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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
JOHN B. MURPHREE, OF LINDSEY, TEXAS.
QUILTING-FRAME.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 265,694, dated October 10, 18e2.
Application filed July 10, 1882. (o mnod.l.1To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, Jo N B. MURP n EE, of
Lindsey, in the county of Henderson and State
of Texas, have invented certain new and use-
5 ful Improvements in Quilting-Frames; and I
do hereby declare that the following is a full,
clear, and exact description of the invention,
which will enable others skilled in the art to
which it appertains to make and use the same,
to referece being had tothe accompanying draw-.
ings, which form a part of this specification.
Figure 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a
longitudinal vertical sectional view. Fig. 3 is
a vertical cross- section, and Fig. 4 is an end
15 view.
Corresponding parts in the several figures
are denoted by like letters of reference.
This invention relates to an improved fold-
ing quilting-frame, the construction of which
20 will be hereinafter fully described, and partic-
ularly pointed out in the claim.
In the drawings hereto annexed, A A rep-
resent two curved font - pieces connected by a
longitudinal brace, B. In mortises C in the
25 upper side of each of the foot-piecesAa pair of
upward-projecting arms, D D, are hinged, said
arms being provided with pivoted braces E,
tihe ends of which are connected by clamp-
screws F, by which said braces may be secured
30 at anly position to which they may be adjusted
in relation to each other. The arms D of each
pair are provided at their n upper ends with bear-
ings for a pair of longitudinal parallel rollers,
G, which may be held securely in position and
35 prevented from turning by set-screws H, work-
ing in the upper ends of the arms D and bear-
ing against the ends orjournalsof the rollers G.
The article to be quilted, which in the draw-
ings is denoted by letter I, is in practice woundupon one of the rollers and its free edge tacked 40
or otherwise secured to the other roller. By
unwinding the fabric from one roller and wind-
ing it upon the other any desired portion may
be conveniently exposed for working, the roll-
ers being meanwhile held stationary by the set- 45
screws H and the stand or frame sufficiently
extended by the braces E and screws F, thus
keeping the fabric properly stretched.
When not inll use the stand or frame may be
folded and the fabric wound upon the rollers, 50
thus keeping it from ldust and soil while the
frame is put away.
This device is exceedingly simple, inexpen-
sive, and convenient. As shown in dotted
lines, Fig. 4, the arms D may be tilted in the 55
same direction, fths making the working-sur-
face inclined, which is convenient when only -
a single person is at wollrk. Tmwo or more per-
sons Ilay, however, conveniently work at the
same time on one article when the surface is 6o
level, which may be readily attained, as shown
ini the drawings.
Having thus described my invention, I claim
and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the
United States-- 5
As an improvement in quilting-f Lraes, the
combination, with the foot - pieces A, of the
hinged arms D, braces E, cla'mping-screws F,
rollers G, and set - screws H, substantially as
and for the purpose herein set forth. 7o
In testimony that I claim the foregoilngas
my own I have hereto affixed my signature in
presence of two witnesses.
JOhN B. MURPHREE.
Witnesses:
JAS. F. FRAlNKLIN,
W. L. MCNEIL.
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Murphree, John B. Quilting Frame., patent, October 10, 1882; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth170424/m1/2/?rotate=270: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.