Patent ID: 6446567
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: D05B,D05C,Y10T

Abstract:
A portable, hand-operated quilting clamp, comprising:a manually openable clamp body comprising top and bottom portions hingeably connected and moveable between a clamping position and an open position, said top and bottom portions defining a fabric receiving gap in said open position and operable to grip fabric in said clamping position; distal ends of said top and bottom portions substantially aligned so as to oppose one another in said clamping position; at least one spring connected to said clamp body and biasing said clamp top portion towards said clamp bottom portion; a handle attached to said clamp top portion and extending away therefrom in a generally normal direction, wherein, with said clamp bottom portion supported from underneath, pressing on said handle urges said clamp top portion towards said open position; and said clamp body having a width of at least two inches.