Presser foot having an adjustable guide for sequin and ribbon

An adjustable presser foot detachably mounted to the lower end of a presser bar of a sewing machine having a vertically reciprocated needle, the presser foot comprising:

• a sole mounted to the lower end of the presser bar the sole being pressed against a fabric to be sewn and having a leading edge extending generally laterally to a fabric feeding direction;
• a ribbon guide assembly supported by the sole for slidably engaging a ribbon-like material, wherein the ribbon guide assembly and the leading edge of the sole define a needle dropping gap through which the needle penetrates the fabric to sew the ribbon-like material thereto, the ribbon guide assembly orienting the ribbon-like material within the gap so as to position a portion of the ribbon-like material therein such that a longitudinal axis of the ribbon-like material lies substantially parallel to the fabric feeding direction;
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• means for adjustably positioning the ribbon guide assembly laterally with respect to the fabric feeding direction.

An adjustable presser foot detachably mounted to a lower end of a presser bar of a sewing machine having a needle vertically reciprocated and swingable laterally of a fabric feeding direction, the presser foot comprising:

• a sole mounted to the lower end of the presser bar, the sole being pressed against a fabric to be sewn and including a leading edge extending generally laterally to the fabric feeding direction, a ski projecting forwardly of the leading edge and generally parallel to the fabric feeding direction, a lower generally planar surface, and an upper portion attached to the presser bar;
• a ribbon guide assembly supported by the upper portion of the sole for slidably engaging a ribbon-like material, the ribbon guide assembly including a tubular ribbon/sequin guide for slidably enveloping a portion of the ribbon-like material, wherein the ribbon guide assembly, the ski and the leading edge of the sole define a needle dropping gap through which the needle penetrates the fabric to sew the ribbon-like material thereto, and wherein the ribbon guide assembly orients the ribbon-like material within the gap such that a longitudinal axis of the ribbon-like material lies substantially parallel to the fabric feeding direction, the ribbon guide assembly including a U-shaped yoke;
• means for adjusting positioning the ribbon guide assembly laterally with respect to the fabric feeding direction, the positioning means including a threaded shank fixed with respect to the sole and slidably extending through the yoke, and a nut threaded onto the shank and positioned within the yoke;
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• means for preventing pivotally movement of the ribbon guide assembly relative to the threaded shank, the preventing means including a stop guide pin fixed relative to the sole and extending parallel to the threaded shank for engaging the ribbon guide assembly.