Method of tensioning fabric and furniture construction
CA 2498466 C · Owner: Bottemiller, Donald L. · Inventors: Bottemiller, Donald L.
Overview
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A furniture construction and a method of placing a section of fabric in tension on the furniture construction includes providing a pair of rigid members each having a slot extending along one side. A rigid edge portion is provided on opposite sides of the section of fabric. Each rigid edge portion is then inserted into the slot of each rigid member such that the fabric overlies an adjacent side surface of each rigid member. The rigid members are then moved in opposing directions thereby place the fabric in tension. The edge portion of the fabric is sufficiently rigid to retain the fabric within the slot and thereby retain the fabric in tension. The rigid members are then secured to the …
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- Filed February 24, 2005 and granted April 16, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 24, 2025.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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