US372911A - Quilting-frame for sewing-machines - Google Patents

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T. A. HILL. QUILTING FRAME FOR SEWING MACHINES. N0.'37Z,911. Patented Nov. 8, 1887.

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QUILTING- FRAME FOR SEWING-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,911, dated November 8, 1887.

Application filed April 13, 1887.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, TERELIUS ALLEN HILL, a citizen of the United States, residing at High Point, in the county of Guilford and State of North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Quilting Attachments for Sewing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to quilting attachments for sewing-machines; and it consists in the details of construction and combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portionof a sewingmachine with my attachment in position for operation. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the carriage. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the same. Fig. 4 is a detail section through v the clamp and the ends of the rollers. Figs. 5 and 6 are views illustrating the track and its supports.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre sponding parts.

In the drawings, A represents the carriage, provided with rollers on which the fabric is arranged for quilting.

B B are the side plates or head-blocks in which the rollers a, b, and c a-rejournaled.

O is a bar connecting the side plates. The side plates at the ends to which the connectingbar is attached have upward extensions, D, which are provided with bearings for the back roller, a. The middle roller, b, carrying the upper fabric, isjournaled in the lower part of the side plates beneath and to one side of the roller i. a. The journals at one end of the rollers a and b are inserted into their bearings from the inner side of the plates. The journals at the other ends of these rollers rest in slots d 6, formed in the side plates, and are provided with heads or flangesff attheir extremities.

E is a clamp formed in two pieces, which are held together by a set-screw, g. or other suitable means; This clamp is applied to the rollers 11 b after thejournals are placed in the slots (1 e. The ends of the clamps are formed with semicircular recesses; and when the two pieces are placed in position on therollers, these recesses form bearings nearly surrounding the rollers. This clamp is applied near one end Serial No. 234,714. (No model.)

of the rollers ab, on the inner side of the slotted side plate, the rollers being held at any desired degree of pressure by means of the setscrew g. \Vhen the clamp is loosened, the rollers can be readily removed from the frame.

0 is a roller journaled in suitable bearings h h at the other ends of the side pieces, B B. As shownin the drawings, the ends of the side pieces are recessed and a series of bearings formed by means of the bars orwires These bearings or rests for the journals are made open, so that the roller can be removed from the frame or adjusted higher, as the bulk of the material on the roller increases. When the journals are placed in their bearings, they are held in position by the pins or bolts K. The ends of thejournals of this roller are also provided with heads j. The roller 0 has a ratchet-wheel, Z, at one end, with which engages a pawl, m, pivoted to the side plate, B. When the attachment is in position on the sewing-machine, the roller 0 is turned to draw the material from the other rollers and to take it up as fast as it is quilted, the pawl, when in engagement with the ratchet, allowing the roller to turn to wind up the material, but preventing it from unwinding.

The under side of the head-blocks or side pieces of the frame are recessed at a to receive the wheels 0. These wheels are four in numher, two being placed on each side of the carriage. These wheels are placed toward the inner edge of the side pieces, and are provided with flanges .p to keep the carriage in proper position on'the track. Each of these wheels is mounted loosely on a wire or rod, 0, which extends across the recess at the inner edge of the frame. of the recess to the lips or'lugsq q, projecting downward from the side plate.

F represents a frame or track formed in two sections, 1' "r. This track, when in position, extends across the sewing-machinetable, forming a nearly continuous track. The needlebarworks between the side pieces or rails. On this track the carriage moves, the material to be quilted being carried backward and forward under the needle-bar of the machine. The ends of the sections, which rest upon the table, are cut out to fit the edge of the table and the bed-plate of the sewing-machine. The two The wire is fastened at each side sections of the track are held together and to the machine-table by the two connecting-bars or rods .9. These rods are provided with slots t at their ends, through which pass the thumbscrews a, connecting them to the track. By means of these slots in the connecting-bars the tracks can be readily adjusted to fit machines of different widths. Projecting from the illner sides of the track are pins to, to which the legs or supports are attached, as will be hereinafter described.

G G represent the legs or supports for the track. At each end these supports are composed of two legs crossing each other and held together by a screw or bolt, r. The legs are provided with a series of holes, a, so that they can be raised or lowered, as desired, to suit the particular sewing-maehinein use- XV hen the bolt or screw is placed in the upper holes, the legs are widened and lowered. \Vhen placed in the lower holes, the legs are raised. The upper ends of the legs are notched or cut out, as shown at x, to form shoulders, on which the track is supported. The extremities 3/ of the legs pass upon the inside of the track and are provided with holes Y, adapted to receive the pins It, projecting from the inner side of the track. Vith this construction the weight of the carriage and track rests upon the legs, while the pins hold the legs in position.

The manner of operating the attachmentean be readily understood from the description,

taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. Before commencing to quilt the lining or under fabric and wadding are wound upon the roller a. The fabric for the top of the quilt is wound on the middle roller, 1), the wrong side of the goods being on the outside. The cotton and lining from the roller a pass down and under the roller 1), the cotton coming in Contact with the top cloth. The goods are drawn from these two rollers, and the ends are fastened together and to the ratchet-roller or take-up roller by tacks or in any other suit able manner. XVhen the track and the sup porting-legs are in position, the carriage can be readily placed upon the track with the ma terial in proper position, the roller 0 being arranged under the arm of the sewing machine.

Having thus described my invention, I claim-- 1. In a carriage for holding and carrying fabrics to be quilted, the combination, with the rollers a b, on which the fabric is to be wound for quilting, of the side plates, in which the rollers are journaled, one of said side plates being provided with slots, in which the headed journals of the rollers rest, and a clamp operated by a set-screw for holding the said rollers in position, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a carriage for holding and carrying fabrics to be quilted, the combination,with the side plates, B B, connected by a cross-bar, of the rollers a 1), arranged substantially as described, the clamp E, having the set-screw 1 the roller 0, having headed journals and arranged in bearings in the side plates, as described, said roller being provided with a ratchet-wheel and pawl, and the flanged wheels 0, secured to the under sides of the plates B 13, substantially as herein set forth.

3. In a quilting attachment for sewingmachines, the combination, with the frame or track F, formed in two sections, of the connecting bars or rods 8 8, arranged on opposite sides of the track and having the slots t at their ends, and the set-screws u, which pass through the slots and connect the bars to the sides of the track, substantially as described.

4. In a quilting attachment for sewing'machines, the combination, with a frame or track adapted to rest on a sewing-machine table, said track being provided with projecting pins, as described, of the cross-legs connected together by screws or bolts and arranged to support each end of the track, said legsbeing provided with a series of holes, by which they can be adjusted to tables of different heights, and each of said legs having a notch or shoulder near its upper end, on which the track rests, and an arm extending upward from the shoulder and perforated to receive the pins projecting from the track, substantially as set forth.

T. A. HILL. Witnesses:

Gno. W. LONG, W. H. Lowe.

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