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US 12,509,808 B2Granted
Frame fabric clip
AssigneeGracewood Management, Inc.
InventorCody Wayment
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Abstract
A quilting frame unit for supporting a quilt core to be sewn by a quilting machine includes a frame support structure, a frame assembly, and quilt core retention members. The frame support structure is adapted to support a machine carriage assembly that provides for lateral and longitudinal movement of the quilting machine. The frame assembly is affixed to the frame support structure. The quilt core retention members are configured to selectively couple with the frame assembly with the quilt core draped over to retain the quilt core to the frame assembly.
Claims17
A quilting frame unit for supporting a quilt core to be sewn by a quilting machine, comprising:
- a frame support structure adapted to support a machine carriage assembly, the machine carriage assembly providing for lateral and longitudinal movement of the quilting machine;
- a frame assembly affixed to the frame support structure, the frame assembly including a plurality of fabric support members configured to support the quilt core relative to the quilting machine;
- at least one quilt core retention member comprising:
- a retention clip configured to selectively couple to one support member of the plurality of fabric support members with the quilt core draped over the plurality of fabric support members to retain the quilt core to the one support member, and
- an elastic fabric retainer arm having a fixed end coupled to the retention clip and a free end spaced apart from the fixed end, the elastic fabric retainer arm shaped to define a quilt-core roll receiving channel configured to receive a quilt core roll of unsewn or previously sewn fabric of the quilt core to support the quilt core roll relative to the frame assembly when the quilt core is draped over the frame assembly,
- wherein the elastic fabric retainer arm is biased toward a first loop shape in which the quilt-core roll receiving channel has a first area so that the elastic fabric retainer arm applies a retaining force on the quilt core roll in the quilt-core roll receiving channel to block the quilt core roll from moving out of the quilt-core roll receiving channel,
- wherein the elastic fabric retainer arm is configured to deform from the first loop shape to a second loop shape in which the quilt-core roll receiving channel has a second area that is greater than the first area to accommodate a larger quilt core roll, and
- wherein the first loop shape and the second loop shape of the elastic fabric retainer arm each have a circular cross-section.
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A quilt core retention device adapted to retain a quilt core to be sewn by a quilting machine to a quilting frame, the quilt core retention device comprising
- a retention clip configured to selectively couple to one support member of the quilting frame with the quilt core draped over the quilting frame to retain the quilt core to the one support member;
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- a fabric retainer arm having a fixed end coupled to the retention clip and a free end spaced apart from the fixed end, the fabric retainer arm shaped to define a quilt-core roll receiving channel configured to receive a quilt core roll of unsewn or previously sewn fabric of the quilt core,
- wherein the fabric retainer arm is biased toward a first loop shape in which the quilt-core roll receiving channel has a first area so that the fabric retainer arm applies a retaining force on the quilt core roll in the quilt-core roll receiving channel to block the quilt core roll from moving out of the quilt-core roll receiving channel, and
- wherein the fabric retainer arm has a circular cross-sectional shape.
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A method comprising
- providing quilting frame unit comprising:
- a frame support structure adapted to support a machine carriage assembly;
- a frame assembly affixed to the frame support structure that includes a plurality of fabric support members configured to support a quilt core relative to a quilting machine on the machine carriage assembly;
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- at least one quilt core retention member including a retention clip and a fabric retainer arm having a fixed end coupled to the retention clip and a free end spaced apart from the fixed end, wherein the fabric retainer arm shaped to define a quilt-core roll receiving channel;
- draping the quilt core over the plurality of fabric support members;
- coupling the retention clip of the at least one quilt core retention member to one support member of the plurality of fabric support members with the quilt core draped over the plurality of fabric support members;
- deflecting the free end of the fabric retainer arm away from the retention clip to cause the free end of the fabric retainer arm to be spaced apart from the retention clip to define a gap therebetween;
- inserting the quilt core roll of unsewn or previously sewn fabric of the quilt core through the gap into the quilt-core roll receiving channel formed by the fabric retainer arm so that the quilt core roll is supported relative to the frame assembly when the quilt core roll is draped over the frame assembly;
- releasing the free end of the fabric retainer arm to cause the fabric retainer arm to retain to an original shape so that the fabric retainer arm applies a retaining force on the quilt core roll in the quilt-core roll receiving channel to block the quilt core roll from moving out of the quilt-core roll receiving channel,
- wherein the fabric retainer arm has a circular cross-sectional shape.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.