Patent ID: 8061107

Claim:
An arrangement for securing fabric relative to a framework, the arrangement comprising: a framework; a groove in the framework wherein the groove has a width; a locking spline for being received into the groove in the framework wherein the locking spline is formed as a member with a given length and a given width calibrated to enable the locking spline to be received in the groove in the framework; a means for causing the locking spline to harden over time whereby the locking spline can be locked within the groove wherein the means for causing the locking spline to harden over time comprises a formation of the locking spline with at least first and second disparate materials and wherein the first and second materials exhibit a hardening in response to an exposure of the first material to the second material; and an insertion member for pressing the locking spline into the groove and for inducing a consequent exposure of the first material to the second material; whereby a fabric panel can be retained relative to the framework by an insertion of the locking spline into the groove with a portion of the fabric panel disposed between the locking spline and the groove.