Abstract: Apparatus for preventing wrinkles on the edge of fabric to be sewn to the gusset of a knitted garment of the "pantyhose" type which must be automatically transferred onto a machine for sewing gussets, which includes:(a) a head comprising a tubular support (40), on which rests freely a collar (50) containing circularly arranged several hooked rods (60), positioned angularly equidistant and capable of opening out radially for holding a garment (37) by the stretched edge of its fabric to be sewn to a gusset while the garment is being drawn inside a support (40);(b) padded pincers (10--10) or a pneumatic suction device (11) for initially stretching lengthwise panty portion (35) of garment (37) and then, while keeping it stretched, for bringing it gradually closer to inlet (42) of support (40), while it is being drawn inside support (40);(c) two vertical pneumatic suction devices (20) for stretching the legs (36) of the garment before they are separately drawn inside said support (40); and(d) a cup-shaped rubber b

Abstract: Apparatus for sewing the toes of pantyhose, including a transfer device to seize and transfer a garment from a first carrousel to a second carrousel, and in which a loading station of the first carrousel coincides with an ejector station of a pantyhose-forming machine with transfer of the pantyhose being carried out by a similar transfer device, and each of the carrousels have a plurality of arms, one of each of which is aligned with each other when transfer therebetween takes place. Each arm of the second carrousel includes two horizontal tubes having their free ends fitted with a transverse bar, and the tubes are rotatable around the longitudinal axis through contact of a lever attached to the tubes with a profile of a fixed cam concentric with the second carrousel.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for applying a gusset to manufactured articles, and especially articles such as panty hose and other similar products, involve the use of a funnel-like element having an upper edge which has a shape and dimension corresponding to the gusset to be applied and includes projecting acicular teeth. The product to which the gusset is to be applied is supported over the mouth of the funnel-like element by the teeth. The gusset is applied and clamped into place and a sewing machine secures the gusset to the finished product. When the operation is completed, the teeth can be retracted and the finished product drawn down through the funnel-like element by a pneumatic transfer device.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for removing wrinkles from a pantyhose portion surrounding a crotch area to which a gusset is applied, the pantyhose having a pair of leg portions and a panty portion, which comprises an edge stretcher for stretching the edge portion of the pantyhose surrounding the crotch area, a guide for receiving the pantyhose from a feeding mechanism and transferring the pantyhose to the edge stretcher which includes a receiver for receiving the pantyhose, a holder for holding the leg portions in a fixed position, then moving the receiver to move the panty portion towards a hollow head associated with a gusset sewing machine for moving the panty portion into the hollow head, and suction devices which cooperate with the holder for maintaining the pantyhose portion surrounding the crotch area stretched on the hollow head, the legs being held stretched by pincers, and then the legs are sucked by suction from the receiver into the hollow head.

Abstract: Apparatus for rapid loading of pantyhoses onto a stocking finishing medium having a pneumatic reversing mechanism including two tubes for receiving the legs of the pantyhoses. The apparatus includes a carrousel structure including at least two intermittently rotating radially arranged arms, each of the arms including a support for a panty portion of the pantyhoses, prongs to engage an elastic edge portion of the panty portion for opening thereof and stretching it into a generally rectangular configuration, removing the panty portion from the support and superimposing the panty portion on the tubes, then reversing the panty portion thereon while the pneumatic reversing mechanism draws the legs into the tubes. A track extends radially from the center of the carrousel towards the outer periphery thereof, and a carriage moves the prongs with the pantyhose thereon from the support to the tubes.

Abstract: Apparatus for applying a gusset to tubular articles such as panty hose which includes a carrousel structure carrying hollow support members across which the panty hose is stretched, operating stations for inverting the panty hose and drawing the legs inwardly of the hollow support member, apparatus applying the gusset to the panty hose, excess fabric remover, a sewing device for sewing the gusset to the panty hose, and a panty hose reversing mechanism.

