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US 4,945,642 AGranted
Quilting template
OwnerSusan Saulietisinventor
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Abstract
A template for guiding a cutting tool for cutting cloth, paper, or the like is provided having a transparent body, a marked seam allowance, and a handle for accurate repetitive cutting of simple or complex pattern shapes.
Claims3
A template for guiding a blade-type cutting tool for cutting material comprising:
- a substantially rigid, substantially transparent template body having a material contacting surface and an opposite non-contacting surface and a guiding edge wherein
- the guiding edge corresponds to a predetermine configuration to permit the cutting tool to be abutted against the edge during the cutting process for accurately guiding the tool to cut the material in the predetermined configuration;
- the material contacting surface of the body includes a rough portion to provide resistance against sliding of the template over the material so that the template remains in place during the cutting process;
- said template body includes a marking which defines a margin between the cutting edge and the center of the template body which corresponds to a predetermined seam allowance;
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- said seam allowance marking includes said rough portion.
3 more elements
A template for guiding a cutting tool for cutting material comprising:
- a substantially rigid, substantially smooth, substantially transparent template body having a material contacting surface, an opposite non-contacting surface, and a guiding edge, wherein the guiding edge corresponds to a configuration conforming to a desired shape to be cut, the material contacting surface of the body includes a rough portion to provide resistance against sliding of the template over the material, and wherein the rough portion defines a margin corresponding to a predetermined seam allowance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.