US1251873A - Sewing-machine. - Google Patents

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A. H. mi vm, SEWING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED NQVUF). 1914.

A, H. DE vof.

. SEWING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED NOV-2511914. Ll. f Y Patented 111111918.

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A. H. DE VOE.

SEWING MAcHmE. APPLICATIONFILED NOV. 25. 1914.

l Patented Jan. 1, 1918.

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ALBERT H. DE VOE, OF WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 THE SINGER :MANU-y FACTURING CQIVIPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW-JERSEY.

SEWING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. L 1918.

Application led November 25, 1914. Serial'No. 8f3/,872.

To all who/a t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT H. DE Von, a citizen of the United States, residing at VeStield, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful vImprovements iii @Sewing-Machines, of which the following is a speciication, reference being-had therein to the acconipanying` drawings.

This invention relates tov an improvement in that class of sewing machines designed for sewing tubular articles, suclr a's the sleeves of garments, in such manner that the article is delivered from the work-supporting member of the machine by the action'of the feedingr mechanism as the stitchingl proceeds. The improvement has for one of its chief objects the construction of the machine` frame in such manner as to facilitate the handling of the Workand its Vdelivery to the stitch-forming mechanism under advantageous conditions. l,It has for another object' to provide a simple and effective mechanism for operation upon the work. i

The machine-frame is preferably constructed in general conformity with that shown and described in my pending application Serial No. 852,345, tiled July 1914, with the work-supporting member disposedI transversely to and laterally ,offset from the standard with which it is connected by Y, means spaced above the base of the standard'.

That portion of the wOrk-supporting .nem-

ber nearest its connection with the standard is preferably contracted iii girth, and may be made both of `less width and less depth than the opposite end portion provided with the feeding and stitchingineaiis, inorder to alloi7 ample slack in the material to be presented to the stitch-forming mechanism and. to accommodate the. operators fingers in manipulating it on its way to the stitching mechanism. i y A The .-uncontracted portion of the' Worksuppoiting member is preferably formed with reciprocally and laterally swinging sec-A tions each sustaining a loop-taker perma-` ently connected by suitable gearing With a driving gear upon a shaft mounted in fixed bearings of the Work-supporting member.

and itself connected through a suitable train of gearing, including an intermediate shaft, With the main-shaft journaled within a laterally extending frame-member connecting the upper portion of the standard of the Work-supporting dependent connections with the said sleeve by .meaiis of which the needle-bar actuating eccentric is caused to impart operative workadvancing and rising-and-falling movements to the feed-dog. 'The needle-actuating eccentric preferably carries a crank-pin in its outer face fitted-Within a'n aperture of a socket member embracing theshank of a needle-thread take-up arm mounted upon a fixed fulcrum adjacent the junction of the intermediate frame-member and the Work-l supporting member.

Journaled within aiidlongitudinally of `theinterinediate frame-meinber is a rockshaft from which is laterally extended, preferably in a direction inclined to the length of the Work-supporting member, a rigid arm carrying the presser-foot. VAsthe vibratory needle-carrying arm is disposed above and' dog, the rock-lever and slide-bar having inlengthwise ofthe ivxi'rk-supporting member,`

it is desirable that the operators vision be further obstructedvas little as possible by other yelements of` the mechanism, and by' extending `the vpressii'-f oot supporting arm at aflateral. inclination with the Work-supporting member and theneedle-carrying i arm, thisy element is brought to one side of the operators range. of view of the Work which is downwardly inclined over the end member connected i'vith the intermediate frame-member. f In the accompanying drawings, Figure-l is a front elevation, With the frame in section, and Fig. 2 a side elevation, ofa machine constructed with the present improvements. i Fig; 3 is a rear elevation of the machine,

with the rearward portion of the Work-supporting member partly in section, and I iig. 4 a sectional plan vieiir of the frame standard With the .presser-foot lifting means. Fig. 5 is a plan of the machine. Fig. 6 is a Sectional elevation of the. Work-supporting member and the parts carried thereby,Fig. 7 a plan of the lwork-supporting member, partly in section, with certain parts ,carried thereby, and Fig. 7 a detail sectionalview of an element of the loop-taker adjusting ,means FigI 8 is 'a side view of the needle and feedlmeclranisms. I

