Patent ID: 7194966

Claim:
An embroidery-frame mounting structure for mounting an embroidery frame, for holding an embroidering fabric in a spread-out condition, on a base frame driven relative to a tool, said embroidery-frame mounting structure comprising: first and second positioning members that detachably mount to the base frame at two predetermined positions; and first and second mounting members that detachably and adjustably mount respectively to said first and second positioning members; wherein the first mounting member includes a first adjustment device for adjustably mounting the first mounting member relative to the first positioning member and for maintaining an adjusted mounting position of the first mounting member relative to the first positioning member, wherein the second mounting member includes a second adjustment device for adjustably mounting the second mounting member relative to the second positioning member and for maintaining an adjusted mounting position of the second mounting member relative to the second positioning member, wherein said embroidery frame is adjustably mounted on the base frame via said mounting members and said positioning members, said embroidery frame, said mounting members, and said positioning members are attachable and detachable together as a unit by attaching and detaching said positioning members to and from said base frame, while maintaining the first and second mounting members in the adjusted mounting positions relative to the first and second positioning members, and wherein said embroidery frame is separately attachable and detachable to and from said first and second mounting members.