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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:
Jun. 29, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Manfred Ackermann, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Assignee:
Union Special Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05B / ; D05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
112142 ; 112235 ; 112151 ;
Abstract
A device for sewing together two plies of cloth with a lap seam. The device comprises a cloth guide that is disposed between a plurality of reciprocating needles and the front of a cutting knife. The guiding portion of the cloth guide extends substantially between the needles and the front edge of the cutting knife. A cloth guide for assuring a full lap of material when sewing a lap seam where the left ply is to be laid on top of the right ply is also provided.