Connection for strap

A connection for connecting a strap to a frame member of an article of furniture, said frame member having at least a partial arcuate section, comprising a separable wedge-shaped body member adapted to be disposed adjacent to said frame member, said body member having a first surface and a second surface, said first and second surfaces convering toward one another to form said wedge shape, said body member also having a concave arcuate surface extending between said first and second surfaces, said concave arcuate surfaces abutting and generally conforming to said arcuate section of said frame member, said strap passing over said first surface, around at least a portion of said frame member, and on to at least a portion of said second surface such that said strap has a loop disposition extending at least partially around said frame member and said body member, a connecting member disposed over said first surface such that a portion of said strap is located between said connecting member and said body member, and securing means on said connecting member and on said body member for securing said connecting member to said body member, said securing means comprising a projecting portion on said connecting member and a receiving portion on said body member, said strap having a longitudinally extending slit through which said projecting portion passes, said strap initially being placed in said loop disposition extending at least partially around said frame member and said body member and being subsequently secured by said securing means as said projecting portion of said connecting member is received in said receiving portion of said body member, said body member being swivelable about said frame member along the respective abutting arcuate surfaces so that said body member engages said strap and and acts as a lever to apply tension to said strap prior to being secured by said securing means to thereby faciliate assembly thereof.