JP3149015B2 - Thimble - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a thimble which is attached to a finger of a hand and is used to press the head of a sewing needle in the direction of a seam during a sewing operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When performing a sewing operation such as quilting, a thimble (finger pullout) is often attached to the middle finger of the right hand to protect the fingertip when the head of the sewing needle is pressed in the stitching direction. Examples of commonly used thimbles include those made of leather and those made of metal.

As shown in FIG. 7, as a leather thimble 1, a leather sheet 10 is sewn into a sack shape by sewing, and a leather sheet 11 is further laid on an appropriate portion of the surface to sew and sew the leather. Things are common. As shown in FIG. 8, the metal thimble 1 is formed into a sack shape by die-casting metal or press-molding a thin metal plate, and the head of the sewing needle is locked to an appropriate portion of the surface. Generally, a plurality of locking recesses 12 are formed in a scattered manner.

[0004]

However, the thimble 1 made of leather has an advantage that it can be easily used with a fingertip and has a good feeling of use, but it is not sufficient in terms of durability. Although the thimble 1 made of leather has its working part reinforced by the leather sheet 11, the working part is damaged by repeated use because the material is leather, and the head of the sewing needle is stuck at the time of sewing. And may hurt the user's fingertip.

[0005] On the other hand, the metal thimble 1 is excellent in durability, but is difficult to fit into the fingertips and has a poor feeling of use. Further, although a plurality of locking recesses 12 are formed on the surface, the head of the sewing needle is not used. Depending on the angle of the fingertip on which the thimble is attached when pressing the part in the seam direction, the head of the sewing needle slips on the surface of the thimble and the head of the sewing needle escapes,
The sewing work cannot proceed smoothly, and the usability is poor.

The present invention has been conceived in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a thimble which is excellent in durability and has a good feeling and usability.

[0007]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following technical means.

[0008]

[0009] According to the present onset bright, and fingerstall formed of a flexible sheet material is formed extending from the proximal end outer periphery of the main body portion and the needle receiving body part receiving the needle with a recess formed on the distal end side A needle receiving member having a flange portion, and formed of a sheet material, fixed to the outer surface of the finger sack, and substantially equal to or larger than the outer diameter of the needle receiving body portion, and the flange A reinforcing member having a through-hole smaller than the outer diameter of the portion, wherein the needle receiving body projects from the through-hole, and the flange portion is formed by the finger sack and the reinforcing member. A thimble is provided, wherein the thimble is held between the finger cots by being sandwiched therebetween.

[0010] upper Symbol thimble, fingerstall flexible sheet material, for example because such is formed by leather, fit when worn the thimble is good, good feeling tends familiar to the user's fingers. Further, since the pressing of the head of the sewing needle at the time of sewing is performed by the needle receiving member, the finger on which the thimble is mounted can be reliably protected.

[0011] Preferably, the inner peripheral wall of the concave portion is widened toward the opening of the concave portion, and is an inclined inner peripheral wall for guiding the head of the sewing needle into the interior.

According to such a thimble, even if the head of the sewing needle interferes not with the bottom of the recess but with the inner peripheral wall when trying to press the head of the sewing needle in the stitch direction, If the head is further pressed, the inner peripheral wall is slid and reliably guided to the bottom of the recess. In addition, even when the head of the sewing needle slides on the surface of the bottom, the head guided to the bottom is restricted by the inner peripheral wall from moving in the longitudinal direction and the vertical direction of the sewing needle. Therefore, the head of the sewing needle can be reliably held in the recess of the needle receiving member. Therefore, even when the head is pressed from an angle deviated from the direction of movement of the sewing needle, the head of the sewing needle is held in the recess by the inner peripheral wall of the recess, and the sewing needle The user's head does not escape from the thimble and is easy to use. Therefore, the sewing needle can be reliably moved, and the sewing operation can be performed smoothly.

[0013] Preferably further, upper Symbol needle receiving member is integrally formed by metal. Further, the needle receiving member may be formed of resin, and a metal plate may be held at the bottom of the concave portion formed in the needle receiving member. A concave engaging recess may be formed, and a peripheral edge of the metal plate may be engaged with the engaging recess.

According to such a thimble, since the needle receiving member is formed of metal or resin, the bottom of the needle receiving member is hardly worn even when used repeatedly, and the durability is improved. The life of the thimble is also extended. Further, when the needle receiving member is formed of resin, by holding a metal plate at the bottom of the concave portion,
The durability is further improved. Further, by configuring the metal plate to be engaged and held in the engagement concave portion, the metal plate can be easily and surely pressed by simply pushing the metal plate from above the needle receiving member without using an adhesive or the like. Can be held.

