Patent ID: 6435116
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: A41B,A41D,A41H,B29C

Abstract:
A continuous process for the manufacture of a garment comprising:a. providing a web of fabric including opposing web side edges wherein the opposing web side edges are proximate a pair of opposing garment bottom edges of the garment; b. cutting the web of fabric, forming three separate fabric webs wherein one of the fabric webs has the overall appearance of a connected octagonal shape pattern defining pairs of shoulder side edges having a side edge located between the shoulder side edges of each pair of the shoulder side edges and edges located between the pairs of shoulder side edges and each of the other two fabric webs each include one of the opposing web side edges opposed to a complementary octagonal shape pattern defining pairs of shoulder side edges having a side edge located between the shoulder side edges of each pair of the shoulder side edges and edges located between the pairs of shoulder side edges; c. cutting the fabric web having the overall appearance of a connected octagonal shape pattern into pieces through the edges, forming sleeve flaps; d. cutting the side edges of the three fabric webs, forming edges defining neck openings in the fabric webs; e. folding the fabric webs whereby one of the garment bottom edges of the pair of opposing garment bottom edges of the web of fabric is brought into contact with the other garment bottom edge; f. cutting the web of fabric, defining discrete garment-sized pieces wherein each of the discrete garment-sized pieces of the web of fabric includes a neck opening, a front panel having a pair of opposing garment side edges, a back panel having a pair of opposing garment side edges, a pair of sleeve flaps, two garment end portions, and a pair of opposing bottom edges; and, g. fastening at least a portion of the opposing garment side edges of the front panel to at least a portion of the pair of opposing garment side edges of the back panel to form a pair of garment side seams.