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.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 2, 1984
Date of Patent:
December 3, 1985
Assignee:
Apparel Form Company
Inventors:
I. Weir Sears, John E. Hostetler, William H. Hulsebusch
Abstract: An apparatus for use in forming fabric into a predetermined three-dimensional shape. The apparatus includes a contoured mold having at least two parts which are movable between a retracted position and an expanded position. A fabric holding mechanism is provided for holding a fabric shell placed over the mold in fixed position on the mold when the mold parts are in expanded condition. A driving assembly is mounted on one of the mold parts and operatively associated with the other mold part for effecting relative expansion thereof.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 21, 1982
Date of Patent:
November 20, 1984
Assignee:
Apparel Form Company
Inventors:
John E. Hostetler, William H. Hulsebusch, I. Weir Sears, Jr.
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.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 6, 1982
Date of Patent:
July 17, 1984
Assignee:
Apparel Form Company
Inventors:
I. Weir Sears, John E. Hostetler, William H. Hulsebusch
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