US907485A - Sewing-machine. - Google Patents

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E. G. FELLOWS. SEWING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 2a, 1908.

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

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ELEANOR G. FEL LowsoF MALDEN, .nissnenusnrrslf fl 1325 it known thatI, ELEANOR G. FELLows, c1t1zen of the United States, residin at Malden, in the county of Middles'ex and State of Massachusetts, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Sewin Machines, of which the following is a specifi cation, reference being had therein to the accom anying drawings. i I I, In t e use of sewing machines as .now commonly made great difliculty is foundiin iguldmg the cloth when it is desired to sew ong lines of stitching, suchfor example as are commonly employed in the manufacture of tailor-made garments. Examples of such stitching are to be found on the edges of coats and cloaks and the bottoms of skirts; also parallel to the up and down seams of skirts. I have found that itrequires a very high de gree of skill to do this stitching properly and that the work is so fatiguing that an operator cannot continue'itlong without running the danger of serious injury.

Heretofore a great variety of guides for the purpose of lessening the difliculty and fatigue as been. provided, but so far as I am informed none of them have been satisfactory for various reasons. Some of them are fairly satisfactory for a short time, but even these are found to be trying when used for'a long eriod of time, such as is necessary when stitc g on tailored garments is to be done. .My invention has for its object'to provide a visual guide for this purpose which shall reduce the eye strain and subsequent fatigue of this work to aminimum.

' The invention is embodied in a device of such a construction that the difficulty heretofo're' arising from the guide working loose and becoming displaced is entirely obviated,

since the oplerator guides the cloth by the guide, and t cloth.

The device embodying my invention is very cheap to construct, costing little. or no more than the corresponding parts of'a machine of ordinary construction. It is also so constructed that it does not interfere with the ordinary operation of the machine when not required for use, but at the-same time is always in place and adjusted ready for use.

' The invention will be understood from the. foHowing description takeninconnection with the accompanying drawings, and the novel I .l ewt iemem" entrance of Letters Patent. -np ucauun'meana 'gs, 190s. seriaiir iesnsei an inch orlan inch and a half and e guide does not itself guide the y Pate features are pointed out and clearly defined in the claims at the close of the specification, I In the drawings,-Figure 1 is a View in nted Dec. 22;

perspective of a portion of a sewing machine I embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is asection on line 22, Fig. 1, verymuch enlarged;

Referring to the drawings,-at A is in-. dicated the table or bed of the machine, and.

at B the throat-plate, provided at its center. with the hole C, through which the needle D passes, said needle D being mounted the needle-bar E At F is shownthe resser-g foot by means of which the cloth is he d upon. the feed dog'(n ot shown) by means ofwhich:

the-cloth is advanced. v I The throat-plate B isp on both sides of the needle, and the said lines'extend' both front and back of the said needle. These lines G, H, and I are preferably of contrasting colors, such for instance as red, black and white,.' recurring in this order, and are preferably formed by cutting grooves in the said throat-plate and'filling the said grooves with enamel of the desired color, (see Fig. 2), the object bein to provide lines which will be so clear an distinct from each other that the cloth may be easily guided by these lines with the least possible efiort on the part of the operator. These lines are placed at such distances apart as ma be convenient, preferably about oneeig th of an inch, but by making them of contrasting colors as described, they may be placed quite close together without in any way affecting their .utility for the purposes intended.

The foot F is provided on each side of the needle hole with wings extending for erhaps 0th of these win s are similarly provided with lines K, L, an -M, also referably of contrasting a;

the cloth may be folded to form an edge near which the line of stitches is to be laid, then one of the lines'on the throat plate B may be employed to guide the edge of the cloth. B

providin lines on both sides of the needle it ispossib e to use the machine 'to place a hne rovided with linesof stitches which is near either the right hand or left hand edge of the cloth.

When the line of stitches'is in the middle of the cloth, so that the cloth cannot be ided on one of the lines of the throat late its edge, because the cloth hides the es 0 the throat plate, then one of the lines on the .foot may be used to guide the'cloth.

By making the lines as described of inlay of fcontrasting colors, they are very easily followed by the operator and the exertion required to do sewing of this kind is very greatly decreased. Of course it will be un-- derstood that sewing machines embodying my invention may be provided either with the lines on the throat-plate, or with the lines on the resser-foot, or withlboth, as ay be desired, or as may be thought most convenient.

.1 claim as my invention: p

1. In a sewing machine the combination of a resser-plate and throat-plate, one of said members being provided with lines parallel to the line of motion of the cloth to aid theeoperator to' ide the movement of the cloth, said lines eing formed by grooves in said lines being of contrasting colors some of said linesvbeing in full sight when the cloth is being operated upon.

3. In a sewing machine, the combination of a resser-foot and throat-plate, one of said members being provided with lines parallel to the line of motion of the cloth to aid the operator to guide the movement of the cloth,

said lines being formed by grooves in the said member, said grooves being filled with enamels of contrasting colors.

I In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

ELEANOR o. FELLOWS Witnesses:

GEORGE P. DIKE, ALICE H. MORRISON.

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