Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
  • B44D—PAINTING OR ARTISTIC DRAWING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PRESERVING PAINTINGS; SURFACE TREATMENT TO OBTAIN SPECIAL ARTISTIC SURFACE EFFECTS OR FINISHES
  • B44D3/00—Accessories or implements for use in connection with painting or artistic drawing, not otherwise provided for; Methods or devices for colour determination, selection, or synthesis, e.g. use of colour tables
  • B44D3/18—Boards or sheets with surfaces prepared for painting or drawing pictures; Stretching frames for canvases
  • B44D3/185—Stretching frames for canvases

Definitions

• Present invention relates to an easily mountable novel canvas frame design enabling the exhibition materials such as pictures, paintings, etc. to be hung on the wall.
• the invention comprises a development of a canvas frame design enabling especially the pictures to be easily stretched and attached to the frame.
• the pictures to be hung on the wall for exhibition, decoration, and other needs or reasons comprises a structure referred to as frame which allows picture to be hung on the wall and holding it.
• the frames have been constituted by a hanging arrangement made of wooden material allowing the four edges to be attached and to be hung on the wall for many years.
• the pictures placed into these frames are usually adhered or attached onto a base located inside the frame. Therefore, the frames actually both make the edge of the base holding the picture decorative and function as a carrier.
• frames comprising the constructions wherein the base carrying the picture is not present; the pictures usually created by humans or by means of printing are on the materials such as paper, plastic, or canvas; these materials are located so as to be from the front side towards the back side of the frame and to cover the frame.
• These frame types usually called“canvas” in the market exhibits more obtuse appearance, it has a thick rectangular shape rather than a thin plate. They are often used for exhibiting the visual-purpose pictures without a frame appearance.
• systems without any frame wherein the pictures are applied onto the cardboard, plastic, composite, or wooden plates.
• the canvas frames are generally treated by means of constituting the rectangular frames, though the shapes may vary, and by covering said frame with the picture applied onto canvas, textile, paper, or similar material from the exposed front side towards the back side.
• This covering method of the canvas frames are usually performed by means of spreading the picture material onto the frame and adhering or mechanically attaching it onto the back side.
• This mechanic attachment method is performed through the wires called “staples” or nailed means such as pins by stretching and mounting the picture onto the frame.
• Such a method is carried out manually or via complex machines considered expensive in order to clad the picture onto the canvas frame.
• this method requires the permanent mounting of the permanent picture onto the frame. Changing or removing the picture requires detachment of the permanently-driven staples or pin-shaped nails causing damages. All these procedures have to be carried out during the manufacture process of the canvas frame. It is difficult for a user to carry out these procedures after the manufacture and purchase.
• the picture sheet is folded and attached at the back side usually by a staple.
• the parts apart from the staple locations expand over time and flabby parts are formed. In other words, a completely uniform stretch cannot be obtained.
• the folded parts exhibit an unfavorable appearance, particularly at the edge portions.
• a construction providing stretch without a fastening means such as adhesive, staple, or pins is applied by means of readily stretching the picture sheet onto the outer body of the assembled canvas frame.
• outer body of the carrier chassis is permanently assembled and constituted via a fastening system which may be disassembled if desired.
• the picture sheet is placed at the from side of this outer body of the carrier chassis and the end portions thereof are folded and inserted into the grooves at the back side via compression gaskets.
• a fastening structure is obtained which may be readily disassembled if desired.
• the most significant characteristic of said fastening structure is that the picture sheet is mounted onto the carrier chassis frame without any damage. Still, by the application of said system, a user will be able to readily change the picture and the picture sheet comprising an image to be exhibited if desired, once they purchased the frame.
• Another advantage of the canvas frame design of the invention is that it does not require any skill for attaching the picture sheet to the carrier chassis frame and that it allows the end user to make this attachment.
• Another advantage of the canvas frame design is that the picture sheet can easily be mounted onto the carrier chassis and disassembled therefrom without any damage. Thus, it comprises a construction which may be easily disassembled when carrying the picture or when another picture is preferred to be used and which allows for the assembling process without any damage.
