Abstract: Pattern making, particularly for the garment industry, including longitudinally advancing a web of pattern material onto a cutting table; simultaneously longitudinally advancing a web of fleece material in parallel contact with the pattern material, such that the web of fleece abuts the underside of the cardboard material; pulling a vacuum through said web of fleece, such that the pattern material is pulled towards the fleece; cutting patterns in the pattern material within the confines of the cutting table, such that a burr is formed on the underside of said pattern material and said burr engages said fleece material; simultaneously advancing the web of pattern material and the web of fleece away from the cutting area and separating the web of fleece from the pattern material, so that the cut patterns may be removed.

Abstract: An automatic drafting instrument of the type supporting a plurality of stylographic pens above a drafting surface. The instrument includes a reciprocating mechanism for lowering the pens from an upper rest position to a lower drafting position in contact with the drafting surface. The device is characterized by a vertically actuable and pivotable sealing element which engages the writing pen tip in its rest position and is actuable vertically downwardly and pivotably away from the pen as it is lowered to the writing surface.