Patent ID: 8567708
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A portable device for winding an amount of thread around a bobbin from a spool of thread, the portable device comprising: a body having an upwardly facing wall and including a front side, a rear side, a left side, and a right side forming an enclosure; a lid being pivotally connected to the rear side of the body, the lid being pivotally movable between open and closed positions; at least one latch arranged to secure the lid to the body in the closed position; a handle constructed and arranged to enable a user to carry the portable device; an adjustable thread holder provided on the upwardly facing wall and configured to receive the spool of thread, the adjustable thread holder being adjustable in a vertical direction with respect to the upwardly facing wall; a thread guide bar provided on the upwardly facing wall and pivotable between a stored position and an operative position, the thread guide bar comprising an end with a loop for receiving thread from the spool of thread on the adjustable thread holder; an adjustable tension feed device provided on the upwardly facing wall and for applying adjustable tension to the thread received from the thread guide bar during winding; a spindle provided on the upwardly facing wall and configured to receive and selectively rotate the bobbin so as to wind thread received from the spool and the adjustable tension feed device thereon; the enclosure of the body comprising a motor therein that is configured to selectively receive power from a power source and that is coupled to the spindle to selectively rotate the spindle to wind thread around the bobbin; and wherein the upwardly facing wall further comprises a speed control knob operatively connected to the motor for adjusting a speed at which the spindle rotates in order to adjust a speed at which thread is wound around the bobbin and from the spool of thread.