US794021A - Embroidering attachment for sewing-machines. - Google Patents

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No. 794,021. PATENTED JULY 4, 1905.. B. JOHN$OIL EMBROIDERING ATTACHMENT FOR SEWING MACHINES.

APPLIUATIOH FILED NOV. 29. 1904.

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Application filed November 29, 1904. Serial No. 234,740.

To (ZZZ whom, it may concern:

lirle it known that l, lZlIL'LIE EloHNson, a citizen of the United States, residing at Temple, in the county of Bell and @tate of Texas, have invented a new and useful Embroid ering Attachment for Sewing-ll laehines, of which the following is a specification;

This invention relates to devices of that class employed in place of the usual presser-foot when sewing-machines are used for embroidery or fancy work of various character.

Une object of the invention is to provide a device of the most simple and economical construction that may be readily applied to doniestic sewing-machines of various type, the attachment being made of a single piece of wire bent into proper form and of such nature as to permit ready attachment by bending in one direction or the other to suit varying conditions and to permit its attachment to machines that differ somewhat in construction and size.

With this and other objects in view, as will more fully hereinafter appear, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportions, size, and minor details of the structure may be made without departing from the spirit or sacriiicing any of the advantages of the invention.

lln the accompanying drawings, ll igure 1 is a perspective view of an embroidering attachment constructed in accordance with the invention, showing the same in position on the end of the needle-bar. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same detached. Fig. 3 is a view looking from the front of the sewing-machine, showing the operation of the device.

hlimilar characters of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

in manufacturing embroidery or fancy work of different character on sewing-machines it is usual to remove the presser-foot and to employ a yieldable presser-foo't, which moves with the needle-bar and needleand is elevated at each upstroke of the needle to an extent sufiicient to allow the operator to see the work and then properly guide the fabric in accorfh ance with the desired pattern.

The attachment in the present instal'ice is formed of a single strip of metal, preferably round wire. Une end of the wire is bent to form a loop 1 for the passage of the needle. This loop is formed of more than one coil, and the terminal is bent upward, so that there will be no sharp point in contact with the work. From the loop the wire is bent upward and outward, forming an arm .2, and thence is bent to form a spring-coil l rom the top of the coil the wire is extended on a tangential line, forming an arm 4:, which terminates at a coil 5, the wire being thence bent to form an arm 6, disposed in parallel relation to the arm t, and at the end of the arm 6 is a coil 7, practically in alineinent with the vertical center of the coil 3. lflOlD the coil 7 the wire is bent to form an arm 8, that is parallel with the arms at and. 6. at the end of the arm 8 the wire is bent at a right angle and thence curved upward to form a loop 9. The wire thence turned upward, forming a curved loop 10, and thence a coil 11, linally terminating in an outwardlyprojecting end 12, which forms a convenient linger-hold for attaching and removing the device from the machine.

A majority of sewing-machines employed for domestic use are provided with needlebars, such as a, at the lower ends of which are recessed heads 7) for the reception of the upper end of the needle 0. At one side of the head is a boss cl, having a threaded opening for the passage of a thumb-screw r or other suitable screw, by which the needle clamped, and held within the recess.

in using the device forming the subject of the present invention on an ordinary SOWlll, machine the ordinary presser-foot is removed, and then, the point of the needle being above the work-plate, the attachment is held in the right hand facing the sewingmachine in the usual manner and moved to the left of the machine until the upper portion of the needle is received between the two arms +1; and 6. The point of the needle is then inserted through the lower loop I, and then the attachment is moved up until the three arms 4, 6, and 8 or the arms 4, and 6 only, as the case may be, come into contact with the bottom of the needle-bar. The attachment is then grasped in the left hand and turned slightly toward the right, so that the loop 11 may be grasped and raised over the thumbscrew 6 and the loop 10 placed over the boss (Z. This afiords all the support necessary for maintaining the device in proper position, and the attachment may then be usedin the usual manner.

The operation of these devices is well understood, the loop 1 forming a yieldable presser-foot, which remains in engagement with the fabric for a sufiicient length of time to permit the completion of the shuttle-loop and then rising with the needle until it is fully clear of the fabric in order to permit inspection of the work as it progresses and the shifting of the position of the fabric, as dictated by the pattern. Should the needle be long, the arm 2 may be bent slightly down ward by spreading the coil 3, or the arm may be moved in the opposite direction, if necessary, and the upper portions 9, 10, 11, and 12 of the attachment being formed of a simple piece of round wire may be readily bent by the fingers in order to permit the attachment of the device to machines of slightly-difl'erent construction or where there are slight Variations in the size of the lower end of the needle bar, the boss, and the needle locking screw.

The loop 1 may be conveniently threaded by passing the thread inward between the coils of the loop, as will be readily understood.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A yieldable presser foot attachment formed of a single piece of metal having at its lower end a coiled eye for the passage of the sewing-needle, the upper portion of said piece of metal being bent to form a plurality of spaced arms arranged to bear against the bottom of the needle-bar, and open at one end to permit the lateral introduction of the shank or body portion of the needle, an intermediate portion or the piece of metal being bent to form a spring-loop.

2. A yieldable presser foot attachment formed of a single piece of wire coiled at one end to form an eye, the coils overlapping and the end of the wire being bent upward, the wire being thence bent to form a spring-coil and being bent above the coil to form a plurality of arms disposed in parallel relation, thereby to form an extended bearing for contact with the lower end of the needle-bar, the upper portion of the wire being bent at a right angle to said parallel bars to form a loop for engaging a boss or projection on said needle-bar and the extreme end of the wire projecting to form a finger-piece.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

BILLIE JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

JNo. H. Konu'r, WV. 0. RYLANDER.

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