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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8020735 | Detachable threader The present invention provides a detachable threader, which permits an upper holder block to be connected separately with a brake and a base; and the brake is linked with a propeller; a threading sheet is fixed on the propeller; with the orientation pin and restorin... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7654422 | Needle threader A needle threader includes a flat handle portion and a thread-introducing loop portion extending from the handle portion. The thread-introducing loop portion includes a folded insertion edge at a tip for insertion into an eye of a needle. The thread-introducing loop... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7322367 | Device for cleaning teeth A method for cleaning teeth by drawing at least one cleaning thread in a reciprocating movement along teeth, at least one end of which cleaning thread is fastened to an elongate handling member, the other end of the thread is grasped with the hand, and the cleaning ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7082886 | Sewing machine A sewing machine includes a threader including a threading nook for passing a thread through an eye of a needle, and a thread drawer including a thread drawing member wiping the thread extending through the needle eye downward, the thread drawing member also drawing... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6941881 | Sewing machine A sewing machine includes a threader including a threading hook for passing a thread through an eye of a needle, and a thread drawer including a thread drawing member wiping the thread extending through the needle eye downward, the thread drawing member also drawing... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6929593 | Machine for spreading out cardboard boxes automatically A machine is provided for spreading out cardboard boxes automatically, which is structured such that cardboards can be held in a holding mechanism upright and closely side by side, and fed to a main body one after another, and which have sucking disks for drawing th... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6892911 | Needle threader A needle threader device includes: a loop support base; a threading loop connected to the loop support base; a needle holder base; a needle cradle located on the needle holder base; a loop passage guide located on the needle holder base and intersecting the needle c... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6830165 | Needle threader with height adjustable thread pusher A needle threader is provided with a needle holder for holding a needle, and a pusher for inserting a thread into the eye of the needle. The pusher is horizontally movable in forward and backward directions relative to the needle holder. By the forward move, the pus... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6439000 | Bead threading tool and method for crocheting, knitting and the like A bead threading tool (4) formed by a folded wire having a distal end (6) formed by twisting the folded end of the wire, an intermediate section (5, 15) formed by the spaced apart folded over halves of the folded wire and a proximal end (8) formed by the ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6170722 | Threading apparatus A threading apparatus for threading a thread through the eye of a sewing needle which includes a platform, a threading rack fixedly mounted on the platform, the threading rack having a compressible and resilient thread guide ring for holding the eye of a ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6045016 | Needle threader A needle threader includes a needle holder which has a needle receiving hole and a thread inserting path intersecting the needle receiving hole. A needle position corrector is positioned at one side of the needle holder, and a thread pusher is positioned ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6041541 | Fishing line threader A fishhook threading mechanism that can be temporarily attached to a fishhook eye to allow a user to easily and quickly thread a fishhook and then removed from the line by either crushing the threader or guiding the line through a radial slot located in t... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5988463 | Needle threader A needle threader for yarn or other bulky materials that is used in needlework having a projecting loop provided with a substantial planar surface to accommodate the strands of the yarn and thereby reducing frictional resistance as the yarn is passed thro... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5906624 | Suture threader assembly, suture anchor assembly, and method for threading suture A suture threader comprises a body having first and second ends, a first suture threader extending from the body first end, and a second suture threader extending from the body second end.... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5881738 | Method and tool for beading hair In accordance with the present invention there is disclosed a tool and method of use thereof in beading hair. The tool comprises a shaft having a needle tip at one end, a center section having bifurcated equal parts which form a convex section of the shaf... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5832938 | Hair style having ponytail strands woven into curls and tool therefor A method for effecting a curled hair style includes weaving the strands of at least one ponytail through the hair foundation proximal to the ponytail, and then raising portions of the strands away from the foundation to establish respective curled segment... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5800447 | Suture threader assembly, suture anchor assembly, and method for threading suture A suture threader comprises a body having first and second ends, a first suture threader extending from the body first end, and a second suture threader extending from the body second end.... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5735299 | Quick release line inserter A quick-release line inserter having an inserter shaft (1) with a line slot (2) for containing line (3) positioned on an outside perimeter of an inserter shaft that is sized and shaped for the shaft and the line to enter a space or aperture to be threaded... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5685175 | Thread positioner A thread positioner comprises a guide loop, having a finger grip, that is insertable through one or more stitches of a needlework project. A thread grabber is insertable through the guide loop and grabs a loose thread and is thereafter withdrawn, position... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5664707 | Bead installing tool and method of use A tool for installing perforated beads on a strand of fibers, such as a strand of hair. The tool comprises a rod terminating in a closed loop at one end, and having a removable cap at the other end. When the cap is removed, perforated beads are sequential... