Improved Needle Threader.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 3rd June, 1889-Accepted, 6th July. 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Needle Threader.
WALTER JOHN FORD 73 Etta Street Deptford Kent do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is an apparatus for readily threading ordinary sewing
needles. For this purpose I construct a wire loop preferably flexible and narrowed
towards one or both ends. To thread a needle by this apparatus, I pass one of the
narrowed ends of the loop into its eye and pass the cotton or any other material used
in sewing into the large part of the loop, the wire loop with the cotton threaded
through it is then either pushed or pulled through the eye of the needle when the
wire loop may be slipped off the cotton leaving it through the eye of the
needle.
The wire loop may be constructed of steel or any other suitable metal.
The ends may be fluted or recessed to facilitate the passing of the cotton through
the eye of the needle. It may be provided with a handle or otherwise.
The handle may be so constructed, that the needle threader may be removed and.
placed in a cavity provided for its reception therein.
Dated this 15th day of September 1888.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Needle Threader.
WALTER JOHN FORD 73 Etta Street Deptford S.E. Superintending Engineer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The object of my invention is an apparatus for readily threading ordinary sewing
needles.
For this purpose I construct a wire loop preferably flexible and narrowed towards
one or both ends.
To thread a needle by this apparatus, I pass one of the narrowed ends of the loop
into its eye and pass the cotton or any other material used in sewing into the loop :
the wire loop with the cotton threaded through it is then either pushed or pulled
through the eye of the needle when the wire loop may be slipped off the cotton leaving
it through the eye of the needle.
The wire loop may be constructed of steel or any other suitable metal.
The wire may be flat, round or any other suitable shape.
The ends may be fluted or recessed to facilitate the passing of the cotton through
the eye of the needle.
It inay be provided with a handle or otherwise. The handle may be so constructed
that the needle threader may be removed and placed in a cavity provided for its
reception therein.
Referring to the annexed sheet of illustrated drawings, Fig. 1. 2 & 3 show various
forms of the wire loop according to my invention. Fig. 4. shows the wire loop with
the cotton through saine in the act of threading a needle.
Fig. 5. shows the wire loop as constructed for worsteds, wools or silks. Fig. 6.
shows the last mentioned wire loop with the worsted through same in the act of
threading a needle. Fig. 7. shows a needle threaded, the wire loop not yet slipped off
the cotton. Fig. 8 shows my improved needle threader with a handle (in section)

page_text: attached. Fig. 9 shows the section of the handle with the said needle threader in the
cavity provided for its reception therein.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the saine is to be performed, 'I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. A Needle Threader in the form of a loop narrowed or pointed at one or both
ends and made of flat, round or otherwise suitable shape wire.
2. The Improved Needle Threader substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 2nd day of Tunn 1000
WALTER J. FORD.