Patent ID: 6830543
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: A41H,D05B,D05D,Y10S

Abstract:
A continuous process for the manufacture of a garment comprising:a. providing a web of fabric including opposing web side edges wherein said opposing web side edges are proximate a pair of opposing garment bottom edges of said garment; b. intermittently cutting said web of fabric, forming edges defining neck openings in said web of fabric; c. intermittently cutting said opposing web side edges of said web of fabric, defining pairs of opposing indentations in said opposing web side edges of said web of fabric; d. cutting said web of fabric, defining discrete garment-sized pieces wherein each of said discrete garment-sized pieces of said web of fabric includes at least one said 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 portion of two pairs of said opposing indentations in said web side edges of said web of fabric, two garment end portions, and said pair of opposing garment bottom edges; e. folding said discrete garment-sized piece of said web of fabric whereby one of said garment bottom edges of said pair of opposing garment bottom edges is brought into contact with other said garment bottom edge; and, f. fastening at least a portion of said pair of opposing garment side edges of said front panel to at least a portion of said pair of opposing garment side edges of said back panel to form a pair of garment side seams.