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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wolfgang Norz, Schwieberdingen, DE;
Gunter Rohr, Hemmingen, DE;
Karl-Heinz Weingartner, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, DE;
Assignee:
Union Special G.m.b.H., Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
112294 ; 112253 ;
Abstract
A trimming device for trimming a top cover thread from a workpiece on a multiple needle sewing machine having a thread catching device which is movable between a counter-plate and a knife. In operation the top cover thread is picked up by the thread catching device between a workpiece and a top cover thread guide. A top cover thread trap serves as a counter-plate for the thread catching device. The knife is attached to the counter plate with a gap therebetween, with the thread catching device being swingable within said gap.