Patents Assigned to L. Lockard
  • Self-threading needle
    Patent number: 4539923
    Abstract: A self-threading needle has a threading slot entering into the upper portion of the needle eye at approximately two thirds from the bottom of the eye, and has a point offset relative to the axis of elongation of the needle toward the same side of the needle from which the slot enters the eye. The slot lies in a plane substantially normal to the axis of the needle and to the wall of the needle in which the slot is formed. The needle includes a clearance above the eye and a thread accommodating groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1985
    Assignees: A. LaSelva, L. Lockard, E. Roberts
    Inventor: Ballard E. Long