[0015] Preferably, a plurality of locking concave portions for locking the head of the sewing needle are formed on the surface of the metal plate in a scattered manner.

According to such a thimble, at the time of use, the head of the sewing needle is locked in the locking recess.
When the head of the sewing needle is pressed, it is possible to prevent the head of the sewing needle from slipping on the bottom surface of the concave portion, and the usability is further improved.

[0017] Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description given below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of the thimble 2 according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1, and FIG. It is an exploded perspective view showing.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the thimble 2 includes a finger sack 20 formed of a flexible sheet material 21 and a needle receiving member held at an appropriate portion of the finger sack 20. 3 and a reinforcing member 22 for holding the needle receiving member 3 on the finger sack 20.

As shown in FIG. 3, the finger sack 20 is
In the unfolded state, the ribbon-shaped flexible sheet material 21, such as leather, is folded back at the center in the longitudinal direction,
By sewing both side edges, it is formed in a sack shape as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the needle receiving member 3 includes a needle receiving main body 31 having a concave portion 34 formed on the distal end side, and a needle receiving main body 31 extending from the outer periphery of the base end of the needle receiving main body 31. And a formed flange portion 32.
The recess 34 expands toward the distal end and has an inclined inner peripheral wall 30 for guiding the head 50 of the sewing needle 5.
have.

The needle receiving body 31 is formed by resin molding or the like, and as shown in FIG. 2, the bottom end of the inner peripheral wall 30 of the recess 34 has a radial direction. The concave engagement recess 33 is formed in an annular shape. The peripheral edge of the circular metal plate 4 is engaged and held in the engagement recess 33. The metal plate 4 has a plurality of engaging recesses 40 for engaging the head 50 of the sewing needle 5 on the surface thereof in a scattered manner.

As shown in FIG. 3, the reinforcing member 22 also has a ribbon-shaped flexible sheet material 2 in the expanded state.
3. For example, it is formed of leather or the like, and a through hole 24 is formed in an appropriate portion thereof. The through hole 24
Is formed to be substantially equal to or larger than the outer diameter of the needle receiving main body portion 31 and smaller than the outer diameter of the flange portion 32. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the reinforcing member 22 is configured such that the needle receiving main body 31 of the needle receiving member 3 projects from the through hole 24, and the flange 32 is formed of the finger. Sack 20 and reinforcing member 22
And is fixed by sewing so as to cover the front end of the finger sack 20.

The thimble 2 configured as described above is used, for example, by mounting the needle receiving member 3 on the middle finger of the right hand so as to be positioned on the nail side as shown in FIG. At the time of actual sewing, the sewing needle 5 is held by the thumb and the index finger, the middle finger on which the thimble 2 is mounted is bent, and the sewing needle 5 is attached to the surface of the metal plate 4 held by the needle receiving member 3. The sewing needle 5 is operated while the head is locked, and the head 50 is used by pressing the head. As shown in FIG. 5, the thimble 2 configured as described above is mounted on the middle finger of the right hand so that the needle receiving member 3 is located on the abdomen of the finger, and the sewing needle is sewn as if by the abdomen of the finger. There is also a case where the user presses the head 50 of the fifth device.

In the above-described thimble 2, the finger sack 20 is formed of a flexible sheet material 21, for example, leather, so that the thimble 2 has a good fit when the thimble 2 is worn, so that it can be applied to the user's finger. It is easy to use and has a good feel. Further, since the pressing of the head 50 of the sewing needle 5 at the time of sewing is performed by the needle receiving member 3 formed of resin or the like, the finger on which the thimble 2 is mounted can be reliably protected.

As shown in FIG. 2, according to the thimble having the above structure, even when the head 50 of the sewing needle 5 is to be pressed in the stitch direction, the head 50 of the sewing needle 5 is Even if it interferes with the inner peripheral wall 30 instead of the bottom, if the needle 50 is to be further pressed, the surface of the inner peripheral wall 30 is slid and the bottom of the concave portion 34, that is, the metal plate 4 Guided to the surface. Further, even if the head 50 of the sewing needle 5 slides on the surface of the bottom part, the head 50 guided to the bottom part is moved in the longitudinal direction and the vertical direction of the sewing needle 5 by the inner peripheral wall 30. Since the movement is restricted, the head 50 of the sewing needle 5 can be reliably held in the concave portion 34 of the needle receiving member 3.
Therefore, even when the head 50 is pressed at an angle deviated from the direction in which the sewing needle 5 is moved, the concave portion 34
The head 50 of the sewing needle 5 is
4, the head 50 of the sewing needle 5 does not escape from the thimble, and the usability is good.
For this reason, the sewing needle 5 can be reliably advanced, and the sewing operation can smoothly proceed.

