Apparatus for applying a fabric material to a frame

Details Apparatus for applying a fabric material to a frame Apparatus for applying a fabric material to a frame

1986-12-16

1988-08-30

Rosenbaum, Mark

Metal working

Method of mechanical manufacture

Obtaining plural product pieces from unitary workpiece

292814, 140109, B23P 1702

Patent

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047666617

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and a method for applying a fabric material to a rectangular frame having a fabric retention groove along respective side members thereof. The apparatus comprises a support structure having a planar frame support which is comprised of two pairs of opposed parallel frame engaging members. One of the frame engaging members of each of the pairs is an adjustably displaceable member. Each frame engaging member has one or more gripping elements for holding respective ones of the side members of the frame along a substantially straight axis and actuable to release the side members. A jaw member is provided to position a predetermined length of the fabric material over the frame to overlie the fabric retention groove of the frame side members. A spline cord positioner is displaceable in alignment with the retention grooves for applying a spline cord in the grooves from above the fabric material to retain the material therein. A fabric cutting device is also displaceable across the fabric for severing same from a supply roll. The fabric may be a wire cloth screen fabric, a sheet of plastic or fiberglass material, a silk screen sheet, or the like fabrics which may require to be attached to such frames.

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patent: 2695445 (1954-11-01), Johnson et al.
patent: 2753897 (1956-07-01), Conrad
patent: 2804101 (1957-08-01), Johnson et al.
patent: 3851684 (1974-12-01), Wyrick

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