A History of Tufted Rugs

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Russell L. Sterner, "Tufting Machine" (US2887076A)

Russell L. Sterner, "Tufting Machine" (US2887076A)

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Made by
Russell L. Sterner
Date
filed 14 Feb 1955, granted 19 May 1959
Place
Downey, California
Held by
Clarence Klug (assignee)
Number
US2887076A
Themes
Hand-tufting tools & the gun, Tools & equipment

Cite this source

Russell L. Sterner, “Tufting Machine” (US2887076A), filed 14 Feb 1955, granted 19 May 1959; assigned to Clarence Klug. patents.google.com/patent/US2887076A/en.

Research notes

Handheld; cited as gun prior art. Patent research (Oct 2026): number, title, names and dates read from the USPTO scan.