IMPROVEMENTS IN BRAIDING ATTACHMENTS FOR SEWING MACHINES
Year: 1873

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to George Haseltine, of the "International' Patent
Office," Southampton Buildings, London, Doctor of Laws, for the
Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN BRAIDING ATTACHMENTS FOR SEWING
MACHINES."-A communication from abroad by Eliza H. Alexander,
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION filed by the said George Haseltinė at tlie
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition and
Declaration, on the 25th June 1873, pursuant to the 9th Section
of the Patent Law Amendment Act, 1852:
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TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, GEORGE
HASELTINE, of the "International Patent Office," Southampton Build-
ings; London; Doctor of Laws, send greeting.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION filed by the said George Haseltinė at tlie
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition and
Declaration, on the 25th June 1873, pursuant to the 9th Section
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of the Patent Law Amendment Act, 1852:
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, GEORGE
HASELTINE, of the "International Patent Office," Southampton Build-
ings; London; Doctor of Laws, send greeting.
17492 ..
WHEREAS I am in possession of an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN-BRAIDING ATTACHMENTS FOR SEWING MACHINES," and have petitioned Her

page_text: Majesty to grant unto me, my executors, administrators, and assigns,
Her Royal Letters Patent for the same, and have made solemn
Declaration that it has been communicated to me from abroad by
Eliza H. Alexander, of the City and State of New York, United
States of America.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said George Haseltine, do hereby
declare that the following Complete Specification, under my hand and
seal, fully describes and ascertains the nature of the said Invention, and
in what manner the same is to be performed, in and by the following
statement, reference being had to the accompanying Drawing forming 1
a part of this Specification :-
This Invention relates to that class of devices used in combination
with sewing machines for guiding the article commonly known as braid
to a point directly in front of the needle, and upon the surface of the
goods to operated upon for the purpose of ornamentation.
The said Invention consists chiefly in the use of a tube surrounding
the braid, or through which it passes towards the needle, and in so com-
bining the said tube with the presser foot or other guide connected with
the machine that the braid may be easily turned over upon itself when
an angle or reversed direction is to be given to it.
It is well known to those accustomed to braiding upon or by machines
where a corner is to be turned at a right or a less angle, that if the braid,
is not turned over upon itself, as in sewing it on by hand, it will be
puckered or doubled up like a puff, and will not form smooth work;
but by using the devices herein described such a result is completely 2
obviated.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a presser foot and the braiding tube for
a sewing machine..
Figure 2 is a plan of the same as seen from above, and resting upon a 30
piece of cloth, and with the braid through the tube in full working
position.
Figure 3 shews another method of mounting the said braiding tubo

page_text: Figure o suews another method of attaching the said braiding tube to
the quilting guide.
Figure 6 is an edge view of the same.
And Figure 7 is an illustrative diagram of braidwork designed to show
the advantage of this Invention.
Where sewing machines have holes through their presser feet for
guiding the braid or cord to the work this Invention can be casily
adapted to them by fitting a small conical tube, as at A, to stand in the
said hole of the presser foot, the small end of said tube extending to a
point just in front of the needle at B, as plainly shown in Figure 1. By
directing the braid through the said tube, as shown at C, Figure 2, it.
will be conducted down upon the goods to be ornamented to the needle,.
when it will be sewed on as desired. But in moving the goods around
to form the desired configurations of the braided work, it is often de-
sirable to form angles, as shown in Figure 7, and to do this the tube A
through which the braid is passing is turned over one-half of a revolution
to turn the braid upside down, just as is done in hand sewing, and the
braid is thereby laid upon itself flatly, and forms a very small corner.
The tubes A may be made of various sizes to suit the different widths
of the braid, and are slightly flattened at their small ends to properly
control the braid and ensure its being turned when desired, and they
may be attached in various ways to the machine.
One of the most convenient and inexpensive methods of attachment is
shown in Figures 3 and 4, where the tube A is inserted in the curved
end of a small bracket at D. The said bracket is struck out of sheet
metal, and has one end bent to fit around the tube or nearly so, and the-
other is bent at a right angle to fit against the vertical side of the.
quilting guide or gauge at E, to which it may be easily fastened by a
clamp at F or in any other convenient manner, and can thereby be
easily adjusted to the exact point to direct the braid to the needle.

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One other important advantage gained by the use of such a bracket is
that the curved end which holds the tube may be left slightly open, as
shown in Figure 4, so that the tube may be withdrawn and the braid
slipped out through the said opening without the necessity of cutting it,
as in the case of removing the work from the machine or introducing a b
different kind of braid, which may in turn be removed and the other
re-inserted through the same opening or slot.
Another method of mounting the said tubes is shown in Figures 5
and 6, wherein a bracket is formed of wire to support the tube A, and
may be coiled around the quilting guide, thereby holding by its clasticity 1
as by a spring the braiding tube in proper position. It is evident that
the said tube must direct the braid directly to the point where the needle
and thread can enter it to fasten it upon the fabric; consequently if the
presser foot of the machine is not adapted for such a guide or tube, one
must be formed that will permit this proximity of the tube to the 1
needle. If a new foot is to be made for those machines which have the
"roughened surface" or feed teeth all on one side of the needle, it will
be found desirable to form the said foot with a small oval boss, as at 9,
Figure 1, directly over the feed teeth, and inclined towards the needle,
as best seen at g, Figure 2. This small boss so placed over the feed in 2
such machines will be found of great advantage in guiding the work and
permitting the fabric to be turned, and also in preventing the tearing of
the braid in close proximity to the needle.

page_text: Third. The boss in combination with the braiding presser foot of a
sewing machine, as herein described and for the purposes set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said George Haseltine, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this Twenty-fifth day of June, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-three.
Witness,
JAMES EDWARDS,
8, Southampton Buildings,
London.
GEORGE HASELTINE. (L.S.)