US 12,173,438 B1
Embroidery frame
Claude Brent Taylor, Davidson, NC (US)
Assigned to Durkee Embroidery, Inc., Mooresville, NC (US)
Filed by Durkee Embroidery, Inc., Mooresville, NC (US)
Filed on Dec. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/536,919.
Application 18/536,919 is a continuation of application No. 18/362,029, filed on Jul. 31, 2023.
Int. Cl. D05C 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC D05C 1/02 (2013.01) [D05D 2205/06 (2013.01); D05D 2207/05 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An embroidery frame having at least three sections, the frame comprising:
a base section that defines a perimeter and the perimeter includes a first portion of the perimeter and a second portion of the perimeter;
an alignment section that is configured to be positioned on the base section such that it covers the first portion of the perimeter of the base section while leaving the second portion of the perimeter of the base section uncovered and the alignment section includes a first end and a second end that together define an axis;
a retention section that is configured to cover the second portion of the perimeter of the base section while not covering the first portion of the perimeter of the base section and to be engaged with the alignment section at the first end and the second end such that the retention section is movable relative to the alignment section about the axis and such that alignment of the retention section with the base section is determined by alignment of the alignment section with the base section; and
wherein at least one of the alignment section and the retention section is configured to be magnetically attached to the base section.