Patent ID: 7481495

Claim:
A mounting system for mounting wicker onto a frame of a piece of furniture, comprising: at least one flexible securing rod having a diameter; at least one wicker fiber having a width; at least one frame member defining a recessed channel with a slot opening on one face of the frame member, the slot opening generally having a width that is at least substantially equivalent to the width of the at least one wicker fiber and less than the diameter of the flexible securing rod, the recessed channel configured so as to retain the securing rod when inserted into the channel; wherein the at least one frame member further comprises at least one channel access point along the channel slot formed by a widening of the slot opening on the face of the frame member, the channel access point having a width at least greater than the diameter of the securing rod, wherein the channel access point is an opening into the channel that is long and wide enough to enable the securing rod to be inserted fully into the channel and further to enable a portion of the securing rod to be manipulated in a manner that exposes a portion of the securing rod sufficiently to permit the at least one wicker fiber to be looped around the exposed portion of the securing rod and the exposed portion of the securing rod may be then re-inserted into the channel; and wherein the at least one frame member is capable of being oriented within a furniture frame in a manner so as to permit the at least one wicker fiber to be woven.