Spineedle

Abstract

A sewing needle includes an elongated portion having a coiled portion. A method of operating a sewing needle including an elongated portion having a coiled portion with a fabric material and a thread, and the method including: (A) installing the thread to the elongated portion; (B) piercing the fabric material with the elongated portion; (C) gripping the coiled portion of the elongated portion; and (D) rotating the coiled portion of the elongated portion while the fabric material is pierced with the elongated portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A sewing needle, comprising:
 an elongated portion having a coiled portion.   
     
     
         2 . The sewing needle of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the elongated portion includes:
 a pointed portion being configured to pierce a fabric material once positioned and moved to do just so; and 
 a thread-coupling portion being spaced apart from the pointed portion, the thread-coupling portion defining an eye, and the eye being configured to carry thread through the fabric material after the pointed portion is made to pierce the fabric material. 
   
     
     
         3 . The sewing needle of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the coiled portion includes:
 a first coiled portion; 
 a second coiled portion extending from the first coiled portion; and 
 a third coiled portion extending from the second coiled portion. 
   
     
     
         4 . The sewing needle of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the coiled portion includes:
 a first coiled portion; 
 a second coiled portion extending from the first coiled portion; and 
 a third coiled portion extending from the second coiled portion; and 
   the elongated portion includes:
 a pointed portion extending from the first coiled portion, and the pointed portion being configured to pierce a fabric material once positioned and moved to do just so; and 
 a thread-coupling portion extending from the third coiled portion, and the thread-coupling portion being spaced apart from the pointed portion, the thread-coupling portion defining an eye, and the eye being configured to carry thread through the fabric material after the pointed portion is made to pierce the fabric material. 
   
     
     
         5 . The sewing needle of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the coiled portion includes:
 a set of coils having a coil-to-coil pitch spacing. 
   
     
     
         6 . The sewing needle of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the coiled portion includes:
 a set of coils having:
 an outer coil diameter; and 
 an inner coil diameter. 
 
   
     
     
         7 . The sewing needle of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the coiled portion includes:
 a set of coils having a coil length. 
   
     
     
         8 . The sewing needle of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the elongated portion has a body diameter.   
     
     
         9 . The sewing needle of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the elongated portion has a body diameter; and   the coiled portion includes:
 a set of coils having:
 a coil-to-coil pitch spacing; 
 an outer coil diameter; 
 an inner coil diameter; and 
 a coil length. 
 
   
     
     
         10 . The sewing needle of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the coiled portion includes:
 a set of coils; and 
   the elongated portion includes:
 a pointed portion extending from a first end of the set of coils, and the pointed portion being configured to pierce a fabric material once positioned and moved to do just so; and 
 a thread-coupling portion extending from a second end of the set of coils, and the thread-coupling portion being spaced apart from the pointed portion, the thread-coupling portion defining an eye, and the eye being configured to carry thread through the fabric material after the pointed portion is made to pierce the fabric material. 
   
     
     
         11 . The sewing needle of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the coiled portion includes:
 a set of coils; and 
   the elongated portion includes:
 a pointed portion being configured to pierce a fabric material once positioned and moved to do just so; and 
 a thread-coupling portion being spaced apart from the pointed portion, the thread-coupling portion defining an eye, and the eye being configured to carry thread through the fabric material after the pointed portion is made to pierce the fabric material; and 
 the pointed portion and the thread-coupling portion are positioned one over the other on a circumference of the set of coils. 
   
     
     
         12 . The sewing needle of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the coiled portion includes:
 a helix-shaped structure. 
   
     
     
         13 . The sewing needle of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the coiled portion includes:
 a continuous series of loops. 
   
     
     
         14 . The sewing needle of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the coiled portion includes:
 a continuous series of loops including loops each having the same diameter. 
   
     
     
         15 . An automated sewing machine, comprising the sewing needle of any one of  claims 1  to  14 . 
     
     
         16 . The automated sewing machine of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 a sewing-machine roller portion  218  configured to:
 contact the sewing needle  100 ; and 
 impart a rotational force to the sewing needle  100 . 
   
     
     
         17 . A method of operating a sewing needle including an elongated portion having a coiled portion with a fabric material and a thread, the method comprising:
 installing the thread to the elongated portion;   piercing the fabric material with the elongated portion;   gripping the coiled portion of the elongated portion; and   rotating the coiled portion of the elongated portion while the fabric material is pierced with the elongated portion.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein:
 the coiled portion is rotated in such a way that as the coiled portion is rotated, the coiled portion translates and couples the thread along the fabric material, and the thread that couples the fabric material forms a stitch pattern on the fabric material.