• the canvas frame design of the invention provides a significant operational ease for the mass production. While relatively expensive machines have to be used in the prior art for assembling the picture sheet onto the carrier chassis of the frame for the fast production, this system allows for the fast production without such a machine. Thus, the fact that there is no need for investing in such expensive machines for particularly mass production is a revolutionary novelty for the sector.
• the canvas frame design of the invention minimizes the transportation, storage, and logistic costs in total and the processes thereof because it can be easily assembled and disassembled. Therefore, the canvas paintings prepared by the conventional methods causes high costs in terms of the transportation and there is a high probability of damage during the transportation because of their big sizes and delicateness. However, this system allows for a much easier and cost-effective logistic.
• FIG. 1 is the front perspective view of the canvas frame design of the invention.
• Fig. 2 is the rear perspective view of the canvas frame design of the invention.
• Fig. 3 is the front projection view of the canvas frame design of the invention.
• Fig. 4 is the side projection view of the canvas frame design of the invention.
• Fig. 5 is the projection view of the canvas frame design from a different side (top view).
• Fig. 6 is the cross-sectional projection view of the canvas frame design of the invention from a different side (top view).
• Fig. 7 is the cross-sectional projection view of the canvas frame design of the invention in detail wherein the edge grooves are obvious.
• Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the canvas frame design of the invention with the compression gaskets removed.
• Fig. 9 is a side perspective view of the canvas frame design of the invention in detail with the compression gaskets removed.
• Fig. 10 is a side perspective view of the canvas frame design of the invention with the compression gaskets inserted.
• Fig. 10 is a side perspective view of the canvas frame design of the invention in detail with the compression gaskets inserted.
• Fig. 12 is a side projection view of the canvas frame design of the invention with the compression gaskets inserted.
• Fig. 13 is the enlarged partial cross-sectional drawing of the edge projection cross- sectional view of the canvas frame design of the invention with the compression gaskets inserted.
• Fig. 14a is an enlarged partial cross-sectional drawing of the edge projection cross- sectional view of the picture sheet and the canvas frame design of the invention with the compression gaskets inserted.
• Fig. 14b is a drawing showing an alternative structure of the profiles wherein the picture sheet of the frame illustrated in Fig. 14a is spread and attached in the canvas frame design of the invention.
• Fig. 15 illustrates the compression gasket used in the canvas frame design of the invention.
• Fig. 16 is the drawing of the picture sheet to be used for the canvas frame of the invention.
• Fig. 17 is the cross-sectional projection view of the fastening apparatus to be used for the canvas frame of the invention.
• Fig. 18 is the representative cross-sectional projection drawing illustrating the fastening method when the fastening apparatus is used for the canvas frame of the invention.
• the canvas frame of the invention is disclosed as a frame type comprising the chassis part constituting the edges and the picture part on the front side, wherein said picture covers the edge portions and extends to the back side.
• the canvas frame has a rectangular shape as commonly used. However, this is not a limitation. There may be triangular, pentagonal, hexagonal, annular, or totally circular edges.
• the chassis parts of the canvas will be preferably made of wooden material. However, composite, plastic, fiber, and even metal-based materials may be used.
• the picture part may be normally made of canvas or non-woven based textile, as well as paper, plastic, composite, and similar materials.
• the canvas frame of the invention is illustrated in Fig. 1 , Fig. 2, Fig. 3, and Fig. 4; the chassis of the carrier body and the grooves of said chassis in Fig. 5, Fig. 6, and Fig. 7; the assembly of the picture sheet covering the chassis and the compression gasket in the Fig. 8, Fig. 9, Fig. 10, Fig. 1 1 , Fig. 12, Fig. 13, and Fig. 14; the general structure of the compression gasket in the Fig. 15, by a conceptual design.
• the canvas frame of the invention will be referred to as canvas panel with the picture assembled.
• the panel herein may be a photo print, a textile pattern, and a foldable sheet with or without a pattern on it, as well as a painting of an artist.
• the painting term herein will not be construed as a limitation.
• the picture used in said panel will be referred to as picture sheet whether it has a picture on it or not.
