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(11) |
EP 0 466 269 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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01.04.1992 Bulletin 1992/14 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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15.01.1992 Bulletin 1992/03 |
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Date of filing: 08.07.1991 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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DE ES FR GB IT |
| (30) |
Priority: |
12.07.1990 US 551851
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Applicant: FRAMING RESOURCES INC. |
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Pearl,
Mississipi 39208 (US) |
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Inventors: |
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- Jones, Ralph
Brandon,
Mississippi 39042 (US)
- Strong, Clayton A.
Vicksburg,
Mississippi 39180 (US)
- Purvis, James V.
Flowood,
Mississippi 39028 (US)
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| (74) |
Representative: Wharton, Peter Robert et al |
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Urquhart-Dykes & Lord
Inventions House
Valley Court, Canal Road
Bradford BD1 4SP
Bradford BD1 4SP (GB) |
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Embroidery framing system |
(57) An embroidery frame for holding a textile panel between two circular plates each
having a central opening covered by the panel. The panel is held in place by being
sandwiched between the plates. A compressible strip around the opening of one of the
plates presses the panel firmly against the opposite panel. A clearance gap between
the rims of the two plates allows the panel to extend out of the frame without creasing
the panel. The circular shape of the frame permits it to be used in a standard frame
holder in an automatic embroidery machine.