A History of Tufted Rugs

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Charles D. Elliott, "Portable Machine for Tufting Cut Pile" (US3144844A)

Charles D. Elliott, "Portable Machine for Tufting Cut Pile" (US3144844A)

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Made by
Charles D. Elliott, Robert F. Hackney & Lewis C. La Duke
Date
filed 11 Oct 1962, granted 18 Aug 1964
Place
Dalton, Georgia
Held by
Cabin Crafts (assignee)
Number
US3144844A
Themes
Hand-tufting tools & the gun, Tools & equipment

Cite this source

Charles D. Elliott, “Portable Machine for Tufting Cut Pile” (US3144844A), filed 11 Oct 1962, granted 18 Aug 1964; assigned to Cabin Crafts. patents.google.com/patent/US3144844A/en.

Research notes

"Hand carried and hand guided". Patent research (Oct 2026): number, title, names and dates read from the USPTO scan.