Canvas framing system and method
OwnerMark T. Eastwoodinventor
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Abstract
A canvas framing system and method for attaching canvas to an extruded aluminum frame to achieve a taut mount painting surface, including forming the frame of aluminum material, rounding selected corners and edges of the frame, temporarily securing a first portion of the canvas to the frame and attaching the canvas to the frame, preferably with staples using a modified staple gun, stretching the canvas on the frame and temporarily securing an opposing portion of the canvas to an opposing side of the frame, which is then stapled thereto, and stretching and attaching remaining portions of the canvas to the frame with the staple gun. Cross bracing can be installed on the frame to prevent bending when the canvas is stretched taut thereon.
Claims18
A method of attaching canvas to a frame to be suitable for painting and mounting providing a sheet of canvas;
- forming a frame having at least four sides and a corner where adjacent sides join together to form a desired polygonal shape, the frame formed of metal material;
- rounding selected edges of the frame to present a smooth, round edge to prevent tearing of the canvas;
- cutting the canvas to the desired polygonal shape and to a size larger than the size of the frame to facilitate stretching of the canvas;
- stretching a first portion of the canvas over the frame and temporarily securing the first portion of the canvas to the frame;
- attaching the stretched portion of the canvas to the frame with fasteners positioned in a fastener track on the frame;
- stretching a second portion of the canvas opposing the first portion of the canvas over the frame and temporarily securing the second portion of the canvas to the frame;
- attaching the second portion of the canvas to the frame with fasteners positioned in the fastener track on the frame;
- and
- stretching and attaching remaining portions of the canvas to the frame with fasteners positioned in the fastener track on the frame.
A method of attaching canvas to a frame, comprising:
- forming a lightweight metal frame having a staple track formed within the frame;
- stretching and clamping canvas to the frame;
- modifying a staple gun to prevent staples from cutting and punching through the canvas;
- and
- stapling the canvas to the staple track on the frame with the modified staple gun.
A method of attaching canvas to a frame, comprising:
- modifying a staple gun to shorten a ram component in the staple gun;
- forming an aluminum frame to include a plurality of sides welded together at corners;
- filing the corners and selected edges of the frame to present a smooth, rounded corner and edge;
- cutting canvas material to be sized and shaped for stretching over and attachment to the frame;
- temporarily attaching the canvas to one side of the frame and stapling the canvas to a staple track in the side of the frame;
- stretching and temporarily attaching an opposing portion of the canvas to an opposing side of the frame and stapling the canvas to the staple track in the frame on the opposing side;
- and
- stretching and attaching the remaining portions of the canvas to the frame by stapling the canvas to the staple track in the frame with the staple gun.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.