Steven J Langolf

US Patent:

20030062113, Apr 3, 2003

Filed:

Sep 28, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/966793

Inventors:

David Van Eperen - Appleton WI, US
Steven Langolf - Fond du Lac WI, US
Steven Schnasse - New London WI, US
Kent Franklin - Appleton WI, US
David Lehner - Appleton WI, US
Jesse Sorenson - Little Chute WI, US
Rodney Gardinier - Appleton WI, US
David Clemens - Keller TX, US

International Classification:

B65C003/26

US Classification:

156/227000, 156/204000, 156/443000

Abstract:

A method of tucking a pair of refastenable side seams into a body portion of a pant-like garment in which the fold locations can be controlled and the likelihood of creases occurring in the fastening components is reduced or eliminated. The garment is positioned either on one vacuum conveyor or between an upper vacuum conveyor and a lower vacuum conveyor. Vacuum zones from the conveyors hold the garment in place. While the garment is held by the vacuum zones, the refastenable side seams are pushed between the front and back regions toward one another with the fastening components being placed in a flat configuration.