Assisting tool for making ornament
AssigneeClover Mfg. Co., Ltd.
InventorsKumiko Nitta, Katsuhiko Ozeki
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Abstract
An assisting tool is provided for making a tufted ornament having a bunch of threads. The assisting tool includes a first frame and a second frame that form a generally rectangular shape when assembled. The first and second frames have first and second thread hanging portions, respectively, that are spaced apart from each other in a first direction. Each thread hanging portion extends in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The assisting tool further includes a length adjuster for adjustably varying the length in the first direction from the first thread hanging portion to the second thread hanging portion by allowing the first and second frames to slide toward or away from each other.
Claims9
An assisting tool for making a tufted ornament, the tool comprising:
- a first frame and a second frame that are slidable with respect to each other and include a first thread hanging portion and a second thread hanging portion, respectively, the first thread hanging portion and the second thread hanging portion being spaced apart from each other in a first direction, each of the first thread hanging portion and the second thread hanging portion being elongated in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
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- a length adjuster that adjustably varies a length in the first direction from the first thread hanging portion to the second thread hanging portion,
- wherein the first frame includes a first extension and a second extension that are spaced apart from each other in the second direction and each of which extends from the first thread hanging portion in the first direction,
- the second frame includes a third extension and a fourth extension that are spaced apart from each other in the second direction and each of which extends from the second thread hanging portion in the first direction,
- as viewed in a third direction perpendicular to both the first direction and the second direction, the first extension and the second extension overlap with the third extension and the fourth extension, respectively,
- the first extension and the third extension are slidable relative to each other along an imaginary plane perpendicular to the third direction, and the second extension and the fourth extension are slidable relative to each other along the imaginary plane.
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