As represented in the drawings, the frame comprises the hollow upright standard 1 having the flangedv base 2 and sustaining at its upper end the lateral armcomprising the tubular Imember 3 tern'iinating in the downwardly inclined` extensionl 3 connected with the top of 'the horizontal work-supporting member 4` depending therefrom.V At the junction of the extension'y with the member v 4 is a cavity 3 for housing certain of'the operative-parts, this cavity being partially closed by 'means fof the end-cap 5. The otherwise oval body portion of the standard is shown (see particularly, Figs. 1 and 4) Vflattened at 1" on the front `and inner side n the intermediate iframe member by means of a contracted portion et', the outer uncontracie'd portion being cut away laterallyat the upper side. to 'form at the lower side the supportingwton ue it, above which are pivotally mounle by 'means of the vertical studn pins 6 the laterally swinging sections 7 As shown in the drawings, ,the contracted.

portion of the "work-supporting member is both narrower and of less -depth than the uncontracted4 portion -within which thecoperate in. the.

stitch-forming elements A production of the stitching. The uncontracted portionl of the worksupporting arm is made et sufficient width and depth to accommodatethe loop-takers and. the `feed-dog with their accessories, but is'made :1s small as practicable to accommo- -date the smal.lest-tubular 'portions of gar-` ments to be stitched. The inner contracted portion of the work-supportingmember,l ar

ranged between the un'contmcted ortion and the intermediate frame-member, 1s made suliiclently smaller than the adjacent portion to permit ample clearance for the4 finger-sof the operator in manipulating the fabric around the same preparatory toits presentation to the stitch-forming mecha#v 1|isin. By this means, the operator is enabled to handle the work with ease and is not cramped by necessity of formingA the ,garment for stitching from the outer ,face .of the fabric, which would be the case if the forward portion of j the Worlgfsupporting member were uncontractedt nemers The throat-plate 8 is secured upon the top ot the post e at one end by means of the screw 9 and upon the upper face f the member 4 at the opposite end by means. of vthe screws 10. rihe throat-plate is provided with the usual feed-dogopening 11 and `noodle-apertures adjacent ythe same.

111g operative movements to the needles and.

the feeding mechanism. Adjacent the eccentric 15 the main-shaft has ixedthereon `a bevel pinion 16 meshing with asimilar pinion 17 upon the short intermediate shaft 18 which is in turn connected means ofthe intermeshing bevel pinions '19 and .2G with the loop-taker lactuating 'shaft 21 journaied within and longitudinally of the work-supportingarm and having i'ixed upon its outer extremity the driving wear 22.

lInterineshing with't e driving gear 22 are the pinions 23each 'fixed upon a short shaft 24 journaled in'bcaring bushings 25 of the respective laterally swinging sections 7: The stud-pinsA 6 upon which the sections 'Z are fulcrumed have their axes preferably inintersecting relation with the pitch line oi'4 Athe driving gear with the respective pinions 23 and at the rear face of the latter, so that in the swinging of suchsections between operative and retracted positions the pinions vwill be Amaintained permanently in mesh with the Fig. 7. ljlachshaft 24 has fixed thereon a spiral gear` 2 meshing with a similargear 27 which is shown formed upon the hub of the cup-shaped loop-taker 23. The loop-taker hub is mounted upon the'lixed horizontal ulcrum stud-screw 29 tapped into the, adjustably`r sustainedholding plate 30. The

driving. gear, asv represented in late 30 is formed on its inner :tace with an vintegral stud 31 and it carries a. second stud 32- parallel therewith having near its outer end a flange 33 beyond which is an eccentric necked pportionli closely embraced by the vside edges of a slot extending lengthwise of j lthe plate 30, the stud 32 being held in position by means of the'clamp-screw 35 between' whose head and the flange 34 the surroundfy ing portion ofthe plate 3()l is clamped.

The studs 31 and 32 are` slidin l t y lit-ted within suitable apertures in thebo y y offthe 4section 7- within lwhich they are 'secured by set-screws 36 in the desired position oi'. end,

wise adjustment of thev gear tor the po sired gage of the seams. By looseningl the set-screws 36 and turning the stud 32 through the clamp-screw 35, the stud 32 may be shifted transversely ot' its length, thereby raising or lowering th, corresponding end of the holding plate 30 and correspondingly adjusting the position of the loop-taker and its connected spiral gear for taking up wear or for other purposes.

