.~ Workpiece manipulation other than straight line feeding {3}
475.05
.~.~ Workpiece manipulation according to calculated data or operator produced recording
DEFINITION
Classification: 112/475.05
Workpiece manipulation according to calculated data or operator produced recording:
(under subclass 475.04) Method including the step of moving the workpiece along a path determined by (a) data which has been calculated immediately prior to sewing, or (b) data which has been produced by a person during a controlled data collecting procedure.
(1) Note. An example of item "a" is the step of calculating the number of stitches and their length required to sew a given length of material, and an example of item "b" includes the step of recording in electronic memory the stitching pattern (e.g., number of stitches, stitch lengths, stitch type, and path taken) produced by the operator for use later on another article.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
470.06, for a device which moves the workpiece along a path determined by data which is introduced prior to sewing.
