Method of Making Soft Edge Textile Labels to be Applied to Garments

Abstract

A method of converting an elongated web of filamentary textile material into lengths; of coherent labels for application to garments includes placing a first row of selvage on the web at a first predefined distance from a first outer edge thereof, the first predefined distance being greater than zero, placing a second row of selvage on the web at a second predefined distance from a second outer edge thereof, the second predefined distance being greater than zero, and placing at least a third row and a fourth row of selvage on the web between the first and second rows, a portion of the filamentary material separating each of the rows from the other. A following step includes cutting the web along a line lying between the third and fourth rows of selvage and at a predefined distance away from each of the third and fourth rows of selvage, the predefined distance being greater than zero.

1 . A method for producing label strips, the method comprising:
 placing information on an elongated web of filamentary material having a given weave;   placing at least one row of selvage having a weave denser than the given weave on the elongated web of filamentary material at a non-zero distance from an edge thereof; and   cutting the web along a line a predefined distance away from the at least one row of selvage on a side opposite the edge.   
   
   
       2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the line is substantially parallel to the at least one row of selvage.   
   
   
       3 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 applying an adhesive to the at least one row of selvage.   
   
   
       4 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 cutting the web in a direction perpendicular to the at least one row of selvage to form strip segments.   
   
   
       5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the cutting comprises:
 passing the elongated web of filamentary textile material across a substantially room-temperature knife blade.   
   
   
       6 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the information is at least one of garment-care information and garment-origination information. 
   
   
       7 . A method for producing label strips, the method comprising:
 placing information on an elongated web of filamentary material having a given weave;   placing at least two rows of selvage, having a weave denser than the given weave, on the elongated web of filamentary material sandwiching the information between the at least two rows; and   cutting the web along at least two lines, each of the two lines being a predefined non-zero distance away from a corresponding one of the at least two rows of selvage, the two lines sandwiching a set of the at least two rows of selvage and a portion of the filamentary material with the information separating the set of at least two rows.   
   
   
       8 . The method according to  claim 7 , wherein:
 the at least two cut lines are substantially parallel to the at least two rows of selvage.   
   
   
       9 . The method according to  claim 7 , further comprising:
 applying an adhesive to the at least two rows of selvage.   
   
   
       10 . The method according to  claim 7 , further comprising:
 cutting the web in a direction perpendicular to the at least two rows of selvage to form strip segments.   
   
   
       11 . The method according to  claim 7 , wherein the cutting comprises:
 passing the elongated web of filamentary textile material across a substantially room-temperature knife blade.   
   
   
       12 . The method according to  claim 7 , wherein the information is at least one of garment care information and garment origination information. 
   
   
       13 . A method of converting an elongated web of filamentary textile material into lengths of coherent labels for application to garments, the method comprising:
 placing a first row of selvage on an elongated web of filamentary material having a given weave at a first predefined distance from a first outer edge thereof, the first predefined distance being greater than zero and the first row of selvage having a weave denser than the given weave;   placing a second row of selvage having a weave denser than the given weave on the web at a second predefined distance from a second outer edge thereof, the second predefined distance being greater than zero;   placing at least a third row and a fourth row of selvage on the web between the first and second rows, the third and fourth rows having a weave denser than the given weave,, a portion of the filamentary material separating the third and fourth rows; and   cutting the web along a line lying between the third and fourth rows of selvage and at a predefined distance away from each of the third and fourth rows of selvage, the predefined distance being greater than zero.   
   
   
       14 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising:
 placing information on the web prior to the cutting step.   
   
   
       15 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising:
 placing a fifth row and a sixth row of selvage, each having a weave denser than the given weave, on the web between the third and fourth rows of selvage, a portion of the filamentary material separating each of the rows from the other;   cutting the web along a line lying between the third and fifth rows of selvage and at a predefined distance away from each of the third and fifth rows of selvage, the predefined distance being greater than zero; and   cutting the web along a line lying between the sixth and fourth rows of selvage and at a predefined distance away from each of the sixth and fourth rows of selvage, the predefined distance being greater than zero.   
   
   
       16 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein:
 the cutting the web along a line lying between the third and fifth rows of selvage and the cutting the web along a line lying between the sixth and fourth rows of selvage is performed substantially simultaneously with at least two blades.   
   
   
       17 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the cutting comprises:
 passing the elongated web of filamentary textile material across a substantially room-temperature knife blade.   
   
   
       18 . A method of converting an elongated web of filamentary textile material into lengths of coherent labels for application to garments, the method comprising:
 placing a first row of selvage on an elongated web of filamentary material having a given weave at a first predefined distance from a first outer edge thereof the first predefined distance being greater than zero and the first row having a weave denser than the given weave;   placing a second row of selvage having a weave denser than the given weave on the web at a second predefined distance from a second outer edge thereof, the second predefined distance being greater than zero;   placing a first pair of adjacent, selvage rows on the web between the first and second rows, the first pair of rows having a weave denser than the given weave and a non-zero portion of the filamentary material separating the first pair rows; and   placing a second pair of adjacent selvage rows on the web between said first pair of rows and one of said first and second rows, each of the second pair of rows having a weave denser than the given weave and a non-zero portion of the filamentary material separating the second pair of rows;   cutting the web along lines between each of the first pair of rows and the second pair of rows and at a non-zero distance from each selvage in each of the first and second pairs of rows substantially simultaneously with at least two blades.   
   
   
       19 . A method of forming filamentary strips, the method comprising:
 weaving an elongated web of filamentary textile material having longitudinal warp fibers and horizontal weft fibers;   placing first, second, third, and fourth selvages along a length of the web of filamentary textile material, each of the selvages having a denser weave than the web, the second selvage adjacent the first and third selvages, and the third selvage adjacent the second and fourth selvages; and   cutting the horizontal weft fibers along the length of filamentary textile material between the second and third selvages at a non-zero distance from the second and third selvages.   
   
   
       20 . The method according to  claim 19 , further comprising:
 removing the longitudinal warp fibers from a margin between the cut horizontal fibers and the selvages.   
   
   
       21 . The method according to  claim 19 , wherein:
 the cutting is performed with a room-temperature cutting blade.   
   
   
       22 . The method according to  claim 21 , wherein:
 the cutting blade is a circular rotating blade.   
   
   
       23 . The method according to  claim 19 , further comprising:
 placing information on the elongated web of filamentary material prior to the cutting step.   
   
   
       24 . A method for producing label strips, the method comprising:
 placing at least, two columns of information on an elongated web of filamentary material having a given weave;   placing two columns of selvage having a weave denser than the given weave on the web between an adjacent pair of the at least two columns of information, the two columns of selvage defining a center area therebetween; and   cutting the web in the center area between the at least two columns of selvage at a non-zero distance away from each of the two columns of selvage.