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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360496 | Workpiece cloth ruler suitable for use with sewing machine A workpiece cloth ruler is disclosed which is detachably attachable to an attaching part of a cloth presser holder or a walking foot to which a cloth presser is attached to press workpiece cloth. The ruler includes a bar-shaped support detachably attachable to the a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7318384 | Diagonal sewing guide—sew easy guide A sewing and quilting device called a SEW EASY GUIDE. This device features an essentially rectangular strip of thin, clear, and flexible plastic material with markings, the strip having a top surface, a length, and a width, and the device having a needle aperture an... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7270672 | Rod for transferring and tightening knotted suture into patient's body A knot placer has a rod (10) connecting a handle end (11) to a working end (12). The working end (12) has a closed leg eyelet (15) and a slit leg eyelet (16). A slidable knot (27), formed from a pair of ends of surgic... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7134398 | Wiper device The wiper device for a sewing machine having a wiper member swingable from the operating position to a non-operating position on an embroidery presser foot, in which a needle thread-end is retained by being clamped between a frictional-resistance applying member fix... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6332414 | Sewing machine accessory A sewing machine accessory with an accessory head which can be quickly and easily attached and removed from a sewing machine. One version of the accessory head can be mounted to a sewing machine foot, while another version can be mounted on a sewing machi... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6165046 | Dual folding tool and method of use The use of a left and right-turning folding tool in the sewing of underwires providing support for a brassiere left and right cup, in which the starting end of the underwires are alternately sewn starting in the middle of the brassiere, i.e. at the locati... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5911184 | Sewing machine guide An improvement to a sewing machine which allows ribbons, trim, elastic bands and other linear-shaped materials to be accurately and automatically controlled and guided as they are fed into the sewing mechanism. For elastic, an adjustable control is provid... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5906169 | Bias binder sewing aid for machines A bias binder sewing aid which functions to receive fabric or the like having a predetermined width and automatically fold such fabric wherein the center of the width remains the center of such folded fabric The portion of the fabric to the left of the ce... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5413059 | Device for feeding products to be sewn, in particular having edges which roll inward A device for feeding a product to be sewn to a sewing machine includes a guide element having a curved slide surface on which the product to be sewn is guided in a sliding manner in a direction toward a sewing point. The guide element further has a strip-... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5189970 | Cross-seam alignment apparatus An apparatus for aligning the cross-seams of similar lateral edges of two composite limp material segments, where each composite limp material segment includes two panels joined at a cross-seam extending transversely from corresponding points in the later... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5174227 | Extended post sewing machine A sewing machine, capable of at least partial automatic operation, performs a second stitched seam, e.g. a deck seam, about joined ends of a pair of fabric panels which are components of an air bag. The machine features a vertically extended pedestal supp... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5136957 | Topstitch guide A topstitch guide for a sewing machine comprises a guide member positioned immediately prior to the presser foot and extending from the right side of the axis along which the topstitch is to be applied to a composite fabric to the left side of the axis. T... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5054407 | Presser foot having an adjustable guide for sequin and ribbon A presser foot for use in sewing an elongate ribbon-like material to a fabric sheet includes a sole and an adjustable ribbon/sequin guide assembly through which the ribbon-like material slidably passes. The ribbon/sequin guide assembly includes a tubular ... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5050514 | Satin stitch presser foot having thread and fabric guides A self-guiding zig-zag satin stitch presser edge foot includes a sole to be pressed against a fabric to be sewn and a fabric guide for engaging an edge of the fabric. The fabric guide carriers a thread guide pin which lies adjacent to the edge of the fabr... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5027727 | Sewing machine with adjustable fabric guide A sewing machine wherein the fabric supporting arm or bed carries a fabric guide which is movable to any one of a number of positions at different distances from the needle. The fabric guide carries a tape measure or the arm or bed carries a ruler. The ta... