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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 1978
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph P Law, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Alfred R Mack, Bayonne, NJ (US);
Assignee:
The Singer Company, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
16139 ; 16180 ; 16DI / ; 312 30 ; 112258 ;
Abstract
A hinge for the lid contained on the arm top cover of a sewing machine which comprises a pair of cam shaped pivot pins molded into the arm top cover and a pair of saddles molded into the lid and adapted to receive the pivot pins. A plastic spring havng a pivot pin embracing tab at each end is removably fastened to the lid. The plastic spring imparts a 'snapping' action to restrain the lid in an open or closed position.