Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 5th June, 1897
I, EDWIN WILLIAM VAUGHAN, of 23 Prospect Street, Worcester, in the
County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, United States of America,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
My invention relates to embroidery hoops such as are used for holding a fabric
upon which an embroidery pattern is to be worked.
In the following description of my invention and the manner in which the
same is to be performed reference is made to the figures and reference letters.
in the accompanying drawings which represent an embroidery hoop embodying
my invention aud showing in detail the construction and arrangement of the
several parts.
Figure is a perspective view of an embroidery hoop embodying my invention
showing a fabric held therein, upon which the pattern is to be worked.
Figure 2 represents a central sectional view of my improved embroidery
hoop.
Figure 3 represents the two ends of the outer or adjustable band and the screw
threaded bolt and tightening nut.
Like parts are indicated in the accompanying drawings by like letters of
reference.
The
The embroidery hoop, which forms the subject of my present improvement,
consists of two bands or hoops one of which is placed outside of the other with the
space between the bands for the fabric which is drawn taut over the edge of
the inner band with sufficient tension to enable the figure to be worked.
embroidery hoops now in common use comprise an inner band having an
outer beveled surface and an outer band having a correspondingly inner beveled
surface.
The fabric to be worked is spread over the edge of the inner band and the outer
band is then crowded down upon the outer beveled surface of the inner band
thereby clamping the fabric between the outer and inner bands.
In practice it is difficult to clamp fabric of greatly varying thickness between
the beveled bands of an ordinary embroidery hoop and the action of crowding the
outer band down over the beveled surface of the inner band is apt to draw or
stretch the fabric.
My improved embroidery hoop comprises an inner endless baud or ring A having
its outer surface cylindrical, instead of beveled, and an outer band B which is cut
apart upon one side as at B1 and has its ends provided with lugs, or ears, B2, B2
which are provided with holes to receive an adjusting screw Chaving a head C1
bearing against the outer side of one of the ears and carrying a tightening nut D
having a milled head D 1 by which the ears B2, B2 are drawn together for the
purpose of reducing the diameter of the outer band B.
The inner band A is made of metal, vulcanized rubber, wood, or other suitable
material, and the outer band B consists of an elastic steel band having a
spring temper with its tension applied to slightly spread the ends of the band
and separate the ears B 2, B2 when the tightening nut D is released.
In applying the fabric E to my improved embroidery hoop it is spread over the

page_text: The
edge of the inner band, as represented in the accompanying drawings.
diameter of the outer band is then adjusted by the tightening nut D so that when
the outer band is pushed over the fabric it will apply sufficient friction to the
fabric to cause it to be drawn taut across the edge of the inner band but without
exerting too severe a strain upon the fabric. When the outer band has been
pushed over the inner band in the position shown in the drawings the nut D is
tightened to securely clamp the fabric between the two bands. The adjustability
in the diameter of the outer band allows the strain exerted in drawing the fabric
across the edge of the inner band to be properly adjusted to the texture of the
most delicate fabric and it also permits fabrics of considerable difference in
thickness to be equally held in the same hoop.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. The within described embroidery hoop comprising two clamping bands
between which the fabric is held, one of said bands having a fixed diameter
and the other of said bands consisting of an elastic band cut apart at one side
and provided with cars carrying an adjusting screw and tightening nut by which
the diameter of said band is varied against its tension, as and for the purpose
set forth.
Dated this Thirteenth day of April 1897.