US1244892A - Embroidery-hoop. - Google Patents

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F. W. PREYEB. EMBROIDERY HOOP.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22, 1916.

Patented Oct. 30,1917.

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To all whom it may contain 5 Be it known that I, FREDERICK W. 'Pnngnn,

a citizen of the United St'ates, residing 'at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented a newand useful Improvement in EmbroideryeHoops, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a hoop composed of two rings, one adapted to telescope outside the other to hold a piece of fabric taut over the inner ring, for the purpose of embroidering the fabric.

Many advantages attend the use of wooden rings for this purpose, and a preferred method of increasing the resilience and friction of the holding surface of the inner ring is to attach or secure a resilient frictional band of felt or the like around the middle portion of its periphery.

When such a band is used, the best results are attained by transversely convexing the surface of the hoop underneath the band, and providing countersunk grooves for the edges of the band, so that the body of the the rim portion of the ring will overlap and thereby shield and secure the edges of the band from being raised or detached from the ring.

The invention, thus set forth in general terms, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the inner ring'of an embroideryhoop, showing the method of applying the frictional band in accordance with the present invention; 7

with the fabricheld therein, showing one method of embodying the present invention by the use of U-shaped grooves extending directly inward from the holding face of the inner ring;

Fig. 3, a similar view showing another sunscr ens-node.

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" rat er-11 i Application fiia ach 22, 1916. series no. 85,9 13? 1 use of inclined U-shaped grooves diverginglaterally under'the rini'p'orti'ons of the ring; and V Fig. 4:, shows a tool by which the band can be readily mounted upon the ring, by

. inserting its edge portions inthe U-shaped grooves of the ring and pressing the body of the band smoothly against its seat on the periphery of the ring. I

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the drawings. The inner ring 1 or 1 is made of wood,

hard rubber or other relatively hard material, and is formed with the annular U- shaped grooves 2 or 2 countersunk in its periphery, adjacent to the edges thereof. These grooves may be countersunk directly inward as shown at 2 in Fig. 2, or may be countersunk in an inclined inward direction, as shown in Fig. 3; but in either case the depth of the grooves is deflected inward from the face of the ring.

The middle portion 3 of the periphery of the ring, between the grooves, may be formed substantially fiat or cylindric as shown in Fig. 2, so that when the band 4: is glued or otherwise attached thereon, the flat surface 5 is presented'to the inner face of the outer ring 6, or to the interposed fabric 7; or the middle portion 3 of the periphery. of the ring, between-the grooves, may be curved or conveXed in cross section, as shown in method or embodying the invention by" the Fig. 3, so as to present a correspondingly curved or convex surface 5 to the outer ring 6 or the interposed fabric 7.

In either case the formation of the U- shaped groove 2 or 2 shapes the rim portions 8 or 8 of the ring so that they will completely surround and overlap the edge portions 9 and 9 of the bands, when the same are inserted in the grooves, as shown more particularly in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, thus shielding them from the abrading action of the outer ring or the pulling action of the fabric, and preventing the same from pulling or tearing the edge portions of the band from the inner 'Fig. 2, a section of an embroidery hoop venient manner. It is also preferred to positively secure the band to the ring by means of glue or other adhesive material; and when so mounted and secured-the overlapping of the rim portions of the ring around and upon the edge portions of the band protects the same from any rubbing or pulling action or contact which will tend to loosen or detach them from the ring.

I claim:

An embroidery hoop comprising ",tW

rings one adapted to telescope Within the other, one of the rings having U-shaped annular grooves countersunk in its holding face adjacent to the edges thereof, the depth of said grooves being deflected inward from the face of the ring, and a resilient frictional band attached to the same face of the ring'between the grooves and having its edged portionsinserted in the grooves and overlapped by the rim portions of the ring.

FREDERICK W. PREYER.

Copies of this patent may be, obtained tor five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of LEatents,

Washington, D. Q.

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