Patent ID: 8245655

Claim:
A cap frame which includes an annular cap frame body detachably attachable to a feed mechanism of an embroidery sewing machine, the cap frame being configured to hold a cap so that a predetermined part of the cap is embroidered, the cap frame comprising: a pressing member which has a proximal end mounted on the cap frame body so that the pressing member is pivotally movable thereby to be switchable between a pressing position where the pressing member is configured to press a predetermined part of the cap from outside and an open position where the pressing member allows the cap to be attached to or detached from the cap frame; and a guide member that is configured to guide the pressing member so that the pressing member is prevented from being caught on another member of the cap frame, when the pressing member is switched between the pressing position and the open position, wherein the cap frame body includes a flange which is adjacent to the pressing position and protrudes radially outward from the cap body; the guide member guides the pressing member so that the pressing member is prevented from being caught on the flange; and the guide member includes an inclined portion which is formed integrally with the flange and is inclined in such a direction that the pressing member is guided to the pressing position side, relative to a protruding direction of the flange.