Non-slip ruler for quilting
OwnerRobin G. Oeyinventor
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Abstract
A device for measuring fabric and methods of making the device in accordance with the present disclosure are primarily characterized by a substantially rigid translucent base material and a flexible removable coating which resists the movement of the fabric. The removable coating is applied in liquid form, such as through spraying, and can cure at room temperature and under ambient lighting. The removable coating may be configured to be selectively removable, such that a user may selectively modify the degree to which the base removable coating resists movement of the fabric. In one embodiment, the liquid form of the removable coating is sprayed through a template so as to cure into a plurality of separately removable sections.
Claims19
A measuring device, comprising:
- a substantially rigid translucent base with a top surface and a bottom surface;
- and
- a translucent removable coating layer comprising at least one constituent and which is applied to the bottom surface of the substantially rigid translucent base while the at least one constituent is in liquid form;
- wherein the translucent removable coating layer resists movement of fabric when in contact with the fabric, the translucent removable coating layer is substantially flexible, the translucent removable coating layer comprises a plurality of removable sections which are configured to be selectively removable, and the liquid form of the translucent removable coating layer is configured to cure at room temperature under ambient lighting.
A method of making a device for measuring fabric, comprising:
- providing a substantially rigid translucent base with a top surface and a bottom surface;
- marking the substantially rigid translucent base with a plurality of lines;
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- applying a liquid which cures to create a translucent, substantially flexible, removable coating layer that resists the movement of fabric to the bottom surface of the substantially rigid translucent base in which the translucent, substantially flexible, removable coating layer that resists the movement of fabric comprises a plurality of sections which are selectively removable.
A device for measuring, marking, or cutting fabric, comprising:
- a substantially rigid transparent base with a top surface and a bottom surface;
- and
- a translucent removable coating layer which is applied to the bottom surface of the substantially rigid transparent base while in a liquid form;
- wherein the top surface of the substantially rigid transparent base comprises a plurality of lines which are all a single color, the translucent removable coating layer resists movement of the fabric when in contact with the fabric, the translucent removable coating layer is substantially flexible and comprises a rubberized material, and the translucent coating layer comprises a plurality of removable sections which are configured to be selectively removable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.