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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2018
Tracer Imaging Llc, Ossining, NY (US);
Steven M. Spiro, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Stephen S. Daniell, Northampton, MA (US);
Theodore Petroulas, New York, NY (US);
Paul Dowd, Scarsdale, NY (US);
Ryan Kelly, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Bennet Otto Poepping, Tuckahoe, NY (US);
Kevin Skeuse, New York, NY (US);
Erol Searfoss, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Jack Fernandez, Delray Beach, FL (US);
TRACER IMAGING LLC, Ossining, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for mounting a covering (e.g., a fabric material) upon a frame is constructed from a plurality of elongated frame parts. Each frame part has two mitered ends and a channel formed therein. The related mounting method includes the steps of: (a) using a jig to hold the fabric material against the frame; (b) inserting a plurality of retaining splines within respective channels so as to capture the fabric material within the channels between one retaining spline and a corresponding floor of the channel, whereby a plurality of corner pleats are formed; and (c) using a tool to invert each corner pleat into a corner joint formed between respective adjacent frame parts so as to form an internal fold at each corner of the frame.