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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1995
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
Apparatus for treating an end portion of a sewing thread which is supplied from a thread supplying device and is guided by a guiding device to pass near a sewing needle of a sewing head of a sewing machine, the sewing head having a front surface facing a user who operates the sewing machine, a rear surface opposite to the front surface, and a side surface connecting between the front and rear surfaces, the apparatus including a downstream holding device which holds the end portion of the sewing thread guided by the guiding device, so as to stretch a portion of the sewing thread near the sewing needle, and a cover member which covers the sewing head, the cover member providing the front, rear, and side surfaces of the sewing head, the downstream holding device being provided on a visible portion of the side surface of the cover member which portion is visible from the user facing the front surface of the cover member.