US 12,344,978 B2
Sewing hopping foot with ruler guide
Jim Matthews Bagley, West Valley City, UT (US)
Assigned to GRACEWOOD MANAGEMENT, INC., West Jordan, UT (US)
Appl. No. 18/550,782
Filed by GRACEWOOD MANAGEMENT, INC., West Jordan, UT (US)
PCT Filed Mar. 17, 2022, PCT No. PCT/US2022/071203
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 15, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/198227, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 22, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/162,064, filed on Mar. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0158972 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. D05B 29/08 (2006.01); D05B 29/12 (2006.01)
CPC D05B 29/08 (2013.01) [D05B 29/12 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hopping foot assembly for a sewing machine having a needle, the hopping foot assembly comprising:
a circular hopping foot base shaped to include an outer surface and an inner surface that defines a needle opening that extends axially therethrough relative to an axis to allow the needle to extend into and out of fabric during use of the sewing machine,
a hopping foot arm that extends axially from the hopping foot base relative to the axis and configured to be coupled to the sewing machine to fix the hopping foot base relative to the sewing machine, and
a rotating ruler guide coupled to the outer surface of the hopping foot base and configured rotate about the axis relative to the hopping foot base,
wherein the rotating ruler guide is configured to engage an edge of a ruler that defines a path and rotate to maintain engagement with the edge of the ruler to allow a user to follow the path with the needle of the sewing machine during use of the sewing machine,
wherein the rotating ruler guide comprises:
a bearing separate from and coupled to the outer surface of the hopping foot base and configured to rotate about the axis, and
a guide attachment separate from and coupled to the bearing and configured to engage the edge of the ruler so as to align the needle with the path.