Guides for long-arm quilting machines
OwnerAllan A Andersoninventor
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Abstract
An edge device for guiding movement of a sew head relative to a stationary rail, in at least one embodiment, includes an edge guide mount and an edge guide pivotally connected to the guide mount. The guide mount has a rigid housing a mounting clamp carried by the rigid housing for mounting the guide device to the stationary rail. The mounting clamp includes a pivoting clamping element persistently biased into a locking position. The edge guide has at least one linear or curved edge for guiding movement of the sew head relative to the stationary rail. In use mounted on the stationary rail, the clamping element in the locking position locks a location of the guide device on the stationary rail.
Claims22
An edge device for guiding movement of a sew head relative to a stationary rail, the edge guide device comprising:
- a guide mount comprising:
- a rigid housing;
- and
- a mounting clamp carried by the rigid housing for mounting the edge guide device to the stationary rail, the mounting clamp including a pivoting clamping element persistently biased into a locking position, and
- an edge guide pivotally connected to the guide mount, the edge guide comprising at least a first edge for guiding movement of the sew head relative to the stationary rail, the first edge being linear or curved,
- wherein, in use mounted on the stationary rail, the pivoting clamping element in the locking position locks a location of the edge guide device on the stationary rail.
A clamping guide rail for mounting on a stationary slotted rail, the clamping guide rail comprising:
- a host guide rail comprising a first longitudinal end and an opposite second longitudinal end;
- and
- a joining clamp comprising:
- a rigid main body having a forward side connected to the first longitudinal end of the host guide rail;
- a rigid brace extending rearward from the rigid main body opposite the forward side of the rigid main body to be received in a slot in a forward side of the stationary slotted rail;
- and
- a clamping element pivotally connected to the rigid main body and persistently biased into a locking position, the clamping element comprising a pivoting slot-engaging member to be received in the slot in the forward side of the stationary slotted rail,
- wherein, in use mounted on the stationary slotted rail, the clamping element in the locking position locks a location of the clamping guide rail on the stationary slotted rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.