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4996933 | Method for folding zipper side tapes and garment panel edges for attachment thereof The sewing attachment of a jacket front panel zipper in which the edges of the zipper side tapes are folded into inwardly facing C shapes and the left and right jacket front panel edges into outwardly facing C shapes, and these inwardly and outwardly faci... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4848252 | Automatic machine for sewing different kinds of articles, especially articles made of leather The machine includes a fixed guide that defines two longitudinal work tops, first and second work tops, which support and guide the edges of leather articles to be sewn together. A curved needle, located next to the first work top, pierce the edge located... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4811672 | Edge trimmer guide for sewing machine An edge trimmer guide for a sewing machine which is removably attached to a sewing machine has a head, a body and a foot. The cylindrical head is provided with an outer wall and an inner wall, both of which are formed integral with a vertical wall and are... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4777891 | Cutting device for use with a sewing machine A cutting device on a sewing machine for cutting a tape or tape-like lace comprising, a first blade which is disposed on a swingable blade guide and which has a cutting edge which cooperates with the cutting edge of a further second blade secured to a hol... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4635575 | Sewing machine for sewing a rubber strip to a textile fabric A sewing machine for sewing a rubber strip to a tubular end section of an item of clothing made from an elastic, textile fabric to form an endless, elastic gather, has a feed mechanism for feeding the rubber strip, and a presser foot and transportor for f... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4559883 | Sewing machine for forming a plurality of seams A sewing machine for simultaneously forming a plurality of spaced seams disposed in parallel relation. The machine includes a pair of spaced needle bars and needle clamps for supporting stitching needles. Adjacent each needle bar a presserfoot bar is prov... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4520955 | Button sewing aid A button sewing aid for use with sewing machines holds various size buttons securely in one position on the fabric during the machine sewing operation. A button holding jig has a groove cut therein, the groove having converging sidewalls which hold and su... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4465005 | Apparatus for dyeing sewing machine upper threads A thread is passed through a dyeing apparatus before the thread is supplied to a sewing machine as an upper thread. The dyeing apparatus has a cylinder containing a plurality of coloring members, each coloring member containing a coloring liquid of a diff... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4232805 | Sewing form A solid, rectilinear sewing form of thin, rigid construction and a process for using the sewing form to hand make cloth trim tape, cloth pockets or folded cloth rope is provided. The width of the sewing form controls the width of the finished cloth trim t... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4197802 | Linking machines A fabric guide device for a linking machine having a rotatable circle of radially extending points. The device guides fabrics, which are to be joined by a chain stitch, onto the points so that the fabric edges are located at a predetermined height relativ... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4135464 | Sewing unit for joining superimposed lengths of cloth A guiding apparatus in a sewing unit for seaming superimposed layers of cloth having intersecting seams defining areas of increased thickness. The apparatus includes a pair of spaced channel type guides within which the layers of cloth are guided during t... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4109595 | Multidifferential device A multidifferential device of the type comprising a plurality of differentials, whereby each comprises a differential holder with at least two epicyclic gears and two planetary gears and in which the imaginary rotation axis of all the differential holders... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4069779 | Button holder A button holder for holding different sized buttons while underneath a presser foot of a sewing machine to assure a firm hold and accurate placement of the hole relative to the needle to prevent breakage of the latter. The holder comprises essentially a s... | 01/24/1978 |
| 3994246 | Sewing apparatus In an apparatus for sewing articles, such as sewing a slide fastener chain to an opening in an article, stitching of thread to an article is initiated by a manual control and is terminated by an automatic control in response to the sensing of a terminal p... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3973507 | Work guide apparatus for a sewing machine A work guide apparatus for a sewing machine providing a plate moveable in guided engagement with guide means attached to a base surface of the sewing machine. The plate carries a work piece along a path of motion relative to the sewing machine needle, wit... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3949687 | Device for use with buttonhole attachment There is disclosed a device to limit the travel of a buttonhole attachment for a sewing machine wherein the button for which the hole is made serves to set the limit of travel. The device includes a bracket having a front wall and a back wall with the fro... | 04/13/1976 |