IMPROVED TUCKER FOR SEWING MACHINES
Year: 1884

page_text: JOSEPH BARRETT 48 St Georges Place Knightsbridge London Dealer in Farmers
Produce do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVED TUCKER FOR
SEWING MACHINES to be as follows:-
I claim as new and my invention the flat bow as shown in Fig 1 marked A also
see side view of same in Fig 8 and 9 marked A A. I also claim the slideing guide E
with thumb screw C attachéd as seen in Fig 1 which can be ajusted according to
size space required between the tucks, I also claim the raised heal of guide E Fig 1.
and in Fig 2 marked D being raised above the dotted lines E E or in other words I
claim the toe C projecting down, I also claim the sliding gage D attached to thumb
screw C which can be ajusted according to the size of tuck required, a side view
of guide E Fig 1 can be seen in Fig 2 and a full view of guide E Fig 1 can be seen
in Fig 4 showing thumb screw C and projections F F to hold it firmly in slot B B
Fig 1, Fig 3 and 5 shows two views of sliding gage as seen in Fig 1 marked D D
I also claim as my invention the long cuts or slots B B in bow A by which the
thumb screws CC can be pushed up or down the cut or slot B B as required to
make different size tucks and spaces between tho tucks, I also claim as my
invention the slanting raised teeth T on feed gage as shown in Fig 6 and 7 the
feed gage can be also seen ready for work in Fig 1 marked H I also claim the
mode of of attaching the bow A to plate B as seen in fig 8 and 9 in Fig 8
the bow is revited fast to the plate B and in Fig 9 the bow A is attached to
the plate B by sliding it into recess D and fastened by thumb screw E, I also claim
as my invention when a round bow is used instead of a flat one as seen in Fig 10
I claim an increased size of chamber at EE in centre of bow more than at the
entrance A so that the spindel B will not bind when screwed into chamber A
there being no thread on inside of chamber only at a short distance from the end of
bow A, I also claim as my invention the heal of shoe or guide C C in figure 10 and
shown more clearly in Fig 11 marked D raised above the levol of the too as seen
on dotted line marked H H.
Dated this tanturand 1

page_text: JOSEPH BARRETT Merchant 48 St Georges Place Knightsbridge London do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED TUCKER FOR USE ON
SEWING MACHINES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This Invention has for its object Improvements in Tuckers for use on Sewing &
Machines In order to assist the person using a Sewing Machine to make parallel
rows of tucks I construct an apparatus such as shewn in the accompanying
drawing so that the nature of my Invention and the manner it is to be performed
may be more easily understood.
My Invention relates to that class of attachments to Sewing Machines that aro
used for folding the cloth for tucks and sewing the same in such a manner that tho
right side of the stitches appear upon the right side of the cloth to be tucked and
by reference to the following description and to the accompanying drawing it will
be more clearly understood.
Fig 1 is a view of my Invention Figures 2, 3 4 5 and 6 are sectional views of
Fig 1 Fig 2 is a side view Fig 3 represents the curved spring bar B as shown
in Fig 1 which carries the tuck spacing and regulating bars Fig 4 is a side view of
the tuck spacing bar and Fig 4 a plan thereof Fig 5 and 5ª being like views of
regulator bar for width of tuck Fig 6 is a plan of the attachment plate and
Fig 6ª end view thereof.
The plato A carries the parts and will when in uso lie upon the work plate of
the sewing machine to which it will be held by the thumb screw of the machino
passing through plate A at holo A¹, A is a steady pin revited fast to plate A and
fitting in a hole of corresponding size in plate of machine A³ is a scale on plate A
to rogulato at pleasure the different size of tucks and space between tucks as may
be desired by moving back and forth tho guides C' and D¹ to or from point of
arrow A' is a guide to receive the end of the curved spring bar B (the spring bar B
may however be rivitted to plate A as shown at B Fig 2) The free end of the
bar B has two slots C. D therein to receive projections a on the arms of guide
bars C¹, D¹ b, b are thumb screws for securing the guide bars C¹. D¹. in position
on arm B as said guide bars C' D¹ may be adjusted for work Or the slots may
be formed in the bar C, D¹ the studs being carried by the spring arm B The
guide bar C¹ is formed to a knife edge at C' and the guide bar Dis Bat for the work
to pass under The thumb screw bis shorter than the thumb screw b¹ to allow of
their passing each other conveniently.
In using the appliance a straight hem is first made on the material about to be
tucked (without the use of the tucker appliance) which hom will ack as a guide for
the first tuck to be made and said hem is laid under bars C' D' with the right side
of the meterial downwards and the hem is brought up to the edge of guide C" so
that the hem will be to the left hand side (according to the drawings) of the bar C'
and the meterial will be flat beneath both the bars C₁ and D' according to the
space to be left between each tuck the bar or guide C¹ will be adjusted nearer to or
farther from the path of the needle (indicated by the arrow) and according to the
said space and the width of the tuck itself the bar or guide D₁ will be adjusted
nearer to or farther from the right hand side of the needle path (the arrow).
When the sewing of the tuck has to be commenced the material which is now
lying free or the right hand side of the bar D' should be turned from the right
hand side right over the whole tucker appliance so as to form a pleat or fold along
the edge of bar D' the work will now be presented to the needle and the sewing

page_text: be effected in the ordinary way, thus forming a line of stitching on the pleat or
fold and giving the tuck required.
The curve of the bar B allows room for the material that has been tucked to bo
therein.
Having now particulary described and assertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to bo preformed I declare that what
I claim is
The combination of the curved arm B attached to the plate A with its free ond
slotted at C, D, with the guide C¹ D' shaped as in the drawing whose flat arms
carry the elongated studs a, a which slide in the slots C, D and are fixed in any
required position by the thumb scrows b, b' all arranged in the manner and for the
purpose herein before described.
Dated this ALES
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