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US 7,581,343 B1Granted
Quilt display frame
OwnerLoren Baxterinventor
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Abstract
A quilt display frame utilizing a sheet of flexible material having a peripheral edge with a plurality of sleeves. Poles are placed within the sleeves and connected to one another to form a frame member. A connector is employed to this end which includes a pair of tubes that are connected to each other by a bridge a pair of legs are clipped on to the poles to support the frame on a surface in a upright position in order to allow a surface of the sheet to be used for holding patches for previewing a quilt design.
Claims12
A design frame device for previewing quilting work, comprising:
- a. a sheet of flexible material, said sheet including a peripheral edge and an inner portion apart from said peripheral edge, said sheet further comprising at a first sleeve and a spaced second sleeve at said peripheral edge;
- b. a first frame pole having one portion lying inside said first sleeve with another portion of said first frame pole lying out side said first sleeve;
- c. a second frame pole having one portion lying inside said second sleeve with another portion of said second frame pole lying outside said second sleeve;
- d. a connector, said connector including a first tube for encompassing said another portion of said first frame pole, a second tube for encompassing said another portion of said second frame pole, and a bridge connecting said first and second tubes;
- e. a first ground contacting leg having an outwardly extending end;
- f. a second ground contacting leg having an outwardly extending end;
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- g. one link having a hook rotatably, attached to said another portion of said first pole and a tube connected to said outwardly extending end of said first ground contacting leg.
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