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US 4,067,273 AGranted
Device for cutting and inserting a strip beneath the presser foot of a sewing machine
AssigneeRockwell-Rimoldi S.p.A.
InventorNerino Marforio
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Abstract
An improved mechanism for cutting and inserting a strip of elastic material or the like beneath the presser foot of a sewing machine in which guide means is provided which automatically adjusts its position relative to the presser foot regardless of the height of the presser foot and which feeds the elastic material into position for stitching beneath the presser foot.
Claims5
A device for cutting and inserting a strip beneath the presser foot of a sewing machine for attachment during the stitching operation to a workpiece, said device comprising:
- a. a guide bar (14) slidably mounted on the sewing machine for guiding strip material from its source to the presser foot;
- b. means operatively connected to said guide bar for moving it between an operating position in close proximity to the presser foot and an inactive position spaced therefrom;
- c. means carried and actuated by said moving means for engaging and advancing the strip material while said guide bar is in its operating position to effect movement thereof to a position beneath the presser foot;
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- d. cutting means attached to the sewing machine and movable to a position in operative association with the presser foot and guide bar for selectively cutting the strip material extending therebetween when said guide bar (14) is in its inactive position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.