Title: Hosiery trimming apparatus

Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus and process for finishing hosiery articles such as men's, women's and children's socks. Each sock is placed inside-out on an elongated hollow tubular member, with the toe seam covering a first open end of the tubular member. The tubular member is rotated adjacent shears so that unfinished threads extending from each sock are trimmed and removed. A stretching ram is then inserted in the first open end of the tubular member to sandwich each sock between the ram and the tubular member, and a portion of the ram then extends through the tubular member to stretch the sock and thereby straighten the toe seam. The stretching ram is removed, and pressurized air forces the sock through the hollow tubular member and out a second open end of the tubular member in a rightside-out condition.

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Inventors: Painter, James D. (2140 Lois St., SE., Cleveland, TN, 37311)

Application Number: 06/237594
Filing Date: 1981-02-24
Publication_date: 1983-07-12
Assignee: Painter, James D.

Primary Class(es): 223/43 223/77
Other Classes: D06C13/12; D06G3/00; D06H3/16; D06C13/00; D06H3/00; A41H43/02
US Patent Ref:

2454622	November, 1948	Ammon	223/77
2899116	August, 1959	Long et al.	223/43
3126134	March, 1964	McAnally	223/43
3532258	October, 1970	Kienel	223/77
3977580	August, 1976	Vecchia	223/43
4281781	August, 1981	Pope	223/43

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Primary Examiner: Rimrodt, Louis
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Attorney: Gipple & Hale

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