Embroidery frame
AssigneeDurkee Embroidery, Inc.
InventorClaude Brent Taylor
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Abstract
The present invention provides an embroidery frame that has at least three sections. The at least three sections include a base section that defines a perimeter. An alignment section is configured to be positioned on the base section such that it covers a first portion of the perimeter of base section while leaving a second portion of the perimeter of the base section uncovered. A retention section that is configured to cover the second portion of the perimeter of the base section. The retention section is configured be engaged with the alignment section such that alignment of the retention section with the base section is determined by alignment of the alignment section with the base section. At least one of the alignment section and the retention section is configured to be magnetically attached to the base section.
Claims19
An embroidery frame having at least three sections, the frame comprising:
- a base section that defines a perimeter and the perimeter includes a first portion of the perimeter and a second portion of the perimeter;
- an alignment section that is configured to be positioned on the base section such that it covers the first portion of the perimeter of the base section while leaving the second portion of the perimeter of the base section uncovered and the alignment section includes a first end and a second end that together define an axis;
- a retention section that is configured to cover the second portion of the perimeter of the base section while not covering the first portion of the perimeter of the base section and to be engaged with the alignment section at the first end and the second end such that the retention section is movable relative to the alignment section about the axis and such that alignment of the retention section with the base section is determined by alignment of the alignment section with the base section;
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- wherein at least one of the alignment section and the retention section is configured to be magnetically attached to the base section.
An embroidery frame having two hoops, the frame comprising:
- a base hoop that includes a first portion of the base hoop and a second portion of the base hoop;
- a top hoop comprised of an alignment section that is configured to cover the first portion of the base hoop while not covering the second portion of the base hoop wherein the alignment section includes a first end and a second end that together define an axis and a retention section that is configured to cover the second portion of the base hoop while not covering the first portion of the base hoop and that is configured to be engaged with the alignment section at the first end and the second end such that the retention section is movable relative to the alignment section about the axis;
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- wherein at least one of the alignment section and the retention section is configured to be magnetically attached to the base hoop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.