The loop-takers represented in the drawings are of a well-known type, being formed with a loop-taking beak in the outer end' and having fitted within the same a threadcase 37 provided with a bobbin 38. As shown and described more fully in my pend# ing application Serial No. 852, 345, each of the sections 7 is provided with a holding plate or" hanger 39 pivoted thereto aty the lower end and provided with a lateral arm 40 adapted for engagement with the hooked end 4l of a spring 42. secured in a longitudlnal channel of the pin 48 mounted within a suitable transverse aperture of the section 7 in which it is adjustably secured by means of the set-screw 44 (Fig.

The pin has a transverse aperture entered by the reduced extremity of the plunger-pin 45 fitted within a suitable aperf ture of the section 7A and resting upon the spring 42. The section 7 having been retracted as -represented in the lower part of Fig. 7, by depressing the plunger-pin 45 the spring 4Q is defiected to disengage it from the hanger 39 which may be swung outwardly for access to the thread-cavity of the loop-taker.

Each' of the sections 7 is provided witha spring-catch 46 whose hooked operative eX- tremity 47 is adapted for engagement .with

the shoulder of one of the latchfplates 48 secured by means of screws 49 adjustably in i position upon the post 4". '".nese sections are normally held in operative position by engagement of the spring-catches with their respect-ive catch-plates, and may be vretracted for introduction and removal of the lower thread supplyto the loop-takers byy pressing inwardlyv the spring-catches for their disengagement from the shouldered catchplates. i

Secured upon the inner 'face of the lend? cap'5 by means of the screw 50 is a fulerumstud 5l disposed vabove the work-supporting member and near its junction with the intermediate trame-member. Momted upon the stud 51`and maintained in position there.- o'n by the cap-screw 52 is the hub of the needle-carrying arm 54 provided in its outer end portion with a. socket in which is secured by means of the set-screw 55 the shank 56 of the needle-clamp 57 which .carries in practice two eye-pointed needles 58 coperating with the loop-takers 28 in the production of stitches. l

The hub 53 isw formed with the rearwardly y extending boss 59 sustaining the pin 60 which is slidingly fitt^d within a tangential socket or aperture of the boss 61 formed upon the lower side of the sleeve 62 which is in turn fitted upon the actuating eccentric l5 ofthe main-shaft. The needle-arm 54 derives, from the described pin-andsocket connection with the sleeve 62 embracing the actuatin-g eccentric, vibratory movements from which the needles 58 derive their sub-y stantially rectilinear reciprocations.

The hub of the needle-arm 54 has upon one side of said arm a rearward extension 63 to which is pivotally connected one end of a link 64 whose opposite end is sin'iilarly connected with the rearwardly extending arm of'a rock-lever 65 mounted upon the fixed transverse fulcrum-pin 66 and formed with a longitudinally extending tubular member 67 disposed above the fulcrum-pin- Slidingly fitted within the member 67 is the tubular bar 68 constituting the shank of the feed-dog 69.

Secured by means of a set-screw 70 within l a socket in the forward end of the slide-bar 68' is one end of a flexible rod 7l whose opposite end is secured Within the rocking stud-pin 72 upon the adjustable blockl 73 fitted within 'a lateral recess of the feed rocklever 74. y The lever 74 ismounted upon the fulcrum-stud 75 tapped into theVcap-plate and secured in position by the jam-nut 75. The block 73 is secured for adjustment toward vtnd from the fulcrum 75 by means of the screw v'(6 passing through an elongated slot of the lever 74 and tapped into said block 73 which may be adjusted by loosening the screw 76 and shifting the block and retightening said screw. The upper arm of the lever 7 4 isformed as a slide-pin 77 which,Y is fitted within a lateral tubular boss or socket 78 or" a collar 79 `embracing the shouldered crank-pin 80 which is secured in the split boss 8l of the sleeve 62.

From its described connections, the teendog receives its to-and-fro or work-advancing movementsfrom thesleeve 62 em' bracing the common actuating eccentric l5; while tilting movements are imparted to the rock-lever 65,'and hence rising-and-alling' movements of the needles and both Vthe worladvancing and the rising-and-falling movements of the feed-dog are derived from the common actuating element upon the shaft l2.

