Patent ID: 6382117
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: D05B

Abstract:
A sewing machine needle, comprising:a shank (1) formed on one end of the needle; a shoulder (2) extending inwardly from the shank; a blade (3) formed on an opposite side of the shoulder relative to the shank; an eye (5) formed on the blade (3); a clearance (4) formed on an opposite side of blade relative to the shoulder; and a point (6) formed on the clearance (4), wherein the shank includes a first section (T1) adjacent to the end of the needle forming an approximately T-shaped profile including a first laterally-extending portion having a first outermost dimension (S4), and a second laterally-extending portion oriented transverse to the first laterally-extending portion and defining a second outermost dimension (G2), wherein the two laterally-extending portions form the T-shaped profile of the shank (1), and wherein the shank further defines a second section (BB, AA) spaced inwardly relative to the first section (T2) having an approximately circular peripheral surface and defining a third outermost dimension (S4) approximately equal to the first outermost dimension (S4) of the first laterally-extending portion of the T-shaped profile (T1).