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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2009
Nobuaki Matsumoto, Nagoya, JP;
Yasuhiro Watanabe, Tokoname, JP;
Nobuaki Matsumoto, Nagoya, JP;
Yasuhiro Watanabe, Tokoname, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A circular stitcher including a main base attachable to an upper surface of a sewing machine bed or to an upper surface of a needle plate; a movable base provided at the main base so as to be movable in a predetermined direction; a pin including a needle capable of piercing the workpiece cloth and having an engagement portion, and a holder that holds a base end of the needle; a lock element that is provided at the movable base and that locks and unlocks the engagement portion of the needle; and an operation element that is provided at the movable base and that allows a finger operation of the movable base in the predetermined direction by a user.