Patent ID: 8245654

Claim:
Embroidery hoop for a sewing or embroidery machine, comprising a lower hoop part ( 3 ) with a coupling element ( 7 ) for coupling the embroidery hoop ( 1 ) onto a drive part on the sewing or embroidery machine, an upper hoop part ( 5 ) that can be connected to the lower hoop part ( 3 ) by a hinge ( 9 , 15 ), the hinge is formed by an elongate inner hinge element ( 9 ) and an elongate outer hinge element ( 15 ) that at least partially receives and encompasses the elongate inner hinge element ( 9 ) with an arc shape at an angle of 180°-240° to form a disengageable contact area of the hinge between the elongate inner and outer hinge elements, and the embroidery material can be inserted and clamped between the elongate inner and outer hinge elements ( 9 , 15 ) at the disengageable contact area that forms the hinge.