to clamp the plies of material thereon leaving exposed a predetermined narrow area around the outline of the glove,

' means carried by the support for impregnating said area with an adhesive, a presser member having substantially the same outline as said area adapted to be moved toward the support to contact the material on said area and force the adhesive therethrough, a severing member mounted for movement through the material to sever the same along said outline, and a folding member reciprocably mounted on the frame for movement toward and from the support to engage the edge of the material and fold it over on the body of the glove to cause it to adhere thereto.

13. A device as in claim 12 wherein fluid-pressureactuated means is provided for moving said clamp mem her, said presser member and said severing member and said means is operatively connected to said members.

14. A device as in claim 12 wherein fluid-pressureactuated means is provided for moving said clamp member, presser member and severing member, and wherein is also provided means for introducing fluid pressure to said actuated means in timed sequence.

l5. A device as in claim 12 wherein separate fluidpressure-actuated means is provided for moving said clamp member, presser member and severing member, and means is also provided for automatically introducing fluid pressure to said several fluid-pressure-actuated means in timed relation.

16. A method of making a glove of fabric material which comprises super-posing two plies of material upon a support, impregnating both plies thereof with an adhesive over a narrow area along the outline of the glove, pressing said area against the support while severing the glove from the rest of the material within the impregnated area to provide an impregnated two-ply edge 10 seam, turning the edge portion of the glove into substantially V-shaped form, folding the outer portion thereof over on the body of the glove, and applying pressure thereto to form a four-ply seam.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,394,532 Shmikler Feb. 12, 1946 10 2,550,455 Davies Apr. 27, 1951 2,557,284 Steinle Dec. 4, 1951 2,773,264 Nover Dec. 11, 1956