• the picture sheet herein shows the structure used regardless of the material used such as canvas, paper, textile, plastic, etc.
• Fig. 16 illustrates the picture sheet to be used for the canvas frame of the invention.
• Fig. 17 and Fig. 18, the drawings of a fastening apparatus facilitating the assembly of the picture sheet on the canvas frame.
• the canvas panel (1 ) of the invention comprises a carrier canvas chassis (2) at the edges, at least one groove (3) on said carrier canvas chassis (2), a picture sheet (4) extending from the front side towards the back side of said canvas chassis (2), and at least one compression gasket (5) compressing the corner flaps of said picture sheet (4) into said groove (3).
• Carrier canvas chassis (2) may have a polygonal, for example triangular, rectangular, pentagonal, hexagonal shape, or even with inclined edges, and a circular structure, as well as the rectangular shape, each edge component having a linear shape.
• the edges are connected along the connection edges (6) so as to be face to face or such that the face of one will be at the edge of another.
• the connection edges (6) may be provided by adhering, nailing, or via intermediary connections serving as fasteners. This feature will not be described in detail, because it has already been present in the prior art.
• the canvas frame of the invention consists of the carrier canvas chassis (2) basically constituting the canvas panel (1 ) and the picture sheet (4) extending from the front side towards the back side of the panel along the edges.
• the picture sheet (4) extends from the front side forming the front portion (1 a) of the canvas panel (1 ) towards the back side (1 b) of the panel forming the back portion by covering the edges (1c) thereof constituting the peripheral part of the carrier canvas chassis (2).
• Corner flaps (4a) are provided for a proper attachment of the picture sheet (4) at the back side by covering the carrier canvas chassis (2).
• the corner flaps (4a) are the folded parts inserted into the grooves (3) by means of the compression gasket (5).
• the edge portions of the corner flaps (4a) are preferably removed, i.e. cut in order to prevent it from overlapping each other.
• At least one groove (3) is arranged at the back side of the carrier canvas chassis (2).
• the comer flaps (4a) of the picture sheets (4) are inserted into the groove (3) through the compressing force of the compression gasket (5).
• the groove (3) has a groove width (K1) and a groove depth (H1) in which the compression gasket (5) and the corner flap (4a) enter. This feature is seen in Fig. 7 in a more clear way.
• the compression gasket (5) has a gasket thickness (K2) and gasket width (H2) so as to enter the groove (3) together with the corner flap (4a).
• the groove depth (H1) should be preferably equal to or higher than the gasket width (H2).
• the groove width (K1) should be equal to or higher than the groove thickness (K2). If they are equal, the compression gasket (5) and the corner flap (4a) may enter the groove (3) by means of compression, because the compression gasket (5) is flexible. If it is higher, it will enter easily. However, the assembly is preferred to be what is called “snug fit” in the art rather than an easy assembly. Therefore, the total thickness of the corner flap (4a) and the compression gasket (5) comprises a structure called slightly snug-fit in the art in the groove width (K1).
• the edge of the compression gasket (5) is an inclined edge (5a) for an easy assembly. This inclination may also be a rounded profile as well as a triangular shaped profile.
• the picture sheet (3) is leaded from the front side (1a) of the canvas panel (1) onto the back side (1b) of the panel such that the corner flaps (4a) cover the panel edge (1c), which may be seen in Fig. 8, Fig. 9, Fig. 10, Fig. 11 , Fig. 13, and Fig. 14a and Fig. 14b.
• the corner flaps (4a) overlap the groove (3), the compression gasket (5) is pressed here, and the comer flaps (4a) of the picture sheet (4) are inserted into the groove (3) together with the compression gasket (5).
• the pressure herein applied to the compression gasket (5) allows the picture sheet (4) to be stretched together with the front portions.
• (5) is slightly higher than the inner width of the groove (3) so as to have a structure called snug-fit in the art.
• a structure is provided not allowing for using any compression gasket (5) and/or picture sheet (4) of a production other than the present production.
• the size standard will not be suitable for the frame if another picture in the market is inserted and it will be either thinner or bigger for the groove.
