Sewing machine cabinet with manual lift
US5240315A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47B2220/0013
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sewing machine cabinet for mounting a sewing machine and for housing and storing the machine when not being worked, which provides a drop platform interiorly of the cabinet below the top working surface thereof for lowering the machine into the interior of the cabinet maintaining the sewing machine in an upright position not tilting. The cabinet is well adapted to open-arm sewing machines. A hinged top cover when opened lifts the sewing machine up out of the interior of the cabinet by leverage action on a pivoting link attached to a guided sliding support arm which is attached to drop platform which supports the sewing machine and is guided by a rack. The rack is provided by one or a pair of guide columns. The hinged top cover when opened 180.degree. acts as a brake and lock for the moving drop shelf.
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