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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Toshiyuki Mamiya, Kasugai, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05C 9/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D05C 9/12 ;
Abstract
A sewing apparatus includes a hollow needle that can pass through a work cloth, and a needle cover that has a passing hole through which the needle passes and holds the work cloth. The needle cover functions as a presser foot and holds at least a part of a thread between a previous stitch point where a stitch has been previously made and a succeeding stitch point where a stitch is to be currently made. Accordingly, sewing can be performed on the workpiece without use of a lower thread.