US1326776A - Quilting apparatus - Google Patents

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QUILTING APPARATUS. vMPLICA'I'IOI" FILED APR. 10, I915- BENEWED MAY 28. I919.

1',326,776. Patented Dec. 30,1919.

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OUMTING APPARATUS. APPLICATION HLED APR. 10. 19-16. RENEWED MAY 20, m9.

1,326,776; Patented Dec. 30,1919.

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QUILTING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED APR. 1.0. 19 16. RENEWED MAY 28. 1919.

1',326,776. Patented Dec. 30,1919.

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OF CLARKSVILLE, TEXAS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec.3 0,

Application filed April 10, 191e, Serial No. 90,170. Renewed May 28, 1919. Serial at. 300,450. f,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEFFERSON D. PARK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tishomingo, in the county of Johnston and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Quilting Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention has to do with quilting apparatus and has for its primary objects, first, to provide a foldable frame structure capable of being'collapsed to occupy a minimum amount of storage space, second, to provide auxiliary fabric holdingmeans by which they preliminary operation of insertion of batting between the material to be quilted is facilitated, third, such means to be movable into an inoperative position with respect to the quilt during quiltlng operation; and lastly, to provide novel locking means for holdlng the frame in ex- These and such other objects as may hereinafter appear are attained by the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically described and claimed. Reference will now behad to the accompanying drawings forminga part Of this specification, wherein:

Figure lis a top plan view of the quilting apparatus with the material disposed upon the fabric holding rolls preparatory .to insertion of the batting between the fabric layers. a

F ig. 2 is a side elevation thereof with the parts in position ready for quilting and the auxiliary frame arranged in inoperative poand operative position in dotted lines. i

Fig. 3 is'an end elevationwith the parts in the relative position shown in Fig. 2.

1 Fig. 4 is a side elevation showing the apparatus in closed or folded position, the full and dotted lines indicating the difierent'po sitions that may be assumed by the auxiliary i rolls hereinbefore referred to.

frame. y y i Fig. 5 is a top plan View showing the quilt apron carried by one of the fabric rolls by means of which the quilting at the end of quilt is facilitated. Fig. 6 is a, fragmentary detail perspective locking means for the Fig. 7 is anenlarged perspective fragis arranged in this superposed mentary View showing more clearly'the supporting means for the swinging frame.

Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view of a fric to the drawings and specifically At the upper portion ofthe frame members 2 is journaled a fabric holdingroll 4while a corresponding roll 5 is, journaled upon the upper portion of the other frame members 1. Each of these rolls is provided with a crank 6, 7, and ratchet and pawl locking means 8, 9. Pivotally mounted on the pivots 10 adjacent to the fabric roll is what I termjfor the purposes ofthisdescription a swinging auxiliary frame comprising the side m bers 11 insthe' free endsJof whichis mounted, a third fabric roll 12., This roll is also adapted to' be re volved by means of the crank 13 and isalso provided with looking ing it against rotation. 1

It will be observed by reference'to Fig. 2 that the swinging frame referred to is capable of being moved on its pivot to a position above the plane of the rolls carried means 14. for hold by the mainframe inwhich ositio'nsaid swmging frame is held by stop means 15 attached to the frame standards 1 as shown mostclearly in Fig. 7. The swinging frame position whenpreparing the material for as will be' describedmore clearly hereinafter and when the actual quilting of the material is carried out said frame is swung on its pivots into the inoperative position shown by 'full lines in Fig, 2 where the roll 12 is below the plane of the main frame This'move ment of theauxiliary frame is also advantageous as when it is desired tofold the apparatus, because said frame may be so positioned as to occupy a close relation with respect to] the mainframe standards 111a manner most clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing. y