Tapped into the cap-plate 5 in which itis secured by the jam-nut 82 is the fulcrumstud 83 upon which is mounted the sleeve 84- ,r

having a split socket 8e in which is clamped l t means oi the bushing sleeve 105.

by means oi the screw vthe take-up arm 86 having the reduced and backwardly bent portion 87 provided with the usual threado eye. Slidinglyitted upon the straight cylindrical portion of the arm 86 is a sleeve 88 formed `with a lateral lug 89 apertured to receive the crank-stud 90 which is tapped into the outer face oi the actnatingeccento tric 15.

l In the. rotation of the eccentric 15 with the shaft, the crank-stud l90 is carried in a circular path and thereby communicates to the takeup arm through the described .lo connections vibratory movements upon the fulcrum-stud 83, klt will thus be seen that the reciprocation of the needles, the operative movements of the eed-dogA and the f vibratory movements oi' the take-up arm are 2o all derived from operative connections with theA actuating element 15 upon the main' shafte and that the timing, of these several members is therefore fixed for all adjust- .dunder all operative conditions of to the mattine..

pposed to the feed-dog is'the usual presser-toot composed in the present instance of the preureplate 91 pivotally l connected with the lower end yof theshank 92 Whose so upper end is fitted Within the transverse boss 9S of the laterally extending arm 9i lia-ving a hub 95 secured by means ofthe setserew A96 upon the rock-shaft 9? which is journaled Within and longitudinally of,

es the intermediate :frame member 8 parallel withl the main-shaft The presser-foot carrying' arm 94 extends from a position intermediate the ends of the :framefmember 3 in a direction inclined to the Worlosnpeo porting member e, i', as represented particularly in Fig. 5, in order to avoid obstructing the View or the operator in look;

toward the stitching position. et The roclrfshaft -9?' has secured upon its /rearward end .a collar 98 from which extends upwardly the laterally offset -tappet-aiin 99,

and from which depends a second arm 100;

The forwardY face ci? the tappet-arm 99 is to engaged. by one 'end oli a pin `101 Whose 104 acts through the pins .102 and 4101 upon the tappet--ar1n 99 and thence thronghthe rocleshaft and lateral arm 94 to thrust the pressenfoot downward upon the work-sup- @t port, and the stress of the spring lis adapted ing across the extremityA of the member 3 zo. neonato to be regulated in a manner Well-lrnovvn by The standard. 1 is provided near its bese with the n spaced and apertured lugs lilo to receive the ulcrum-pin 107 upon. which is mounted the hub 108 oi a rock-lever 'trav-- y ing one arm 109 extending inwardly throngi the wallet the standard Where. it is provided with a roller-stud 110 adapted tor engagement With one edgeo the depending' rock-shaft arm 100, as represented in Fig. e. An oppositely extending arm lll of said rock-lever is formed with an eye to receive the hooked extremity 112 of the treadle rod 113 by means of which the rock-lever 103 109 111 may be operated to press the arm 100 laterally and thereby rock the shait 97 in opposition to the spring 10d to liftw the presser-foot. ,In preparing the machine for operation, the two needlethreads are led 'from the source egt supply through. the apertured lugs 111i` of the tension-supporting' plate l115 and thence between the tension disks 116 from which they are led through 'apertures 117 in a forward extension ofthe plate 115, over the guide-finger 118 and thence through the eyev of the take-np arm 86 87 from which they are led through a guide-aperture 119 in the enter end o? the needle-carrying arm 54 to `the needl ln presenting the Work ir action :be

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stitch-forming mechanism, the operator.

andpasses one of such portions alenggtne i exterior of the Worlz-snpportingmember t and .the other beneath the intermediate frame 3 member 3, bringing them toget er above the member 1i in their passage lieneatli the presserfoot. The contraction of the part 4c of the Worlosnpporting member permits the free -manipulation of the material in beingA brought into tubular form, enabling; the operators ngers to freely enter the unstitehed article Without distorting` or enlarging. it in its passage ,to the stitching; devices.

