US1611306A - Embroidering and beading device - Google Patents

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'L. a. FELDMAN EMBROIDERING AND BEADING DEVICE Filed June 24 Patented Dec. 21, 1926. v

Louise 3. FELIDMAN, oFMIN NEAPonIs, mmnnso'rA.

nlvrnnornnnmo AND READING DEVICE.

' Application filed runeai, 1925'. Serial No. 39,2'54.-

This invention relates to an einbroideringand beading device comprising an implement adapted to be held inaone hand of the V operator and used in embroidering ioloth or- 5 ia'stening beads to cloth, whiclrclotlnprefi erably will be in stretched condition, asffor beading, oomprisinga: small shank adapted instance, on an embroidery hoop. A great deal of embroidering and beadingwork is now done on dress goods and other articles and it is desirable that this and rapidly perform-ed.

' It is an object of-this invention,therefore,

to provide a device. for einbroidering and to be held in one hand of theoperator, which dewice has its upper end curved laterally so.

as to'fit over the forefinger of the operator,

the device havin a thin sharo oint at its:

upper endbelow which is a laterally and downwardly extending curved hook forming a recess, said recess bein'g adapted to be,

closed by a swinging pointed tongue which overlaps the lower and outerside of said hook when lnlts upper position and which is substantially received inthe side of-said.

device when in its lower position.

It is a further object of the invention-toy provide such a device, as abov'e' set forth, which is tapered to form a narrow neck portion adjacent its upper end, the curved portion of the device being above the neck portion and of larger diameter than the neckportion.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will be fully set forthin the followingdescriptionrnade in connection with the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer'to the same parts throughout thediiierent views, and in which, H

- Fig. 1 is a view of the deviceshowinglthe same inv operative relation to: a piece oi. cloth in whichan embroidered ohainstitch has been made;

' Fig. 2 is a view of the reverse-sideofa por- ,tion of cloth shown in Fig. 1-, showing the other side of the portion shown in Fig, l

i and also illustrating a line of heading seinvention; 1;

Fig. 3 is a viewl'in sideelevationofflthe device with its swinging tongue in a diifer- .ent-'position;,"-

I Fig. i is a view in front elevation of the upper end of. the device; 1

v Fig. ,5 is a view inside elevation'of F ig. 4,

cured thereto by the device .o f the present work be 'easily- 7 g trated, is shown as cylindrical in form and of aportion of the device being shown in" vertical section; and w Fig. 6 isa horizontal section: on the-line 66' of Fig. 5, as indicated by the arrow, F igs; 5 and: 6, being shown on an enlarged scale f' f v Referring to the drawings, the same is illustrated as comprising a ,shankportion 7; VVhi-lethis portioninay be oi various shapes,

infthe embodiment of the invention illus-I a size adapted to convenientlybe held in the hand. The portion 7 tapers towards its upper end tofornra narrow neck portion 7?? and has .anenlargedportion 7 above said neck portion, The enlarged portion. is curved laterally, as clearly shown in Figs. 1,. 8 and i per position, slightly overlaps the outer side and lower end of the hook 7 as shown in Fig. 5.

In operation, in makingan embroidery stitch,"such"a's a chain. stitch, the goods 10- wiil be stretched on theiraine, such as embroidery hoop and the end 'oi the thread 11 will be drawn through the fabric at the desired'point. The device 7 is then held in thehand of theioperator and pushed through the cloth 10 from the bottom side which is the side shown in'Fig. 1-. When the device is pushed upward-through the cloth the100 is swun'gt down to the position" shown in, The device is] thus'feasily passed through the cloth and the: narrow portion" point of the tongue 8 engages the cloth and Fig. 3;

is brought intothe plane of the cloth.

