Sewing machine accessory apparatus
OwnerHeinz Gunoldinventor
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Abstract
A sewing machine accessory device including a solenoid actuated actuating rod adapted to be extended in selected combination within a stitch advance sequence of the sewing machine for selectively piercing the fabric by tools attached thereto in coordinated combination with a particular sewing sequence. In another embodiment the tools attached include a color dispenser extended selectively to contact the fabric, or a plurality of color dispensers radially disposed for rotation to contact selectively the fabric.
Claims3
In an automatic sewing machine for stitching an article, including a needle arm disposed for vertical translation on the sewing head of the machine, said needle arm having a needle secured to the lower end thereof, means for vertically translating said arm, a plate aligned in opposing relationship below said needle arm and means for translating the article to a preselected stitch pattern, the improvement comprising:
- an actuating rod disposed for vertical translation in substantially parallel alignment with said needle arm adapted to attach to a selected tool at the lower end thereof;
- means for selectively coordinating the vertical translation of said actuating rod with the feeding translation of said article;
- a mounting head secured for rotation to the free end of said actuating rod along an axis substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of said rod;
- a plurality of color dispensers mounted to radially extend from said mounting head;
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- selecting means operatively connected to said mounting head for selecting an angular orientation thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.