The Worlosupporting member is shown in the drawings provided with a lap-seam feller 120 Adisposed intermediate the pressen foot and the contracted portion of the Worltsupport. This folder is shown provided with a base-plate 121 secured in position by means oi. thelfastening screw i253.

l/Vhilmthe'present improvement is shown and described herein in its preferred forro y it is evident that it may be materially modied in the construction and arrangement of rits component parts VWithin the scope of' the present invention.v

Having thus set'v forth the nature of the l invention, What I clairnrh'erein is1- 1. A sewing machine constructed With'a frame conoprisingr a standard, an intermediate' member extending laterally thereooro iso' and spaced above the base thereof,- and alateral work-supporting member sustained by said intermediate member and disposed transversely to and laterally offset from said standard with the lower side and the ends thereof exposed and unobstructed for free niovementof tubular articles to, along and from the same, said member sustaining a loop-taker in its end portion farthest from the sta dard and being contracted in girth between such portion and the opposite end,

.and feeding mechanism' incorporated in said the standard and being contracted in bothv width and depth between suchportion and the opposite end, and feeding mechanism in- I corporated in said frame and adapted to feed the Work ofi' the free end of said arm.

3. A sewing .machine constructed with a frame composed exclusively of an upright member or standard, a lateral or intermediate member connected therewith and extending outwardly therefrom and spaced k above its base, and a lateral work-supporting member depending from said intermediate member and disposed transversely to both of the other members with a clear space above. the plane of the base of the standard, said work-supporting member being smaller in girth adjacent its junction with the intermediate member than at the opposite end, stitch-formingand feeding mechanism incorporated in said frame, said feeding mechanism being adapted to feed the work ofi" the free end of said arm.

4. A sewing machine constructed with a frame composed exclusively of an upright member orvstandard, a lateral or intermediate member connected therewith and extending outwardly therefrom and spaced above its base, and a lateral work-supporting member depending from said intermediate member and disposed transversely to both of the other members with a clear space' above the plane of the base of the standard, said worlifsupporting member being of less width and depth adjacent its junction with the intermediate member than at the oppo-.

site end, stitch-forming and fceding' mechamsm-incorporated in said frame, said feeding mechanism being adapted to feed the work ofi' the free end of Said arm.

5. A sewing machine constructed with a frame comprising a standard anda lateral arm including a work-supporting member offset from and extending in a direction transverse to said standard, said work-supporting member" being contracted in width in that portion nearest its connection with the standardand constructed in the portion beyond the saine with a laterally movable section, .a reciprocating needle, and a looptaker mounted in said section and coperating with said needle. y

' 6. A sewing machine constructed with a frame comprising a standard and a .lateral arm including a work-supporting member offset from and extending in a direction tralnsversc tosaid standard, 'said work-supporting member beingcontracted in width in that portion nearest its connection with the standard and constructed in the portion v beyond the same with a plurality of reciprocally movable sections, a plurality of reciprocating needles, and loop-takers coperating with said needles and mounted each in its respective section of the work-support.

r7. A sewing machine constructed with a frame comprising a standard and a worksupporting member oset from andextcnding in a direction transverse thereto and formed with laterally contractedand uncontracted end portions, with the uncontractedfportion' i constructed with a laterally movable` fction,

an actuating shaft journaled in the body portion of said work-supporting member. and provided with a driving gear, a loop-'10u taker sustained within said section and having connected therewith a pinion maintained` in permanent intermeshing relation with saidv gear of thev actuating shaft, and a reciprocating needle with which said loop- 10a taker coperates.

8. A sewing machine constructed with a frame comprising a standard and a worksupporting member offset from and extending in a direction transverse thereto and formed with laterally contracted and uncontracted end portions, with the uncontracted portion constructed with a plurality of .reciprocally movable sections, an actuating shaft journaled in the body portion of said work-supporting member and provided with a driving gear, loop-takers sustained within the respective sections and e'ach having conframe comprising a standard and a lateral 'ai-ni including a work-supporting member offset from and extendin in a' direction transverse to said standart, said work-supportingmcmber being contracted in width in that portion nearest its connection with.

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the standard'and'constructed. in the portion-V beyond the same with a laterally movable section, a rec1procat1ng needle, a loop-taker mounted 1n said ,section and coperating `With said needle, land means whereby the loop-taker may be adjusted in a direction crosswise of the work-supporting member.

10. A. sewing machine constructed with a frame comprising a standard and a lateral arm including a Work-supporting member odset from/and extending in a direction trans'- verse to said standard, said Work-supporting member being contracted in width in that portion nearest its connection with the standard and constructed in the portion beyond the same with a laterally movable section, a reciprocating needle, a loop-taker mounted in said section and coperating with As aid needie, and means whereby the loop-takermay be adjusted in a direction substantially parallel with the needle-path.

