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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2011
Thomas Andrew Payne, Arlington, TN (US);
Thomas Andrew Payne, Arlington, TN (US);
BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Abstract
A sewing apparatus and method therefor includes a drive mechanism, a thread feed mechanism, and a needle engagement mechanism for engaging the thread feed mechanism. The drive mechanism comprises a drive motor configured to transmit power from the drive motor to the needle engagement mechanism such that it drives a needle within a cartridge without moving the entire cartridge. A method and sewing apparatus includes a plurality of thread feed mechanisms and a needle engagement mechanism for selecting and engaging each of the thread feed mechanisms.
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