A device for use with an embroidery machine to hold an item or material to be embroidered between upper and lower hooping members, with the hooping members being secured to one another by use of a magnetic force, preferably with rare earth magnets, is disclosed. The magnets provide a solid, secure m
A device for use with an embroidery machine to hold an item or material to be embroidered between upper and lower hooping members, with the hooping members being secured to one another by use of a magnetic force, preferably with rare earth magnets, is disclosed. The magnets provide a solid, secure mating arrangement between the upper and lower hooping members as well as providing proper alignment of the hoping members. A ridge may be formed in at least one hooping member to securely retain the item or material to be embroidered. One hooping member has interchangeable arms for attaching the mating hooping members to different brands of embroidery machines.
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1. A material retaining device for an item to be embroidered by an embroidery machine, the material retaining device comprising: a first hoop, wherein the first hoop defines a first opening therethrough and the first hoop comprises a plurality of individual spaced apart magnets and a non-magnetic ma
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A material retaining device for an item to be embroidered by an embroidery machine, the material retaining device comprising: a first hoop, wherein the first hoop defines a first opening therethrough and the first hoop comprises a plurality of individual spaced apart magnets and a non-magnetic material, the plurality of individual spaced apart magnets attached to the non-magnetic material;a second hoop, wherein the second hoop defines a second opening therethrough and the second hoop comprises a quantity of metal sufficient for the first hoop to be attracted to the second hoop,wherein magnetic attraction between the first hoop and the second hoop enables the material to be held in place between the first hoop and the second hoop for embroidery,wherein the second hoop is separable from the first hoop at least when the second hoop is magnetically disengaged from the first hoop, andwherein only one of the first hoop and second hoop is adapted to be supported directly by the embroidery machine, and the other of the first hoop and second hoop is held substantially stationary by the magnetic attraction. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the second hoop comprises both metal and non-metal materials. 3. The device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of individually spaced apart magnets are evenly distributed throughout the first hoop. 4. The device of claim 1, wherein the first opening comprises a same size and shape as the second opening to maintain a scope of embroiderable area provided by the second hoop. 5. The device of claim 1, further comprising: an adapter coupled to at least one of the first hoop or second hoop, wherein one end of the adapter is coupled to at least one of the first hoop or second hoop and the other end of the adapter is attachable to an attachment mechanism on the embroidery machine, wherein the adapter comprises one or more protrusions and wherein the one or more protrusions on the adapter mate with one or more corresponding indentations on the attachment mechanism to attach the at least one of the first hoop or the second hoop to the embroidery machine. 6. The device of claim 1, wherein the second hoop is non-hingeably engageable to the first hoop. 7. The device of claim 1, wherein the first hoop and the second hoop each has a rectangular shape and a rectangular aperture. 8. The device of claim 1, wherein the first hoop has an inward-facing surface adapted to face the second hoop when the first and second hoops are magnetically engaged, the inward-facing surface of the first hoop approximating a flat surface; and wherein the second hoop has an inward-facing surface adapted to face the first hoop when the first and second hoops are magnetically engaged, the inward-facing surface of the second hoop approximating a flat surface. 9. The device of claim 1, wherein the first hoop is in a non-touching relationship with the second hoop when the second hoop is separated from the first hoop. 10. The device of claim 1, wherein the non-magnetic material comprises plastic. 11. The device of claim 1, wherein one of the first hoop and the second hoop comprises an annular ridge and, when the first hoop and the second hoop are magnetically engaged, the other of the first hoop and the second hoop surrounds the annular ridge. 12. A material retaining device for an item to be embroidered comprising: a metallic hoop for use in an embroidery machine, wherein the metallic hoop comprises a quantity of metal sufficient for a magnet to be attracted to the metallic hoop, and wherein the material is placeable on the metallic hoop; anda magnetic hoop comprising one or more magnets adapted to magnetically engage the metallic hoop, the magnetic hoop comprising a non-magnetic material and a plurality of individual spaced apart magnets, the plurality of individual spaced apart magnets attached to the non-magnetic material, the material securable between the metallic hoop and the magnetic hoop when the magnetic hoop is magnetically engaged to the metallic hoop, the magnetic hoop disconnectable from the metallic hoop at least when the magnetic hoop is magnetically disengaged from the metallic hoop, wherein only one of the magnetic hoop and the metallic hoop is adapted to be supported directly by the embroidery machine, and the other of the magnetic hoop and the metallic hoop is adapted to be held substantially stationary by the magnetic engagement. 13. The device of claim 12, wherein the magnetic hoop is a positioning template containing a window for positioning the material. 14. The device of claim 12, wherein the magnetic hoop is adapted to be separated from the metallic hoop by the material while the magnetic hoop is magnetically engaged to the metallic hoop. 15. The device of claim 12, wherein one of the magnetic hoop and the metallic hoop comprises an annular ridge and, when the magnetic hoop and the metallic hoop are magnetically engaged, the other of the magnetic hoop and the metallic hoop surrounds the annular ridge. 16. A material retaining device adapted to be coupled to an embroidery machine, the material retaining device comprising: a first hoop having a substantially rectangular shape and a substantially rectangular aperture, the first hoop comprising both a plurality of individual spaced apart magnets and non-magnetic material, the plurality of individual spaced apart magnets attached to the non-magnetic material;a second hoop comprising metal and having a substantially rectangular shape and a substantially rectangular aperture, the second hoop adapted to be magnetically engaged to the first hoop to secure a piece of material, the first hoop separable from the second hoop at least when the first hoop is magnetically disengaged from the second hoop such that the first hoop is in a non-touching relationship with the second hoop;an adapter removably attached to only one of the first or second hoop wherein the adapter is attachable to an attachment mechanism on the embroidery machine,wherein the other of the first hoop and the second hoop is adapted to be held substantially stationary by the magnetic engagement. 17. The device according to claim 16, wherein the first hoop has a substantially square shape and a substantially square aperture, and wherein the second hoop has a substantially square shape and a substantially square aperture. 18. The device of claim 16, wherein one of the first hoop and the second hoop comprises an annular ridge and, when the first hoop and the second hoop are magnetically engaged, the other of the first hoop and the second hoop surrounds the annular ridge.
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