Film stretching structure

Details Film stretching structure Film stretching structure

1997-05-30

1998-09-22

Vanatta, Amy B.

Textiles: cloth finishing

Expanding device for textile webs

Spreader

26 87, 381021, D06C 308

Patent

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058096248

ABSTRACT:
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 outer frame having two opposite side members for supporting a film, a sheet or the like thereon, and an inner frame having side members substantially parallel to those of the outer frame, respectively, and disposed inside the outer frame so as to form gaps between the side members of the outer frame and the corresponding side frames of the inner frame, respectively, and bar-shaped stretching members. A film, a sheet or the like is supported on the two opposite side members of the outer frame, and the stretching members are pushed together with portions of the film, the sheet or the like into the gaps contiguous with the opposite side members of the outer frame supporting the film, the sheet or the like to stretch the same. The film stretching structure has a relatively simple construction and is capable of holding the film, the sheet or the like taut without allowing the same to crease or slacken.

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