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US 5,707,021 AGranted
Cone and ribbon holding device
OwnerWyatt E. Bitts, Kathleen M. Watsoninventors
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Abstract
A cone and ribbon holding device including a base portion. A pair of cone holders are secured to the base portion. A pair of thread guides are secured to the base portion. The pair of thread guides are positioned intermediate the pair of cone holders. A ribbon guide is secured to the base portion adjacent to an end portion thereof. The ribbon guide is adapted for receipt of a roll of ribbon thereon.
Claims1
A cone and ribbon holding device for holding thread and ribbon to be fed into a standard sewing machine comprising, in combination:
- a base portion having a generally rectangular configuration, the base portion having a planar upper surface and a planar lower surface;
- a pair of cone holders each having lower end portions secured to the planar upper surface of the base portion, upper end portions of the pair of cone holders each having a rounded knob portion integral therewith, the pair of cone holders being adapted for receipt of cone-shaped thread spools thereon;
- a pair of thread guides each having lower portions with distal ends secured to the planar upper surface of the base portion, the pair of thread guides positioned intermediate the pair of cone holders, each of the pair of thread guides having an upper portion extending upwardly from the lower portions, each upper portion having an eyelet disposed on an upper end thereof and extending upwardly therefrom;
- a ribbon guide comprised of a shaft having a lower end secured to the planar upper surface of the base portion adjacent to an end portion thereof, the shaft being adapted for receipt of a roll of ribbon thereon;
- a pair of cone-shaped spools having thread disposed therein, the spools dimensioned for coupling with the pair of cone holders, the thread extending upwardly through the eyelets for extending above the device;
- a roll of ribbon dimensioned for coupling with the shaft of the ribbon guide.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.