Fabric sign with tensioning means
US5893227A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 20, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F15/0025
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A sign with a fabric, a frame profile and a clamping profile for a bar around which an edge portion of the fabric is wrapped. The frame profile is provided with a counter support forming a center of a pivot for the clamping profile. The clamping profile has a flange defining an assembly pocket for the bar with the edge portion of the fabric wrapped around it, and a support for engagement with the counter support to permit pivoting of the clamping profile about the pivot center. The flange and assembly pocket extend in a direction forming an angle of from 0.degree. to 180.degree. with the plane of the fabric and the assembly pocket has an inner stop for the bar, the stop spaced from the opening. The depth of the assembly pocket is less than the width of the bar so that an outer edge of the bar is located at a distance from the opening. The fabric extends around the outer edge of the bar and over a free edge of the flange in order in fabric stretched state to press the bar (with the edge portion of the fabric wrapped around it) against the stop.
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