Patent ID: 6851358

Claim:
In a panel press having a plurality of horizontally spaced and vertically oriented window-type tension frames, the improvement wherein each of the frames comprises: an upper beam having opposite ends each formed with an upwardly directed seat; a lower beam beneath the upper beam and having opposite ends each formed with a downwardly directed seat; respective vertical side elements extending between the ends of the upper and lower beams and each unitarily formed with a laterally projecting upper end having a downwardly directed surface bearing downward on the respective upper-beam seat and with a laterally projecting lower end having an upwardly directed surface bearing upward on the respective lower-beam seat; respective vertical bolts securing the laterally projecting ends to the respective beam ends; a plurality of horizontal tie rods engaged through the beams; and a plurality of spacers engaged between the beams and holding the beams horizontally apart.