Embroidery frame securing device

Abstract

An apparatus for securing and releasing an embroidery frame to a clamping rail comprises a connecting piece guide with a bore therethrough and a rod extending through the bore and extending along the clamping rail and guided in the bore for movement in the connecting piece guide bore. The rod carries a pressure piece which is movable with the rod. The clamping rail has a plurality of spaced apart embroidery frame pin receiving openings and embroidery frames are secured by inserting the pins of the frame into the openings. Each pin has a side with a cutout and each pin receiving opening has a fixed spacer plate adjacent the opening which carries a resilient holder which may be engaged in a cutout of the embroidery frame pin when it is inserted into the associated opening. Engagement and disengagement of the resilient holder with the pin is effected by a lever which may engaged by a person's hand which is mounted on the clamping rails so that it may be pulled outwardly or pushed inwardly to cause movement of the rod to effect the shifting of a pressure piece carried by the rod to either deflect the holder toward or away from the cutout of the pin for effecting either the release or securement of the pin as desired. The handle may be connected to shift a connecting piece carrying a rod which actuates one or more resilient holders to release or hold one or more embroidery frame pins as desired.