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Sewing machine including workpiece clamping device

US4467735A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 22, 1982
Grant dateAug 28, 1984
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Expiry dateJul 22, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD05B39/00
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sewing machine comprises a clamp securing device carried by the sewing machine carriage and releasably attachable to the workpiece clamp at any one of a plurality of locations so as to selectively locate the clamp with respect to the carriage, and a clamp holding device selectively actuatable to immobilize the clamp with respect to the main frame of the sewing machine when the securing device has been detached from the clamp and until the securing device is reattached at another location on the clamp.

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