Title: Pallet feeding apparatus

Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed for sequential feeding of a plurality of pallets, each carrying a stack of fabric sheet workpieces, to means for sequentially removing the individual sheets of sheet material. This apparatus includes vertically movable rack means for supporting the pallets, means for sensing the vertical position of the uppermost sheet of material on the uppermost pallet, motorized means for moving the pallets vertically upwardly to maintain the uppermost sheet at a predetermined position and means for removing an empty pallet after the sheet material is exhausted from that pallet.

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Inventors: Blessing, Hubert (Dallas, TX, US)

Application Number: 705794
Filing Date: 1976-07-16
Publication_date: 1977-09-13
Assignee: Levi Strauss & Co. (San Francisco, CA)
Primary Class(es): 414/796.7 271/152, 271/158, 414/929
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US Patent Ref:

2247466	Jul, 1941	Bauer et al.	271/155.
2549364	Apr, 1951	Bobst	271/158.
3902713	Sep, 1975	Von Luhmann et al.	271/154.

Other Refs: 673,930

Jun, 1952	UK

Primary Examiner: Werner, Frank E.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Limbach, Limbach & Sutton