Patent ID: 9421816
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: A47G,B44D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A stretcher frame apparatus for mounting and stretching a fabric having a front surface and a rear surface, opposing first and second edges, and opposing third and fourth edges, the apparatus comprising: a) a first elongated frame member and an opposing second elongated frame member, said first and second elongated frame members capable of i) being secured to the fabric, and ii) being mounted to a supporting surface; b) a removable elongated tension member capable of i) insertion between said first and second elongated frame members, and ii) insertion between the fabric and the supporting surface; wherein the removable elongated tension member is unsecured to the first and second elongated frame member when the first and second elongated frame members are mounted to the supporting surface; and, wherein the removable elongated tension member is capable of being spatially adjusted between the first and second elongated frame member when the first and second elongated frame members are secured to the fabric and mounted to the supporting surface, thereby permitting a user to insert, remove, or slide the removable elongated tension member after the first and second elongated frame members are secured to the fabric and mounted to the supporting surface; wherein said removable elongated tension member, and said first and second elongated frame members are all substantially parallel to each other; whereby insertion of said removable elongated tension member between the supporting surface and the fabric increases the distance between the supporting surface and the fabric, thereby increasing tautness of the fabric when the fabric is mounted to the supporting surface via said first and said second elongated frame members.