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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshiyuki Mamiya, Kasugai, JP;
Akira Terao, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05B 1/912 ; D05B 6/502 ; D05B 7/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D05B 1/912 ; D05B 6/502 ; D05B 7/500 ;
Abstract
A sewing apparatus includes a thread cutting mechanism that cuts a thread connected to a work cloth. In response to an operation of an operating member and detachment of a sewing cartridge from a sewing apparatus body, the thread cutting mechanism is actuated. The thread cutting mechanism includes a thread cutting lever, a link mechanism, cutting blades, and an engagement mechanism.