US268930A

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Publication number: US268930A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1882-12-12
Anticipated expiration: 1899-12-12

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H. L. PHELPS MACHINE FORISBWING BUTTONS T0 FABRICS. No. 268,930. Patented Dec. 12,1882;

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tion, in a button-sewing machine, port for the article to which a button is to be HERBERT L. PHELPS, OF NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL MA- CHINE GOMPANY, OF TROY, N. Y. i

SPEGIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 268,930, dated December 12, 1882.

Application filed June 19,t1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT L. PHELPS, of New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful- Improvement in Machines for Sewing Buttons of which the following is The improvement consists in the combinawith a supsewed, of a device adapted to be brought down upon the article and to serve as a presser, and

also to receive a button subsequently to being brought down upon the article, and to hold thebutton, preferably with a yielding pressure, while it is sewed to the article.

t The improvement also consists in the com bination, in a button-sewing machine, with a support for the article to which buttons are to be sewed, of a device adapted to be brought articles to receive and hold a button, said device being provided with bearings which are capable of adjustment to enable it to receive buttons ofdifterent sizes, andonc of which may be securelyfixed in position when adjusted. These bearin gs preferably have inclined inner faces to enable them to hold buttons more securely;

The improvement also consists .in .the combination, in a button-sewing machine, with a support for the article to which buttons are to be sewed, of a device adapted to be brought down upon thearticle, and to serve asapres'ser, and provided with bearings which are capable of adjustment to enable the device to receive buttons of different sizes, and one of which is capable of movement to receive and release a button. A spring is preferably employed in connection with the movable bearing for holding it in a position to retain a button.

The improvement also consists in the combination, in a button-sewing machine, with a ringplate adapted to receive an article to which a button is to be sewed, of a device adapted who brought down upon the article and to serve as a presser, and also to receive a button subsequently to being brought down upon the article, and to hold the button while it is sewed to the article.

of the buttonsto be sewed on articles.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l" is a sectional plan or top view of a mechanism embodying my improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectional side view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a plan view of a modification of thereof.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

A designates a needle of the kind ordinarily used in sewing-machines, secured. to a bar, B, which is adapted to have a reciprocating movement toward and from a stationary bed-plate, G.

D designates a ring-plate or work-;plate,which supports the article to which the buttons are to be sewed. This ring-plate is secured to a device which is operated by any suitable mechanism so as to impart to the work-plate a longitudinal reciprocating movement sufficient to carry the openings in a button for the passage of the threads alternately opposite to the needle A, the ring-plate being shifted in this manner each time the needle rises. This ring-plate has in it a hole, a, of suitable size to accommocertain parts date a button.

E designates a holder for retaining the button in place. It has extending through it an opening, b, of a size suitable for the'reoeption It is connected to a shank, F, which is pivoted to a support, 0, erected upon the ring-plate D.

G designates a post extending upward from the ring-plate and passing through the shank F of the holder E. A spring, H, surrounding this post and bearing against the shank of the 'holder,'impels it upward. To the outer end of the post is pivoted a cam-lever, I. By manipulating this cam-lever the holder may be de-.

pressed into a position adjacent to the ringplate to clamp an article on which buttons are to be sewed between it and the ring-plate, and to hold the article with a yielding pressure. It therefore constitutes a cloth-presser. By shifting this earn-lever reversely it will release the shank and the spring will raise it and the holder. The holder E has a connection with its shank which is sufficiently loose to enable the holder to adapt itself to the article which it clamps independently of'the angle of the shank. As shown, the connection between the holder and its shank consists of screws cl, which pass through holes of considerably larger diameter in the shank and enter the holder sufificiently far to connect the shank to the holder without clamping it thereto. The buttons do not fit snugly in the opening of the holder, but bearings are employed to impinge upon the button and retain it in position. These bearings may be of any form suitable to enable them to overlap the button. They may have vertical sides and overlapping lips. In such case the sides will regulate the position of the button by acting on its edges, and-the lips will hold it in place down on the article to which it is to be sewed. Preferably, however, these hearings will have inclined converging faces, as shown. In this example of my improvement I have shown two of these bearings, J J. The bearing'J has aslotted shank which bears on the top of the holder, and is secured to the holder by a screw, 0, passing through the slot of the shank and clamping the shank to the holder. This connection be secured is about opposite the center of the provides for adjusting the bearing into and securing it in diflerent positions. The other bearing, J, is affixed to a lever, J which at one end is pivoted to the top of the holder and at the other end extends beyond the holder to form a handle by which it may be manipulated.

