Year: 1888

page_text: This Specification was, upon the 21st day of March 1889, Amended under
Sections 18 to 21 of the Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Act, 1883.
the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
To set needles in sewing machines by putting a pin through the eye of the machine
needle and inserting a pin by means of a spring into the groove, and near the centre
of the needle.
The needle is then pressed into a ✓ shaped retainer, which at once gives full
control over the needle and which also keeps the needle in a secure position when
setting.

page_text: JOHN GRAHAM Sewing Machine Agent Wallace Street. Dumfries County of
Dumfries 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 —
To set needles in Sewing Machines by putting this apparatus the pin (A) shewn
sideways in Figure 1 is put through the eye of the Sewing Machine needle (B). This
regulates the depth of the needle B necessary for sewing when attached to the needle bar
of the sewing machine and inserting a The pin (C) is now inserted into the groove and
near the centre of the needle (B). The plunger or knob F at the end of the
spindle D being is then pressed by the hand allowsing the long groove of the sewing
machine needle B to be placed against the V-shaped-point sharp terminal edge of the
flat pin C. When The plunger or knob F is relieved of the pressure by hand, the
machine needle B is then pressed by the spindle D through the action of the spiral
spring Eagainst the V-shaped-point sharp terminal edge of the flat pin C),
The-needle (B)-is then pressed by means of a spindle (D)-through the action of a
spiral spring (E) against the pin (6) which at once gives full control over the
needle (B) and which also keeps the needle (B) in a secure position when setting.
The invention also obviates the twisting of the needle (B) when placing being placed
in the Sewing machine, as the chisel edge of pin C holds the groove of the needle in
the right position.
The pin A is placed through the eye of the Sewing machine-needle B which secures
the depth, necessary, for sewing, of the needle B when attached to the needle-bar of
the sewing machine.
The sewing machine needle B is then now fully secured for setting in the sewing
machine seeuring in the first place the said necessary depth of the machine
needle B when setting same in the sewing machine and also with having the long
groove of the machine needle B, by the groove being placed against the point
of the fat in C, to have said-greave always facing from, or turned from, the sewing;
machine-shuttle.
The machine needle B, in the position aforesaid, is then placed in the throat plate
of the sewing machine, the setter being, in the meantime, held at right angles to the
main axis of the sewing machine, which places the needle B exactly in the position
necessary for the purposes of sewing.
The needle bar is brought down to its correct depth, and the needle B is then
secured by the needle clamp on the needle bar of the sewing machine; when,
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I wish it to be understood
that I make no claim for any sewing machine needle setter which does not contain the
combination of a pin entering the eye a blade entering the groove and an abutment holding
the needle and blade against each other by means of a spring, but I declare that what I
claim is
1st. A labour saving device.
2nd. An the appliance for setting sewing machine needles, substantially as above
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page_text: Date of Application, 14th Feb., 1888
Complete Left, 26th Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 4th May, 1888
JOHN GRAHAM Sewing Machine Agent Wallace Street Dumfries do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows
To set needles in sewing machines by putting a pin through the eye of the machine
needle and inserting a pin by means of a spring into the groove, and near the centre
of the needle.
The needle is then pressed into a V shaped retainer, which at once gives full
control over the needle and which also keeps the needle in a secure position when
setting.
The invention also alviates the twisting of the noodle when placina'

page_text: JOHN GRAHAM Sewing Machine Agent Wallace Street Dumfries County of
Dumfries 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:—
To set needles in Sewing Machines by putting the pin (A) through the eye of the
Sewing Machine needle (B) and inserting a pin (C) into the groove and near the
centre of the needle (B).
The needle (B) is then pressed by means of a spindle (D) through the action of a
spiral spring (E) against the pin (C) which at once gives full control over the
needle (B) and which also keeps the needle (B) in a secure position when setting.
The invention also obviates the twisting of the needle (B) when placing in the Sewing
machine.
The pin A is placed through the eye of the Sewing machine needle B which secures
the depth, necessary for sowing, of the needle B when attached to the needle bar of
the sewing machine.
The plunger or knob F at the end of the spindle D being then pressed by the hand
allows the long groove of the sewing machine needle B to be placed against the
V shaped point of the flat pin C. When the plunger or knob F is relieved of the
pressure by hand, the machine needle B is then pressed by the spindle D through
the action of the spiral spring E against the V shaped point of the flat pin C.
The sewing machine needle B is then fully secured for setting in the sewing
machine securing in the first place the said necessary depth of the machine
needle B when setting same in the sewing machine and also with having the long
groove of the machine needle B, by the groove being placed against the point of
the flat pin C, to have said groove always facing from, or turned from, the sewing
machine shuttle.
'
The machine needle B, in the position aforesaid, is then placed in the throat plato
of the sewing machine, which places the needle B exactly in the position necessary
for the purposes of sewing.
The needle B is then secured by the needle clamp on the needle bar of the sewing
machine, when, the needle bar is brought down to its correct depth.
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
1st. A labour saving device.
2nd. An appliance for setting sewing machine needles.
3rd. An Instrument for reducing the chances to a minimum in setting the machine
needle wrong.