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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:
Jul. 30, 1996
Filed:
May. 08, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Terry L Reinhart, Findlay, OH (US);
Vaughn J Piper, Elida, OH (US);
Assignee:
Findlay Industries, Inc., Findlay, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
112235 ;
Abstract
A support block is attached to the lower end of a presser foot lifter shaft of a sewing maching to support two separately mounted sole plates of 9 presser foot. One of the sole plates is mechanically retractable by a pneumatic piston and cylinder combination at the option of the operator and this is accomplished by an extension of the piston rod which is mechanically connected to one of the sole plates.