Overlay cover and tensioning mechanism for a modular wall overlay system
AssigneeRAYVA International LLC
InventorsPaul Stary, Theodore Kalomirakis
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Abstract
A modular wall overlay system for installation on a support surface includes a frame; a cover that is securely, yet detachably, retained on and along a front face of the frame by a tensioning mechanism that is configured to tension the cover; and elastic corner inserts that are disposed in corners of the frame and include curved outer surfaces that are configured to permit the cover to be stretched over the elastic corner inserts creating radiused corners and preventing tearing of the cover in corners thereof when the cover is tensioned by the tensioning mechanism.
Claims22
A modular wall overlay system for installation on a support surface comprising:
- a frame;
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- a cover securely, yet detachably, retained on and along a front face of the frame by a tensioning mechanism that is configured to tension the cover;
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- elastic corner inserts that are disposed in corners of the frame and include curved outer surfaces that are configured to permit the cover to be stretched over the elastic corner inserts creating radiused corners and preventing tearing of the cover in corners thereof when the cover is tensioned by the tensioning mechanism.
A method for installing a cover on a modular wall overlay system comprising the step of:
- placing the cover beneath a frame of the modular wall overlay system;
- folding edges of the cover over sides of the frame;
- inserting elastic corner inserts within corners of the frame to complete and define the corners of the frame, the elastic corner inserts including curved outer surfaces that are configured to permit the cover to be stretched over the elastic corner inserts creating radiused corners and preventing tearing of the cover in corners thereof;
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- tensioning the cover over the frame and corner inserts using a tensioning mechanism resulting in the cover being securely held on the frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.