Three-dimensional needlepoint canvas
AssigneeUniek, Inc.
InventorsJamieson A. Foght, Christopher R. Carlson, Carole L. Rodgers
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Abstract
The present invention relates to closed three-dimensional needlepoint canvases. Each of the canvases of the present invention is made from two interconnectable perforated shells. In various embodiments, interchangeable shells of different shapes are provided which can be connected together to form three-dimensional canvases in a variety shapes and sizes. In certain embodiments the shells have mechanically interlocking bases for easy detachment without external clips. The invention also provides craft kits containing the three-dimensional needlepoint canvases.
Claims19
A needlepoint canvas comprising a first perforated shell characterized by an internal surface, an external surface, and a base and a second perforated shell characterized by an internal surface, an external, surface and a base, wherein the base of the first shell and the base of the second shell mechanically interlock to connect the two shells forming a closed three-dimensional needlepoint canvas.
A needlepoint kit comprising:
- (a) A needlepoint canvas comprising a first perforated shell characterized by an internal surface, an external surface, and a base and a second perforated shell characterized by an internal surface, an external surface, and a base, wherein the base of the first shell and the base of the second shell mechanically interlock to connect the two shells forming a three-dimensional closed needlepoint canvas;
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- (b) a stitching material.
A needlepoint canvas comprising a first perforated shell characterized by an internal surface, an external surface, and a base and a second perforated shell characterized by an internal surface, an external surface, and a base, wherein the base of the first shell and the base of the second shell can be attached to form a three-dimensional needlepoint canvas and further wherein the first shell and the second shell have different shapes such that the plane of attachment does not represent a plane of symmetry.
A needlepoint kit comprising:
- (a) a first perforated shell characterized by an internal surface, an external surface, and a base and a second perforated shell characterized by an internal surface, an external surface, and a base, wherein the base of the first shell and the base of the second shell can be attached to form a three-dimensional needlepoint canvas and further wherein the first shell and the second shell have different shapes such that the plane of attachment does not represent a plane of symmetry;
- (b) a stitching material;
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- (c) at least one threading tool capable of drawing the stitching material through the perforations in the first and second shells of the canvas.
A needlepoint kit comprising a plurality of shells having a plurality of shapes, each shell characterized by an internal surface, an external surface, and a base, wherein the base of each shell can be attached with the base of any other shell selected from the plurality of shells to form a three-dimensional needlepoint canvas.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.