A History of Tufted Rugs

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Richard C. Kline, "Carpet Tufting Machine" (US2600993A)

Richard C. Kline, "Carpet Tufting Machine" (US2600993A)

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Made by
Richard C. Kline & Joseph Miller
Date
filed 19 Nov 1949, granted 17 Jun 1952
Held by
Richard C. Kline (assignee)
Number
US2600993A
Themes
Machine tufting & Dalton, Tools & equipment, Hand-tufting tools & the gun

Cite this source

Richard C. Kline, “Carpet Tufting Machine” (US2600993A), filed 19 Nov 1949, granted 17 Jun 1952; assigned to Richard C. Kline. patents.google.com/patent/US2600993A/en.

Research notes

"Portable, power driven tufting mechanism" for custom carpets. Patent research (Oct 2026): number, title, names and dates read from the USPTO scan.