US1452544A - Embroidery needle - Google Patents

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F. B. BAKER EMBROIDERY NEEDLE Apr. 24, 1923.

Filed Aug. 25

Patented pr. 24, 1923.

EUNITED STATES :i'ir'iivNEB B. BAKER, 0E NEWYORKJEL Y., Assrerivon,y BY M-EsNElAssIGNi/IENTS, To

SUPERIOR `HANDnEMBROIDERIER CORPORATION, OF NEW i TION F NEW YORK.

YoBiLfN. Y., A conBoBA7 EMBROIDERY NEEDLE.

Application filed August 25, 1920. Serial No. 405,943.

ythe* device may beacarried forward, step by step to form ythe stitchv -with'outy the 'necessity ofa'uXiliary mechanism to' produce lateral movementfof the needle as in other devices heretofore provided. 'l

Another object ofthe invention is to providean improved kmeans for 'limiting and regulating the length of tufted stitch taken bythe device. l f

` A' still further 'object of the invention is to provide an improved tension device for grasping the thread duringa return movement of the needle.

In addition to the vention comprehends improvements inlthe details of construction and arrangement of parts to -be hereinafter describedand particularly set forth in the appended claims.

'Inthe accompanying drawings in which similar and corresponding parts are design nated by the same characters of reference 35 throughout the several views in which they appear, n e 1 Figure l isa 'view inperspective of an embroidery needle constructed in accordance with my invention. i H

Figure 2 is a 'view thereof in front elevation.

Figure 3 is a view in vertical section. A Figure 4cv is a transverse section taken gon theline 1r-4, of Figure 2. s f Figure 5 is av detailed viewy of the needle, and Figure 6 is a fragmentaryfview of part of the tension dev-ice. Withreference tothe drawings,- 10 indi- 0 Cates the stationary element of the device consisting `of a tubular portion formed at one end withv a lateral fiat-tened v'extension 11 forming the presser foot, and having a foregoing this inslot 12 therein. The reciprocal or needle carrying element is shown at 13 and is likewise tubular and adapted to slide within 'the member 10.. The wall of the member 10 is formed with a longitudinal slot 14 adjacent the presser foot andthe wall ofthe ymember 13 is eut away to form a lip'fl struck youtwardly to enter the s lot 14: and thus form a stop to-"Iimit relativemovement of the parts. 4A lip `16 is struck'inward from the cutaway portion ofthe member 13 and an opening" 17 is formed in the vwall o f said member L13 below the lip 16.- Said lip 16 is apertured to receive 'a rod y18'upoii the lower end of which a laterally extending loop 19 is 'formed; Therod 19 isfextended throughout'thelength ofthe device and securely connected to the reduced poif` tion 2O of a handle 21, saidfreduced portion l loosely entering-fthe upper end ofthe member 13. A longitudinal slot 22 is formed `in the wall of theV member 13, at its upperend,

andl lateralvnotches23 are formed Vin ythe i wall at opposite sides of said slot 22 kand y preferably in staggered relation. AA. pin 24rpassing through'the slot 22 Tand entering theliandle 21 formsfa means .for Apreventing `relative [rotation vof the handle and member 13.

passes kthe upper endofthe member 13 and is provided withan inwardly and, radially extending finger 26 tol enter .the slot 22. I next provide a needle indicated at 27 which is curved and formedwith the semi-cylindrical tang 2S of, a'diamete'rv 4small enough to enter the tubular member 13, struck out yopening` 30 is' formed at a lpoint adjacent the juncture vof the `needleportion and tang n A regulating device is? prof vided consisting of a sleeve 25,which encomvportions l29 being formed to` engage the* portion 28 sothat whenthe parts areasp rsembled the opening` 30qwill be Opposite the previously mentioned` opening 17. f

In use, thethreadfis inserted throughthe opening 17, then through the loo 19, then4 ownward i through the opening30 passed along `the channell of the needle and finally through the eye 31 thereof at the lower end. Theportionl() is graspedi'n one handa'nd the 'presser foot rested upon the material to be embroidered The handle 21isthen grasped by the other hand and moved downward causing the needle to penetrate the material and carry the thread with it. Upon a subsequent withdrawal of the needle from the material a. portion of the thread will be left behind to form a loop or tuft on the other side.y By repeated operations a series of tufts are formed side by side Owing` to a gradual sliding movement of the entire device resulting primarily from the curved formation of the needle, Apparently there would be as much rearward movement of the member l0 upon a withdrawal of the needle as there would be forward 1n vement accomplished during the insertion ol' the needle with the negation of the thought that a coutinuous travel of the member lll in one direction would ensue. Practically` however, `there is a resultant andv continued, but uniform lateral movement of the member 10 in one directionv forward, that is, the direction to which the presser foot points because of the fact that the rearward movement of the Vpresser foot accomplished by withdrawal of the needle is slightly less than the previous forward movement occasioned by the insertion of the needle, due to friction between the presser foot and the material. It will be observed that upon a withdrawal strolre of the needle carrying member the handle and rod will rst move up until the loop 19 engages the thread against the .lip 16 and fur- *ther movement will carry the entire member 13 and needle upward. In this manner t-he intermittent tensioning of the thread,.and operation necessary in devices of this character is positively and effectively accomplished. For regulating the length cf the tuft or loop the sleeve 25 is manipulated by rotating' the same to bring the finger 26 within-the slot 22. The sleeveis then shifted alongI the member 18 to the desired point andthen rotated again to enter the finger in one of the notches 23. It will be thus observed that relative movement between the members l0 and 13 is limited on the one hand by engagement between the sleeve 25 and upper end of the member Tlf), and on lthe othery hand by vengagement between the stop member l5 and the upper wall of the slot l-l.

