Patents Assigned to Clover Mfg. Co., Ltd.
  • Needle threader
    Publication number: 20080169320
    Abstract: A needle threader includes a flat handle portion and a thread-introducing loop portion extending from the handle portion. The thread-introducing loop portion includes a folded insertion edge at a tip for insertion into an eye of a needle. The thread-introducing loop portion includes a plate member having a first end, a second end, and a narrow band portion integrally connecting between the first and second ends. The narrow band portion has the folded insertion edge at a lengthwise center. The first end and the second end of the plate member are laid one on another and held in the handle portion. The narrow band portion is exposed from the handle portion to form the thread-introducing loop portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: CLOVER MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Fujiwara
  • Handcraft guiding tool
    Publication number: 20080171171
    Abstract: A handcraft guiding tool includes a sticker attached to fabric, and needlework indication provided at the sticker. The needlework indication is made up of at least one unit group to which a series of sets belong. Each of the sets includes a mark and a numeral adjacent to the mark. The mark indicates a position and a direction in which the needle is to be brought through the fabric. The numeral indicates the order of passing the needle through the fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: CLOVER MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Junichi Kuwabara
  • Hand-held tool with discal blade
    Patent number: 7073263
    Abstract: A hand-held tool includes a body having a handle, a discal blade rotatably supported at a tip end of the body, a cover for covering the discal blade at one side in a thicknesswise of the discal blade, an operating member connected to the cover for reciprocal movement in the handle extending direction. The hand-held tool also includes a guide mechanism for guiding the cover along a path inclined relative to the handle extending direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Clover Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuuji Kawasaki
  • Hand-held tool with discal blade
    Publication number: 20050086811
    Abstract: A hand-held tool includes a body having a handle, a discal blade rotatably supported at a tip end of the body, a cover for covering the discal blade at one side in a thicknesswise of the discal blade, an operating member connected to the cover for reciprocal movement in the handle extending direction. The hand-held tool also includes a guide mechanism for guiding the cover along a path inclined relative to the handle extending direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Applicant: CLOVER MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuuji Kawasaki
  • Needle threader with height adjustable thread pusher
    Patent number: 6830165
    Abstract: A needle threader is provided with a needle holder for holding a needle, and a pusher for inserting a thread into the eye of the needle. The pusher is horizontally movable in forward and backward directions relative to the needle holder. By the forward move, the pusher comes into contact with the needle accommodated in the needle holder. The pusher is movable longitudinally of the needle as held in sliding contact with the needle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Clover Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Atsushi Tanaka
  • Tool for making decorative knot
    Patent number: 6779817
    Abstract: A tool is provided for facilitating the making of a decorative knot. The knot-making tool includes a generally flat main body, and several string engagement cutouts formed on the periphery of the main body. The string is brought into engagement with these cutouts in the prescribed order specified by the indication marks put on the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Clover Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroko Ota
  • Needle threader with height-adjustable thread pusher
    Publication number: 20040026470
    Abstract: A needle threader is provided with a needle holder for holding a needle, and a pusher for inserting a thread into the eye of the needle. The pusher is horizontally movable in forward and backward directions relative to the needle holder. By the forward move, the pusher comes into contact with the needle accommodated in the needle holder. The pusher is movable longitudinally of the needle as held in sliding contact with the needle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Applicant: CLOVER MFG. CO., LTD
    Inventor: Atsushi Tanaka
  • Bias tape maker
    Patent number: 6641516
    Abstract: A bias tape maker includes an outer shell including a tape entering port and a tape exiting port for introduction and exit of a main tape, respectively, and an inner core fitted in the outer shell for defining a main tape passage between the outer shell and the inner core. The main tape passage has a tape folding portion for folding longitudinal margins of the main tape toward each other. The outer shell is provided with an auxiliary tape entry window adjacent the tape exiting port for introducing an auxiliary tape into the tape folding portion of the main tape passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Clover Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsuhiko Ozeki
  • Tool for making decorative knot
    Publication number: 20030193196
    Abstract: A tool is provided for facilitating the making of a decorative knot. The knot-making tool includes a generally flat main body, and several string engagement cutouts formed on the periphery of the main body. The string is brought into engagement with these cutouts in the prescribed order specified by the indication marks put on the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicant: CLOVER MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroko Ota
  • Pivotable heddle for a loom
    Patent number: 6453951
    Abstract: A heddle includes a plurality of passages spaced from each other in a first direction for guiding warps, respectively, and a retainer provided in each of the passages for retaining a corresponding warp. Each of the guide passages is defined between a first surface and a second surface. The retainer includes an upper projection extending between the first surface and the second surface, and a lower projection extending between the first surface and the second surface. The upper projection and the lower projection define a warp retaining space which is accessible from the guide passage via a clearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Clover Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Junichi Kuwabara
  • Sewing cutter
    Patent number: 6240645
    Abstract: A sewing cutter is provided which includes a handle, a cutting member attached to the handle, and a guiding member supported by the handle. The guiding member, which is arranged below the cutting member, may be an elongated plate whose front end is tapered. The guiding member is provided with an upper surface which is brought into facing relation to cloth to be cut by the cutting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Clover Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Katuhiko Ozeki
  • Needle threader
    Patent number: 6045016
    Abstract: A needle threader includes a needle holder which has a needle receiving hole and a thread inserting path intersecting the needle receiving hole. A needle position corrector is positioned at one side of the needle holder, and a thread pusher is positioned at the opposite side of the needle holder. The needle position corrector reciprocates into and out of the eye of the needle received in the needle receiving hole, thereby correcting the position of the needle. The thread pusher reciprocates into and out of the thread inserting path for inserting a thread into the needle eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Clover Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomiji Okada
  • Hand-held rotary cutter
    Patent number: D536231
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Clover Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuji Kawasaki
  • Dress-making line marker
    Patent number: D545898
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Clover Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chihiro Iwasaki
  • Knitting crochet hook
    Patent number: D548453
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Clover Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroko Mihara
  • Knitting needle bundling device
    Patent number: D548952
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Clover Mfg. Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroko Mihara
  • Ironing apparatus with a compact ironing head
    Patent number: D551412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Clover Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshiaki Tanaka
  • Knitting counter for counting knitted loops or rows of knitted loops
    Patent number: D556071
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Clover Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshiharu Jitsuda
  • Knitting needle cap
    Patent number: D556443
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Clover Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroko Mihara
  • Needle threader
    Patent number: D566961
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Clover Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroko Mihara