EP 1075248 A1 20010214 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH-SPEED LACING OF AN ARTICLE
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH-SPEED LACING OF AN ARTICLE
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUM SCHNÜREN EINES ARTIKELS BEI HOHER GESCHWINDIGKEIT
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET APPAREIL SERVANT A EFFECTUER LA FIXATION TRES RAPIDE D'UN CORDON A UN ARTICLE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9909263 W 19990429
- US 8396898 P 19980501
- US 30117999 A 19990428
- US 30117499 A 19990428
- US 30116799 A 19990428
- US 30124199 A 19990428
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9956693A1] An apparatus (100) for high-speed attachment of a cord (150) to a piece of receiving material (160) is characterized by one or more pins (210) which engage the cord, pierce the receiving material and draw the cord through the receiving material from the first side to a second side thereof so that open loops are formed in the cord on the second side of the receiving material. The pins may be implemented as push pin (212) and spreader pin (214) pairs movably mounted relative to each other and adapted to grasp the cord and penetrate the receiving material. The loops (155) are formed as the push pin and spreader pin move relative to each other. The apparatus further comprises a floating shuttle (310), not attached to the frame (110) of the apparatus but supported by a series of gear assemblies (316, 320). The pins move relative to the shuttle in a single direction causing the shuttle to engage an end portion of the cord (150A), drawing the cord through the open loops (155A-C) so as to complete the lacing stitch of the cord through the receiving material. The apparatus operates without any significant reciprocating motion, resulting in a process that can attach a cord to a piece of receiving material at extremely high speeds. The floating shuttle may be applied in any situation where a strand of material such as cord, thread, wire, or fiber is to be attached to a receiving piece of material.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61F 13/20 (2006.01); D04G 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61F 13/2085 (2013.01); D04G 5/00 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9956693A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9909263 W 19990429; EP 99920138 A 19990429