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Thread cutting device for cylinder bed sewing machine

US4726305A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 11, 1987
Grant dateFeb 23, 1988
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Expiry dateMay 11, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD05D2207/02
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A thread cutting device for a cylinder bed sewing machine for sewing by means of a plurality of needles a piece of fabric supported on a cylindrical bed while transporting the fabric piece in a given direction, wherein a hook portion of a thread catch member which is adapted to plunge into and retreat from needle thread loops in orthogonal relation to an obliquely inclined plane of opening of the needle thread loops so that a plurality of needle and looper threads are accurately caught into the hook portion and then carried along thereby for cutting. In addition, an arrangement is disclosed which enables the mounting of the thread cutting device without interferring with the movement of a looper, even if the available space within the bed is very limited.

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