Abstract: Apparatus for automatically transferring pantyhose from a machine producing pantyhose with seams to a gusset-sewing machine, which includes a pronged catching device for a rapid and correct elastic catching or grabbing of the garment with its prongs which are first introduced into a central opening of the garment, which is left seamless at the central opening immediately after the garment leaves the pantyhose producing machine, provision being made to effect a preliminary transverse opening out the garment opening during the horizontal transfer of the garment toward the catching device and the simultaneous separate drawing of the legs of the garment into appropriate tubes so that at the end of the transfer of the garment, the edge of the garment opening is automatically arranged all around the prongs of the pronged catching device.

Abstract: A method for applying a gusset to tubular articles such as women's pantyhose, which includes arranging the pantyhose across a hollow support with the edge of a seamless fabric stretched along a horizontal contour of a closed loop; reversing the body of the pantyhose, arranging a gusset over the pantyhose shaped to conform to the closed loop shape of the support, and sewing the superposed edges of the gusset and the stretched zone of the pantyhose together.

Abstract: Described is a process for transferring a hosiery garment formed with leg portions joined to a body portion and with a central opening to one end on which a patch is to be affixed, from a garment-making machine to a patch-sewing machine having garment support suction means, by the steps of: separating the leg portions of the garment while the garment is still on the garment-making machine; moving the body of the garment away from the garment-making machine; gripping and holding the garment by the opening; releasing the body and leg portions; widening the opening; removing the garment from the garment-making machine; displacing and rotating the garment until it is aligned with the support suction means; displacing the garment and disposing the opening on the support suction means of the patch sewing machine for sewing a patch thereon.

Abstract: Control device for use with a carrousel-type machine for applying a gusset to a pantyhose article. The control device senses the presence of the pantyhose article on a support and then transfers the gusset to the pantyhose article when it is on the support. A photocell reader is also provided to control the sewing of the gusset to the pantyhose article and assure that sewing takes place over an angle greater than 360.degree..

Abstract: A device for trimming an edge of a tubular article to form a portion of a pantyhose prior to the sewing of a gusset. A support is rotatable about its vertically disposed central axis and cooperates with a mask supported independently of the support and normally stationary. The mask has slots with which trimmers in the form of electrical heating elements cooperate, each of the trimmers being movable independently of the other relative to the mask. The support is rotated relative to the mask and one of the trimmers penetrates and cuts the cloth by heat action and enters one of the slots in the mask so that during continued rotation of the support an edge of the article is trimmed from the remainder by the aforesaid trimmers to remain engaged about the support as an annular band.

Abstract: A device is provided for feeding a continuous fabric web to a machine for sewing women's pantyhose. The continuous fabric web is formed into a gusset for the pantyhose by various devices including a motor controlled by a photoelectric device for feeding the fabric web from a spool of fabric web. A carriage alternately moves in a horizontal direction and has several web pulling jaws to pull the web into place. A tampon pincer projects from the plane of operation to hold the fabric web tight. Thereafter, a pair of co-acting blades cuts and trims the web and the pantyhose material. The pantyhose material and formed gusset are held taut until they can be sewn together.

Abstract: A device for automatic positioning of the tip of a tubular stocking which is to be sewn together with the heel portion onto a pneumatic inverter tube which has an open mouth, the stocking being provided with an indexing mark thereon, the device includes a stocking support which is axially rotatable relative to the inverter tube and is disposed substantially coaxially and an indexer responsive to the indexing mark on the stocking to activate a control to hold the stocking over the tubular support to assure proper orientation of the stocking for sewing.

Abstract: The process is designed for the forming of a collant, i.e. pantyhose article or the like, with a double cylinder circular hosiery machine. The two legs or the like are knit on two cylinders in a simultaneous manner, with a continuous rotational motion, and the pant portion is formed with a fabric knit alternately on the two cylinders, to which the yarn is alternately fed. During the forming of the pant portion one proceeds with a continuous rotational motion of the two cylinders, passing the yarn from the needles of the first cylinder to the needles of the second cylinder at a position angularly spaced from the one wherein the yarn has passed from the needles of the second cylinder to those of the first cylinder. In this manner the tubular fabrics formed by the two cylinders are bound with one another at least at these two positions. In correspondence with the intermediate fabric portion between the two positions, a longitudinal separation cutting is effected.