.This portion is inade narrow or of small The tongue 8, when in its lower po-. 'sition, fits in and issubstantially received in" the lower'part of slot 7., as shown inFig. 3.

diametersothat the cloth will not be unduly stretched or an unnecessarily large hole- Inade therein,' infthe movement oflthedevice. ,Theoperator now moves the threador' r holds the. thread so that the hook '7 can be engaged thereover and the thread disposed inthe recess 7 The device is now pulled the proper length of stitch.

downward through the cloth and the lower end of the tongue 8 again engages the cloth so that'lt is swung to its upward position,

as shown in Fig. 5. Thedevice isnow easily pulled down through the cloth and pulls the thread therewith. The operator again presses the device upward through the cloth at the desired distance from the point where it was last passed through the cloth to form The thread is not removed from the recess 7"while the de viceis below the cloth so tl at the loops 11 are formed on the underside ofthe cloth but the straight portions or stitches 11 are formed on the upper side of'the cloth. A straight and regular embroidery stitch is thus made on the upper side of the cloth.

The stitch oftlie chain type and canlie readily pulled out. The stitch at either side of the cloth can be used in embroiderin as desired In using the device, the skilled operator has the upper end of the device lying or pressed against the front of the forefinger. In order to use the implement to the best advantage it is desirable to have the upper end of thejdevicej curved as shown, so as substantially to fit the curve of the forefinger.

inent is unnecessary. The upper end of t p I device is made with a very tlnn sharp point l-Jith this curve in the implement, the same also will be more comfortable in operation and have less tendency to mark or callous the finger. I The curved upper end of the device enables the same with its center of curvature. the point will move 1n an'arc and the curvature will result in the point staying nearer the surface of the goods. if a straight device or needle is pushedthrough the goods, the point, of course, will move in a line angular to said plane and thus away from said plane. l Vith such a straight needle t would be necessarv' to give the same an angular movement to i bring the point nearer said plane or make itapproach the surface of said goods. Wit-h acurvcd needle or device this angular IDOVG? so that it will readily pass through the goods and. will not make an unnecessarily large hole therein. The hook 7 is, thus made to extend laterally from the portion? so that the portion 7 canbe made thinner andthe goods more easily pierced' The tool is, of course quite smooth, especially at the sides adjacent the ends of the rivet 9. The upper end of the tool, beyond the neck portion 7 in the drawing is about three times the actual size of the device. I

In using the device for beading, the thread 12 will have the beads 12 thereon and as the device is pushed upward through the goods the thread 12in between the beads will be engaged in the recess 7 and drawn downwardly through the goods, a chain stitch being formed, as previously described. The beads'12 are thus firmly and neatly secured in place.

From the above description it is seen that applicant has provided a very simple and efficient. device for "use in hand work in 'ein'broidering and beading. The device has been, amply demonstrated in actual practice and found to be very successful and efficient. While some devices with swinging tongues have been used for needles in knitting machines, these knitting .machine needles are not suitable for hand work. The same usually have wide points more-or-less blunt and the needles are, of course, attached toafraine on the machine. 1 The present device is a hand implement adapted for a different use and also. in a different" art and the narrow neck portion 7? thereof and the laterally curved end are features adapting itfor use in its particular art. I

It will, of course, be understood,that vari ous changes may be made in the form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts without departing from the scope of applicants invention, which, generally stated, consists in a "device capable of carrying out the objects above set forth, in the novel parts and combinations of parts disclosed and defined inthe appended claim, What is claimed'is: An implement for embroidering and bead ing comprising a shank adapted to be held in one hand and being tapered to have narrow neck portion of comparatively small cross-sectional area adjacent its upper enc, said device having an enlarged laterally curvedportio-n above said neck portion terminating in an elongated narrow sharp point t-openetra-tc the fabric and having a later:

ally and downwardly directed" curved hook on itsconvex side below said first mentioned point forming a recess and a; curved pointed swinging tongue adapted to overlap the IOWBIKQHtlOf said hook and fit into the side of said enlarged portion when swung downwardly.

In testi mony whereoffl afiix my signature.

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