Thread cartridge for embroidery machine

- Brother Industries, Ltd.

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Description

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.

Claims

The ornamental design for a thread cartridge for embroidery machine, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
4280420 July 28, 1981 Nishida et al.
D297112 August 9, 1988 Holdaway
D322389 December 17, 1991 Harmon
5371991 December 13, 1994 Bechtel et al.
D369171 April 23, 1996 Jonson
D384945 October 14, 1997 Takada et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D472906
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 10, 2002
Date of Patent: Apr 8, 2003
Assignee: Brother Industries, Ltd. (Nagoya)
Inventors: Yasuhiro Shimizu (Motosu-gun), Nobuyuki Iwai (Chita-gun), Toshiyuki Mamiya (Nisshin), Akira Terao (Nagoya)
Primary Examiner: Mitchell Siegel
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Oliff & Berridge, PLC
Application Number: 29/167,100
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D15/78)
International Classification: 1506;