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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1996
Hideyuki Kobayashi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Koichi Toda, Utsunomiya, JP;
The Singer Company N.V., Curaco, AN;
Abstract
A presser foot device comprises a presser foot shank �2! which has clamp member through holes �2d! for guiding clamp members in moving forward and backward formed at the lower portion thereof and a groove for receiving the hinge pin �3b! of a presser foot plate �3! formed on the lower surface of the front side thereof and a groove �2a! for receiving the hinge pin �3b! of a presser foot plate �3! therein formed on the lower surface of the front side thereof, and which is detachably attached to a presser bar �5,! an elastic �9! member which is fixed to the rear portion of the presser foot shank �2! at one end portion thereof, and the clamp members �7! each having a hook portion �7a! for retaining the hinge pin �3b! of the presser foot plate �3! at the tip end portion thereof, wherein the hinge pin �3b! of the presser foot plate �3! is elastically clamped by the hook portions �7a! of the clamp members �7! and the rear wall �2c! of the groove �2a!. As a result, it is possible to provide a presser foot device simple in structure, superior in reliability with regard to the essential function of a presser foot plate, and superior in durability.