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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8122624 | Canvas stretching system with corner clamps A stretching system to stretch a canvas or material on a frame without the use of stretching pliers and staples. Special purpose corner clamps are used to secure the stretcher bars into an initial open miter frame to orient the double sided adhesive strip on the sid... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7356955 | Display system A display system is used to securely and tautly mount a readily changeable advertising display face. The display system comprises a frame that defines a support structure, and a display face removably attached to the support structure. The support structure is adapt... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7337931 | Garment stretcher A garment stretching device comprising: a top T-member defined by a horizontal member and a vertical member, the vertical member having a plurality of notches longitudinally disposed along its surface; a top L-member defined by a horizontal member and a vertical mem... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7302898 | Quilt holding clamp and method of use A quilt holding clamp for securing a quilt and finishing bias to eliminate the need for pining when attaching the finishing bias to the unfinished edge of the quilt. The clamp includes a top clamp member having a “J”-shaped forward end for elevating a folded end... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7277241 | Machine for optical assistance in reading checks A machine for magnifying a check with a freshnel lens, a front cover and back cover hingably connected, to hold a credit card bill or restaurant check, to hold a credit card, to hold a writing utensil, and to illuminate the credit card bill or restaurant check. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7108144 | Portable work stations Portable work stations which permit a one-step, touch-free finishing of all surfaces of doors, shutters, window sashes, cabinet doors, garage doors, spindles, and other workpieces. There are also provided trim measuring and cutting, and hinge mortising and prep rack... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6978579 | Storm shutter system The embodiment of this invention is disclosed, which describes a storm shutter system, which allows easy installation and removal by the homeowner. This invention does not add anything to the window and does not require the homeowner to change the window or drill ho... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6895701 | Strainer frame for mounting art canvas Sturdy metal strainer frames for mounting art canvas are assembled in any required size in an easy and cost-effective fabrication approach. Frame members fabricated as aluminum extrusions are joined at mitred corners to form a rectangular strainer frame. The frame e... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6662481 | Crewel work stand A crewel work stand for supporting needlecraft work and supplies used to work on the needlecraft. The crewel work stand includes a base member including side walls and cross members interconnecting the side walls; and also includes elongate upright suppor... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6619003 | Method of assembling a frame assembly for a partition system A method of assembling a frame assembly for a partition system is disclosed. The frame assembly includes a partition panel, a fabric covering the panel, and a frame component. The frame component automatically and evenly tensions the fabric about the pane... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6519881 | Stretcher frame assembly A stretcher frame assembly for supporting a painting canvas includes a frame having side members fixed to each other at ends thereof, a front face defined by the frame side members declining inwardly from a peripheral surface thereof, and inwardly-extendi... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6387135 | Treatment of hides A process and apparatus for the treatment of hides and skins (3). The hide or skin is placed on a support (1, 2) and sealed to the support around the edges of the skin or hide. A treatment liquor is then supplied under pressure between the skin or hide an... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6253471 | Canvas stretching and framing device A canvas stretching and framing device upon which canvas or other sheet material may be stretched includes fixed corner sections and straight sections. The fixed corner sections ensure the squareness and rigidity of the device while simultaneously allowin... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6212800 | Apparatus for positionally retaining flexible material The present invention provides an apparatus for positionally retaining flexible material. The apparatus is a substantially rectangular footed stand with an elongated cantilever member adjustably disposed along the footed stand's rectangular portion. A fle... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6163995 | Expandable artists' frames and preloading springs therefor An expandable artists' frame with preloading springs therefor, wherein the frame sides are slidably connected together at their ends by an optional groove-and-tongue joint or a hollow angular support and the preloading springs have a strip-like body with ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6042065 | Collapsible needlework stand A collapsible support structure supports a frame in a horizontal position, a vertical position or an intermediate position halfway between the horizontal and the vertical position. The support structure is adjustable in all positions of the frame to posit... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6003253 | Method of mounting a fabric cloth to be painted in a stretched manner and apparatus for practicing such method The mounting and stretching of a fabric cloth at a distance from a base proceeds by utilization of mounting bodies made of cardboard mounted adhesively onto the base. The cloth is stretched over the upper edges of the mounting bodies and is temporarily mo... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5987789 | Stitchery stand and frame A stitchery stand and frame assembly includes a stand having spaced posts which are connected together at their lower ends by a box assembly into which a tongue is slidably mounted. A frame unit connects the upper end of the posts. The frame unit includes... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5983790 | Foil screen registering apparatus and method A foil screen is held in registration with a printed circuit board during the application of solder paste on the printed circuit board, within a frame assembly with a prescribed tension by providing a rigid frame for juxtaposition with the foil screen, en... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5918392 | Fabric stretching system with corner braces This fabric stretching system for artists' canvases, silk screens, and the like, utilizes extruded, specially profiled, wood-like material in place of conventional wooden bars to form a frame on which canvas is stretched. Each corner of the frame is joine... