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US 4,357,885 AGranted
Fabric holding device for multi-head embroidery machines
AssigneeLiberty Embroidery, Inc.
InventorAllen L. Stockton
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Abstract
Small fabric pieces to be embroidered are secured to the undersurface of an adapter member by tape strips or the like. The adapter member is then received in a female receiving seat in a fixture or frame secured to the conventional machine frame displacing device which presents the fabric pieces to one of the embroidery heads of a multi-head embroidery machine according to a prescribed pattern.
Claims6
A small fabric piece holding device for embroidery machines of the type having a plurality of heads, each head carrying an embroidery needle;
- at least one fixture mounted beneath said plurality of heads;
- means for guiding said fixture according to a prescribed embroidery pattern, a fabric holding means associated with each head for positioning small fabric pieces to the embroidery needle;
- wherein said fabric holding means comprises at least one female receiving seat in said fixture and a quickly releasable inner male member loosely held in unsecured relation to said female receiving seat, and registration means between said female receiving seat and said male member for properly positioning each fabric piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.