The Singer Company

John Mihovch

Robert B Brauch

John Blackwood

A cam selecting drum which is loosely supported in punched out holes in the frame of a sewing machine is spring biased into stabilized indexed positions to prevent variable stitch formation, and an idler gear which is also loosely supported on said frame for engagement with a gear on said drum as well as a gear on a mode selecting dial is spring biased to provide a loose meshing relationship with the gear on the drum whereby a feeling of placement of the dial becomes evident in indexed positions of the drum.

Control mechanism in a sewing machine for pattern and buttonhole sewing

A low torque direct dialing pattern selection mechanism for a sewing machine having an operator actuatable control dial. Initial rotation of the dial effects an isolation of the cam follower mechanism from the cam influenced stitch forming instrumentalities. Continued rotation of the control dial causes selective positioning of a pattern cam follower for operational engagement with a desired pattern cam.

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Keansburg, NJ, United States of America

John Mihovch