Ihile I have illustrated and described my invention with some degree of particularity, I realize that in practice various alterations therein may be made. I therefore reserve the -right'and privilege of changintgf the form of the details of construction or otherwise altering the arrangement of the correlated parts withoutfdeparting from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is zl. An embroidery needle including a holding means, a fabric engaging means forming part thereof, a member supported by the holding means for reciprocation, a curved needle havintg a perforation at it-s pointed end and means on its other end for connection to the said member, whereby a thread may be inserted in said needle and upon repeated reciprocations of said member said needle caused to make tufted stitches and feed the device along the fabric in the direction of t-he concave side of the needle, and means to grip the thread upon movement of the member in one direction and to release the thread upon a reverse movement of said member.

Q. An embroider)Y needle including a holding means, a member mounted therein for reciprocatioii, a presser foot formed on said member, a curved needle carried by said member operating through the presser foot, whereby a thread carried by the needle may be fed into a fabric in tufted stitches and the device carried along the fabric by re-y peated reciprocations of said member, means to grip the thread upon movement of the member in one direction and to release the thread upon a reverse movement of said member and an adjustable stop on the member whereby the needle point maypass below the presser foot to a greater or less extent.

3. An embroidery needle comprising a tubular holder, a tubular member reciprocable within the holder, a presser foot formed on the said holder` a curved needle, a 'spring tang substantially semi-circular in cross section formed on one end 'of the needle to `enter said tubular member, and means to alternately grip and release a thread carried by the needle upon reciprocation of said tubular member.

4. An embroidery needle including;y a `tubular holdera tubular member reciproeable therein, a presser rfoot `formed on the holder, a needle, a tang formed on one end of the needle Vof semi-circular form inpcross section to enter one end of the tubular member, a stop formed on said tang to engage the said end of the tubular member tolimit'the eX- tent of insertion of the needle into said tubular member, and means to alternately grip and release a thread carried by said needle upon reciprocation of said tubular member. 5. An embroidery needle including a holder, a presser foot formed thereon, a tubular member operatingy in the holder, a needle havinga longitudinal channel 'in one side and an eye atits pointedend, ai tang formed at the otherend of the'needle for insertion into the tubular member, said tanteF having a channel formed therein in opposed relation to the first channel, said needle'having an opening extending transversely therethrough and located at the juncture of the two mentioned channels, whereby a thread may be inserted through said opening, then run along` vthe needle channel and finally Sli llt)

lill) passed through the eye, and means to alter-i nately grip and 'release the thread upon rebular holder,` a tubular member operating therein, said holder "having ,a slot `1n one side, and said member having a vperforation located behind said slot, a handle loosely connected to ysaid member, means carriedby t the handle to guide a thread, a needle car ried by the member, whereby a thread 'may v VYouter tubular holder, an inner tubular membe passed through the slot and perforation,

` through the guideand finally, through thev needle, and meansoperatinginy connection with the guide to grip the thread when the handle is raised, -the thread `being alternately ripped and released by reciproc-ation of the iandle.

7. An embroidery vneedle*l including artu-y bular holder, a tubular membero-perating therein, a presser foot formedon'the holder,

said holder having La slot and the member having a perforation ybehind the slot, ahandle loosely connected to the member, a rod carried by the handle, an eye formed' on the rod, a lip formed on the member adjacent the perforation forminga guide for the rod, and a needle carried by the member, where bya thread may be passed through the slot f perforation, eye and needle in theV korder named, and the thread gripped between the eye and lip when the handle ismoved in one direction and'released whenthe'handle is moved in a reverse direction.

8. An embroidery needle including va tubular holder, a tubular member operating therein, thelatter having a slot, a'handle having a sliding fit in the member, a projection extending from thehandleinto the, -slot to prevent relative rotation of the handle and member, a rod carried by the handlev and extending through said member, an y yeye on the free end of the rod, a lip 'formed lthe member.

'on the member forming a guide fortherod, said member having a perforation nearthe lip, and a needle carried by ythe e member whereby a Athread may be inserted through theperforatiomeye and needle in the order named, said eye engagingthe thread against the lip to hold the thread when the member is moved .in one' direction by means of the handle and said thread released when the handle is moved in a reverse direction.

9, An embroidery needle including an ber slidable therein, said holder having al to form a, stop limiting separation of said holder and member, means on the member to engage the holder vto ylimit vmovement thereof inv an opposite direction, a needle secured to the member, and having an eye at `its pointed end whereby a threadmay be inserted .through the first and second mentioned slotseand f through the eyel of the needle, and means to alternately grip and vrelease y the threadl during lreciprocation of 10.1An. embroidery needle inchidinga aibular holder circular in cross section, a member slidable thereinof tubular construction and l circular in'cross section, the holder havning a longitudinal slotv cut therein, a lip formed on the member enteringsaid slot to limitrelative,movement ofthe holder and member, and means to alternately grip and releasea thread 'upon reclprocation ofthe .s member.

lIn testimony whereof affix signature.v

, FENNERB. BAKER.

=member, `both in a longitudinal' and circum-` vferential direction, af needle carried by the S0 y

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