Apparel apparatus – Needles
Reexamination Certificate
2000-01-12
2001-02-20
Mohanty, Bibhu (Department: 3741)
Apparel apparatus
Needles
Reexamination Certificate
active
06189747
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to hand sewing needles and more specifically it relates to a hand sewing needle for eliminating the requirement of turning the hand sewing needle after each pass through a piece of fabric.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Sewing needles have been in use for years. Typically, a conventional hand sewing needle has a body with a pointed end and an eyelet attached to the body opposite of the pointed end. The user attaches a length of thread within the eyelet and then grasps the body near the eyelet. The user inserts the thread the pointed end of the conventional hand-sewing needle through the fabric until the eyelet is drawn through the opposite side of the fabric. The user must then rotate the conventional needle 180 degrees so that the pointed end faces the opposite side of the fabric thereby allowing the user the manually insert the conventional needle from the opposite side of the fabric.
The main problem with conventional hand sewing needles is that they require the user to rotate the conventional hand sewing needle 180 degrees each time it is inserted through the fabric to sew a stitch. This increases the time required to complete a sewing job. Rotating the conventional hand sewing needle also requires the user to position their hands in awkward positions that can eventually cause injuries to the user's hands and wrists.
While these devices may be suitable for the particular purpose to which they address, they are not as suitable for eliminating the requirement of turning the hand sewing needle after each pass through a piece of fabric. Conventional hand sewing needles require the user to rotate the body of the needle 180 degrees after each insertion of the conventional needle.
In these respects, the hand sewing needle according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of eliminating the requirement of turning the hand sewing needle after each pass through a piece of fabric.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of hand sewing needles now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new hand sewing needle construction wherein the same can be utilized for eliminating the requirement of turning the hand sewing needle after each pass through a piece of fabric.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new hand sewing needle that has many of the advantages of the hand sewing needles mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new hand sewing needle which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art hand sewing needles, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises an elongate body having a first end and a second end. An eyelet is positioned within the elongate body for receiving a length of thread, wherein the eyelet separates the elongate body into a first portion and a second portion. The first end and the second end of the elongate body may be comprised of any well-known structure such as pointed or blunt. The elongate body is preferably positioned at a center point of the elongate body.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and that will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of the description and should not be regarded as limiting.
A primary object of the present invention is to provide a hand sewing needle that will overcome the shortcomings of the prior art devices.
A second object is to provide a hand sewing needle for eliminating the requirement of turning the hand sewing needle after each pass through a piece of fabric.
Another object is to provide a hand sewing needle that decreases the amount of time required to perform stitching upon a piece of fabric.
An additional object is to provide a hand sewing needle that is an improvement upon conventional hand sewing needles.
A further object is to provide a hand sewing needle that does not require rotating the needle 180 degrees after each stitch.
Another object is to provide a hand sewing needle that has the ability to do stitching using a single stroke while achieving dual results.
An additional object is to provide a hand sewing needle that allows individuals with physical disabilities, such as carpal tunnel syndrome, to stitch without pain and undue hardship.
A further object is to provide a hand sewing needle that reduces the strain upon hands, wrists and fingers.
A further object is to provide a hand sewing needle to assist individuals that cross stitch and needle point.
Another object is to provide a hand sewing needle that can have blunt ends or sharp points.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become obvious to the reader and it is intended that these objects and advantages are within the scope of the present invention.
To the accomplishment of the above and related objects, this invention may be embodied in the form illustrated in the accompanying drawings, attention being called to the fact, however, that the drawings are illustrative only, and that changes may be made in the specific construction illustrated and described within the scope of the appended claims.
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Collingham James C.
Collingham Teresa A.
Mohanty Bibhu
Neustel Michael S.
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