Patent ID: 7488011
Filing Date: 2009-02-10
Classification: A41H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for winding and knotting a thread around a sewing thread of a button for clothes, comprising: a base, on which a plurality of components are installed; button-holding means installed on the base for holding the button; knot-guiding means installed in front of the button-holding means for guiding the thread so that the thread passes over the sewing thread protruded from the button held by the button-holding means to form a knot; winding means, installed on an upper surface of the base, including a conveying stand moving back and forth toward the button-holding means, a winding arm for winding the thread around the sewing thread of the button, and first driving means for rotating the winding arm; thread take-up means, installed on the base, including a thread hole formed through one side thereof for passing the thread and a thread take-up member for straining the thread when the thread passes over the sewing thread of the button; second driving means installed on the base for simultaneously supplying power to the knot-guiding means and the thread take-up means; and tension means, for adjusting the tension of the thread, including a first tension member and a second tension member, between which the thread take-up means is positioned.