Patent ID: 6701858
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: D05B

Abstract:
A device to introduce an upper thread (63) into an eve (25) of a needle (7) of a sewing machine, comprising a hook (57) to grasp the upper thread (63), two guide clips (49, 51), one located on each side of the hook (57), a swivel arm (29) moveable about a first axis (A) that holds the hook (57) and the guide clips (49, 51) and that is fastened to a lower end of a rotating guide stem (17) and through which the hook (57) and the guide clips (49, 51) are held and can be moved into and out of an area of the needle (57), the two guide clips (49, 51) and the hook (57) are fastened to a plate (45) that is moveably mounted on the swivel arm (29) for movement about a tilt axis (B), and the two guide clips and the hook are located at a distance from the tilt axis (B) of the plate (45) to allow side-to-side movement of the plate (45) for centering the hook upon either of the two guide clips (49, 51) contacting the needle.