Lloyd W Depriest

US Patent:

44271395, Jan 24, 1984

Filed:

Aug 31, 1981

Appl. No.:

6/297832

Inventors:

Lloyd Depriest - Marshall AR

Assignee:

Capital-Mercury Shirt Corp. - New York NY

International Classification:

A41H 4300

US Classification:

223 2

Abstract:

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for forming collars, cuffs or like garment subcomponents, which are fabricated by stitching together a plurality of plies, inverting the stitched together plies and then pressing the inverted subcomponent to a desired finished shape. The apparatus and method are characterized by placing the pressed subcomponent, while the same still retains the heat of pressing, on a vacuum apparatus having throughgoing apertures whereby suction is exerted against the undersurface of the plies. As a result of such suction, the plies and any stiffener material interposed between the plies are maintained in a flatwise or other desired shaped condition during the colling process, whereby the desired sharp crease or fold resulting from the pressing operation is retained in the finished subcomponent.

US Patent:

58442154, Dec 1, 1998

Filed:

Aug 13, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/910861

Inventors:

Larry C. Deal - Batesville AR
Lloyd DePriest - Marshall AR

Assignee:

Deal Products Corp. - Jonesboro AR

International Classification:

B65D 140

US Classification:

219732

Abstract:

A food preparing utensil which has a flexible body supporting several food puncturing spikes. The body is formed by a trunk between spaced apart, axially aligned and integral handles. The trunk is formed by a plate with a depression bounded by peripheral sidewalls. Handles extending outwardly from each side of the trunk are formed by a panel with an indentation bounded by peripheral sidewalls. When the utensil is deployed, the user places their fingers in the indentations. Several food puncturing spikes protrude outwardly from the trunk bottom to penetrate the food item. Each generally pyramidal spike is in the form of an elongated, tapering shaft with a rounded tip. The shaft has a center core that extends from the shaft origination at the trunk to tip. The core is peripherally bounded by several regularly spaced apart blades that cut their way out of prepared food to prevent utensil lodging. When used, the user places their thumbs in the depression while placing their fingers in the handle indentations.