US3224393A
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Automatically actuated sewing machines
Assignee: Singer Co
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Filing: 1963-09-11
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Granted: 1965-12-21
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Expires: 1983-09-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth D Adams
- 👤 John A Herr
- 👤 Ira G Schwartzberg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 02:31
CPC Classifications
D; D05; D05B; D05B23/00; D05B21/00; D05B39/00; D05B29/00; D05B29/06; D05B65/00; D05D; D05D2207/00; D05D2207/02; D05D2207/05; D05D2207/06; D05D2209/00; D05D2209/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
IN COMBINATION, A SEWING MACHINE HAVING A POINT OF STITCH FORMATION AND MEANS FOR SUPPORTING AND MOVING A WORK PIECE RELATIVE TO THE POINT OF STITCH FORMATION IN A PATH DEFINED BY A PATTERN LINE CONFORMING TO THE DESIRED SEAM CONFIGURATION, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A WORK SUPPORT, MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID WORK SUPPORT FOR UNIVERSAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO AND IN A PLANE CONTAINING THE THE POINT OF STITCH FORMATION, A PATTERN MEMBER MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT WITH SAID WORK SUPPORT AND HAVING A PATTERN LINE, A TRACER MECHANISM FOR GENERATING A VARYING ELECTRICAL CONTROL SIGNAL IN RESPONSE TO THE RELATIVE POSITION OF SAID TRACER MECHANISM LATERALLY OF THE PATTERN LINE, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID CONTROL SIGNAL FOR MOVING SAID WORK SUPPORT RELATIVE TO THE POINT OF STITCH FORMATION AND FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVING SAID PATTERN MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID TRACER MECHANISM WHEREBY SAID PATTERN MEMBER IS MOVED WITH SAID PATTERN LINE IN COOPERATION WITH SAID TRACER MECHANISM AND SAID WORK SUPPORT IS MOVED IN A PATH DEFINED BY SAID PATTERN LINE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
IN COMBINATION, A SEWING MACHINE HAVING A POINT OF STITCH FORMATION AND MEANS FOR SUPPORTING AND MOVING A WORK PIECE RELATIVE TO THE POINT OF STITCH FORMATION IN A PATH DEFINED BY A PATTERN LINE CONFORMING TO THE DESIRED SEAM CONFIGURATION, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A WORK SUPPORT, MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID WORK SUPPORT FOR UNIVERSAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO AND IN A PLANE CONTAINING THE THE POINT OF STITCH FORMATION, A PATTERN MEMBER MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT WITH SAID WORK SUPPORT AND HAVING A PATTERN LINE, A TRACER MECHANISM FOR GENERATING A VARYING ELECTRICAL CONTROL SIGNAL IN RESPONSE TO THE RELATIVE POSITION OF SAID TRACER MECHANISM LATERALLY OF THE PATTERN LINE, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID CONTROL SIGNAL FOR MOVING SAID WORK SUPPORT RELATIVE TO THE POINT OF STITCH FORMATION AND FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVING SAID PATTERN MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID TRACER MECHANISM WHEREBY SAID PATTERN MEMBER IS MOVED WITH SAID PATTERN LINE IN COOPERATION WITH SAID TRACER MECHANISM AND SAID WORK SUPPORT IS MOVED IN A PATH DEFINED BY SAID PATTERN LINE.
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