Patent ID: 7114455

Claim:
Thread spool holder ( 24 ) for at least one needle thread spool ( 27 ) on a household sewing machine ( 1 ), comprising at least two thread spool pins ( 23 ) as spool carriers, a base plate ( 21 ) for anchoring the thread spool pins ( 23 ), an arm ( 35 ) for guiding and deflecting a thread ( 29 ) drawn out from one of the spools ( 27 ), and a connection for connecting the base plate ( 21 ) to the sewing machine ( 1 ), the base plate ( 21 ) is held engaged at least partially in a recess ( 13 ) in the housing of the sewing machine ( 1 ) and is mounted for pivoting movement about at least one pivot axis (A, C), wherein the base plate ( 21 ) is supported so that it can pivot at least partially out of the recess ( 13 ), and the base plate ( 21 ) is supported on a pivot pin ( 19 ) on the sewing machine ( 1 ).