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US 2003/0200906 A1Published application
Quilting rack for sewing machines
OwnerJohn D. Maaginventor
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Abstract
A quilting rack for sewing machines comprising a U-shaped rectangular metal frame supporting a wheeled bottom or queen carriage for side to side translation of a wheeled upper king carriage capable of forward and rearward translation of the sewing machine it is carrying. Three rollers supply, tension and load the quilt for sewing patterns guided by a laser pointer and a template. The quilting rack can be utilized without a sewing machine by mounting on a wall or shelf.
Claims20
A quilting rack for sewing machines comprising:
- a U-shaped metal frame having a pair of extending side rails supporting a front rail and a rear rail to form a rectangular metal frame;
- a first rectangular wheeled carriage translatable from side to side from the extending side rails on the rectangular metal frame;
- a second rectangular wheeled carriage translatable forward and backward on the first wheeled carriage for supporting a sewing machine;
- each of said pair of extending side rails supporting an upright roller support element;
- a roller support arm horizontally arranged perpendicularly to each upright roller support element;
- a set of three rollers extending between the roller support arms to supply, tension and load a quiltable fabric sheet;
- each of said rollers rotatable only in one direction;
- a laser pointer device located on said second wheeled carriage;
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- a pattern stencil located on said quiltable fabric sheet;
- whereby the quiltable fabric sheet can be patterned by the sewing machine following the illuminated pattern stencil to stitch a pattern on the movable quiltable fabric sheet.
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A quilting rack for mounting on a shelf comprising:
- a U-shaped metal frame having a pair of extending side rails supporting a front rail and a rear rail to form a rectangular metal frame;
- a first rectangular wheeled carriage translatable from side to side from the extending side rails on the rectangular metal frame;
- a second rectangular wheeled carriage translatable forward and backward on the first wheeled carriage;
- each of said pair of extending side rails supporting an upright roller support element;
- a roller support arm horizontally arranged perpendicularly to each upright roller support element;
- a set of three rollers extending between the roller support arms to supply, tension and load a quiltable fabric sheet;
- each of said rollers rotatable only in one direction;
- a movable pattern stencil positioned on said quiltable fabric sheet;
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- a laser pointer device located on said second wheeled carriage and directed upwards to light said movable pattern stencil for quilting;
- whereby the quiltable fabric sheet can be patterned by following the illuminated pattern stencil to hand stitch a pattern on the movable quiltable fabric sheet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.