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US 2010/0206205 A1Published application
Material sheet attachment device and methods
OwnerMark J. Tiedeman, Susan A. Mezerainventors
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Abstract
A device for attaching a fabric layer of a quilt to a leader that, in turn, attaches to a rail on a quilting machine so that the quilt may be pulled allowing the quilting machine to stitch the entire quilt.
Claims21
A material sheet attachment device, comprising:
- a channel member defining an outer channel surface and a channel cavity having an inner channel surface, the channel member being mounted to a fabric leader along at least a portion of the outer channel surface, the channel cavity being sized to receive a portion of a material sheet;
- a plurality of retaining members configured to releaseably mount to the channel member, wherein when each retaining member is mounted to the channel member,
- a first portion of the retaining member is positioned in the channel cavity in engagement with the material sheet to retain the material sheet between the inner channel surface and the first portion of the retaining member, and
- a second portion of the retaining member is positioned outside the channel cavity and configured for grasping by a user to insert and remove the retaining member relative to the channel cavity member.
1 more element
A quilting system, comprising:
- a quilting machine;
- a quilting rack assembly configured to support the quilting machine and including at least one fabric rail;
- a sheet attachment device, including:
- a channel member defining a channel cavity and an outer surface, the channel cavity sized to receive a portion of a fabric sheet;
- a fabric leader secured along one edge to the at least one fabric rail and secured along an opposite edge to the outer surface of the channel member;
- a retaining member configured to releaseably mount to the channel cavity, wherein when the retaining member is mounted to the channel, a first portion of the retaining member is positioned in the channel cavity to secure the fabric sheet to the channel member, and a second portion of the retaining member is positioned outside of the channel cavity for engagement by a user to insert and remove the retaining member from the channel member.
3 more elements
A method of securing a fabric sheet to a quilting machine rail with a material sheet attachment system, the material sheet attachment system including a channel member and a retaining member, the method comprising.
- coupling an outer surface of the channel member to the quilting machine rail;
- positioning a portion of the fabric sheet within a channel cavity defined by the channel member;
- positioning a portion of the retaining member within the channel cavity to secure the fabric sheet to the channel member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.