Randall Wade Collier

US Patent:

57585903, Jun 2, 1998

Filed:

Feb 22, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/604865

Inventors:

Horace I. Collier - Haleyville AL
Robin C. Collier - Haleyville AL
Randall W. Collier - Killen AL

International Classification:

D05B 3300

US Classification:

11247036

Abstract:

A stacker (10) for stacking sheets of material (17) is provided which is mounted to the sewing bed (12) of a sewing machine (11). The stacker has a support bed (26), a wheel assembly (29), and a grasping assembly (30). The wheel assembly advances the material over a rearward edge of the support bed to a position wherein a leading portion (19) of the material depends therefrom while a trailing portion (22) is held thereto by a movably motorized wheel (34) and holding finger (37). The grasping assembly includes a pair of reciprocating grasping fingers (46) mounted to a pivotably arm (43). In stacking the material, the grasping fingers grasp the trailing portion of the material while the arm pivots the trailing portion over the leading portion to a stacking position S.