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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frank F Winter, Prospects Heights, IL (US);
Assignee:
Union Special Corporation, Huntley, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05B / ; D05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
11247517 ; 112116 ; 112199 ; 112438 ; 112441 ;
Abstract
A method of forming a stitch and the stitch which includes three needle threads and cooperating looper threads for forming three parallel rows of stitches that are joined by a spreader thread that lies on the upper surface of the work piece. The spreader thread follows a serpentine pattern and is configured to lie both forward of and rearward of the penetrating points of the needle threads such that it connects and covers the three parallel rows of stitches.