Abstract: A machine for marking a garment for placement of subsequent operations, such as buttons and buttonholes, includes a frame, a first garment marking plate mounted on the frame and carrying a plurality of first garment marking media, and a second garment marking plate mounted on said frame and carrying a plurality of second garment marking media. Drive means arcuately move the first marking plate relative to the second marking plate between a ready position wherein the first and second marking media are spaced from each other and from the garment and a marking position wherein said first and second marking means are in close proximity to each other and in simultaneous contact with the garment to mark the garment.

Abstract: A button guide turning assembly for automatic button delivery system for delivering buttons from a button supply serially in a given orientation to button affixing apparatus includes a pair of elongate, spaced apart parallel button guides together defining a channel through which the buttons pass in the automatic button feeding system. One of the button guides exerts greater friction on the buttons than the other of the guides, thereby to cause the buttons to rotate. In order to facilitate appropriate spacing of the button guides for buttons of different diameter, a pair of elongate, spaced apart, parallel calibration elements together define at least one button-receiving area. Each calibration element is secured to respective one of the guides for movement as a unit therewith and is configured and dimensioned such that, when the two calibration elements abut a button in the button-receiving area, the guides are appropriately positioned to pass buttons of like diameter through the channel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a button delivery system and features improvements in three major areas, the button feeding mechanism for feeding buttons to the sewing machine, a button supply system for supplying buttons to the button feeding mechanism, and a support for positioning the button feeding mechanism with respect to the sewing machine for the smooth transfer of buttons into the sewing machine.