• a commercial accomplishment will be obtained because the picture will be purchased from the same place after buying the frame therefrom.
• the carrier canvas chassis (2) comprises optionally a groove chamfer (3a) at least on one edge, preferably at the peripheral edge of the groove (3), optionally an edge chamfer (2a) at the peripheral edge of the carrier canvas chassis (2), and an outwardly-oriented protrusion (2b) at the front side where the peripheral edge of the carrier canvas chassis (2) and the picture are located, in order to enable the picture sheet (4) to be covered around the carrier canvas chassis (2) and to easily enter the groove (3).
• This structure is of course optional and may not be used.
• the groove chamfer (3a) is preferred to enable the picture sheet (4) to enter the groove (3) easily with the compression gasket (5), the edge chamfer (2a) is preferred to enable the picture sheet (4) to be spread around the carrier canvas chassis (2), and the protrusion (2b) is preferred to enhance the stretch of the picture sheet (4) and for a proper appearance.
• Said chamfers have preferably annular shape and it may have optionally an obtuse cut, e.g. by cutting the edge in the milling machine.
• the picture sheet (4) which may be used in the canvas frame invention may be as in Fig. 16 without limitation. It is obvious that the edge portions provide a design so as to facilitate the folding.
• the picture sheet (4) comprises the corner flaps (4a) at least at two edges and preferably at four edges, at least two and preferably four gaps (4b) at the comers, the first recess (4d) at one edge of said gap (4b) and preferably the second recess (4e) at the other edge, the folding tab (4c) at two edges and preferably four edges of said corners, and a folding cut (4f).
• the canvas frame may comprise at least one flap (4a) and at least one gap (4b) at the edge of said comer flap (4a).
• the compression gasket of the canvas frame of the invention is a strip-shaped component preferably made of silicon, rubber, or plastic. However, it may surely be made of metal, composite, or wooden material. Normally, it may have jagged structure with an even surface or an indented structure (not shown in the figures) which facilitates the one-way mounting.
• the fastening apparatus (7) shown in Fig. 17 and Fig. 18 will be used for assembling the picture sheet to the panel edges, which is an alternative and also preferred design.
• the canvas panel (1) comprises the carrier canvas chassis (2) at the edge portions, a picture sheet (4) extending from the front side to the back side of said carrier canvas chassis (2), at least one groove (3) on said carrier canvas chassis (2), and at least one fastening apparatus (7) which is in connection with the corner flaps of said picture sheet (4) and located within said groove (3).
• the carrier canvas chassis (2) comprises a carrier canvas chassis (2) at the edge portions of said canvas panel (1), a picture sheet (4) extending from the front side to the back side of said carrier canvas chassis (2), at least one groove (3) at said carrier canvas chassis (2), at least one compression gasket (5) compressing the comer flaps (4a) of said picture sheet (4) into said groove (3), or a fastening apparatus (7).
• the fastening apparatus (7) is used for the canvas panel (1), the structure, construction, and technical properties of said carrier canvas chassis (2), groove (3), and the picture sheet (4) do not change.
• the fastening apparatus (7) is inserted into the groove (3), wherein the comer flap (4a) of the picture sheet (4) is attached in order to facilitate the assembly of the picture sheet (4) into the groove (3).
• the corner flap (4a) is inserted (in connection) to the fastening apparatus (7) as described hereinbelow instead of the compression gasket (5) as described above, then it is made rigid via the fastening apparatus gasket (8) or compressed without it, then the fastening apparatus (7) is compressed into the groove (3), and the picture sheet (4) is applied onto the carrier canvas chassis (2) (in connection).
• the fastening gasket (8) of the fastening apparatus (7) may be located such that there will be corner flaps (4a) at both sides of the apparatus opening (7a) (as seen in Fig. 18) or there will be only one corner flap (4a) (not shown in the figures) and by compression at only one side.
• the fastening apparatus (7) used in said embodiment of the canvas frame of the invention comprises at least two apparatus rods (7b), the apparatus opening (7a) between said apparatus rods (7b), and the apparatus protrusion (7c) at the back portion of the fastening apparatus (7).