In order to hold the frame in extended quilting material to position, I employ locking means consisting of link members 16, 17 pivotally connected to the standards 1 and 2 of the main frame, the link member 17 being offset at 18 so as to permit the movement of the standards into closed position. The links are pivotally connected at 19 and alocking element 20 is also carried by each link pivot and this locking element is freely movable into pendent position most clearly shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings. The lower end of the element is notched as indicated at 21, and automatically engages with the cross bar 3 of the frame standards in which position the extension of the frame is limited and the folding of the frame members prevented. This forms a simple locking arrangement for the device and it will be apparent that it is only necessary to break the joint of the links in order to disengage the .link device and permit the standards 1 and 2 to be folded. WVhen in folded position the standards are locked together by any desired means such as the hook and eye device designated 21.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings and describing the use of this apparatus, the frame is arranged in its extended or open position with the fabric holding rolls in spaced relation to each other. The roll 4 can ries a short canvas or other fabric strip 4: having a reinforcing rod 4iconnectedto its end and said end is provided with a plurality of hooks a to which the quilting material is adapted to be connected. In preparing the be quilted, the lower fabric is first connected to the hooks P and wound upon the roll 4. The opposite or righthand end of the material is then connected to the apron 5 secured to the fabric roll 5, said apron being provided with the attaching means 5 similar to that described with reference to the strip 4: WVith the swinging frame moved into its operative position suspended over the main frame, the right hand end of the upper layer of fabric material for the quilt is attached to the strip 12 of the roll 12 of said swinging frame and completely wound thereupon. The left hand extremity of this upper fabric material is now connected to the-hook members 5 of the roll 5. The material of the lower and upper fabrics is then wound upon the roll 5 from the rolls 4 and 12, respectively, the filling material or batting being inserted between these layers during such winding action. It will be obvious that the preparation of the quilt in this manner is facilitated and when the material has been completely wound upon the roll 5 the upper layerend is disconnected from the roll 12 andsaid end attached to the fastening means P of the I roll 4. The material is now ready for quilting and the auxiliary frame may be moved fromits operative to the inoperative position pendent from its pivots as shown in Fig. 2. As the quilting operation proceeds the material is wound upon the roll 4 until the end of the quilt passes from the roll 5 and it is at this point that the advantage of the relatively wide apron 5 is apparent. The quilt can be entirely unwound from the roll 5 and quilted clear to the other end of said material without the necessity of disconnectingthe fabrics from the apron.

In order to prevent the fabric rolls of the quilting frame from too freely unwinding, I preferably provide a friction screw 22 for each journal of these rolls as clearly shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings. The friction on the respective rolls may be adjusted as desired to wind more or less freely as the case may be.

It will be obvious that slight changes may readily be made in the details of construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention and within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

Having thus described my I claim as new is: i

1.: In quilting apparatus, the combination of a main frame, a fabric carrying roll mounted at one side thereof, a winding roll mounted at theother side thereof, and an auxiliary frame movably mounted on the invention, what main frame adjacent to the winding roll being disposed abovethe latter at the side of the main frameiwhen winding material upon the winding roll, said auxiliary frame ing roll when unwinding material from the winding roll on to the fabric carrying roll first mentioned.

2. In quilting apparatus, the combination with a main frame, spaced rolls mounted in saidframe uponwhich a layer of fabric to be quilted is adapted to be rolled, a swinging frame mounted at one side of the main frame and movable into superposed relation to the fabric layer above mentioned during preparation of the material for quilting, stop means on the main frame with which the side of the auxiliary frame engages for holding the auxiliary frame in the superposed position during winding of material on one of the said spacedrolls and a roll on said swinging frame for holding acsecond layer of fabric material to permit winding thereof upon one ofthe rollers of the main frame aforesaid, saidswinging frame being displaceable from superposed position into operative position during quilting opbeing movable to a position below the wind-.

pivotally mounted on one of said cross mem- 13 hers adjacent to the winding roll, a fabric roll carried by the auxiliary frame and mov-.

able 1n one direction to a position adjacent to and above 5 mg materlal the Winding r011 when windtherefrom onto the Winding roll, and in the other direction to pendent inoperative position below the plane of the

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