US 5,687,924 AGranted

Flexible plastic apparatus for storing embroidery floss

OwnerKathryn Louise Reiche, Gerald Miles Reicheinventors

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Abstract

The apparatus includes a memory which enables the apparatus to return to its manufactured form following the mounting of the embroidery floss skein. The apparatus length is perfectly suited for the mounting of the embroidery floss skein in it's retail form. The apparatus contains two projections on which the looped ends of the embroidery floss skein are placed thereby eliminating the need to disassemble the embroidery floss skein for manual wrapping around the storage unit. The apparatus contains slots designed to, store the endings of the embroidery floss skeins thereby preventing unraveling of the floss. The apparatus contains slots at the top and which are designed to store the embroidery floss which has been cut and separated from the main part of the embroidery floss skein.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for storing and retaining an embroidery floss skein without modifying the embroidery floss skein, the apparatus comprising:

a. an elongated flexible narrow strip member having a top portion with a top end, a middle portion and a bottom portion with a bottom end, the top portion having a square shaped cutout with a projection extending towards the top end and first and second opposite exterior edge slots located adjacent to the top end and the square shaped cutout, the bottom portion having a square shaped cutout with a projection extending towards the bottom end, the top and bottom portions being larger in width than the middle portion;
b. a third exterior edge slot located on said top portion and located adjacent to one end of said middle portion for latching one end of said embroidery floss skein;
c. a fourth exterior edge slot alternatively offset and opposite from said third exterior edge slot and located on said bottom portion and adjacent to the other end of said middle portion for latching the other end of said embroidery floss skein;
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d. said embroidery floss skein looped over said projection of said bottom portion, and said top portion being flexible such that said top portion can be bent forward until the opposite side of said embroidery floss skein is looped over said projection of said top portion, and that said top portion can be released to return to its normal unbent condition for storing and retaining said embroidery floss skein.

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