Apparatus and method for piercing cloth

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EP 0 893 214 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	22.12.1999 Bulletin 1999/51

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	27.01.1999 Bulletin 1999/04

(21)	Application number: 98305351.3

(22)	Date of filing: 06.07.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁶: B26F 1/16, B26D 7/20

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

25.07.1997 JP 215943/97
09.10.1997 JP 293668/97
07.08.1997 JP 7476/97 U

(71)	Applicant: Naeshiro, Jiro
	Ashina-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture (JP)

(72)	Inventor:
	Naeshiro, Jiro Ashina-gun, Hiroshima Prefecture (JP)

(74)	Representative: Sanderson, Michael John et al
	Mewburn Ellis, York House, 23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP London WC2B 6HP (GB)

(54)	Apparatus and method for piercing cloth

(57) A circular hole (5) can be pierced by bringing a circular edge (4) of a cylindrical rotary piercing punch (3) into rotation-contact with a ground fabric (2) placed on the ground fabric base (1), the ground fabric base (1) comprising a filament bundle (7) densely housed in a container (8) or in a recess provided on a plate (1a), thus providing a rough upper surface to the base (1). A clearly-defined hole (5) with a sharp periphery can thus be pierced in the ground fabric (2) by means of the edge (4) while pressing the ground fabric (2) onto the rough surface of the base (1) by means of the edge (4) which also serves to keep the fabric (2) stationary. The ground fabric base (1) may be hardened by causing an adhesive (9) to penetrate into the upper portion of the filament bundle (7).

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