METHOD FOR APPLYING ELASTIC RIBBON TO FABRICS

• US 3,694,815 A
• Filed: 09/25/1970
• Issued: 10/03/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/1970
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: William H. Burger
• Original Assignee: William H. Burger
• Inventors: Burger, William H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hunter, H. Hampton
• Application Number:
  US05/075,495
• Time in Patent Office: 739 Days
• Field of Search: 264/210,288,289,290,258,263,28 28/77 2/243R,243A,237,270,224,224A 112/121.27,413,262
• US Class Current: 2/400
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 9/04 Knickers for ladies, with or without inserted crotch or seat parts
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 27/245 made by welding or gluing joining of plastics by welding or gluing B29C65/00; sewing machines for concurrently making thread and welded seams D05B17/00; thermal or chemical fixing of seams and hems D06M
• CPC Class Codes: A41F 9/02 Expansible or adjustable belts or girdles ; Adjustable fasteners comprising a track and a slide member A41F1/008, A41F9/002 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 35/16 Cooling cooling extruded material B29C48/911; cooling preforms for blow moulding B29C49/6427; cooling blown articles B29C49/66; cooling tyres during post cure inflation B29D30/0643
• CPC Class Codes: B29C 61/065 Preforms held in a stressed condition by means of a removable support; Supports therefor
• CPC Class Codes: B29L 2031/48 Wearing apparel

Abstract

A method for attaching a garment gathering elastic ribbon comprising the steps of stretching the elastic ribbon, internally immobilizing the elastic ribbon in a stretched state, attaching the stretched elastic ribbon to the garment and causing the attached elastic ribbon to return to its original contracted state.

Claims

1. A method for attaching an elastic ribbon to a garment fabric for the purposes of gathering said garment fabric in the area of attachment, wherein said elastic ribbon comprises rubber capable of being stretched and internally maintained in its stretched state without breaking when subjected to low temperatures, said method comprising the steps of:

stretching the elastic ribbon;

subjecting said stretched elastic ribbon to a temperature sufficiently low to preclude contraction thereof, said temperature being in excess of its glass transition temperature value to permit flexing of the ribbon without breaking;

attaching the stretched elastic ribbon to the area of the garment where said garment is to be gathered while the elastic ribbon is in its stretched state; and

increasing the temperature of said attached ribbon to enable it to return to its normal elastic condition.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said low temperature is within the range of about -60*F. to about -120*F.