Patent ID: 7100523

Claim:
An embroidery frame for a cap having a proximal end side provided with a pair of driving connectors detachably connected to a driver of an embroidery frame driving mechanism of a sewing machine including a cylinder bed, the embroidery frame comprising: a cap support having a pair of side walls capable of being disposed at both sides of the cylinder bed so that the side wall are parallel to a direction of extension of the cylinder bed, each side wall having an upper end, a proximal end and a predetermined height; a body support provided on the upper ends of the side walls for supporting a cap body of a cap on which embroidery is to be sewn, the body support forming a sewing opening defining an embroidable region, the side walls including: a pair of visor supports provided on upper ends of the proximal ends of the side walls respectively, the visor supports receiving a visor of the cap from below at a position located higher by a predetermined height than the body support; and a pair of visor escapes provided on the side walls for escaping the visor of the cap respectively, the visor escapes being formed by cutting off the upper ends of the side walls respectively; and a cap pressing frame provided so as to come into contact with and depart from the cap support, the cap pressing frame pressing, against the body support, the cap attached to the cap support so as to be fitted with the cap support.