Patent ID: 11920269
Assignee: nan
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 9:
10. A template clamping apparatus for clamping a fabric against a quilt making template, said apparatus comprising:
a base having an upper surface and a lower surface;
a turntable supported by said base, said turntable defining a working surface which is rotatable relative to said base;
an arm rigidly connected to said base, said arm having a first and a second end;
a clamp connected to said second end of said arm such that when said clamp is disposed in a loading disposition thereof, loading of the fabric between the quilt making template and said turntable is permitted and when said clamp is disposed in a clamping disposition thereof, the fabric is clamped between the quilt making template and said turntable such that when said clamp is disposed in said clamping disposition, relative movement between the quilt making template and the fabric is inhibited while permitting the fabric sandwiched between said turntable and the quilt making template to rotate relative to said base so that cutting of the fabric in conformity with the guilt making template is facilitated;
a block connected to said second end of said arm, said block defining a bore;
a lever connected to said block, said lever having a first extremity and a second extremity;
said clamp including:
a rod slidably cooperating with said bore of said block, said rod having a proximal end and a distal end;

said first extremity of said lever is pivotally connected to said proximal end of said rod; and
a link having a first end and a second end, said lever being pivotally connected to said first end of said link between said first extremity of said lever and said second extremity of said lever, said second end of said link being pivotally connected to said block, the arrangement being such that when said lever is disposed in a first location thereof, said clamp is disposed in said loading disposition and when said lever is disposed in a second location thereof, said clamp is disposed in said clamping disposition.