AN IMPROVEMENT IN EMBROIDERING MACHINES to
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I, WILLIAM HUTCHINSON FARMER, of the Midland Lace Company, Limited,
32, Stoney Street, in the town and county of the town of Nottingham, Laco
Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVEMENT
IN EMBROIDERING MACHINES to bo as follows:-
Heretofore embroidering machines provided with a number of needles, have had
to be stopped, when the thread supplied to either of the needles, broke. To
obviate which instead of securing each needle in its bracket in the usual way,
I cut a groove in the upper face of each bracket, to receive a sliding bit, in the
front end of which the needle is clamped or otherwise secured in the usual way,
the bit is prevented from passing beyond the front of the bracket by a plate
secured to it, by a screw. The top of the plate is returned at a right angle
backwards, so as to overlap the sliding bit, and prevent it rising, behind the needle
clamping plate is a guide for the thread, in front of which, in one side of the
sliding bit a hole is drilled to guide the thread close to the needle, when the sliding
bit carrying the needlo has been placed in the groove of the bracket and pushed up
to the front so as to be held by the plate before named, it is secured in position,
by the attendant lowering a stop plate, which rocks on a stud socured in the back
of the bracket. By such means, when the thread of either needle breaks, instead
of stopping the machine, the attendant by simply raising the stop plato is enabled
to withdraw the sliding bit, rethread the needle and replace the bit.
Needle bits so constructed aro equally applicable to embroidering machines
carrying shuttles, or loop retaining hooks.

page_text: I, WILLIAM HUTCHINSON FARMER, of the Midland Lace Company, Limited,
No 32, Stoney Street, in the town and county of the town of Nottingham, Lace
Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVEMENT
IN EMBROIDERING MACHINES and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:—
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I, WILLIAM HUTCHINSON FARMER, of the Midland Lace Company, Limited,
No 32, Stoney Street, in the town and county of the town of Nottingham, Lace
Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVEMENT
IN EMBROIDERING MACHINES and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following stateinent :-
"DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS."
Figure 1, shows a plan of an improved needle bracket, with the needle in
position.
Figure 2, shows a side view of the same.
Figure 3, shows an outer end view, without a sliding bit.
Figure 4 shows an inner end view of the same.
Figure 5, shows a side view of the sliding bit, with the needle clamped thereon.
Heretofore embroidering machines, provided with a number of neodles have had
to be stopped, when the thread supplied to either of the needles broke. To obviate
which, instead of securing each needle in its bracket in the usual way I cut a
groove in the upper face of each bracket A, to receive a sliding bit B, in the front
end of which the needle is clamped or otherwise secured in the usual way, the bit
is prevented from passing beyond the front of the bracket by a plate C, secured t..
it by a screw. The top of this plate is returned at a right angle backwards, so
as to overlap the sliding bit, and prevent it rising, behind the needle clamping
plate is a guide D for the thread; in front of the guide, in one side of the sliding
bit, a hole E is drilled to guide the thread close to the needle, when the sliding bit
carrying the needle has been placed in the groove of the bracket and pushed up
to the front, so as to be held by the plate before named, it is secured in position
by the attendant lowering a stop plate F which rocks on a stud, secured in the
back of the bracket. By such means when the thread of either needle breaks,
instead of stopping the machine and thereby throwing the whole of the needles
out of work, the attendant by simply raising a stop plate, is enabled to withdraw
the sliding bit, rethread the needle and replace the bit, while the remainder of the
needles continue at work, thereby effecting a considerable saving of time.
Needlo brackets and bits so constructed aro equally applicable to embroidering
machines carrying shuttles or loop retaining hooks.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that
what I claim is
.
1. The improved needle holding grooved bracket A.
2. The sliding bit. B.
3. The bit holding_plate C.
4. The stop plate F, the whole substantially as described and illustrated in the
Drawings annexed.