US 6,318,281 B2Granted

Sewing needle for multi-directional sewing

AssigneeGroz-Beckert KG

InventorsBernd Hillenbrand, Gerd Horn

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Abstract

A sewing machine needle includes a blade; a shank extending from one blade end and adapted to be clamped in a sewing machine; a needle point provided at the other blade end; an elevation provided on the blade adjacent the needle point; and an eye traversing the blade adjacent the needle point. The eye has a first eye end oriented toward the shank; a second eye end oriented toward the said point; a thread inlet side; and a thread outlet side. The elevation is situated on the thread outlet side between the needle point and the second eye end. The eye is bordered by two facing eye walls each having a respective edge at the thread outlet side. Each edge extends from the first eye end to the second eye end such that it is recessed from an imaginary straight line connecting the first eye end with the elevation.

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Dependent claims

A sewing machine needle comprising:

(a) a blade having first and second ends;
(b) a shank extending from said first end of said blade and adapted to be clamped in a sewing machine;
(c) a point provided at said second end of said blade;
(d) an elevation provided on said blade adjacent said point;
(e) an eye traversing said blade adjacent said point;
said eye having
(1) a first eye end oriented toward said shank;
(2) a second eye end oriented toward said point;
(3) a thread inlet side;
(4) a thread outlet side;
said elevation being situated on said thread outlet side between said point and said first eye end;
and
(5) two facing eye walls bounding said eye and each having a respective edge at said thread outlet side;
each said edge extending from said first eye end to said second eye end recessed from an imaginary straight line connecting said first eye end with said elevation;
and
(f) a thread trough provided in said blade and extending from said thread outlet side of said eye toward said point;
said thread trough having facing side walls constituting respective continuations of said eye walls.

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