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Horizontal rotary hook for sewing machine

US7197994B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims
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Filing dateNov 21, 2005
Grant dateApr 3, 2007
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Expiry dateNov 21, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD05B57/08
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is a horizontal rotary hook for a sewing machine includes an inner bobbin case holder, an outer rotating hook made of a synthetic resin, a sliding surface formed on the rotating hock so as to be slid relative to the bobbin case holder with rotation of the rotating hook while an outer periphery of the bobbin case holder is placed on the rotating hook, an opening defined in an outer peripheral wall of the rotating hook so that a needle thread passes through the opening, and a beak mounted on an outer peripheral wall of the rotating hook for seizing a loop of the needle thread.

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