Quilting stand
OwnerIna Ruth Gosneyinventor
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Abstract
A stand includes a horizontal beam supported at two opposite ends by two respective footed legs. The legs and beam are sized to straddle a chair or bed while a human user is sitting in the chair or bed. A top surface of the beam is at a vertical level such that the user may comfortably quilt with a quilting hoop supported by the top surface of the beam. Two lateral supports are attached to the beam in spaced apart relationship and extend above the top surface of the beam. The supports are spaced apart by a distance less than a width of a quilting hoop such that the quilting hoop may be partially inserted between and abut against the supports while being supported by the beam. The supports limit movement of the hoop in lateral directions and in a direction away from the user while the hoop is being supported by the beam.
Claims20
A stand comprising:
- a horizontal beam supported at two opposite ends by two respective footed legs, the legs and beam being sized to straddle a chair or bed while a human user is sitting in the chair or bed, a top surface of the beam being at a vertical level such that the user may comfortably quilt with a quilting hoop supported by the top surface of the beam;
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- two lateral supports attached to the beam in spaced apart relationship and extending above the top surface of the beam, the supports being spaced apart by a distance less than a width of a quilting hoop such that the quilting hoop may be partially inserted between and abut against the supports while being supported by the beam, the supports being configured to limit movement of the hoop in lateral directions and in a direction away from the user while the hoop is being supported by the beam.
A stand comprising:
- a horizontal beam supported at two opposite ends by two respective legs, the legs and the beam defining an open space between the legs and below the beam, a top surface of the beam being approximately between thirty and forty inches above a bottom surface of at least one of the legs;
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- two lateral supports, each said support being attached to the beam at a respective adjustable location along a length of the beam, at least a portion of each said support being disposed above the top surface of the beam.
A quilting stand comprising:
- a horizontal beam supported at two opposite ends by two respective legs, the legs and beam being sized to straddle a chair or bed while a human user is sitting in the chair or bed, a top surface of the beam being configured to be at or below a shoulder level of the user sitting in the chair or bed;
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- two lateral supports attached to the beam in spaced apart relationship and extending above the top surface of the beam, the supports being spaced apart by a distance less than a width of a quilting hoop such that the quilting hoop may be partially inserted between the supports, each of the supports having a surface with a section generally oriented to face the user and non-perpendicular to a length of the beam such that the partially inserted hoop may abut against the section of the surface, the supports being configured to limit movement of the hoop in lateral directions and in a direction away from the user while the hoop is being supported by the beam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.