Feed assist apparatus for a flexible sheet material spreader

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11377768
APP PUB NO 20200378047A1
SERIAL NO

16884863

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A feed assist apparatus for a flexible sheet material spreader, comprising a first arm attached at a first end to one side of the material spreader, a second arm attached at a first end to another side of the material spreader, and a material retainer attached at a second end of each of the first and second arms, the material retainer having a first configuration for feeding flexible sheet material there-through and a second configuration for retaining flexible sheet material. The first arm and the second arm are moveable together from a first position adjacent a flexible material supply and a second position adjacent entry to the material spreader, and the material retainer is in the second configuration when the moveable arms are in the first position, and the material retainer is in the first configuration when the moveable arms are in the second position.

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GERBER TECHNOLOGY LLC24 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD WEST TOLLAND CT 06084

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Pan, Hong Glastonbury, US 24 160

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