Carrier and attachment method for load-bearing fabric

Metal working – Upholstered article making – Cover stretching

Reexamination Certificate

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C029S091000, C029S091100, C029S450000, C029S453000, C297S218500

Reexamination Certificate

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07096549

ABSTRACT:
An attachment structure for a load-bearing fabric including an expandable carrier secured to an un-stretched load-bearing fabric. To attach the carrier to a support frame, the carrier and fabric are stretched together to desired shape and secured to the frame. An indexing system registers the carrier and frame and optionally stretches the fabric a predetermined amount. The present invention also provides a lip that flexes in one direction and maintains the fabric in a stretched condition in another. A tool that joins the carrier and frame generally includes a drive roller and a primary roller adapted to move toward one another and join a carrier and the support frame disposed therebetween. The tool may include alignment rollers near the primary and drive rollers to track along and align the carrier and frame.

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