Patent ID: 6223665
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: D05B,D05C

Abstract:
A quilt clamp comprising:a plastic clamp body;a clamp handle;two spaced resilient clamping teeth; andtwo clamp springs;said plastic clamp body including a top clamp portion integrally formed with and hingedly connected to a bottom clamp portion with a flexible plastic hinge portion;said bottom clamp portion having a bottom surface covered with a felt material and two spaced bottom clamp spring receiving channels formed between said bottom surface and said felt material;said top clamp portion having two spaced clamp spring guide channels each terminating in a clamp spring end portion receiving depression, two spaced clamping teeth attachment channels each having a T-shaped channel running said length of said top clamp portion for receiving a T-shaped channel insertion portion of one of said two resilient clamping teeth;each of said clamp springs having a straight bottom spring portion slidably positioned in one of said two bottom clamp spring receiving channels of said bottom clamp portion, a curved spring portion shaped to contact said back edges of said top and bottom clamp portions and a top clamp spring portion having a clamp spring end portion having an inwardly curled portion positioned closer to said straight bottom spring portion than said remainder of said top clamp spring portion;said top and bottom clamp portions defining a fabric receiving gap between an inside top clamp portion surface and an inside bottom clamp portion surface;said clamp handle being permanently affixed to said top clamp portion between said two spaced clamp spring guide channels and including a curved finger grip portion.