US1201446A - Seam for sewed articles. - Google Patents

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A; H. DE VOE.

I SEAM FOR szwan ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-23,1915.

Patented 00%.311918.

W/ T/VESSES:

ALBERT H. DE VOE, OF WESTFIELD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE SINGER MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

SEAM FOR SEWED ARTICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Hut-outed Oct-1'7, i 916.

Application filed January 23, 1915. Serial No. 3,855.

To all whoa. t it may concern:

Be it known thatl, ALBERT H. Dn Von,

a citizen of the United States, residing at VVestfield, in the county of Union and State 5 of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Seams for sewed Articles, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention has for its object to provide a seam which is adapted for either uniting or ornamcnting fabrics, or both. In its preferred form, the seam is used to connect the laterally spaced margins of two pieces of fabric which may be joined by an underlying strip of fabric, or may be held together solely by the scam. I

In the production of the preferredform of seam, four lines of straightaway stitches may be simultaneously formed with the outer or more remote lines passing through the margins of the first-named fabrics. Intermediate the outer and adjacent lines of stitching are disposed covering or cross threads formed alternately at opposite sides with lateral twisted loops secured in position respectively by said outer and adjacent lines of stitches. Between each two of said lines of stitches intermediate the outer lines is disposed another covering thread similarly formed with alternately and oppositely extending twisted loops secured in positis'n by said two lines of stitches with each of such twisted loops disposed between the corresponding loops of adjacent covering threads secured in position by the same lines of stitches. The sea-m, may however be composed of three or any larger number of laterally spaced straightaway seams connected 40 together by one less than an equal number of covering or cross threads, and these threads may be in colors in contrast with each other and the fabrics to which they are connected, which may also be in contrasting colors, and particularly the underlying or backing strip when. employed in conjunction with the mar- The straightginally connected fabrics. away lines of stitches may be of the lockstitch type, but are preferably composed of single or double-chain stitches affording elasticity lengthwise of the seam to corre-' spond with the lateral elasticity afforded by the described arran ement of the loops of the cross-threads. hen constructed as described, the seam may be made independent the fastening threads 6.

hereinafter appear.

The invention will be understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a face view of two fabrics marginally connected by a scam embodying the present improvement, and showing one end rolled up to expose the under face; and Fig. 2 is a similar view of the scam as applied to spaced marginal portions of two fabrics with an underlying backing strip.

Referring to Fig. 1, the fabrics 1 and 2 are shown with spaced marginal portions turned under to form hems 3 and 4, respectively. Applied to the marginal portions of these pieces of fabric are the two outer or more remote lines of stitches 5 of a series of four rows, with loops 5 each passed through its respective fabric and embracing the succeeding thread-loop to form the well known single-chain stitch. Lines 6 of similar chainstitches are shown disposed intermediate the outer lines dand the margins of the two fabrics with concatenated loops 6 similar to those of the other scams.

Each outer line of straightaway stitching 5 and the adjacent intermediate line 6 are connected together by means of an embroidcry or cross thread 7 which is formed with rows of lateral alternating-and oppositely extending twisted loops 7 and 7 each loop 7 being entered by a loop 5 of its respective fastening seam by which it is secured in position upon themargin'of the respective fabric, while each loop 7" is entered and secured in position by loop 6 of one of the intermediate lines of straightaway stitching.

The intermediate lines 6 of stitching are similarly connected by an embroidery or cross 'thread 8 formed with oppositely extending lateral twisted loops8, which are interposed between the loops 7 of the ad jacent cross threads and entered by loops of The cross-thread loops are thusformcd in rows corresponding with the several lines of fastening stitches, the loops of the adjacent cross threads secured in position by the intermediate lines of straightaway stitches being alternated in arrangement and therefore more closely grouped together than the loops fastened by v the outer lines of stitches so as to produce the appearance of greater density in the middle portion. of the composite seam thus formed than in the edge portions thereof, thereby producing a contrast which contributes to the ornamental appearance of the seam.

