Patent ID: 6983524

Claim:
A method of attaching canvas to a frame to be suitable for painting and mounting, comprising: providing a sheet of canvas; forming a frame having at least four sides and a corner where adjacent sides join together to form a desired polygonal shape, the frame formed of metal material; rounding selected edges of the frame to present a smooth, round edge to prevent tearing of the canvas; cutting the canvas to the desired polygonal shape and to a size larger than the size of the frame to facilitate stretching of the canvas; stretching a first portion of the canvas over the frame and temporarily securing the first portion of the canvas to the frame; attaching the stretched portion of the canvas to the frame with fasteners positioned in a fastener track on the frame; stretching a second portion of the canvas opposing the first portion of the canvas over the frame and temporarily securing the second portion of the canvas to the frame; attaching the second portion of the canvas to the frame with fasteners positioned in the fastener track on the frame; and stretching and attaching remaining portions of the canvas to the frame with fasteners positioned in the fastener track on the frame.