Portable thread storage apparatus
AssigneeDal-Craft, Inc.
InventorsLorraine E. Dalbo, Relda W. Eaton
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Abstract
A thread storage apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of storage cards having holes along one edge for receiving loops of thread, and holes along the opposite edge for holding the cards in an expandable binder. The loops of yarn extend into a pocket to secure the free ends of the loops of thread, and the pocket is foldable over the back panel of the binder. Top and bottom end flaps may be provided to close the ends of the binder, and a front panel is provided as a front closure. An index card may be provided to assist in locating threads, and a use card may be provided for separating thread required for one project.
Claims11
Thread storage apparatus wherein a plurality of different threads is stored for easy location and retrieval, each thread of said plurality of threads being formed into a loop of thread having a length for providing a plurality of loops of thread, said storage apparatus comprising a plurality of storage cards, each storage card of said plurality of storage cards including means for receiving a group of loops of threads of said plurality of loops of thread along a first edge of said storage card, first binding means on a second edge of said storage card, the arrangement being such that each loop of thread extends from said first edge of said storage card a distance generally equal to said length, a binder, said binder comprising a back panel, a tab carried by said back panel, second binding means carried by said back panel for cooperation with said first binding means to hold said storage cards in said binder, said tab being so located and dimensioned that at least some of said loops of thread extending from said first edge of said storage card will terminate on said tab, holding means on said tab for holding the ends of said loops of thread to said tab, a front panel for said binder, said front panel being selectively superposed over said back panel, and fastening means comprising a first fastener part carried by said front panel, and a second fastener part carried by said tab.
Thread storage apparatus wherein a plurality of different threads is stored for easy location and retrieval, each thread of said plurality of threads being formed into a loop of thread having a length for providing a plurality of loops of thread, said storage apparatus comprising a plurality of storage cards, each storage card of said plurality of storage cards including means for receiving a group of loops of thread of said plurality of loops of thread along a first edge of said storage card, first binding means on a second edge of said storage card, the arrangement being such that each loop of thread extends from said first edge of said storage card a distance generally equal to said length, a binder, said binder comprising a back panel, a tab carried by said back panel, second binding means carried by said back panel for cooperation with said first binding means to hold said storage cards in said binder, said tab being so located and dimensioned as to receive the extending ends of said loops of thread extending from said first edge of said storage cards, said tab being selectively foldable along a line generally parallel to said first edge of said storage cards to overlie at least a portion of said back panel for reducing said binder to the width of said back panel, a front panel for said binder, said front panel being selectively superposed over at least a portion of said back panel, and fastening means comprising a first fastener part carried by said front panel, and a second fastener part carried by said tab.
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