Abstract: This invention relates to an anti-theft hanger for garments, adapted to be used in stores or cloakrooms, comprising a support whose shape matches that of the garment to be hung up on the hanger, a hook located in the central part of the hanger passing around a suspension bar and at least one flexible anti-theft member such as chain or cable, connected to this support, and adapted to be passed through a tubular part of the garment, such as jacket sleeve, trouser leg or skirt, this flexible member terminating, at its free lower end, in a ring allowing passage of a padlock and extending across the opening of the hook of the hanger by passing through an upper hole made in the curved part of the hook; in order to simplify manufacture and use and to improve its aesthetic character, the flexible member of the anti-theft hanger also passes through a lower hole which is made in the central part of the support of the hanger and the flexible member is fast, at its end opposite the one fixed to the ring with a stop membe

Abstract: A foldable garmet hanger consisting of a plastic hanger separated at the separation points 32 with springs 24 inserted into the holes 22 at the separation points 32 and plastic tubing 26 encasing the body of the garment hanger below the base of neck 34. The foldable garment hanger can be folded at the separation points 32 so that the two ends of the cross member 30 are on the same side of the separation points 32. Upon releasing the foldable garment hanger it returns to its original extended rigid shape. This permits the hanger to be inserted in the neck of garments such as pullover shirts and turtleneck sweaters without stretching the neck opening of the garment and then to be opened into its extended rigid shape inside the garment so that the garment can be held. The foldable garment hanger can be removed in the same manner to avoid damage to the garment.

Abstract: A continuous, high speed (greater than 800 meters per minute) process and apparatus enable the production of a multifilament carpet yarn having a degree of filament intermixture high enough so that a standard deviation of less than 6.0 results upon conducting a Standard Yarn Streak Potential Test, as described herein. The apparatus and process allow the production of a multicolored carpet yarn which exhibits a reduced tendency to streak and an increased retention of tip definition.

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: A work cutting attachment for use with a zigzag sewing machine having a presser bar, an endwise reciprocating needle bar and a feed dog. The attachment includes a base plate removably secured to the presser bar, a presser foot mounted on the base plate for holding a work fabric against the feed dog and having a needle clearance aperture, a fixed blade secured to the presser foot, a cutting blade operable in cooperation with the fixed blade, a support mechanism for supporting the cutting blade for vertical movement relative to the fixed blade, and a driving mechanism operatively connected to the needle bar for transmitting the vertical movement of the needle bar through the support mechanism to the cutting blade so as to move the latter vertically relative to the fixed blade.

Abstract: A device in a sewing machine for applying a variable downward force to a presser bar. A guide lever engages the presser bar and in turn is urged downward by the force of a spring. The bottom of the spring is held fixed to a lock sleeve on the guide lever. The top of the spring is fixed to a sleeve on a shaft which is disposed vertically inside the spring. The shaft passes freely out the bottom of the spring and through the guide lever without engaging either of these. The shaft and thereby the top of the spring are urged downward by a controllable pneumatic device in order to set the compression of the spring and thereby the downward force applied to the pressure bar by the guide lever. The pneumatic device preferably includes a pair of separately controlled pneumatic pistions arranged in series for moving the shaft to at least two predetermined positions.

Abstract: In a sewing of successive substantially rectangular fly pieces to a continuous slide fastener chain on a sewing machine, a corner of the leading end of the individual fly piece is automatically folded as the fly piece is advanced toward a sewing station defined by the sewing machine, then two plies of the folded corner are joined with a line of stitches when the fly piece is sewn to the slide fastener chain by the same stitches. A longitudinal edge of the fly pieces is serged with a line of overedge stitches running across the folded corner.

Abstract: A machine for processing textile tubes with yarn residue and comprising a device for removing the yarn residue from the textile tubes and including jaws, an element for opening the jaws, and an element for closing the jaws into the yarn residue with respect to a diameter and conicity of the textile tubes so as to minimize a pressure exerted by the jaws on the textile tubes. The machine further comprises a guide for guiding the textile tubes and an element for moving the guide member of the guide in opposite directions between the jaws. The opening element is formed to open the jaws in response to the guide member being moved in one of the opposite directions, and the closing element is formed to close the jaws in response to the guide member being moved in the other of the opposite directions.

Abstract: A portable, single-thread chain stitch bag closing machine has a movable needle guiding device. A looper mounted so as to be slidable in a feed direction of a workpiece and pivotable transversely to the feed direction is protected against damage or breakage by a needle guide which guides a needle in the feed direction of the workpiece when the looper pivots towards the needle. The needle guide thereby ensures that a point of the looper reliably pivots past the needle, without coming into contact with the needle.

Abstract: A locking garment is disclosed in which a single length of wire or similar resilient material is formed into a generally triangular frame member having a hook portion for suspending the hanger from a suitable support. Arm members depend angularly downward from the hook portion and are joined by a transverse garment supporting rod member. Integrally formed in the wire are clip means in generally horizontal planar alignment with the rod member and spring means for biasing the clip means against a garment disposed on the rod member upon lateral displacement of the clip means from a resting position of a garment securing position.

