Foot for a quilting machine

Abstract

A foot for a quilting machine, adapted to be used with templates. The foot is preferably generally bowl shaped, instead of disk shaped, and has substantially vertical sides of sufficient height to prevent the foot from slipping over or under a template when a user attempts to follow the outline of the template. In an alternative embodiment, the foot is substantially cylindrical in shape.

What is desired to be claimed in Letters Patent is:  
     
         1 . A foot for a quilting machine, comprising: 
 a shank configured to be attached to said quilting machine;    a base attached to said shank, said base comprising a side wall; wherein 
 said side wall is substantially vertical.  
   
     
     
         2 . The foot according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 said base further comprises a lower part provided with an aperture for passage of a needle, said lower part being convex.    
     
     
         3 . The foot according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 said base further comprises a lower part provided with an aperture for passage of a needle, said lower part being substantially flat.    
     
     
         4 . The foot according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 a height of said side wall is sufficient to enable said base to follow a template without said base slipping with respect to said template, in a direction towards said template.    
     
     
         5 . The foot according to  claim 4 , wherein: 
 said height is one quarter of an inch.    
     
     
         6 . The foot according to  claim 5 , wherein: 
 said base further comprises a lower part provided with an aperture for passage of a needle, said lower part being convex.    
     
     
         7 . The foot according to  claim 5 , wherein: 
 said base further comprises a lower part provided with an aperture for passage of a needle, said lower part being substantially flat.    
     
     
         8 . The foot according to  claim 4 , wherein: 
 said base further comprises a lower part provided with an aperture for passage of a needle, said lower part being convex.    
     
     
         9 . The foot according to  claim 4 , wherein: 
 said base further comprises a lower part provided with an aperture for passage of a needle, said lower part being substantially flat.    
     
     
         10 . A foot for a quilting machine, comprising: 
 a shank configured to be attached to said quilting machine;    a base attached to said shank, said base comprising a side wall; wherein 
 a height of said side wall is sufficient to enable said base to follow a template without said base slipping with respect to said template, in a direction towards said template.  
   
     
     
         11 . The foot according to  claim 10 , wherein: 
 said height is one quarter of an inch.    
     
     
         12 . The foot according to  claim 11 , wherein: 
 said base further comprises a lower part provided with an aperture for passage of a needle, said lower part being convex.    
     
     
         13 . The foot according to  claim 11 , wherein: 
 said base further comprises a lower part provided with an aperture for passage of a needle, said lower part being substantially flat.    
     
     
         14 . The foot according to  claim 10 , wherein: 
 said base further comprises a lower part provided with an aperture for passage of a needle, said lower part being convex.    
     
     
         15 . The foot according to  claim 11 , wherein: 
 said base further comprises a lower part provided with an aperture for passage of a needle, said lower part being substantially flat.