Title: Bed cover for a sewing machine

Abstract: A prepainted sheet metal bed cover attachable to a top portion of a sewing machine bed casting having a minimum of machining on an upper surface thereof. The bed cover rests on a machined raised peripheral rim on the upper surface, and is additionally supported on resilient non-metallic material deposited on pads interspersed on the upper surface which are machined to a level below the raised peripheral rim to accommodate the non-metallic material between the bed cover and the pads. The cover is firmly fixed to the top portion of the bed casting by a skirt portion of the prepainted bed cover which extends about the periphery of the top portion, and is swedged beneath the top portion of the bed casting to form a unitary assembly therewith.

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Inventors: Della Torre, Giancarlo (Milan, IT)

Application Number: 617769
Filing Date: 1975-09-29
Publication_date: 1976-05-18
Assignee: The Singer Company (New York, NY)
Primary Class(es): 112/258
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

1304750	May, 1919	Dosch et al.	112/258.
1978281	Oct, 1934	Pfaff	112/258.
2179392	Nov, 1939	Weis et al.	112/260.
2325928	Aug, 1943	Zeier	112/258.
3162406	Dec, 1964	Stanton et al.	312/20.

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Primary Examiner: Krizmanich, George H.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Smith; Robert E., Bell; Edward L., Schmidt; Edward P.