The Singer Company

Anthony Giaimo

Robert H Larsen

Thaddeus J Zylbert

Donald Rodda

Lionel J Coulombe

John R MacInnes

A thread tensioning device, wherein a helical spring of varying diameter is deflected by a control knob with a defined operating range to increase tension in sewing thread moved through the device, is provided with a member which is formed to engage one or more intermediate coils of the spring while the spring is deflected more than a predetermined amount by the control knob and thereby increase thread tension obtainable over a portion of the operating range of the knob.

Thread tensioning device for a sewing machine

A sewing machine loop taker is disclosed having a replaceable adjustable hook beak and needle guard fabricated as a integral element in which the dimensional relationships established in fabrication are not influenced by the means for securing or the provisions for adjustment of the element relatively to the loop taker.

Replaceable hook point and needle guard for sewing machine loop taker

A thread tensioning module for use on a sewing machine is provided with a plastic housing and with mechanism at the rear of the housing for receiving and applying frictional resistance to the movement of thread therethrough. The mechanism includes a pair of thread engageable members, one of which extends beyond the other and the side wall of the module on the thread entering side thereof to catch and enable thread to be positioned between the members.

Thread tensioning module for a sewing machine

A thread engageable finger for guiding needle thread into a thread receiving slot on the bobbin case of a sewing machine, as a seized loop of the thread is moved about the bobbin case by a looptaker, is provided along a thread engaging edge with a predetermined curved contour effective to delay movement of the thread along said edge until the introduction of thread into the bobbin case slot as required for bobbin winding is assured.

Thread holding finger for bobbin winding mechanism of a sewing machine

A thread tensioning device for a sewing machine is provided with a rigid beam which pivots on an adjustable fulcrum in engagement with a mounting plate. The device includes an adjustable tension selector movable along the plate and beam for varying the tension on needle thread disposed between the plate and beam.

Adjustable thread tensioning device for a sewing machine

A sewing machine thread snubber having a fixed part and having a movable part pivoted thereon is provided with mechanism operable by needle bar reciprocating mechanism for moving the pivoted part of the snubber between a needle thread releasing position and a position wherein a drag is imposed on the thread.

Intermittently operable needle thread snubber

This disclosure relates to threading apparatus for sewing machines and in particular to a movable thread engaging means disposed in proximity to a disc-type tension device which thread engaging means is operative during movement of the tension discs towards one another for guiding the thread between and in operative relationship with the tension discs so as to ensure that the thread will be properly threaded through the tension device.

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Staten Island, NY, United States of America

Anthony Giaimo