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August J. Carter, "Tufted Rug" (US2042503A)

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Made by: August J. Carter
Date: filed 26 Aug 1933, granted 2 Jun 1936
Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Held by: Carter Brothers Inc. (assignee)
Number: US2042503A
Themes: Chenille & candlewick, Machine tufting & Dalton, Tools & equipment

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August J. Carter, “Tufted Rug” (US2042503A), filed 26 Aug 1933, granted 2 Jun 1936; assigned to Carter Brothers Inc. patents.google.com/patent/US2042503A/en.

Research notes

A patent for the tufted rug itself. Patent research (Oct 2026): number, title, names and dates read from the USPTO scan.