• the apparatus protrusion (7c) is designed for the manual assembly and optional disassembly, and it may be optionally discarded.
• the comer flaps (4a) of the picture sheet (4) is inserted into the apparatus opening (7a) between the apparatus rods (7b) of the fastening apparatus (7) by compression, together with the fastening apparatus gasket (8).
• the apparatus rods (7b) should have a definite depth, i.e. apparatus rod depth (H3) in order to enter the groove (3).
• the apparatus rods (7b) should have an apparatus rod width (K3).
• the apparatus rod width (K3) should be equal to or higher than the groove width (K1) such that the fastening apparatus (7) inter the groove (3).
• the apparatus rod depth (H3) should be equal to or higher than the groove depth (H1).
• the width of the fastening apparatus gasket (8) should be equal to or higher than the apparatus opening (7a).
• the fastening apparatus gasket (8) has a structure like the compression gasket.
• the compression gasket (5) is used to locate the corner flaps (4a) directly into the groove (3), while the fastening apparatus gasket (8) is used to locate the corner flaps (4a) into the apparatus opening (7a).
• the canvas frame of the invention consists of the carrier canvas chassis (2) basically constituting the canvas panel (1) and the picture sheet (4) extending from the front side towards the back side of the panel along the edges.
• the picture sheet (4) extends from the front side (1a) forming the front portion of the canvas panel (1) towards the back side (1b) of the panel forming the back portion by covering the edges (1c) thereof constituting the peripheral part of the carrier canvas chassis (2).
• Corner flaps (4a) are provided for a proper attachment of the picture sheet (4) at the back side by covering the carrier canvas chassis (2).
• the corner flaps (4a) are folded as seen in Fig. 18 and inserted into the apparatus opening (7a) of the fastening apparatus (7).
• the fastening apparatus gasket (8) is inserted there between and compressed for a rigid fastening.
• the picture sheet (4) is stretched (or it may not be stretched) and located on the carrier canvas chassis (2) by compressing (locating) the corner flaps (4a) of the picture sheet (4) into the fastening apparatus (7) and by inserting the apparatus rods (7b) of the fastening apparatus (7) into the groove (3).
• the corner flaps (4a) being the edge portions of the picture sheet (4) are located in the grooves (3) through a slight snug-fit (technical term) by means of the fastening apparatus (7) at four edges.
• the compression at all four edges is suggested for a conventional quadrangular frame. However, it may also be compressed at two opposite sides.
• the corner flaps (4a) herein are folded with a “U” shape and it is compressed in the apparatus opening (7a) by placing the fastening apparatus gasket (8) within said“U” shape.
• the corner flaps (4a) may also be located and compressed in the apparatus opening (7a) with or without folding, even if the fastening apparatus gasket (8) is not present. In this case, the apparatus opening (7a) should be narrower than the thickness of the corner flap (4a) so as to facilitate the compression.
• the width (aperture size) of the apparatus opening (7a) between the apparatus rods (7b) should enable the assembly such that the corner flap (4a) and the fastening apparatus gasket (8) provides a slight snug-fit therebetween.
• the assembly should be carried out such that the apparatus rods (7b) of the fastening apparatus (7) will provide a slight snug-fit into the groove (3) and such that the corner flaps (4a) are attached (located) into the apparatus opening (7a) of the fastening apparatus (7) with or without fastening apparatus gasket (8). Therefore, the apparatus rod width (K3) should have an assembly structure so as to enable a slight snug-fit into the groove width (K1).
• the assembly in which the fastening apparatus (7) is used for the canvas frame of the invention is easier and more preferable rather than the assembly carried out by directly compression gasket (5) and the corner flaps (4a) without the fastening apparatus (7) described in the first chapter.
• both may be used in terms of the production and there may be variations based on the preferences.
• the canvas frame design of the invention may be normally used for exhibition-purpose panels or for any kind of pictures. However, it is surely possible that the assembly method of a surface onto a frame by compression technique is used for the windows, ventilation and similar systems. Moreover, the present system may be used for locating a sheet (a surface, textile, canvas, plastic surface, etc.) in the folding screen and pergola systems with or without a picture.

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