K designates a spring extending from the lever J to the shank of the holder, and serving to retain the bearing J in proper position to act in conjunction with the bearing J, in

order to retain the button inplace after its insert'ion in the opening of the holder. It will be observed that the two bearings also serve to center the button within the holder after it is inserted in the opening thereof. While a spring is desirable for retaining the lever in its normal position, because it will, whenever the. lever is released, bring the bearing J back to its normal position, yet the lever may be returned to its normal position by hand and fastened by a catch of any desired kind.

The article to which the button is to be sewed is laid on the ring-plate in such position that the portion to which the button is to hole of the work-plate. Then the holder is depressed by means of the cam-lever I. Just before the holder reaches the article the latter may be adjusted, it'not previously, in the proper position. Its position with relation to the opening of the holder may be seen from above the holder through its said opening, and this fact is of great advantage, as it aids materially in the proper adjustment of the article. When the article is adjusted the holder is impelled downward upon it, so as to clamp and secure it in place. The lever J is now manipulated so as to draw the bearing J outward. Then the button is inserted with its openings in proper position for the needle to pass through them. When it is in place the lever is released and the bearing J is drawn inward. The button is then centered and held in place by the two bearings. The ring-plate and holder with the button and the article to which it is to be sewed are then reciprocated transversely to the throw oi the needle, but in unison therewith, and the sewing is done by stitching alternately through the different openings of the button. When the sewing is completed the thread is cut or broken, the cam-lever is manipulated to release the holder, and the holder thereupon rises above the button and becomes disengaged therefrom.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a holder which has two movable bearings, J J, carried by two levers, J These levers have handles which are manipulated to shift the bearings outward. A spring or springs, f, serve to adjust the bearings inward.

Instead of reciprocating the ring-plate and holder, a needle adapted to move laterally, so as to alternately enter the different openings in the button, may be employed; or two reciprocating needles operating side by side and severally passing through the difierent openings may be used.

I may dispense with the ring-plate and use the bed-plate U of the machine as a support for the button to be sewed in place, providing I employ on the under side of the holder serrations or teeth for engaging with the article to which the button is to be sewed for the purposeof retaining it laterally in place. \Vhen' a ring-plate is employed it may be forked or bifurcated in lieu of being provided with a hole.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to" secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a button-sewing machine, the combination, with a support for the article to which a button is to be sewed, of a device adapted to be brought down upon the article and to serve as a presser, and also to receive a button subsequently to being brought down upon the article, and to hold the button while it is sewed to the article, substantially as specified.

2. In a button-sewing machine, the combination, with a support for the article to which a button isto be sewed, of a device adapted to be brought down upon the article and to serve as a presser, and also to receive a button subsequently to being broughtdown upon the article, and to hold the button with a yielding pressure while it is being sewed to the article, substantially as specified.

3. In a button-sewing machine, the combi nation, with a support for the article to which buttons are to be sewed, of a device adapted to be brought down directly upon the article, so as to serve as a presser, and after being depressed on the article to receive and hold a button, said device being. provided with bearings which are capable of adjustment to enable it to receive buttons of 'diiferent sizes, and one of which may be securely fixed in position when adjusted, substantially as specified.

4. In a button-sewing machine, the combination, with a support for the article to which buttons are to be sewed, of a device adapted to be brought down directly upon the article, so as to serve as a presser, and after being depressed on the article to receive and hold a button, said device being provided with bearings which are capable of adjustment to enable it to receive buttons of difl'erent sizes,

which bearings have inclined inner faces, and one of whichmay be securely fixed in position when adjusted, substantially as specified;

5. In a button-sewing machine, the combination, with a support for the article to which buttons are to he sewed, of a device adapted to be brought down upon the article and to serve as a presser, and provided with bearings which are capable of adjustment to enable the device to receive buttons of different sizes, and one of which is capable of movement to receive and release a button, substantially as specified.

6. in a button-sewing machine, the combination, with a support for the article to which buttons are to be sewed, of a device adapted 20 to be brought down upon the article and to serve as a presser, and provided with bearings which are capable of adjustment to enable the device to receive buttons of different sizes, and one of which is capable of movement to receive and release a button, and a spring applied to the movable bearing to cause it to retain a button, substantially as specified.

Witnesses:

JAMES R. BOWEN, T. J. KEANE.