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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7191716 | Automatic tufting method and apparatus therefor The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for the automatic insertion of an individual upholstery tuft (3) and washer (1) from a plurality of connected tufts (4) and a plurality of connected washers (2) into an upholstered a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 6634307 | Apparatus for inserting tufting straps in a mattress An apparatus for inserting through a mattress tufting straps having a frame for locking said mattress, a device for inserting the tufting straps through the mattress, supported by the frame, and actuators for actuating the device to move above the mattres... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6032345 | apparatus for fitting quilting braces to mattresses The apparatus has a structure with two frames which can move towards each other and between which the mattress is locked. The frames support a plurality of devices for applying the quilting braces. Each device comprises a needle, to which a quilting brace... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5964017 | Seat cover retainer apparatus and method of using same A retainer apparatus for attaching a seat cover to a foam cushion, wherein the retainer apparatus has a base component embedded in the foam cushion and an anchor component connected with the seat cover, wherein further the connection of the anchor compone... | 10/12/1999 |
| 4789091 | Upholstery button driver A tufting machine feeds upholstered female and male button parts into drive mechanisms above and below a central table for receiving a cushion to be tufted. A retractable needle drive assembly forms an aperture through a cushion on the table along a drive... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4471528 | Tufting button upholstery machine An upholstery machine for the tufting of buttons within cushions wherein a needle picks up a string loop which is attached to a lower button and is then caused to penetrate the cushion. The needle is withdrawn and the string loop secured to an upper butto... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4368566 | Upholstery machine An upholstery machine for the tufting of buttons within cushions wherein a needle is caused to penetrate the cushion and pick up a string loop which is attached to a lower button. The needle is then withdrawn from the cushion and the needle removed from t... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4185367 | Inter-engaging upholstery button anchors The present invention discloses an upholstery fastener, a method of interengaging two such fasteners, and an insertion tool capable of such interengagement. Preferably the fastener takes the form of a button-like body having a thread or shank extending th... | 01/29/1980 |
| 3979807 | Tufting assembly for upholstered furniture Furniture tufting means includes a clip made of pliable material having a channel shaped body formed with a rectangular bottom wall, a flat tongue overlies the bottom wall, and the side walls are folded over the tongue to form a rigid three-layer structur... | 09/14/1976 |
