Global Patent Index - EP 0537388 A1

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

EP 0537388 A1 19930421 (EN)

Application

EP 91309506 A 19911016

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

A41H 1/00; A41H 3/00

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)

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