, il. A sewing` machine constructed with a frame comprisir-igV a standard, an interme- `diate member extending laterally therefrom and spaced above the base thereof, and a. `work-supporting member sustained by the intermediate member and offset from and extending yin a direction transverseftosaid standard, a presser-,foot opposed tothe face of the work-supporting member inthe por- `AVtion thereof farthest from the intermediate member, and a support for said presser-foot movably mounted on the intermediate memf berv and extending therefrom'at an yinclina-k tion to and spaced above the work-supporting member.

y l2. A sewing machine constructed with a frame comprising a standard, an intermediate member extending laterally therefrom and spaced above, the base thereof, and a Work-supporting` member sustainedl by the intermediate 'member and offset' from and extending -in a'direction transverse to said.

13. A sewing machine constructed-with a' I* lframe comprising a standard, an intermediate member extendingA laterally therefrom and ,spaced above the base thereof, and a Work-supporting member sustained bythe intermediate member and offset from and extendingin a direction transverse to said standard, a presser-foot opposed to the face of the Work-supporting member in the portion thereoffarthest from the intermediate member, a rock-shaft journaled within vandi lengthwise of .the intermediate member and forv 'Y' forcing the presser-foot downwardly, and l presser-foot lifting means connected with said rock-shaft.

14. A' sewing machine constructed with a frame comprising a sandard, an interndediate member extending laterally therefrom and spaccd'above the base thereof, `and a work-supporting member sustained .by the intermediate member andvofset from andv extending in a direction transverse to said standard, a presser-foot opposed to the fce i of the work-supporting member in the portion thereof farthest from the .intermediate member, a rock-,shaft journaled Withinand lengthwise of. 4the intermediate member and provided with a tappebarm, a presser-foot supporting'4 arm fixed upon said rock-shaft, -a plunger-pin mountedl within a. suitable socket disposed transversely of the intermediate frame member and engaging said tap pet-arm, a spring applied to said lunger# pin within said socket, and presseroot lifting means connected With said rcmlxfshaftu` 15. In a sewing machine, the combination with a shaft provided 'with an actuating element, of a reciprocating need le,la loop-taker coperating therewith, feeding mechanism including a feed-dog, means including a common element engaging said actuating v element and connectedA with said needle and with saidfeeding mechanism for imparting .to the needle vits reciprocating movements and Vto the feed-dog its Work-advancing and rising-and-falling movements, and a connection between said 'shaft and the loop-taker4 move'me'ntsto, .the

termediate member extending laterally therefrom and spaced above the 'base there of, and avwork-supportin member sustainedVV by the intermediate mem er and offset from and extending in a direction transverse to said standard, of a rotary shaft'journaled in and longitudinally of said' intermediate member 'and provided with an actuating clement, a recprocatin needle and a coperating' loop-taker, fee ing mechanism including a feeddog mounted within said worksupporting member, means including a common element engaging said atuatlng' element and connected with said needle and ,with said feeding mechanism vfor imparting to the 'needle its reciprocatin movements and to the feed-dog its Work-a vancing and rising-and-falling movements, and a connection Vextending through the work-su orting member between said shaft and't e oop-taker for imparting operative nnnvements tothe latter. A

17.' lln a sewing machine, "the combinetian provided with atappetfarm, a presser-feet; ltvith e rotary shaft and an actuating eccen= te@ tric mounted thereon, of a reciprocating needle, a loop-taker cooperating therewith, a'

. a loop-taker cooperating with said needle, a'

feed-dog, a sleeve embracing said eccentric, a sliding pm-and-socket connection between said sleeve andthe needle-carrying arm for imparting operative movements thereto, a connection between said needle-carrying arm and the feed-dog for imparting r1sing-and-- falling movements to the latter, means including a sliding pin-and-socket connection between said sleeve and the feed-dog for imparting to the latter work-advancing movements, and loop-taker actuating means.

19. A sewing machine constructed with a frame comprising a standard and a worksupporting member offset from and extending in a direction transverse thereto and formedwith a laterally swinging section, an actuating shaft journaled in the body portion of said work-supporting member and provided with a driving gear, a loop-taker sustained within said sectionand having connected therewith a pinion meshing with said gear of the actuating shaft, a fulcrum forv said section having its axis passing through lthe intermeshing point of thedriving gear with said pinion, and a reciprocating `eedle with which said loop-taker cooperates.

