US529946A - Quilting-frame for sewing-machines - Google Patents

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J. A. PARSONS; QUILTING FRAME FOR SEWING MACHINES.

No. 529,946. Patented Nov 27, 1894."

-* FNITED STATES JAMES A. PARSONS, OF QUANAH, TEXAS.

QUILTING-FRAME FOR SEWING-MACHINES.

, SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 529,946, dated November 27, 1894.

Application filed June 25,1894. Serial No. 515,689- (Il'o model.) i

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES A. PARSONS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Quanah, in the county of Hardernan-and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Quilting-Frames for Sewing- Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in quilting-frames for sewing-machines, and has for its object to provide a folding tripod which is adapted to support the quilting frame, bymeans of a swiveled pulley connected to the handle of the frame carrying the rollers, the said pulley running backward and forward on the upper surface of a horizontal shaft which is held by means of adjustable rods, to a parallel shaft which is slidingly held to the upper surfaces of two of the tripod strips.

Another object of the invention resides in the construction of the folding tripod, which can be compactly stored away, when not in use, and when opened up for use the legs are slantingly held against the ends or sides of the tripod strips, thus increasing the strength of the apparatus.

- To these ends and to such others as the invention may pertain, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and adaptation of the parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

I clearly illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings, which with the letters of reference marked thereon form a part of this specification, and in which drawings, similar letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, in which- Figure 1, is a perspective view of my quilt ing,frame for sewing machines. Fig, 2, is a View of the tripod folded. Fig. 3'is an enlarged view of a corner of the tripod and a leg, parts of the tripod and leg being broken away.

said sloping surface.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A represents a frame work for carrying the rollers B, which are of any ordinary construction. b b are recesses in the end strips to allow the needle held in the sewing-machine to be passed therethrough.

G is a handle to the quilting-frame, and carried at its longitudinal center is the clip D, which is provided with a swivel D connected to the block pulley E, which is adapted to travel on the horizontal bar F,adj ustably held to the parallel horizontal bar G, which latter bar G, is adapted to be slidingly held on the upper edges of the tripod top, which is made up of the pieces H, H and H", the strip H", being held to an end each of the'strips H and H by bolts, and the other ends of the strips H and H are recessed near their ends, so that when the said ends are engaging each other in the said recesses, the upper surface of the strips H and H will be in the same plane, and are held in an engaging relation by means of a button or thumb-screw h. By this construction, the horizontal bar G may be kept in the same plane while sliding about to adjust the quilter frame to the sewing machine;

The ends of the strip H are beveled ofi as seen at J, so as to allow the legs K to slant outward, when their ends are resting against At end of the strip H, which is provided with a recess for engagement with the strip H, is a cutaway portion having a bevel corresponding to the bevel on the end of the strip H, so that the top of the tripod will stand level, when the legs are spread out. By this construction, it will be seen that the tripod and quilter frame may be readilyfoldedand reduced to a compactshape, when not in use.

- Having thus described my invention, what I claim to be new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with the folding tripod comprising the legs K and the bars H H, of the bar G resting upon and adapted to slide upon the bars Hand H, the track bar F connected to and parallel with the bar G, the roller E and the swivel connection D D, for supporting the quilt holding frame, as set forth.

2. A folding tripod for supporting a quilting frame for sewing machines, comprising in of the strip H, substantially as shown and de- [0 combination the strip H with beveled ends scribed. a J, pivoted to an end of each of the strips 11 and In testimony whereof I affix my signature in H, the other ends of the strips H and H presence of two witnesses.

5 adapted by means of recesses provided therein to engage each other so that their upper edges JAMES PARSONS will be, when thus engaged, in the same hori- Witnesses: zontal plane, the button h, and the tripod legs W. M. GAMPSEY,

K, two of which bear against the beveled ends S. L. OAMPSEY.

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