Patent · US Expired

Needle threader

US5988463A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 31, 1998
Grant dateNov 23, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 31, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD05B87/00
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A needle threader for yarn or other bulky materials that is used in needlework having a projecting loop provided with a substantial planar surface to accommodate the strands of the yarn and thereby reducing frictional resistance as the yarn is passed through the eye of the needle. The needle threader is provided with a cutter for the yarn on the same handle utilized by the threader.

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