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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6908018 | Ribbon wheel A ribbon wheel (27) to which lengths of ribbon (22) from spools (65) are wound for ultimate severance into ribbon strands (29). Ribbon material (23) advances from posted spools (65) in compartment (61) of frame (36... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902086 | Method and apparatus for constructing decorative arrangements An apparatus and associated method for constructing decorative arrangements includes a disc member having a plurality of perforations arranged in a pattern formed therein and a tool for inserting fabricating material into selected ones of the plurality of perforatio... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6109489 | Button elevator and attachment aid A device for properly positioning a button for attachment to a garment or the like by sewing, preferably hand sewing, has a button supporting body and an integral needle. The needle is pushed into the fabric of the garment to position the body over the po... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6000586 | Bow making apparatus A bow making apparatus (10) for receiving and maintaining the disposition of bow fabricating material during the making of a decorative bow. The bow making apparatus (10) includes a base member (12) defining an upper work surface (14) for supporting bow f... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5975383 | Bow making apparatus A bow making apparatus (10) for receiving and maintaining the disposition of bow fabricating material during the making of a decorative bow. The bow making apparatus (10) includes a base member (12) defining an upper work surface (14) for supporting bow f... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5829650 | Apparatus for making fringes and tassels Apparatus for making decorative fringes and/or tassels comprises a base having parallel support grooves for a set of combs to support the combs in two parallel rows with their teeth upstanding. Yarn may be looped around and between the teeth to form stran... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5797526 | Method for creating a decorative bow In a preferred embodiment, an apparatus for creating a decorative bow, including: a frame member having a central opening; and at least two hook members disposed on the frame member around the opening, the at least two hook members being constructed so th... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5662250 | Bow forming device A device for forming bows from a ribbon which includes a base plate and a pair of uprights mounted on the base plate. One of the uprights is resiliently biased toward the other upright for grippingly engaging portions of the ribbon inserted therebetween t... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5617979 | Bow making apparatus A bow making apparatus (10) for receiving and maintaining the disposition of bow fabricating material during the making of a decorative bow. The bow making apparatus (10) includes a base member (12) defining an upper work surface (14) for supporting bow f... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5411188 | Adjustable frame bow making device A device for making decorative ribbon bows comprises an adjustable quadrilateral frame structure formed of four individual elongated planar members which are pivotally attached to one another. First and second elongated planar members form opposite sides ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5407108 | Bow making machine and method A bow making machine includes a magnetized anvil fixed to a base between four upwardly extending, channel-forming posts. The magnetized anvil holds a barrette in place within the channel defined by the posts, and loops of bow-forming ribbon material are p... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5356056 | Adjustable bow making device form A device form made from a thermoplastic material for the making of ribbon bows. The base plate of the device has a set of rods mounted vertically. A second and separate set of rods mounted vertically in a plate (S) is moved under J-Bar to a distance from ... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5354403 | Method and apparatus for applying ornaments to a web of material A method and apparatus for applying ornaments to a web of material, comprises providing a web of material to which ornaments are to be applied to at least one surface and having a longitudinal axis, step-wise advancing the web along the longitudinal axis ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5297705 | Bow forming apparatus A strip of acetate of a selected length is cut from a ribbon of acetate by a heated cutting wire after the strip has a middle portion clamped between two pairs of fingers. A first outer portion of the strip is then folded beneath the middle portion of the... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5232132 | Ribbon strip and curl apparatus A handle member mounts a first blade member therewithin, with the first blade member including a forward shank portion to include a serrated blade edge spaced from and parallel a rear blade edge. A pivotally mounted stripper blade is in contiguous and piv... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5141140 | Apparatus for the creation of fabric appliques and method of using same The present invention provides apparatus and method for the creation of appliques for quilting. Employing a shape plate with an opening in the desired shape of the applique and a corresponding template adapted to be inserted into the opening, quilting mat... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5072865 | Apparatus for making decorative bows Apparatus for making decorative bows from lengths of ribbon wherein the apparatus ribbon is fed and wrapped into a plurality of loops which are punched at the center, trimmed to make one or more integral tails and stapled to a card.... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4527719 | Method for manufacturing rosettes A rosette includes a number of pre-pleated lengths of ribbon secured as radiating rings on a body part or carrier, the body part or carrier having a plurality of resilient clips which can be used for the securement of the ribbons. The rosette will prefera... | 07/09/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4371074 | Transport system for automatic pocket implantation apparatus A system (10) for transporting sets of garment panels and pocket bags through work stations functioning to implant substantially finished pockets in the garment panels includes a transfer machine (12) with an endless belt (24) mounted for movement around ... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4353760 | Forming articles with slide fasteners and attached sewing guides A method for forming slide fasteners with attached sewing guides is disclosed wherein a stock strip of paper is coated with adhesive and release material and subsequently formed into pairs of member sections which are folded and then assembled on center s... | 10/12/1982 |
| 4265190 | Sewing aid for slide fastener and method A guide including one or more members formed from planar material, such as paper, is removably attached to a slide fastener. Article edge portions bordering an opening in an article are removably attached to the guide. The guide retains the edge portions ... | 05/05/1981 |
| 3977581 | Method and apparatus for applying garment decoration A kit for applying a decorative pattern to a garment utilizing a number of pronged studs. The kit includes a pattern formed by a plurality of dots on a surface material and a tool having a concave recess capable of fitting over the prongs of the studs and... | 08/31/1976 |
