A History of Tufted Rugs

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Theron F. Gifford, "Portable Tufting Machine" (US2837045A)

Theron F. Gifford, "Portable Tufting Machine" (US2837045A)

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Made by
Theron F. Gifford
Date
filed 6 Nov 1953, granted 3 Jun 1958
Place
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Held by
Ten-Tex Corp. (assignee)
Number
US2837045A
Themes
Hand-tufting tools & the gun, Tools & equipment

Cite this source

Theron F. Gifford, “Portable Tufting Machine” (US2837045A), filed 6 Nov 1953, granted 3 Jun 1958; assigned to Ten-Tex Corp. patents.google.com/patent/US2837045A/en.

Research notes

Cited as prior art for hand guns. Patent research (Oct 2026): number, title, names and dates read from the USPTO scan.