Patent ID: 7610868

Claim:
A placement holder for an embroiderable comprising: a single metallic hoop for use in an embroidery machine, wherein the single metallic hoop contains a quantity of metal sufficient for a magnet to be attracted to the single metallic hoop, and wherein the embroiderable is placed on top of the single metallic hoop for embroidery; an adapter attached to the single metallic hoop, wherein a first end of the adapter is attached to the single metallic hoop and the second end of the adapter attaches to an attachment mechanism on a pantograph on the embroidery machine; and one or more magnets, wherein the one or more magnets are placed on top of a positioning device, and wherein an attraction of the one or more magnets to the single metallic hoop holds the positioning device, and wherein the attraction of the one or more magnets to the single metallic hoop holds the positioning device and the embroiderable for embroidery.