The seam, as disclosed in Fig. '2, is like that of Fig. 1, excepting in the addition of the backing strip 9 having its marginal portions 10 turned over and interlocked with the hems 8 and l of the marginally spaced fabrics 1 and 2. In this form of the improvement, the intermediate lines of fastening stitches 6, instead of being formed in the air, are applied to the backing strip, and the cross-thread loops through which they pass are securely attached to the face of the backing strip.

As represented in the drawing, the outermost twisted loops of embroidery or cross thread are bound upon the faces of the fabrics 1 and 2 by their respective fastening seams, but it is evident that by the employment of zigzag or overedge seams in lieu of the straightaway stitch scams 5, these covcling-thread loops may be secured to the edges of the fabrics without overlapping. It is therefore not essential that the laterally extending loops of the covering threads be secured in position by straightaway stitch seams, and it is evident that the character of such fastening seams is not material to the present invention.

Various modifications of the structure shown and described may obviously be made within the scope of the appended claims.

The invention is not therefore to be considof stitches of a common intermediate row.' .2. A seam for sewed artlcles comprising in combination, fabric, a plurality of at least three independent rows of stitches'disposed therein, and cross-threads looped back and forth between adjacent rows of stitches,

there being a separate cross-thread connecting each two adjacent rows, respectively, adj ac'ent loops of adjacent cross-threads being entered and secured in alternate arrangement by lnpps of stitches of a common intermediate row.

A seam for sewed articles comprising adjacent rows of stitches, there being a sep arate 'cross-thread connecting each two adacent rows, respectively, ad acent loops of adjacent cross-threads being entered and secured in alternate arrangement by loops of stitches of a common intermediate row.

4. A seam for sewed articles comprising in combination, two spaced edge portions of fabric, an intermediate strip of fabric extending between said edge portions of fabric, a plurality of at least three independent lines of stitches of which the extreme oiiter rows are disposed respectively in the edge portions of fabric and serve to secure the strip thereto, and cross threads looped back and forth between adjacent rows of stitches, there being a separate cross-thread connecting each two adjacent rows, respectively, adj acent loops of adjacent cross-threads being entered and secured in alternate arrang ment by loops of stitches of a common intermediate row.

5. A sewed thread structure comprising a plurality of at least three independent lines of stitches, and a smaller number of cross threads each formed with rows of lateral alternating and oppositely extending twisted loops of which those at the adjacent sides are entered and secured in position in alternate arrangement by loops of stitches of a common intermediate line and those at the opposite sides by loops of stitches of other lines.

6. In a scam, the combination with two tion respectively by loops of stitches of adjacent lines intermediate said outer lines and alternating with the twisted loops of the adjacent cross threads secured by the same lines of stitching and in alternate arrangement with such cross-threaii loops.

7. In a seam, the combination with two fabrics having their adjacent margins spaced apart, and a strip of fabric overlaid by and extending between said n'1ar, ins of the first-named fabrics, of a plurality ,of at least four independent lines of stitches it o twisted loops entered and secured in posiof which loops of the stitches of the extreme outer lines are passed respectively through the'margi'ns of said fabrics and the underlying strip and loops of stitches of the intermediate lines are passed through said strip of-fabric between the margins of the first- 'name'd fabrics, cross threads each formed with rows of lateral alternating and oppositely extending twisted loops entered and secured in position respectively by loops of stitches of one of said outer lines and loops of stitches of the adjacent line, and another cross thread similarly formed with oppositelyextending lateral twisted loops entered and secured in position respectively by loops of stitches of adjacent lines inter mediate said outer lines and alternating with the twisted loops of the adjacent cross. threads secured by the same lines of stitching and in alternate arrangement with such cross-thread loops.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT H. DE VOE. Witnesses:

HENRY J. MJLLEfi, HENRY A. KORNEMANN, Jr.

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