Abstract:
An apparatus for forming fabrics for use, by way of example, in coverings for architectural openings includes a system for handling single or multi-layered fabrics by suspending the fabric from a lift tower, threading the fabric through various clamp systems within a housing for the apparatus, and subsequently forming horizontal rows of hobbles, tunnels, and/or attached rings by gripping and releasing the fabric with a vacuum clamp, upper and lower clamps, and a tucker blade clamp while a reciprocating tucker blade forms horizontal tucks in the fabric. The tucks which are selectively treated by forming a tunnel or attaching guide rings. Hobbles can also be formed in one layer of the fabric through use of the vacuum clamp which gathers a portion of one layer of the fabric while the other layer is handled differently. In doing so, hobbles are formed between tucks in the fabric with the hobbles establishing a fabric resembling a Roman shade.
Abstract:
A game for a multitude of players based on driving rules applied according to a player's social status. The game has a playing field and a segmented path, disposed on the playing field, the path including a set of indicia-bearing segments. The game has a multitude of tokens, each of the tokens for marking one player's path segment. The game has a first provision for issuing player-directives in response to the path indicia and a second provision for issuing player-directives in response to the directives issued by the first provision. The game has a provision for assigning each player indicia-bearing segments for starting and ending the game and a provision for assigning each player at least one game role. The game has a third provision for issuing player-directives for altering directives issued by the first and second provisions, a provision for temporarily positioning the tokens according to player directives issued by the second provision, and a provision for recording player-directives.