Abstract: An arrangement for adjusting the operative position of a button stitcher tongue includes a detented sliding mechanism for adjusting the position of the tongue relative to a pivotal bottom cloth presser. The tongue includes a pivotal portion and a cam member which contacts the sliding adjustment mechanism when the tongue is in a button stitching position. The tongue also includes a jigger button slot.

Abstract: An apparatus for dividing a mass of dough into a plurality of individual streams by means of a manifold and fine tuning the flow rate of the individual streams by weir type diaphragm valves so the streams have identical flow rates. Each of the individual streams of dough are simultaneously cut into identical dough pieces by a rotating driver by a four-bar link mechanism.

Abstract: An automatic tuck forming apparatus includes a mechanism folding a piece of fabric and an improved clamp having a longitudinally and forwardly extending member for grasping the fabric and for moving the fabric along a stitching axis. The clamp also defines a downwardly projecting element on the forward portion thereof and a channel which is disposed on the stitching axis so that the needle of a sewing machine can pass therethrough during the stitching of the fabric.

Abstract: An airbag stitching device includes a sewing machine having a stitching head and a rotatable disc shaped support member adjacent to the stitching head. The rotatable disc shaped support member and a rotatable clamp are adapted to receive and hold a pair of superimposed circular sheets of fabric on a plane which is inclined with respect to the sewing plane and feed a peripheral portion of the superimposed fabric into the stitching head for sewing around the circumference of the circular sheets of fabric.

Abstract: A sewing system that is smaller and more simple in construction than the prior art. The cloth holding means and cloth clamping means are part of a X-Y-Z motion apparatus that is supported solely from the top arm of the sewing system frame.Because the spaced twin needles of the sewing system will be required to penetrate up to 14 layers of thick cloth in some anticipated applications, considerable rigidity and stability is imparted to the single needed clamp that supports the two needles by reciprocating the needle clamp with two symmetrically spaced needle bars. This minimizes canting of the needle clamp and bending of the needle bar, thereby assuring more uniform stitch lines and minimizes missed stitches.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for dividing a mass of dough into a plurality of individual streams by means of a manifold and fine tuning the flow rate of the individual streams by weir type diaphragm valves so the streams have identical flow rates. Each of the individual streams of dough are simultaneously cut into identical dough pieces by a rotating driver by a four-bar link mechanism.

Abstract: A sewing machine capable of simulating hand stitching. The machine comprises a throat plate (101), a needle passage region (104) through the throat plate, a needle (2), upper and lower needle holders (4, 5) for driving the needle between a raised position lying wholly above the throat plate and a lowered position lying wholly below the throat plate, and thread-control drum and looper (9, 11) lying below the throat plate. A thread-guide tube (26) is located above the throat plate for guiding supplied thread so that a section thereof lies in a first thread path. A first clamp (33, 34) is operable to releasably clamp the thread adjacent to a free end thereof when lying in said first thread path.

Abstract: Handling apparatus for use in conjunction with a sewing machine and a stitching template for sewing the longitudinal seam in a prepared tie blank. The apparatus comprises a table (1) designed to accomodate a base plate (2) of the sewing machine in a rear central region of the table. The table defines a template loading station (47a) at a front part of the table and to a first side of the table center, a template presentation station (47b) at a rear part of the table and to the first side of the table center, a template delivery station (47c) at a rear part of the table and to a second side of the table center and a template return station (47d) at a front part of the table and to the second side of the table center. Positioning means (69, 71) are provided at the loading station to assist in positioning the tie blank on the template.

Abstract: A method for forming a template for use in the garment manufacture industry. Apparatus used in the method comprises a support table (10) having an opening (26) therein. A router (13) is mounted below the support table for vertical movement relative thereto and drives a routing cutter (15) that may extend through the opening (26). A blank comprising hinged, overlying plates is positioned so that part of the blank overlies the opening (26) beneath a stylus (38) which can guide a pattern attached to the blank so that the cutter forms a track in the blank having a shape corresponding to the shape of the pattern. The track is cut simultaneously through both plates, and separating cuts are made across the hinge line through the thickness of the first plate only. During the cutting operation cut material is extracted through a tube (27) connected to a source of vacuum.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming belt loops and transferring the formed loop to a sewing station where the loop may be stitched to the waistband of a pair of trousers. The invention is particularly useful in sewing belt loops onto the waistbands of trousers of the blue jeans type.

Abstract: A high speed, low vibration bread bagger in which the top and bottom bag scoops move smoothly and solely horizontally by means of swinging pivot means that is suspended by hanger arms from the frame of the apparatus. Pneumatic means coupled to the pivotable top scoop support arm causes the top scoop to exert substantially the same force against the open mouth of a bag that is pulled over a loaf of bread, regardless of the diameter of the bags used.

Abstract: In the tipping of neckties, that is to say the provision of a lining to the basic or face fabric at one or both ends, it is highly desirable that the seam by which the lining is attached to the face fabric should be set back from the edge of the tie on the reverse side thereof, but the technique as hitherto practiced has not given the desired neatness of the tie at the corners without the expenditure of considerable time and manual dexterity.The problem is mitigated by guiding the needle of a sewing machine to stitch the face and lining fabrics together along sets of first and second lines meeting at a corner and forming the face fabric into upwardly projecting pleats at the corner. Special means are provided to ensure that each pleat, which provides fullness in the face fabric, is not stitched down to the lining, and to avoid the stretching of the fabric while initially forming the pleats.