A History of Tufted Rugs

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Alfred Schauer, "Device for Forming Cut Pile Fabrics and the Like" (US3142276A)

Alfred Schauer, "Device for Forming Cut Pile Fabrics and the Like" (US3142276A)

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Made by
Alfred Schauer
Date
filed 25 Jun 1962, granted 28 Jul 1964
Place
Elmhurst, New York
Collection
TTW Script Bank fact-check notes (Claude research, Aug 2026)
Number
US3142276A
Themes
Hand-tufting tools & the gun, Tools & equipment
View at the source Cited in chapter 9, note 26

Cite this source

Alfred Schauer, “Device for Forming Cut Pile Fabrics and the Like” (US3142276A), filed 25 Jun 1962, granted 28 Jul 1964. patents.google.com/patent/US3142276A/en.

Research notes

The text calls it a "hand gun-type device", says such hand guns "have been used for some time", and uses the phrase "tufting gun": the earliest use of the term found so far. Patent research (Oct 2026): number, title, names and dates read from the USPTO scan.