Patent ID: 8251000

Claim:
A spool holder comprising: a spool holder base to which a plurality of thread spools is attachable; a support base having a pivoting member that is configured to support the spool holder base so that the spool holder base is swingable in a horizontal plane, and a thread guide mechanism including: a thread guide member having a plurality of thread guide portions that are configured to guide, at a location higher than the thread spools, threads extending from the respective thread spools, the plurality of thread guide portions being lined substantially in a horizontal direction, and a support pillar that is configured to support the thread guide member on the support base, wherein: the spool holder base is composed of two divided spool holder bases, each divided spool holder base being divided into a plurality of portions and including: a first spool holder base on which a plurality of thread spools is placed so as to be horizontally lined, the first spool holder base having one end that is pivotally mounted on the pivoting member so that the first spool holder base is swingable; a second spool holder base which is continuous to another end of the first spool holder base and on which a plurality of thread spools is placed so as to be horizontally lined, the second spool holder base having two ends; and a connection that is configured to connect one end of the second spool holder base to the other end of the first spool holder base so that each second spool holder base is swingable, each divided spool holder base is switchable between a storage position where the first and second spool holder bases are adjacent to each other so as to be substantially in parallel to each other in a lengthwise direction and a use position where the first spool holder base is swung from the storage position about the pivoting member and the second spool holder base is swung about the connection so that the first and the second spool holder bases are spread so as to be nonparallel to each other; and the two divided spool holder bases are disposed bilaterally symmetric about the support pillar and are constructed so that the first and second spool holder bases are arranged into an M-shape when being located at the use position.