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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2003
Applicant:
Pieter Maarten Van Gent, Gouda, NL;
Inventor:
Pieter Maarten Van Gent, Gouda, NL;
Assignee:
Stork Fokker AESP B.V., Papendrecht, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A frame for holding sheet material taut comprises a support as well as two legs which extend essentially parallel to one another transversely from the support, on which legs fixing elements are provided for fixing, in each case, one of the opposing edges of a piece of sheet material thereto. At least one of the legs can be moved along the support towards and away from the other leg. Furthermore compensation elements are provided for compensating for stretch and/or shrinkage of the piece of sheet material fixed between the legs.