Thread and Needle Protector
OwnerRosemary Muniz Politeinventor
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Abstract
A carrier body has a core suitable for receiving a needle tip through one end. A pair of flanges extends outwardly from the core, defining an interflange gap for having thread from the needle wound in the gap. The flange nearer the entry end of the core defines a radial slot receiving thread from the needle eye and passing it into the interflange gap. When the thread is wound on the core, the radial slot prevents having thread from also winding around the needle. The carrier body is configured to enter an open-topped container body in a predetermined position displaying the radial slot and thread at a preselected location for ready viewing of the thread.
Claims6
A thread and needle protector for receiving a threaded needle, wherein the needle is configured with a needle tip at a front end thereof and a thread reception eye at the rear end thereof, the protector comprising:
- a carrier body having front and rear ends and a side periphery configured as a longitudinally elongated shell extending between the front and rear ends thereof, wherein the front end of said shell is open to receive, in use, a needle tip;
- a needle reception material located within the shell behind the first end thereof for receiving and retaining, in use, a needle tip inserted through the front end of the shell.
- a front transverse flange extending laterally outwardly from the front end of the shell;
- a rear transverse flange extending laterally outwardly from the rear end of the shell;
- wherein said front and rear transverse flanges define an interflange gap between them;
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- the front transverse flange defines a radially extending slot opening into said interflange gap and providing winding management for, in use while winding thread in the interflange gap from the needle eye of an inserted needle, passing thread to said interflange gap for winding while preventing winding around the needle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.