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EP 0016437 B1 19840627 - AUTOMATIC SEAMING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GORED PANTY-HOSES

Title (en)

AUTOMATIC SEAMING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GORED PANTY-HOSES

Publication

EP 0016437 B1 19840627 (EN)

Application

EP 80101352 A 19800314

Priority

JP 2581180 A 19800229
JP 3157079 A 19790316

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0016437A1] Automatic seaming of gore pieces (10) to respective incomplete panty-hoses (7a) while four sets of suction assembly (201) travel in an intermittent fashion from station (I) to station (IV) along a prescribed circular path of travel in order to produce gored panty-hoses different automatic operations being almost concurrently carried out at different stations.

IPC 1-7

D05B 37/10; D05B 39/00

IPC 8 full level

D05B 23/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

D05B 23/008 (2013.01); D05D 2207/04 (2013.01); D05D 2303/20 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0016437 A1 19801001; EP 0016437 B1 19840627; AU 5651780 A 19800918; CA 1161308 A 19840131; DE 3068340 D1 19840802

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 80101352 A 19800314; AU 5651780 A 19800317; CA 347772 A 19800317; DE 3068340 T 19800314