Sewing thimble
OwnerNikhil Guptainventor
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Abstract
A thimble includes a flexible tapered sleeve and a crown. The sleeve has a frustoconical shape with a fluted sidewall. Multiple outwardly convex panels extend entirely around the sidewall. The sleeve has a mounting end opposite an opening for inserting a user's digit. The sleeve has a pitch of from 0.175 mm/mmL to 0.35 mm/mmL. The crown is formed of hard plastic material and is attached to the mounting end of the sleeve. The crown has a cap with an upper textured planar surface. A ridged sidewall extends entirely around the crown. Multiple longitudinal ridges extend from a lower edge of the sidewall to the cap. The thimble accommodates a variety of finger sizes and the crown prevents slippage of a sewing needle.
Claims20
A thimble for sewing comprising:
- (a) a flexible tapered sleeve having a frustoconical shape and a pitch with a fluted sidewall comprising a plurality of outwardly convex panels extending entirely around the sidewall and having a mounting end opposite an opening for inserting a digit of a user;
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- (b) a crown formed of hard plastic material affixed to the mounting portion of the sleeve, said crown having a cap with an upper textured planar surface and a ridged sidewall extending entirely around the crown, the ridged sidewall having a plurality of longitudinal ridges extending from a lower edge of the ridged sidewall of the crown to the cap;
- wherein the ridged sidewall of the crown has a plurality of circumferential ridges which cooperate with the longitudinal ridges to provide a textured surface on the sidewall of the crown in the form of a rectangular grid.
A thimble for sewing consisting of:
- (a) a flexible tapered sleeve having a frustoconical shape and a pitch with a fluted sidewall comprising a plurality of outwardly convex panels extending entirely around the sidewall and having a mounting end opposite an opening for inserting a digit of a user, said sleeve also having a pitch of from 0.175 mm/mmL to 0.35 mm/mmL;
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- (b) a crown formed of hard plastic material affixed to the mounting portion of the sleeve, said crown having a cap with an upper textured planar surface and a ridged sidewall extending entirely around the crown, the ridged sidewall having a plurality of longitudinal ridges extending from a lower edge of the ridged sidewall of the crown to the cap;
- wherein the ridged sidewall of the crown has a plurality of circumferential ridges which cooperate with the longitudinal ridges to provide a textured surface on the sidewall of the crown in the form of a rectangular grid.
A thimble for sewing comprising:
- (a) a flexible tapered sleeve having a frustoconical shape and a pitch with a fluted sidewall comprising a plurality of outwardly convex panels extending entirely around the sidewall and having a mounting end opposite an opening for inserting a digit of a user;
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- (b) a crown formed of hard plastic material affixed to the mounting portion of the sleeve, said crown having a cap with an upper textured planar surface and a ridged sidewall extending entirely around the crown, the ridged sidewall having a plurality of longitudinal ridges extending from a lower edge of the ridged sidewall of the crown to the cap;
- wherein the ridged sidewall of the crown has a lower lip extending outwardly entirely around the ridged sidewall of the crown.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.