20. In a sewing machine, the combination with a shaft provided at its extremity with an eccentric, of a reciprocating needle, a loop-taker cooperating therewith, feeding mechanism including a feed-dog, a take-up arm, operative connections with said eccentric for imparting` reciprocatory movements to the needle, work-advancing and risingand-falling'movements to the feed-dog, and vibratory movements to the tale-up arm,

and a 4connection between said shaft and the loop-taker for imparting to the latter operative movements.

:21. In a sewingmachine. the combination with a shaft provided at its extremity with an eccentric caiving a crank-pin'npon its outer face. ofa reciprocating needle. a looptaker coopcrat ing therewith, feeding mechanism including a feed-dog, a vihratory takeup arm mounted upon a lixed fulcrum, 'a sleeve embracing sni'l eccentric1 operative connect-ions, including pin-ariid-socket joints,

with said sleeve for imparting reciprocatory movements to the needle, ajnd work-advancing and rising-and-falling movements to the feed-dog, a sliding and pivotal connection between said crank-pin and the take-up arm, and a connection between said shaft and the loop-taker for imparting to the latter operA tive movements. l

In a .sewing machine, the' combination with a. frame comprising a standard, an intermediate member extending laterally therefrom and spaced above the base thereof, and a work-supporting member sustained by the intermediate member and offset from and extending in a direction transverse to said standard, of a rotary shaft journaled in and longitudinally of said intermediate member and provided at its extremity adjacent thc junction of the latter with the wt)rk-supporting member with an actuating element, a reciprocating needle, a loop-taker disposed within the end of th'ework-supporting member farthest from the intermediate member and coperating with the needle in the production of stitches, feeding mechanism including a feed-dog disposed within said work-supporting member, means including a common element operatively engaging said actuating element forimparting to the needle its reciprocatory movements and to the feed-dog work-advancing and rising-and-fa'lling movements, and a connectionY extending from said shaft through the work supporting member to the 'loop-taker'for actuating the latter.

23. In a sewingimachine, 'the combination with a frame comprising a standard, an intermediate member extending laterally therefrom and spaced above the base thereof, and a work-supporting member sustained by the intermediate memberv and offset froml and 'extending in a direction transverse to said standard, ofa rotary shaft journaled in and longitudinally of said intermediate mcmberand provided at its extremity adjacent the `junction of the latter with the hwork-supporting member with an actuating element, a reciprocating needle, a loop-taker disposed within the end of the work-supporting member farthest from the intermediate member and coperating with the needle in the production of stitches, feeding mechanism including a feed-dog disposed within said work-supporting member, avibratory take-up arm mounted upon a fixed fulcrum adjacent the junction of thc inter,- mediate member withthe work-supporting member, means including a common clement` operatively engaging said actuating element for imparting to thel needle ils reciprocatory movements and to the feed-dog work-advancing and rising and falling movements, an indepemlent connection between the actuating` clement and the take-'up arm for iinparting vibratory movements thereto, and

' bf/'Jee intermediate member and oi'set from end'pextendin'g in e direction transverse to Vseid Standard, of e. rotary shaft journaied in and longitudinally of seid intermediate member and provided at its extremity ad jeeentthe junction of thelietter'with the i" 'prit-Supporting member Wlth en actuating eten/lent., e reciprocating needie, a loopteker disposed within the endl of the Work-supporting member farthest from 'the interrnefiiete member cooperating with the needie @the protiuetion of stitehes, eeciing nieeimnism inoding e, feeddog disposed nnection extening from seid shaft Within said Work-snpporting member elactuating element for miperting to the needle its reeiprocatory movements and to the eed-dog Work-advencing and risingand-fa'iling movements y a' sh''t journaled Within and `longitnolinailfy ofthe Work-supporting member andV operatively connected with the loop-taker for actuating-the latter, and an intermediate shaft eonneetq-s't' et opposite ends by gearing respectively with the -above named Shafts. y l

In testimony whereof, have slgned my .Y

name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ALBERT H. DE" VUE. Witnesses:

EL J'. Mmmm H. A, KORNEMA'NN, Jr.

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