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5588568 | Eyelet threader An eyelet threader is disclosed. The device comprises a resilient loop in conjunction with a guide means. The guide means is used in order to help pass the resilient loop through the eye of a needle. Once so passed, the resilient loop is slightly depresse... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5469996 | Threading device A device comprising a body with a sleeve slidably mounted thereon and attached to a blade which is slidably engaged ina longitudinal slot provided in the body and forming a sheath for said blade. A spring arranged within the sleeve between it and the body... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5251797 | Eyelet threading aid A device for threading an eyelet, e.g., a fish hook or needle, has a resiliently deformable loop attached to a pen light such that the loop and the eyelet are in the path of the light beam to illuminate the process of inserting the loop, catching the line... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5165582 | Sewing machine threading guide and method A length of a flexible material such as a monofilament nylon is folded back on itself to form a loop and an elongated guide portion. The ends and portions of the flexible material adjacent the ends are fastened together. The trailing end portion of the lo... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5148759 | Threading a hooked wire needle in a tie sewing machine An apparatus for threading a needle used in a sewing machine that forms a longitudinal seam in a tie. The needle has an open hook and a shank adjacent its pointed end. A thread gripper movable about two mutually perpendicular axes grips and loops the thre... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5040708 | Caddy for needle punch tools and spools of thread A caddy for needle punch needles, a needle threader and spools of threads including a base, a backwall secured to one end of the bases and rising upwardly therefrom, a plurality of receptacles in the backwall for receiving needle punch tools, such as need... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4972979 | Needle threading device A needle threading device comprising a flashlight having a needle mounted on the side of the flashlight with the eye of the needle projecting above the lens of the flashlight. A magnifying glass has its handle mounted on the opposite side of the flashligh... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4930871 | Needle threader A needle threader for facilitating the insertion of an end of a thread in the eye of a needle. In one embodiment the threader has a magnifying lens mounted in a holder which is secured to a flexible mount having a ring portion for a person's finger and a ... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4913325 | Needle threading apparatus Apparatus for threading a thread through the eye of a needle, including thread holder for receiving a holding a portion of the thread, needle receiver for receiving the needle and presenting the eye of the needle for threading, threader for engaging and t... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4911341 | Needle threading device having a needle receiving bore with an insertable actuator A needle threading device includes a rectangular block housing including a chamber at a lower end thereof which opens through a side wall. A needle receiving bore extends through a top wall of the housing for receiving a needle; and a V-shaped recess at t... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4890776 | Needle threading device A needle threading device has a passage for a needle, a recess for a thread, and a threader turnable by a user and pushing the thread from the recess into the passage and thereby into the ear of the needle. The threader turns between two pins which simult... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4832240 | Needle threader with needle-holding notch A needle threader for needlecraft needles has a notch to retain a needle in position on the threader while thread is passed through the eye in the needle threader. The notch may be used in conjunction with shoulders utilized as stops for the needle, or ma... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4802581 | Needle case A needle case includes a case member and a needle supporting member. The case member has an accommodation portion capable of accommodating therein a plurality of needles, a notch portion where any of the shanks of the needles can be pinched, a takeout ope... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4779616 | Surgical suture-snagging method A method is provided for snagging a surgical suture wherein a device is introduced to the interior of the patient's body through a cylindrical cannula. The device includes a resilient loop which collapses as it passes through the cannula. The loop is crim... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4720026 | Sewing assembly A sewing assembly including a needle, a loop secured to the trailing end of the needle, and a driver member in the form of a thimble adapted to fit on and over the finger of the user and including a hook portion extending upwardly from the main body porti... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4667860 | Sewing needle with easy-threading filament loop A sewing needle has a closed loop of a resilient filament secured to its rear end. In unstressed condition the filament has an open configuration allowing a sewing thread to be easily passed through it. As the needle is pulled through fabric the loop coll... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4641652 | Applicator for tying sewing threads The applicator for utilization in combination with an endoscope tube comprises a coil connected to a longitudinal passage through a shaft and comprising hollow turns connected to the shaft passage for reception of a sewing thread, whose proximal extremity... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4573719 | Knot tying apparatus An apparatus for facilitating the securing of the free end of a line to a line attachment. Such attachments might be hook eyes, swivels, lures, fishing leaders, and the like which are commonly used in fishing with hook and line. The apparatus employs a ro... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4557408 | Needle threading devices A manually operable needle threading device comprises a housing having a recess for positioning the eye of a needle to be threaded in alignment with the path of a displaceable thread pusher member in the housing, whereby displacement of the pusher member ... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4522324 | Stitching device The stitching device is used for stitching work, for instance, on upholstery or mattresses and includes a hollow needle (1), and intermediate piece (2), and a guide tube (3) for a push rod. Laterally on the intermediate piece there is attached a magazine ... | 06/11/1985 |