Further, in the thimble 2, since the metal plate 4 is held on the bottom of the needle receiving member 3, the bottom of the needle receiving member 3 is hardly worn even with repeated use, and durability is improved. And the life of the thimble 2 is prolonged. Further, by configuring the metal plate 4 to be engaged and held in the engagement concave portion 33, the metal plate 4 can be pressed from above the needle receiving member 3 without using an adhesive or the like. 4 can be reliably held. According to such a thimble 2, the head 50 of the sewing needle 5 is locked in the locking recess 40 at the time of use. The head of the sewing needle 5 can be prevented from slipping on the bottom surface, and the usability is improved.

In the present embodiment, the concave portion 34 formed in the needle receiving member 3 is configured to expand toward the front end. However, it is not always necessary to configure the concave portion 34 to expand. Absent.

The needle receiving member 3 has a flange 3
2 is sandwiched between the finger sack 20 and the reinforcing member 22 and is held by the finger sack 20, but a through hole is formed in the flange portion 32, and the finger sack is directly used by using the through hole. It can also be configured to hold it by sewing on it.

Further, although the metal plate 4 is engaged and held at the bottom of the concave portion 34 of the needle receiving member 3, the needle plate 3 may be held at the bottom of the concave portion 34 using an adhesive or the like. it can. Further, the metal plate 4 is optional and is not always necessary.

In addition, as the needle receiving member, FIG.
A needle receiving member 6 as shown in (a) and (b) may be employed. The needle receiving member 6 is integrally formed by, for example, metal die casting.
The basic shape is the same as that of the needle receiving member 3 employed in the above-described embodiment. However, since the needle receiving member 6 is integrally formed of metal or the like, there is no need to hold the metal plate 4 again at the bottom of the concave portion 63, and the effect of holding the metal plate 4 can be enjoyed. it can. Further, the needle receiving member 6 may be directly held by sewing on the finger sack 20 or may be sewn to the finger sack 20 by using a reinforcing member as in the above-described embodiment.
The flange portion 62 may be sandwiched and held between the reinforcing member 22 and the reinforcing member 22.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a thimble according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing components of the thimble.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a use state of the thimble.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a use state of the thimble.

FIG. 6A is a perspective view of a modified example of the needle receiving member, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view thereof.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a thimble made of leather according to a conventional example.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a metal thimble according to a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 thimble 3 needle receiving member 4 metal plate 5 sewing needle 6 needle receiving member (of modified example) 20 finger sack 21 sheet material (for making finger sack) 22 reinforcing member 23 sheet material (for making reinforcing member) 24) Through-hole (of reinforcing member) 30 Inner peripheral wall (of concave portion) 31 Needle receiving main body (of needle receiving member) 32 Flange portion (of needle receiving member) 33 Engaging concave portion (of needle receiving member) 34 Depressed portion (needle) 40 of receiving member) locking recess (of metal plate)

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] A finger sack formed of a flexible sheet material, a needle receiving body having a concave portion formed on the distal end side, and a flange portion extending from an outer periphery of a base end of the needle receiving main body. A needle receiving member, which is formed of a sheet material, is fixed to the outer surface of the finger sack, and is substantially equal to or larger than the outer diameter of the needle receiving main body, and is larger than the outer diameter of the flange portion. A reinforcing member having a small through-hole formed therein, wherein the needle receiving body projects from the through-hole, and the flange is sandwiched between the finger sack and the reinforcing member. A thimble, wherein a needle receiving member is held by the finger cot. Wherein the inner peripheral wall of the recess, with which diverge more toward the opening of the recess, there is a slanted inner circumferential wall for guiding the head of the sewing needle therein, according to claim 1 Thimble. Wherein said needle receiving member is integrally formed by metal, thimble according to claim 1 or 2. Wherein said needle receiving member, together are formed by resin, on the bottom of the recess formed in the needle receiving member, thimble according metal plate is held, in claim 1 or 2 . 5. An engagement recess which is depressed in a radial direction is formed at a bottom end of an inner peripheral wall of the recess, and a peripheral edge of the metal plate is engaged and held by the engagement recess. The thimble according to claim 4 , wherein: The wherein the surface of the metal plate, a locking recess for locking the head of the sewing needle is formed with a plurality unevenness distribution, thimble according to claim 4 or 5.