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US 4,590,695 AGranted
Adjustable quilting frame
OwnerDean D. McGillivrayinventor
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Abstract
An adjustable quilting frame having a base, an articulated arm pivotally attached to the base, a positionable joint attached to an outer end of the arm, and a cradle attached to the joint and including a hoop assembly adapted to hold a fabric workpiece. All of the joints include releasable locking nuts which enable them to be alternately loosened and tightened so that the articulated arm and joint can be positioned to orient the hoop assembly at any desired angle, at a variety of distances from the base, and at a variety of elevations above a floor.
Claims7
An adjustable quilting frame comprising:
- a base;
- an articulated arm pivotally attached to said base;
- a positionable joint attached to said arm and having a first member attached to said arm to pivot about a first axis, and a second member attached to said first member to pivot about a second axis;
- a cradle attached to said second member to pivot about a third axis, said cradle having a C-shape and being connected at an upper end thereof to said second member;
- hoop means for retaining a quilt, said hoop means having an inner hoop member attached to a lower end of said cradle and an outer split hoop member carried on said inner hoop member, said hoop means being spaced separately from and below said upper end of said cradle such that an open crook portion of said cradle extends between said upper and lower ends thereof;
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- means for releasably locking said first member to said arm means, said second member to said first member, and said cradle means to said second member, whereby said hoop means may be fixed at a predetermined orientation and elevation.
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