Abstract: A thread end disposal unit in a thread cutting sewing machine has a thread end suction unit including a first suction tube having an open end positioned at the length of the starting end of a needle thread held by a thread end holder. A second suction tube is connected at a base end thereof to a base of the first suction tube via a suction device generating negative pressure for allowing the first suction tube to suck cut lengths of the needle thread. The device includes a Venturi-tube and an air compressor and a container storing the cut lengths as waste thread.

Abstract: A device for use with sewing machines for transport of work pieces. The transport device removes finished workpieces from a sewing area and feeds the workpieces to a transfer point at which the end section of the work piece is held with little force to allow the workpiece to be gripped by a stacking element. The arrangement allows for the next workpiece to be inserted into the sewing area simultaneous with the removal of the finished workpiece. The transport device includes a swivelable arm carrying a driven conveyor belt. The arm may be swivelled upward once the front section of the work piece has been moved underneath the swivelling axis of the arm, so that a new workpiece can be inserted. The conveyor belt can be arrested before the end section of the workpiece passes through. The conveyor belt contact pressure can be reduced such that the work piece can be pulled out easily by a stacker.

Abstract: An arrangement of spaced blade-like members in the form of a cut/fray module is used to make distinctive marks on textile fabrics, especially of woven construction. A sharpened blade-like member penetrates the fabric and cuts yarns while adjacently penetrating dull-edged members cause the severed yarn ends to become disentangled and removed from the fabric structure, resulting in a frayed edge below the incision and "floating" yarns in the region of the incision.

Abstract: In this overedge sewing machine, when stitch width is adjusted, an adequate excess thread proportional to the adjusted stitch width is obtained. An overedge stitch can be steadily sewn without excessive stitch tension, even when the stitch width increases. By operating one adjustment member, the position of the lower knife holder and the stitch-support member can be easily adjusted, and the stitch width can thus be easily altered.

Abstract: Hangers for hanging clothes or the like having a plastic main body portion and an integral plastic hook portion. The hanger main body portion has a plurality of cut-out areas formed by intersecting cross-beams with a continuous main arced counter stress cross-beam thereacross. In this manner, all of the stresses acting on the hanger are distributed evently throughout the arc formed by the continuous cross-beam and supported by the vertical or angular support beams attached thereto.

Abstract: The device for removing yarn residue for textile tubes including jaws; a mechansim for opening the jaws including a plurality of rollers and biased wedges supporting the rollers and the jaws, stringers arranged to engage and push apart the rollers and therefore push apart the wedges and the jaws, and a pawl device for guiding the stringers into engagement with the rollers for moving apart the jaws; a mechanism for closing the jaws which biases the jaws to close towards each other; a guide member formed so as to center the textile tubes relative to the jaws and having two tapered tips formed to hold the textile tube longitudinally therebetween; and a mechanism for moving the guide member in opposite directions between the jaws reciprocally. One of the tips is arranged to receive the yarn residue retained by the jaws and the other tip is formed on the guide member.

Abstract: A workpiece alignment device for sewing machines for aligning a workpiece fold edge, such as a shirt buttonhole strip. A ruler stop is provided positioned on a sewing machine work surface. An alignment finger is provided connected to a double action cylinder for movement of the finger between a first position and a second position as the flat alignment finger is guided by a guide plate having guide sections extending upwardly such that the flat alignment finger connected to a bow-shaped hook may be moved upwardly and away from the guide ruler and away from the workpiece and downwardly toward the workpiece and guide ruler to engage the folded section to move the folded section into alignment with the ruler stop.

Abstract: An overlock sewing machine with a looper-thread guide mechanism of this invention is characterized by thread guide passages that are provided in the front face of the sewing machine body, and that go from thread tension disks toward loopers. By feeding looper thread along the thread guide passages, the looper thread is easily guided from a thread supply source, through the tension disks and a takeup, toward the loopers. Thus, the loopers can be threaded easily, quickly, and precisely.

Abstract: A form for lettering and illustrating shirts is disclosed, said form being a stiff, generally rectangular sheet with a handle projecting from its upper edge, arm tabs projecting outward from its upper side edges, and clips disposed along its lower edge for holding a shirt flat on the form. The clips employed have a fixed portion bound to the form's face and a pivoting portion biased against said face. The clips also include an extensible lever on their pivoting portion. A notch is provided beneath one of the form's arm tabs to relieve stress upon shirt' underarm seams.

Abstract: A sewing installation for fabric articles, comprising a first material handling device which transfers the fabric articles from a stockpile to a second material handling device having endless conveyor belts. A lifting device is provided for raising the conveyor belts for the introduction of the fabric articles over a portion of their length and for lowering the conveyor belts for the pick-up and further conveyance of the fabric articles to at least one sewing machine. The lifting device comprises movable lifting elements which engage from below in turn on the bottom drums of the conveyor belts. The lifting elements are arranged so taht they can be moved back and forth substantially parallel to the conveyor belts and can be driven in the direction of conveyance when in a raised state and in the opposite direction when in a lowered state.