Patent · US Expired

Sewing machine with retractable bobbin-carrying rod and thread guide

US4936234A · kind A · utility

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11Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 4, 1989
Grant dateJun 26, 1990
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Expiry dateMay 4, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD05B43/00
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A handle (2) for a sewing machine has two arms (8, 9) which are swingably mounted on the handle to be retracted into recesses (6, 7) of the handle when they are not used. One arm (8) carries a rod (14) to receive a bobbin (15) and a disc (16), while the other arm (9) has a thread guide (18) for the thread (17) from the bobbin (15). The handle can also be designed to carry two rod for use with two threads.

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