Hopping foot for a maneuverable quilting machine
AssigneeHandi Quilter, Inc.
InventorsBrenda Lee Groelz, Sarah Ann Watts, Vicki Crook Hoth
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Abstract
Hopping foot for a maneuverable quilting machine. In some embodiments, an example hopping foot may include a presser bar shaft configured to couple to a presser bar and a base attached to the presser bar shaft. The base may define a left straight edge, a right straight edge, a front straight edge, a bottom surface configured to hop onto and off of a fabric, and a needle opening configured to allow a needle to reciprocate into and out of the fabric through the needle opening.
Claims20
A hopping foot for a maneuverable quilting machine, the hopping foot comprising:
- a base defining:
- a left straight edge,
- a right straight edge,
- a front straight edge,
- a bottom surface configured to hop onto and off of a fabric, and
- a needle opening configured to allow a needle to reciprocate into and out of the fabric through the needle opening;
- and
- a presser bar shaft configured to couple to a presser bar of a maneuverable quilting machine, the presser bar shaft defining an outermost boundary, the presser bar shaft attached to the base such that the outermost boundary of the presser bar shaft is positioned to the right of the left straight edge and to the left of the right straight edge.
A hopping foot for a maneuverable quilting machine, the hopping foot comprising:
- a base defining:
- a left straight edge,
- a right straight edge,
- a front straight edge perpendicular to the left straight edge and the right straight edge,
- a bottom surface configured to hop onto and off of a fabric, a portion of the bottom surface being a flat surface that spans from the left straight edge to the right straight edge, and
- a needle opening configured to allow a needle to reciprocate into and out of the fabric through the needle opening;
- and
- a presser bar shaft configured to couple to a presser bar of a maneuverable quilting machine, the presser bar shaft defining an outermost boundary, the presser bar shaft attached to the base such that the outermost boundary of the presser bar shaft is positioned to the right of the left straight edge and to the left of the right straight edge.
A hopping foot for a maneuverable quilting machine, the hopping foot comprising:
- a base defining:
- a left straight edge,
- a right straight edge,
- a front straight edge perpendicular to the left straight edge and the right straight edge,
- a rear straight edge perpendicular to the left straight edge and the right straight edge,
- a bottom surface configured to hop onto and off of a fabric, and
- a needle opening configured to allow a needle to reciprocate into and out of the fabric through the needle opening;
- and
- a presser bar shaft configured to couple to a presser bar of a maneuverable quilting machine, the presser bar shaft defining an outermost boundary, the presser bar shaft attached to the base such that the outermost boundary of the presser bar shaft is positioned to the right of the left straight edge and to the left of the right straight edge, the presser bar shaft further attached to the base such that the presser bar shaft and the base are a single integral molded component, the presser bar shaft and the base formed from a transparent material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.