Claims
- 1. A method for mating a first fabric ply to a second fabric play along corresponding first and second seam tracks on said plies, comprising the steps of:
- engaging said first ply along said first seam track with transverse pins on a first elongated flexible carrier;
- engaging said second ply along said second seam track with transverse pins on a second elongated flexible carrier;
- flexing at least one of said carriers in the region of said seam tracks to have a shape conforming to the other of said carriers, and
- bringing said carriers together with the pins of each carrier facing the pins of the other carrier and the pins of both carriers engaging both plies along said tracks, thereby mating said plies along said tracks.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said flexing step comprises transporting said carrier along an elongated path.
- 3. The method of claim 2, wherein said bringing step comprises transporting said carriers along converging elongated paths.
- 4. The method of claim 1 further comprising removing the pins of one carrier from said mated plies whereby said other carrier supports said plies.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 569,049, filed on Jan. 9, 1984, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,541,353, dated Sept. 17, 1985.
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