Patent ID: 7299595

Claim:
A fabric wall panel system for covering an existing wall in a room having a plurality of walls, a ceiling, a floor, and an opening, the fabric wall panel system comprising: a. a fabric wall panel comprising a fabric cover overlaying a panel insert; and b. a hanger system attached to the existing wall comprising: i. a ceiling track with a downwardly open channel mounted on the existing wall adjacent the ceiling; and ii. a base track comprising: (a) a fixed base attachment strip mounted on the existing wall adjacent the floor and including a base portion attached to the existing wall, a panel support surface, and a first frictionally engageable connector, comprising: (i) a first upper connector web extending from the base portion with friction engaging ribs; and (ii) a second lower connector web extending from the base portion with friction engaging ribs, and (b) a removable trim attachment strip with a base panel keeper and a second frictionally engageable connector for engaging the first frictionally engageable connector, the second frictionally engageable connector comprising: (i) a first upper engagement web extending from the base panel keeper with friction engaging ribs for engaging the first upper connector web; and (ii) a second lower engagement web extending from the base panel keeper with friction engaging ribs for engaging the second lower connector web, and (c) a chase formed along the length of the base track by the base portion of the fixed base attachment strip, the first upper connector web, the first upper engagement web, the base panel keeper, the second lower connector web, and the second lower engagement web, wherein a top edge of the fabric wall panel is retained in the downwardly open channel of the ceiling track and a bottom edge of the fabric wall panel is supported by the panel support surface of the base track and held in place by the keeper when the removable trim attachment strip is connected to the fixed base attachment strip.