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the said brace tapering from its central por-
tion in both directions toward its ends and
being provided at each end with a clamping-
bolt 19, the lower end of which is hooked, as
5 indicated at 20, to pass under and partially
embrace the adjacent end bar, the upper end
of said bolt being threaded to receive a
thumb-nut 21, by which the brace may be
firmly clamped to the end bars. This par-
[ o ticular connection between the end bars and
the connecting-brace admits of the said brace
being adjusted relatively to said end bars,
and as the quilting-frame as a whole is sus-
pended from the bar 9 by means of a hook
15 23, the said brace engaging with an eye 24
on the lower end of the bar 9, the quilting-
frame may in this manner be accurately bal-
anced according to the distribution of the
quilting material thereon and as often as the
20 shifting of the quilting material may require
the rebalancing of said frame. The end bars
13 are also provided with series of hooks 25
for engagement with chains 26, secured to
and wrapped around the ends of the poles or
25 rollers 15, whereby said rollers when turned
for tightening the quilting material may be
thereafter prevented from unrolling and
loosening said material. The track 1 is pro-
vided with an eye 27, with which the hook
30 23 of the quilting-frame may engage for hold-
ing or hanging the quilting-frame out of the
way when not in use. If desired, the quilt-
ing-frame, together with the carrier and sus-
pension - bars, may be detached from the
35 track and stored away.
The quilting - frame and its connectionsabove described are extremely simple in con-
struction, inexpensive in manufacture, and
will be found particularly desirable on ac-
count of the simple means by which the 40
quilting-frame proper may be balanced so as
to prevent the same from canting or tilting
to one side, so as to drag unevenly in its pas-
sage over the sewing-machine. One of the
end bars of the frame is provided on its up- 45
per side with a depression or recess 28, adapt-
ing the same to be passed under the presser-
foot of the sewing-machine, thus obviating
the necesity of uncoupling or taking apart
the quilting-frame. 50
Having thus described the invention, what
is claimed as new, and desired to be secured
by Letters Patent, is-
In a quilting-frame, the combination with
the frame proper, and means for suspending 55
said frame from an overhead support, of a
brace interposed between and abutting at its
ends against the end bars of the quilting-
frame, hooked clamping-bolts slidingly fitted
in openings in the ends of the brace and em- 6o
bracing the end bars of the quilting-frame
upon three sides, whereby the quilting-frame
may be shifted, and thumb-nuts for tighten-
ing said bolts substantially as described.
In testimony whereof I have signed this 65
specification in the presence of two subscrib-
ing witnesses.
EDWIN W. IIEACKER.
Witnesses:
E. E. LOONEY,
G. L. SCOTT.2
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Heacker, Edwin W. Quilting - Frame for Sewing - Machines, patent, November 9, 1897; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth510311/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.