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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:
Nov. 22, 1988
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert L Kosrow, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Assignee:
Union Special Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
112253 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for positioning a chain of stitches for stitching onto material in a sewing machine having a needle and a throat plate. The apparatus has a blower for positioning the chain of stitches forwardly of the needle. The apparatus has grasping members for grasping the chain in the forward position. The apparatus also has a cylinder for moving the grasping members between a first position adjacent the throat plate when the chain is being grasped, and a second position away from the throat plate after the chain has been grasped to tighten the grasped chain.