Patent ID: 6679191
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: D05B,D05C,D10B

Abstract:
A fabric tensioning device for tensioning a fabric to be sewed in a stitch forming area of a sewing machine, said device comprising:a cylindrical frame having a sewing window and extending in the longitudinal direction; and a fabric clamping member for clamping down against said cylindrical frame a fabric to be sewed that is covering said sewing window, wherein said fabric clamping member opens and closes on said cylindrical frame, and said fabric clamping member comprises a pair of opposing fabric clamps on the left and right hand side that are oblong in the longitudinal direction having open-ended front edges, wherein said fabric clamps are tightened against said cylindrical frame in the front and rear sides of the stitch forming area by a pair of belts in the front and rear.