Sewing machine

Claim 2

In a sewing machine comprising a frame including a base, a pillar, an upper arm, a head and a free arm, the improvement comprising three adjacent panels hinged to each other along their facing edges and cooperating with said frame to provide a protective case for the machine for storage, the edges of the front face of the head being of a shape substantially corresponding to the edges of the upper face of the free arm, one of said panels having a cut-out area the edges of which surround the edges of the front face of the head when the panels are in a storage position, said panel having the cut-out area disposed between said other two panels, the edges of said cut-out area surrounding the edges of the upper face of said free arm when said panels are in a position permitting use of the machine, said panel with the cut-out area then providing, in cooperation with the upper face of said free arm, a widened work surface.

Claim 3

Machine according to claim 1, wherein the panel provided with said cut-out area is hinged with respect to the frame, so as to be displaceable between a position substantially perpendicular to the base in which the edges of the cut-out area surround the edges of the front face of the head, a first substantially horizontal position in which the edges of the cut-out area surround the edges of the upper face of the free arm and a second substantially horizontal position in which it rests on the base of the machine.

Claim 4

Machine according to claim 1, wherein rods hingedly connect the panel provided with said cut-out area to the base of the machine.

Claim 5

Machine according to claim 2, wherein rods hingedly connect the panel provided with said cut-out area to the base of the machine.

Claim 6

Machine according to claim 1, wherein the panels hinged to the panel having said cut-out area form access ramps to the widened work surface of the machine when the edges of the cut-out area surround the edges of the free end of the upper face of the free arm.

Claim 7

Machine according to claim 2, wherein the panels hinged to the panel having said cut-out area form access ramps to the widened work surface of the machine when the edges of the cut-out area surround the edges of the free end of the upper face of the free arm.

Claim 8

In a sewing machine comprising a frame including a base, a pillar, an upper arm, a head and a free arm, the improvement comprising three panels each cooperating with said frame and with each other to provide a protective case for the machine for storage, the front face of the head being of a shape substantially corresponding to the shape of the upper face of the free arm, one of said panels having a cut-out area, the shape of said cut-out area substantially corresponding to the shape of the front face of the head and the shape of the upper face of the free arm, the edges of said cut-out area marginally surrounding the front face of the head when the panels are in a storage position, the edges of said cut-out area marginally surrounding the upper face of said free arm when said panels are in a position permitting use of the machine, said panel with the cut-out area then providing, in cooperation with the upper face of said free arm, a widened work surface.

Claim 9

In a sewing machine comprising a frame including a base, a pillar, an upper arm, a head and a free arm, the improvement comprising three panels each cooperating with said frame and with each other to provide a protective case for the machine for storage, the front face of the head being of a shape substantially corresponding to the shape of the upper face of the free arm, one of said panels having a cut-out area, the shape of said cut-out area substantially corresponding to the shape of the front face of the head and the shape of the upper face of the free arm, the edges of said cut-out area marginally surrounding the front face of the head when the panels are in a storage position, the edges of said cut-out area marginally surrounding the upper face of said free arm when said panels are in a position permitting use of the machine, said panel with the cut-out area then providing, in cooperation with the upper face of said free arm, a widened work surface.