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US 11,459,681 B2Granted
Baptist fan longarm quilting guide
OwnerElizabeth Kathleen Mitchellinventor
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Abstract
A hopping foot guide device for use with a longarm quilting machine to guide the longarm machine's hopping foot sewing needle mechanism across material in an intricate pattern without the need to reset at every turn or otherwise move as the stitching progresses, and capable of accurate repetition.
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A longarm quilting guide apparatus comprising:
- a first left straight edge composite comprising a straight outer edge of a predefined length, an inner curved edge, and a plurality of curved fingers emanating from said inner curved edge of said first left straight edge composite;
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- a second right straight edge composite comprising a straight outer edge of a predefined length, an inner curved edge, and a plurality of curved fingers emanating from said inner curved edge of said second right straight edge composite;
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- an outer curved edge composite of predefined length and arc configured to join said first left straight edge composite and said second right straight edge composite at an outermost portion of each such respective inner curved edges, configured to form a series of nested ascending curved arc paths with said plurality of curved fingers emanating from said inner curved edge of said second right straight edge composite being configured to nest in an interlock configuration with said plurality of curved fingers emanating from said inner curved edge of said first left straight edge composite and said curved arc paths directly accessible from an opening.
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A longarm quilting guide apparatus comprising:
- a first left straight edge composite comprising a straight outer edge of a predefined length, an inner edge, and a plurality of fingers emanating from said inner edge of said first left straight edge composite;
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- a second right straight edge composite comprising a straight outer edge of a predefined length, an inner edge, and a plurality of fingers emanating from said inner edge of said second right straight edge composite;
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- an outer composite of predefined length and width having an outer and inner edge configured to join said first left straight edge composite and said second right straight edge composite at an outermost portion of each respective inner edges of said first left and second right straight edge composites, configured to form a series of nested fingers forming a maze path with said plurality of fingers emanating from said inner edge of said second right straight edge composite being configured to nest in an interlock configuration with said plurality of fingers emanating from said inner edge of said first left straight edge composite and said maze path directly accessible from an opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.