US1141761A - Buttonhole-guide. - Google Patents

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l. BROWN.

BUTTONHOLE GUIDE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23, {914.

Patented June 1, 1915.

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IDA BROWN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, QALIFORNIA.

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- To all whom it may concern 7 Be it known that I, IDA BROWN, a cltizen of the United States, residing at San Franjcisco, in the county of San Francisco and 5 State of California, havev invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buttonhole-Guides, of which the following is a specification.

This invention 7 relates to button hole guides, and one of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a simple device to assist in the working of button holes accurately and quickly.

Another object of the invention is to provide a button hole guide having a straight edge and "a pin connected in parallel relation to said edge, said pin forming a guide for the thread in forming the, button hole, and said pin adapted to be changed in position from one edge of the button hole to the other readily so that the button hole can be Worked accurately by an unskilled person, and more quickly than can be done by the usual method employed for making button holes.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a button hole guide made in accordance with this invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows, and Fig. 3 is a sectional View taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Referring to the drawing, thenumeral ldesignates the base plate of the button hole guide preferably formed of nickel platedbrass or other smooth material, said plate having at its opposite ends slots 5 and 6.

r The plate 1 is practically'fiat upon opposite sides and one edge of the plate 1 is provided 7 with a plane straight guide edge 7 and ex- 45 tending from one end of said edge 7 is a hook 8. Mounted in the said hook 8 is the shank portion 9 of a guide needle 10, said shank portion being provided with a head 11 and offset portion 12, and the main por tion of said pin being straight from the offset 12 to the opposite pointed end 13, and

said pin being disposed in parallel relation V to the straight edge 7 of the guide plate.

Specification of Letters Patent. 7

having a straight edge,

Patented June 1, 1915.

Application filed June 23, 1914. Serial No. 846,824.

Formed on the plate and extending parallel to the edge 7 is a guide member 14 for the point of the pin orneedle 10.

The manner of using the device may be briefly described as follows: A button hole slit is formed in the material of the required length and the button hole guide is secured to the material with the needle 10 extending across in line withthe slit and to hold the guide in place, pins are secured in the slots 5 and 6, said pins extending through the material to hold the plate in place. One edge of the button hole is worked by whipping the thread over the needle 10 and rial, said needle serving as a guide for the Working needle carrying the thread. After one side of the bottom hole is worked, the pins are removed from the material at the slots 5 and 6 and the plate is turned upon the needle 10 as a pivotal point to the opposite side of the button hole.

From the foregoing it will be'obvious that a button hole guide made in accordance with this invention will insure a good straight even uniform button hole stitch, for the reason that the needle carrying the thread can be carried around theneedle or pin 10 as a guide and thus insure uniform stitches and even work.

Slight changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit and scope of the'invention as defined in theclaims.

What is claimed is 1. A button hole guide comprising a plate having a slot at each end thereof, and a pin provided with an offset portion mounted in one end of the plate and provided with a guide at the opposite end, said pin forming a guide for the loop in the thread for forming the button hole, and said plate having a plane edge lying parallel to the pin.

2. A button hole guide comprising a plate having oppositely disposed slots for securing the plate to the material by means of pins extending through said slots, said plate and a pin mounted in the plate and disposed parallel to the straight edge, said pin forming a guide and being connected at one end to a keeper.

3. A button hole guide comprising a plate having a slot at each end thereof and an offset pin pivoted to one side'or end of the into the mate- 7 having an offset near. the. head and said .pin

'onthepl'atey V V. 4:- A button hole guide comprismga flat plate having a slot at each end thereof, a.

pm pivoted near its hea'd'to one side'or end of said plate, said pin having a headatpne-I end and a point at the opposite end {said pin Copies 0: this patent may betohtainedz 'xfoi'lfiife ceni'sieahmbj laddressingathei.eqmmissioaer of Patent:,

adapted to lie parallel to one'of the straight 1 0'; edges of the plate;

In'testimony whereof I aifix my signature V in presence of two itnesses,

IDA BROWN:

Witnesses: I V

RdNALD .MALCOLM DER0s CHAS. HUTCHISON. 7

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