Patent · US Expired

Overlock sewing machine

US4970976A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 24, 1989
Grant dateNov 20, 1990
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Expiry dateNov 24, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD05B57/06
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

There is disclosed an overlock sewing machine. The overlock sewing machine includes a looper switching unit for selecting an overlocking operative state or overlocking inoperative state, a needle clamp member having a first needle holding hole in which two needles are mounted separately in the manner that the two needles are positioned in parallel and a second needle holding hole positioned slightly eccentrically at the front side of the cloth feeding direction and perpendicular to the cloth feeding direction, whereby eight types of overlocking operations and one type of double-loop stitching operation can be effected.

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