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US3358628A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Sewing machine control

Assignee: Union Special Machine Co
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Filing: 1965-07-26
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Granted: 1967-12-19
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Expires: 1985-07-26
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert L Kosrow
  • 👤 Arthur N Hale

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 18:20
CPC Classifications
D; D05; D05B; D05B69/00; D05B69/22; D05B69/26

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 190 words
A CONTROL MECHANISM FOR ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN SEWING MACHINES FOR DRIVING SAID SEWING MACHINE AT PRESELECTED SPEEDS AND FOR STOPPING SAID SEWING MACHINE IN ONE OF A PLURALITY OF PREDETERMINED POSITIONS OF THE NEEDLE COMPRISING A NEEDLE, A MAIN DRIVING MOTOR FOR DRIVING SAID NEEDLE AT A FIRST SPEED, AN AUXILIARY DRIVING MOTOR FOR DRIVING SAID NEEDLE AT A SECOND SPEED, CONNECTING MEANS, INCLUDING CLUTCH MEANS, CONNECTING SAID MAIN DRIVING MOTOR AND SAID AUXILIARY DRIVING MOTOR TO EACH OTHER AND TO SAID NEEDLE WHEREBY, WHEN CONNECTED, SAID MAIN DRIVING MOTOR DRIVES SAID AUXILIARY MOTOR AND SAID NEEDLE, SAID CLUTCH MEANS BEING SELECTIVELY ENGAGEABLE TO CONNECT AND DISCONNECT SAID MAIN DRIVING MOTOR WITH SAID AUXILIARY DRIVING MOTOR AND SAID NEEDLE, MEANS FOR ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING SAID CLUTCH MEANS, MEANS FOR ENERGIZING SAID AUXILIARY DRIVING MOTOR IN A FIRST DIRECTION WHEN SAID CLUTCH MEANS IS DISENGAGED AND FOR DE-ENERGIZING SAID AUXILIARY DRIVING MOTOR WHEN SAID CLUTCH IS ENGAGED, AND MEANS ON SAID CONNECTING MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY DE-ENERGIZING SAID AUXILIARY MOTOR IS SAID FIRST DIRECTION AND FOR ENERGIZING AND AUXILIARY MOTOR IN THE REVERSE AND FOR TO STOP SAID NEEDLE IN A PREDETERMINED POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 190 words
A CONTROL MECHANISM FOR ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN SEWING MACHINES FOR DRIVING SAID SEWING MACHINE AT PRESELECTED SPEEDS AND FOR STOPPING SAID SEWING MACHINE IN ONE OF A PLURALITY OF PREDETERMINED POSITIONS OF THE NEEDLE COMPRISING A NEEDLE, A MAIN DRIVING MOTOR FOR DRIVING SAID NEEDLE AT A FIRST SPEED, AN AUXILIARY DRIVING MOTOR FOR DRIVING SAID NEEDLE AT A SECOND SPEED, CONNECTING MEANS, INCLUDING CLUTCH MEANS, CONNECTING SAID MAIN DRIVING MOTOR AND SAID AUXILIARY DRIVING MOTOR TO EACH OTHER AND TO SAID NEEDLE WHEREBY, WHEN CONNECTED, SAID MAIN DRIVING MOTOR DRIVES SAID AUXILIARY MOTOR AND SAID NEEDLE, SAID CLUTCH MEANS BEING SELECTIVELY ENGAGEABLE TO CONNECT AND DISCONNECT SAID MAIN DRIVING MOTOR WITH SAID AUXILIARY DRIVING MOTOR AND SAID NEEDLE, MEANS FOR ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING SAID CLUTCH MEANS, MEANS FOR ENERGIZING SAID AUXILIARY DRIVING MOTOR IN A FIRST DIRECTION WHEN SAID CLUTCH MEANS IS DISENGAGED AND FOR DE-ENERGIZING SAID AUXILIARY DRIVING MOTOR WHEN SAID CLUTCH IS ENGAGED, AND MEANS ON SAID CONNECTING MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY DE-ENERGIZING SAID AUXILIARY MOTOR IS SAID FIRST DIRECTION AND FOR ENERGIZING AND AUXILIARY MOTOR IN THE REVERSE AND FOR TO STOP SAID NEEDLE IN A PREDETERMINED POSITION.

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