Patent ID: 7293378
Filing Date: 2007-11-13
Classification: B44D

Abstract:
1. A device capable of tensioning and securing a canvas, the device comprising: a stretcher comprising a groove having an opening along a surface of the stretcher and having a narrow section located a distance from the opening, the narrow section being formed at least in part by two contact arcuate portions that are oriented towards a bottom of the groove opposite the opening; and at least one deformable batten, the deformable batten having a substantially V-shaped section, which is oriented towards the bottom of the groove, the V-shaped section having a sharp edge, which is used as a pivot to enable the deformation thereof, and two flanks extending from the sharp edge, each of the two flanks having an enlargement extending therefrom that is used to wedge the canvas in the groove, wherein the batten is locked in the narrow section of the groove by means of the two enlargements engaging with the contact arcuate portions.