Claims
- 1. An apparatus adapted to be mounted on a sewing machine having a first head with a first reciprocating needle bar, a first needle on the first bar, a first rotating hook cooperating with the first bar and the first needle for the formation of a first line of stitches and further having a main driving shaft for said first bar and first hook, said apparatus including:
- a second head with an upper supporting frame carried by said machine; a second reciprocating needle bar housed in the upper frame with a second needle on the second bar;
- a second rotating hook supported in a lower structure carried by the machine cooperating with the second bar and the second needle for formation of a second line of stitches, the second head and second bar spaced apart by only a small air space from and being disposed adjacent the first head and bar, there being no structure of any kind disposed in said air space or disposed alongside of said space; and
- means for operating the second needle bar and second hook in coordination with the operating of the first bar and first hook, said means including secondary shafts mounted on the machine and driven by the main shaft through suitable kinematic transmission devices connected to the main shaft, said devices being selected from the group consisting of gears and belts, one of the secondary shafts being operatively connected through a reducing gear to said second hook.
Priority Claims (1)
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63246/86[U] |
Apr 1986 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation application of Ser. No. 07/528,909, filed on May 24, 1990, now abandoned which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/259,393, filed on Oct. 18, 1988, now abandoned, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 07/027,887 filed Mar. 19, 1987 now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (8)
Foreign Referenced Citations (2)
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2027074 |
Feb 1980 |
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2160236 |
Dec 1985 |
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Continuations (3)
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528909 |
May 1990 |
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259393 |
Oct 1988 |
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27887 |
Mar 1987 |
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