US3894666A - Upholstery needle for upholstering a stuffed article - Google Patents

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US3894666A
US3894666A US455563A US45556374A US3894666A US 3894666 A US3894666 A US 3894666A US 455563 A US455563 A US 455563A US 45556374 A US45556374 A US 45556374A US 3894666 A US3894666 A US 3894666A
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Regis Y Delahousse
Philippe J Delahousse
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B68—SADDLERY; UPHOLSTERY
    • B68G—METHODS, EQUIPMENT, OR MACHINES FOR USE IN UPHOLSTERING; UPHOLSTERY NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • the cavity acts as a chamber for retaining an upholstery counter-button in the form of a bar
  • the present invention concerns upholstery needles.
  • upholstery needles have been proposed in the form generally of a pointed body in which an axial cavity is provided along the whole length of the body beyond the point.
  • This cavity constitutes a chamber for accommodating a counter-button in the form of a small bar which is to be drawn through a stuffed article by means of the needle.
  • the cavity also contains a device for ejecting the small bar at the moment when the needle is withdrawn; this device comprises a small plunger actuated either by a spring which is released when the needle is withdrawn or manually by means of a rod.
  • an upholstery needle for upholstering a stuffed article with an upholstering device having a counter-button in the form of a bar said needle comprising a body having a point, and means defining a substantially axial cavity of restricted length within the body, the cavity being open laterally for at least part of its length and constituting a chamber for for accommodating the bar.
  • FIG. 1 is an elevation of an upholstery needle in accordance with the invention
  • FIG. 2 is an elevation of a modified form of the needle shown in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is an elevation of another embodiment of an upholstery needle
  • FIGS. 4, 5 and 6 illustrate the manner of use of a needle in accordance with the inventtion.
  • FIG. I shows a needle of which the body I ends in a point 2.
  • a cavity 3 is provided in the body 1 adjacent the point 2.
  • the cavity 3 extends substantially coaxially with respect to the body, over a limited length a.
  • the cavity is also provided with a lateral opening 4 of length b, the length of the opening 4 being less than that of the cavity 3.
  • the cavity therefore comprises two closed end portions 3a and 3b of which the lengths are respectively 0 and d and which extend in the body I of the needle beyond the ends of the opening 4.
  • the end portion 3a constitutes a chamber for retaining a small bar, not shown, in the cavity whereas the end portion 3b constitutes an axial and radial abutment for an end of the bar.
  • a bar engaged in the end portion 3a of the cavity 3 cannot come out of this chamber under the action of a lateral force applied to the bar, and a bar of which one of the ends is located in the end portion 3b of the cavity can rotate about this end under the action of a lateral force applied to the bar, and can be withdrawn from the cavity 3 through the opening 4.
  • the length c of the end portion 3a of the cavity is sufficiently great approximately equal to half the length of the bar to ensure that its function as a lateral abutment will be performed effectively, and the length d of the end portion 319 does not exceed a value of a few millimetres, since an excessive length would prevent lateral rotation of the bar about its end engaged in the end portion 3b.
  • the length e, which equals the length b plus the length d is preferably slightly greater than the length of the bar.
  • the needle shown in FIG. 2 differs from that of FIG. 1, in that permanent magnet 5 is present in the part of the body I of the needle located between the cavity 3 and the outer surface of the body.
  • the cavity 3 does not have a closed part 30.
  • the needle consists of magnetizable material responsive to a magnetic field created by a source 6 which surrounds the body 1.
  • the source can comprise a permanent magnet or an electromagnet, and can be rigid with the body I or can be stationary and provided with a passage in which the body can slide, the magnet being annular.
  • the body 1 of the needle can be provided with a permanent magnet arranged adjacent the cavity 3 in the same manner as in FIG. 2.
  • the body I is non-magnetic and has a magnetizable insert which is in the same position as the permanent magnet 5 shown in FIG. 2 and which is responsive to a magnetic field such as that provided by the source 6.
  • the entire needle can consist of a permanent magnet.
  • FIGS. 4 to 6 The manner in which a needle in accordance with the invention is used is shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 with reference to the needle of FIG. I.
  • the needle is shown facing a stuffed article 7 which is to be upholstered and which is held on a suitable surface not shown in the drawing.
  • the needle is provided with an upholstering device comprising a facing button 8, a counter-facing button or counter-button 9 in the form of a small bar made of metal or a plastics material, more particularly as described in French Pat. No. 73 01478, and a connector 10 in the form of a loop interconnecting the button 8 and the bar 9.
  • the bar 9 is engaged in the end portion 3a of the cavity 3 and the eyelet or projection II of the bar faces towards the outside of the needle through the lateral opening 4. Due to the length of the end portion 3a the bar 9 is prevented from being withdrawn from the cavity 3 under the action of a transverse pull exerted on the bar 9 for instance by the connector 10.
  • the flexibility of this bar is such that it is possible to use a needle in which the length of the opening 4 and that of the end portion 3b are together slightly less than that of the bar; the introduction of the bar into the cavity 3 and its removal therefrom is allowed by reason of the resilience of the bar.
  • the tension on the connector 10 tends to bend the bar at its center and finally to cause the end of the bar to come out of the end portion 3a in which the bar is still engaged by reason of its length. In this manner it is ensured that the bar is not released prematurely from the cavity 3.
  • the upholstery needles particularly described are of simple construction and of relatively low cost. Upholstering operations can be rapidly effected using the needles since the bar is driven from its chamber in the needle without any operation additional to the insertion of the needle. Furthermore, the very small depth of the end portion 3b of the cavity permits the bar to make a swinging movement as soon as it emerges on the other side of the upholstered article. There is therefore no need to use a machine for initially compressing the article as has been necessary hitherto. With such machines, the connector 10 needs to be relatively long and thus relatively thin articles cannot be satisfactorily upholstered; since the needles described do not require use of such a machine, the needles can be used with relatively thin articles.
  • the needles can be used in existing upholstering machines and can operate in either a vertical or a horizontal working plane.
  • the needles are of particular use in the manufacture of articles of furniture.
  • An upholstery needle for upholstering a stuffed article with an upholstering device having a counterbutton in the form of a bar said needle comprising a relatively long and narrow body having a point at one end thereof and having a cavity therein of predetermined length less than the length of said body for slidably receiving said bar, said cavity:

