Fabric mounting system

A fabric mounting system comprising a mounting member having means for securing said mounting member to a wall or like support, said mounting member presenting a generally planar mounting edge offset from said securing means,

• a fabric and a fabric engaging strip, said fabric engaging strip having a first slot running the length thereof into which fabric is inserted,
• said fabric engaging strip receiving said fabric within said first slot and cooperating with said mounting edge to firmly engage and retain said fabric in said first slot by the receipt of said mounting edge in said first slot, said fabric being partially wrapped about said strip to conceal the strip intermediate the mounting member and said fabric, and
• wherein said strip has a second slot opening oppositely to said first slot, said second slot being on said mounting edge to position said strip for inserting fabric into said fabric receiving slot in preparation for said mounting edge firmly engaging said fabric when said strip has received said fabric and said mounting edge has been received in said first slot.

In a fabric mounting system, a mounting edge, a fabric and a fabric engaging strip component for cooperating with said mounting edge, said fabric engaging strip component comprising a generally `U` shaped fabric engaging slot extending the length of the component and means interior to the slot and disposed on a sidewall thereof to cooperate with said fabric inserted in said slot to lock the same when both are brought into engagement with said mounting edge,

• wherein said fabric engaging component has separate slot like mounting means disposed exterior to said slot and opening in a direction generally opposite said slot, said separate slot like mounting means when inserted on said mounting edge releasably securing said fabric engaging strip component and presenting said slot immediately adjacent said mounting edge and in a manner to facilitate insertion of said fabric into said slot in a preparation for final securement of said fabric and said fabric engaging strip component on said mounting edge by insertion of said mounting edge within said slot.

In a fabric mounting system, a fabric, a support member and a fabric engaging member which define an arrangement for securing said fabric to said support member, said fabric engaging member including a fabric engaging recess running the length of said member for receiving a fold of said fabric therewithin as well as mounting portion of said support member and a separate means integral with said fabric engaging member and adjacent said fabric engaging recess for positioning said fabric engaging member on said mounting portion of support member to present said fabric engaging member for the receipt of fabric in said fabric engaging recess whereafter said fabric engaging member and said fold of fabric are mounted on said support member by receiving said mounting portion in said fold.

A fabric mounting system comprising a mounting member having means for securing said mounting member to a wall or like support, said mounting member including a mounting edge for cooperating with a fabric engaging strip, said edge portion being spaced outwardly from such wall or like support;

• a fabric engaging strip adapted to be retained by said edge portion in one of two orientations,
• said fabric engaging strip in one of said two orientations being releasably supported by said mounting edge and presenting an elongate slot running generally parallel to said mounting edge and in close proximity thereto into which fabric is inserted, and
• in a second orientation which requires rotation of said strip about a longitudinal axis thereof from said first position, said mounting edge being received in said elongate slot trapping said fabric between said strip and said mounting edge.