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Granted Patent B2
US 9,200,396 · App. 14/043,404 · Granted Dec 1, 2015

Spool-less, continuous bobbin assembly and method of use

Inventor: Geoff McCue (Lawrence, KS)
D05C3/00D05B57/00D05C11/00Y10T156/15
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Patent No.
US 9,200,396
App. No.
14/043,404
Granted
Dec 1, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is a spool-less, continuous bobbin assembly and a method of use for forming a stitch in a stitching surface. The spool-less, continuous bobbin assembly is generally comprised of a needle assembly for an upper thread, a looping assembly for the upper thread and an application assembly to deposit a lower thread material onto a stitching surface.

Claims (9)

1. A spool-less bobbin apparatus for forming a stitch comprising a needle assembly for an upper thread; a looping assembly for the upper thread; and an application assembly for depositing a lower thread material onto a stitching surface wherein said application assembly to deposit the lower thread material onto the stitching surface comprises a drive mechanism, a container sized and dimensioned such that said lower thread is pushed through the container by the drive mechanism, a mechanism to move the container towards and away from said stitching surface and a heating apparatus inside said container.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a heating apparatus to heat said lower thread material.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 further comprising a cooling apparatus to cool said lower thread material.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the needle assembly comprises a needle and a sewing foot wherein the needle moves said upper thread through the sewing foot and subsequently through a stitching surface.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the looping assembly comprises a shuttle shaft, a shuttle, a case and a hook, which is attached or part of the shuttle.

6. The assembly according to claim 5 wherein said hook is attached to the exterior of said shuttle with a hook and said shuttle with a hook moves rotatable around said shuttle shaft and wherein said shuttle shaft and shuttle with a hook are surrounded by said case.

7. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said lower thread material undergoes a phase change when heated by said heating apparatus.

8. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said lower thread material undergoes a phase change when cooled by said cooling apparatus.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said lower thread material selected from the group comprising polyester, nylon, acrylic, polymers, copolymers or mixtures thereof.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2016
From: MCCUE, GEOFF
To: MCCUE FAMILY TRUST
Reel/Frame 039037/0747 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61758629 · Jan 30, 2013
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