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5906062 | Needlepoint fabric mount A needlepoint fabric mount includes two fabric support bars and two parallel side rails for supporting the bars in spaced position to hold the sheet of fabric in taut condition between the bars. Each bar holds the fabric by an elongate longitudinal slot w... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5809624 | Film stretching structure A film stretching structure holds a non-self-supporting film, sheet or the like taut so that the film, sheet or the like may not crease or slacken. The film stretching structure comprises a frame structure having, as principal components, a quadrangular o... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5771613 | Embroidery easel apparatus An embroidery easel apparatus includes a base, an adjustable arm with a lower end attached to the base, a rotatable head attached to an upper end of the arm, a clamp attached to the head, and a scrolling embroidery frame held in the clamp. The frame inclu... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5732624 | Annular shaped silk screen member for silk screen printing halftones Silk-screens of annular-shape are provided for the silk-screen printing of halftones on compact discs. The silk-screens are rotatably provided in a carrier so that the angle at which moire can be eliminated or at least minimized or localized for the print... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5636461 | Visual aid device for stretching, aligning, and mounting needlepoint fabric A device for stretching, aligning, and mounting fabric with a visible weave pattern, particularly needlepoint fabric, to a substrate prior to framing. This is done in such a way as to render the weave accurately square. This device or apparatus is compris... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5581918 | Apparatus for stretching out a cloth portion In an apparatus for stretching out a rectangular gauze material or the like cloth portion in a printing frame with tensioning devices which are arranged at the sides thereof and in which the cloth portion is fixed by a respective clamping mouth comprising... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5579595 | Stretcher bar apparatus A stretcher bar frame for artists' backing material and kit to make same. Lengths of lumber rails of conveniently available standard sizes, such as 1"×3" and 2"×4", can be used with a plurality of molded corner bracket units, each having two channels si... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5557870 | T-shirt mounting frame A T-shirt mounting frame consisting of a plurality of corner members having right angle legs with holes in one of the legs and pins in the other of the legs so that four corner members can be assembled with each other to provide a quadrilateral frame, tab... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5522148 | Roller frame alignment bracket A registration/adapter apparatus for aligning a priming screen with an image platform. A screen tensioning and printing frame has four tensioning rollers coupled together by comer members. The comer members support the rollers for rotation about their lon... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5490617 | Abdominal binder stretcher An abdominal binder stretcher comprising, in combination, a pair of rigid planar members having coplanar upper edges and coplanar lower edges with parallel exterior and interior edges. The planar members have front faces and rear faces. A pair of hinges c... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5416959 | Tenter clips for use in stretching thermoplastic film in a tenter frame A tenter clip is provided for gripping a web of thermoplastic film between the curved surface of a toggle arm and an anvil surface which is tapered at each of its ends. The surface configurations of the toggle arm and anvil define effective surfaces for g... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5388352 | Needlework pattern display and visual guiding device The present invention comprises a needlework pattern display and visual guiding device. The device provides a mechanism for displaying a needlework pattern, and a mechanism for releasably attaching the pattern display mechanism to a needlework stretching ... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5377422 | Roller frame alignment bracket A registration/adapter apparatus aligning a printing screen with an image platform. A screen tensioning and printing frame has four tensioning rollers coupled together by corner members. The corner members support the rollers for rotation about their long... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5355605 | Display device with sheet material surface and stressed frame A display device is formed of thin plastic sheet material extending about a peripheral frame. The frame is formed of a relatively stiff annular core element encapsulated within a resilient foam sheath or shell. In attaching the plastic sheet to the annula... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5351424 | Magnifier with light therethrough for needlework frame A needlework support apparatus has a needlework fabric frame held above a base by side arms. A magnifying lens is held above the fabric by a length of flexible tubing, one end of which is attached to the lens and the other end of which is attached to arms... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5274934 | Interlocking fabric, border constructions and frames The invention relates to screen fabric, fabric border constructions, and screen frames. The fabric border constructions and frame are of a size and shape so as to releaseably fit and lock together. The fabric is attached to the border constructions and is... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5255455 | Adjustable frame for scrolling and stretching needlepoint fabrics A fabric stretching device having a primary upright frame support (10) and secondary upright frame support (18) which are parallel to each other. These supports are held apart at a defined distance by a front and a rear frame brace (12a,b) which are paral... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5136797 | Frame having shiftable bars with flexible ends for securing fabric using adhesive A screen printing frame assembly which includes adjustable tensioning bars adjacent the frame peripheral edge. Screen mesh fabric is mounted to the tensioning bars by adhesive and the bars are drawn toward the frame edge to stretch the fabric to a uniform... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5133140 | Frame with fabric securing toothed strips or moldings and method A device and method for mounting fabric on a mounting board or frame. The device includes a channel molding or strip having a plurality of barbs of cone shaped teeth located on the outside surface of the channel. The device is fitted on the edge of a moun... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5127176 | Tensional frame with rollers and elongated end plug surfaces A screen tensioning and printing frame having a plurality of rollers coupled at their ends to corner members. Each roller is also coupled to one edge portion of a screen material. The screen is tensioned by the rotation of the rollers about their longitud... | 07/07/1992 |
