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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1999
Filed:
May. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Koji Hayashi, Gifu-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05B / ; D05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
11247018 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for feeding a work-sheet holder holding a work sheet on which stitches are formed by a stitch-forming device of a sewing machine, the stitch-forming device including an elongate housing extending in a specific direction and a loop catcher accommodated in the elongate housing, the feeding apparatus including a drive source which produces a drive force, and a drive-force transmitting device which transmits the drive force to the work-sheet holder to feed the holder in the specific direction, the drive-force transmitting device being accommodated together with the loop catcher in the elongate housing.