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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2011
Applicant:
Thomas Andrew Payne, Arlington, TN (US);
Inventor:
Thomas Andrew Payne, Arlington, TN (US);
Assignee:
BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05B 85/00 (2006.01); D05B 53/00 (2006.01); D05C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D05B 85/00 (2013.01); D05B 53/00 (2013.01); D05C 11/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thread feeding mechanism for actively feeding embroidery thread out of a cartridge through a hollow needle, such that a thread break at or near the needle tip is automatically overcome through normal operation.