Patent ID: 7251917

Claim:
An arrangement for securing fabric relative to a framework, the arrangement comprising: a framework with a first side member, a second side member spaced from the first side member, an obverse side, a peripheral edge, and a reverse side; at least one groove in the framework wherein the groove has a groove segment along the first side member of the framework and a groove segment along the second side member; a locking spline for being received into the groove in the framework; and an interior impact absorbing member disposed along the peripheral edge of the framework for underlying the fabric panel to prevent crushing and damage to the same; whereby a fabric panel can be retained relative to the framework by an insertion of the locking spline into the groove with a first portion of the fabric panel disposed between the locking spline and the groove segment along the first side member of the framework and a second portion of the fabric panel disposed between the locking spline and the groove segment along the second side member of the framework thereby to cause the fabric panel to be retained by a mutual frictional engagement between the groove, the fabric panel, and the locking spline to span from the first side member to the second side member.