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US1731556A (en) * 1927-12-05 1929-10-15 Briggs Mfg Co Button-attaching device
US2069878A (en) * 1935-05-07 1937-02-09 Dennison Mfg Co Attaching means
US2098140A (en) * 1931-06-08 1937-11-02 A Specialties Company Inc Ab Method of tufting and articles therefor
US2518888A (en) * 1948-04-05 1950-08-15 Hearst William Combined tufting and spring-tying needle
US2763410A (en) * 1954-12-08 1956-09-18 Arah A Walker Lacing needle
US2785644A (en) * 1955-05-02 1957-03-19 Willie W Freedle Tufting needle
US3154229A (en) * 1961-06-23 1964-10-27 George W Mount Tufting needle
US3209422A (en) * 1963-12-23 1965-10-05 Dritz Arthur Fastening device
US3513793A (en) * 1968-09-10 1970-05-26 Singer Co Magnetized sewing needles

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US1731556A (en) * 1927-12-05 1929-10-15 Briggs Mfg Co Button-attaching device
US2098140A (en) * 1931-06-08 1937-11-02 A Specialties Company Inc Ab Method of tufting and articles therefor
US2069878A (en) * 1935-05-07 1937-02-09 Dennison Mfg Co Attaching means
US2518888A (en) * 1948-04-05 1950-08-15 Hearst William Combined tufting and spring-tying needle
US2763410A (en) * 1954-12-08 1956-09-18 Arah A Walker Lacing needle
US2785644A (en) * 1955-05-02 1957-03-19 Willie W Freedle Tufting needle
US3154229A (en) * 1961-06-23 1964-10-27 George W Mount Tufting needle
US3209422A (en) * 1963-12-23 1965-10-05 Dritz Arthur Fastening device
US3513793A (en) * 1968-09-10 1970-05-26 Singer Co Magnetized sewing needles

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US20100036415A1 (en) * 2008-08-07 2010-02-11 Tyco Healthcare Group Lp Surgical needle with reduced contact area
US20200283285A1 (en) * 2017-10-31 2020-09-10 Paul Rodgers Multi-length tuft feeder
US11691867B2 (en) * 2017-10-31 2023-07-04 Paul Rodgers Multi-length tuft feeder

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