EP 0537388 A1 19930421 - Method and apparatus for producing clothing patterns.
Title (en)
Method and apparatus for producing clothing patterns.
Title (de)
Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Herstellen von Mustern von Bekleidungsstücken.
Title (fr)
Procédé et dispositif pour la fabrication de patrons de vêtements.
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 9008963 A 19900420
- GB 9108605 A 19910422
Abstract (en)
The apparatus provides a method and apparatus for producing a personalised clothing pattern at the point of sale without requiring a large stock of predetermined pattern sizes. The apparatus comprises measuring means 12 for measuring at least the bust/chest, waist and hips of the person to whom the garment is being fitted, inputting 14 said measurements into correlating means 18 in which the measurements taken are compared to predetermined size values comprising inner and outer reference points for each garment pattern, noting the differences between said measured values and the inner and outer reference values and producing a personalised pattern using said variations and printing same on printing and/or plotting means 26 at the point of sale. Preferably the correlation means 18 includes storage means 20 having a selection of various pattern styles which can be provided to the correlation means 22. The printing/plotting means 26 may also include folding and/or cutting means to package the pattern ready for use. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A41H 1/00 (2006.01); A41H 3/00 (2006.01); G07F 17/26 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A41H 1/00 (2013.01); A41H 3/007 (2013.01); G07F 17/26 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] WO 8908409 A1 19890921 - MINNESOTA MINING & MFG [US]
- [Y] DE 2656997 A1 19770707 - HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO
- [Y] EP 0227642 A2 19870701 - RICHMAN BROTHERS [US]
- [A] FR 2181009 A1 19731130 - VOTH TEXOGRAPHY VERTRIEB [DE]
- [A] US 4137634 A 19790206 - KLAMAR JOHN
Designated contracting state (EPC)
BE CH DE ES FR IT LI NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
GB 2243987 A 19911120; GB 2243987 B 19940209; GB 9108605 D0 19910605; EP 0537388 A1 19930421
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 9108605 A 19910422; EP 91309506 A 19911016