Multiple use quilting frame
OwnerJohn F. Flynninventor
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Abstract
A quilting frame which can be used in hand quilting or machine sewing quilting. The multiple use frame includes three parallel, spaced rods rotatably supported by a pair of parallel frame ends with the rods being individually rotated and individually locked in rotated position by interengaging splines on the ends of the rods and on the frame ends by the use of a screw threaded knob type wing nut. The top and bottom layers of the quilt are attached to certain of the rods, the batting inserted between the top and bottom layers and the three layers of the quilt are attached to and wound on a third rod. The rods are manipulated in a manner to effectively provide a quilting area for hand stitching or machine sewing with the rods maintaining the quilt components in a taut condition when stitching or sewing.
Claims13
A multiple use quilting frame for use in hand quilting and machine quilting comprising three, generally parallel, spaced rods of equal length, a pair of generally parallel frame ends rotatably supporting the opposite ends of said rods, said rods being generally perpendicular to the frame ends, interengaging spline couplings between each end of each rod and said frame ends, and a manually actuated device at each end of each rod to selectively lock and unlock said interengaging spline couplings between the rods and frame ends to enable selective rotation and nonrotative locking of the rods in relation to the frame ends, said rods having top and back fabrics of a quilt attached thereto and wound and unwound therefrom, said top fabric being connected to the two outermost rods and the back fabric connected to one of the outermost rods and a rod positioned between the outermost rods to enable batting to be inserted between the top fabric and back fabric to form a quilt as the top and back fabric and batting are wound onto said one outermost rod with the area between said one outermost rod and the rod positioned between the outermost rods forming a working area for quilting the top fabric, batting and back fabric to form a quilt, each of said spline couplings including an end fitting detachably connected to each end of each rod, each end fitting including radial splines thereon to enable removal of said end fitting and interchange of rods of different length to enable the quilting frame to be used in forming quilts of different dimensions.
A multiple use quilting frame for use in hand quilting and machine quilting comprising three, generally parallel, spaced rods of equal length, a pair of generally parallel frame ends rotatably supporting the opposite ends of said rods, said rods being generally perpendicular to the frame ends, a manually actuated device at each end of each rod to selectively lock and unlock the rods and frame ends to enable selective rotation and nonrotative locking of the rods in relation to the frame ends, said manually actuated device at each end of each rod selectively connecting each end of each rod to said frame ends to enable one of said frame ends to be separated from said rods to enable the frame to be associated with a sewing machine after which the removed frame end is replaced, said rods having top and back fabrics of a quilt attached thereto and wound and unwound therefrom with the top fabric being connected to the two outermost rods and the back fabric connected to one of the outermost rods and a rod positioned between the outermost rods to enable batting to be inserted between the top fabric and back fabric to form a quilt as the top and back fabric and batting are wound onto one outermost rod, the area between said one outermost rod and the rod positioned between the outermost rods forming a working area for quilting the top fabric, batting and back fabric to form a quilt.
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