Latch taking knife and thread clamp
US5505147A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 24, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD05B65/00
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mechanical latch tacking device carried by the toe of the sewing machine presser foot that will allow the operator to produce a relatively short stitch chain at the end of a seam and in a single smooth ergonomical motion cause the chain to be severed and the end of the chain that extends from the needle retained in a location where the next workpiece is started the retained chain will be sewn into the seam.
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