Thread cartridge for embroidery machine
Granted 8 Apr 2003 · no office action yet
Current assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd. · originally Brother Industries Limited
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Inventors: Toshiyuki Mamiya, Akira Terao, Yasuhiro Shimizu, Nobuyuki Iwai · Examiner: Mitchell Siegel · AU 2912 · TC 2900
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1 parts›The thread cartridge includes a needle through which…
The thread cartridge includes a needle through which the thread is threaded. The thread cartridge is installed within an embroidery machine which includes patterns saved in a memory of the machine or retrieved from an external memory for embroidering a design on a sheet or patch using the needle and thread within the cartridge.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a thread cartridge for embroidery machine;
FIG. 2 is an expanded perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof; and,
FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof.
The top, bottom and right side views of the thread cartridge for embroidery machine contain no ornamentality and are omitted. The broken lines define the bounds of the claimed design but form no part of the claimed design.
The broken line showing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.
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