| 1. An apparatus for hemming a garment fabric edge, said apparatus comprising a bearing framework supporting a guide element
for guiding an adhesive strip to a top wheel and a bottom wheel, said top and bottom wheels operating on an edge portion of
a fabric material for applying said adhesive strip to said edge portion, heating means for heating said adhesive strip to
apply said adhesive strip to said edge portion of said fabric material, wherein said apparatus further comprises cooling means
for cooling said edge portion having said adhesive strip applied thereto, wherein said top wheel is supported by a swinging
lever driven by a driving piston adapted to raise said top wheel and adjust a pressure applied to said top wheel, and wherein
said apparatus is adapted to operate in a first, a second and third mode of operation, in said first mode of operation said
apparatus flat applying said adhesive strip to said edge portion, said adhesive strip comprising a mono-adhesive film or a
mono-adhesive fabric material, in said second mode of operation said apparatus using a single-adhesive fabric strip which
is folded with a bridging relationship on said edge portion, and in said third mode of operation said apparatus folding said
edge portion and introducing thereinto a bi-adhesive said strip.
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