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US 4,561,177 AGranted
Apparatus for framing fabric in embroidery hoops
OwnerKarl E. Rancerinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for inserting sheet material or textile fabric between the mating male and female rings of an embroidery hoop. The female ring is placed in a cutout in a support plate or template and the fabric to be embroidered is positioned thereover. The corresponding male ring carried by a reciprocating head is then activated to insert the male ring into the female ring with the fabric therebetween completing the assembly.
Claims8
Apparatus for framing sheets of textile fabric or flexible material between mating inner male and outer female rings of an embroidery hoop in preparation for an embroidering operation to be performed on the fabric or material, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a planar support member having receiving means associated therewith for removably positioning and retaining one of said outer, female rings of said embroidery hoop thereon in a receiving position in which said one female ring is arranged at a prescribed orientation;
- (b) insertion means for releasably receiving and retaining said male ring thereon;
- (c) said insertion means being aligned with said receiving means and being movable between a first position in which said insertion means is retracted from said receiving means and a second position in which said insertion means is extended into an emplacement position where said male ring is moved into frictional engagement with said female ring with said material therebetween;
- (d) activating means for urging said insertion means between said first and second positions;
- (e) a substantially vertical support frame, with said planar support member being stationarily, but adjustably mounted on said support frame at an intermediate position;
- said insertion means being movably mounted on said support frame at an upper position above said planar support member;
- and said activating means being carried by said support frame, said activating means comprising a reciprocating linkage connected at one end to said insertion means and at the other end to an operative foot pedal;
- whereby, after said female ring is positioned on said planar support member, and a sheet of fabric or material has been stretched thereacross, said reciprocating means is activated by said foot pedal to reciprocate said insertion means downwardly to insert said male ring.
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Apparatus for framing sheets of textile fabric or flexible material between mating inner male and outer female rings of an embroidery hoop in preparation for an embroidering operation to be performed on the fabric or material, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) a planar support member having receiving means associated therewith for removably positioning and retaining one of said outer, female rings of said embroidery hoop thereon in a receiving position in which said one female ring is arranged at a prescribed orientation;
- said planar support member comprising a table formed of a sheet of rigid material and a template including a cut-out therein having a size and shape substantially the same in size and shape as the outer dimensions of said female ring;
- said template being secured in a contiguous, overlying position to said table and including guide indicia thereon for facilitating proper emplacement of the fabric;
- (b) insertion means for releasably receiving and retaining said male ring thereon;
- (c) said insertion means being aligned with said receiving means and being movable between a first position in which said insertion means is retracted from said receiving means and a second position in which said insertion means is extended into an emplacement position where said male ring is moved into frictional engagement with said female ring with said material therebetween;
- (d) activating means for urging said insertion means between said first and second positions;
- (e) a substantially vertical support frame, with said planar support member being stationarily, but adjustably mounted on said support frame at an intermediate position;
- said insertion means being movably mounted on said support frame at an upper position above said planar support member;
- and said activating means being carried by said support frame;
- (f) said activating means including a support rod for receiving and supporting said insertion means above said planar support member;
- (i) a vertically extending connecting rod carried by said vertical support frame for linking said control means to said support rod;
- (ii) a first lever means pivotally connecting said support rod and said connecting rod such that vertical movement of said connecting rod is imparted to said support rod;
- (iii) a second lever means connecting said connecting rod and said foot pedal such that activation of said foot pedal effects a vertical movement of said connecting rod;
- whereby, activation of said foot pedal effects an upwardly vertical movement of said connecting rod and a corresponding downwardly vertical movement of said support rod to insert said male ring into said female ring, and release of said foot pedal effects a resulting downward movement of said connecting rod and withdrawal of said support rod to its first upper position.
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