Abstract: A clip for securing a cover to a crib or playpen includes a first loop for providing a snap-fit onto the top bar of the crib, a cavity for holding a side rod of the cover, and an extension for guiding the clip onto the crib or playpen.

Abstract: A buckle for use with t-shirts, hair or other similar flexible substrates. The buckle is comprised of a base portion having openings through which the tail of the t-shirt is inserted and a cover which removably locks onto the base, thereby securing the buckle to the t-shirt. The base is provided with two openings separated by a bar and surrounded by an inwardly facing ridge. The ridge is engagable with a series of outwardly facing grooves provided on the cover in order to releasably lock the buckle to t-shirts of various thicknesses.

Abstract: In combination, a cable/hose retention clip and a chain link of a cable/hose handling chain, the chain link having a body including a top wall spaced from an opposed bottom wall by a side wall to define a compartment for housing a cable/hose and having an open side opposite said side wall through which the cable/hose may be inserted into the compartment, the clip being insertable into the compartment through said opening to an engaged position whereat the clip releasably engages with the top and bottom walls, wherein the clip is moulded from plastics and has a relatively rigid body portion and a pair of relatively flexible resilient arm portions depending therefrom, the body portion being arranged to extend between the top and bottom walls to close said open side when the clip is in said engaged position, said arm portions having latch formations co-operable with latch formations on the top and bottom walls for restraining withdrawal of the clip through said open side from the engaged position, the rigid body

Abstract: A tarp protector for use in the shipping industry is disclosed, comprised of an elongated sheet of webbing, metal rings at either end affixed to the webbing with a plurality spaced apart rings there between, male-female releasable connecting means attached to each end respectively to allow extensions, and retractable protective flaps permanently affixed to the webbing and covering the rings and connecting means.

Abstract: A connector for use in series for aligning and clamping a series of tubes includes a member having a first recess near one end and a second recess near an opposite end. The first recess is located on one side of the member and the second recess is located on an opposite side of the member. The member also has a slot between the first recess and the second recess. The first recess of the member receives one tube and the second recess receives another tube.

Abstract: An anti-theft device has a plate for hanging it and a link. The link is arranged to form a closed loop over a bridge of a pair of eyeglasses. A fastener belonging to the plate receives a free end of the link. It is only releasable with a special tool. The link consists of an element of flexible plastic material and of a reinforcement.

Abstract: A retention device for securing electrical wires in an air bag module adjacent to an inflator. The push-on fastener tab of this invention quickly secures electrical wires while providing for easy removal. Further, the push-on fastener tabs occupy a minimum of space in the air bag module.

Abstract: A fastener assembly 20 having a hook 68 for connecting a first article 78 to a continuous cable 70 includes first and second matable members 22,24, each having a body portion 26 at a cable-proximate end thereof, the body portion 26 having a work arm 32 and a cable-proximate arm extending outwardly from a mating face 28 thereof and defining therebetween a recess 48 for receiving the body portion 26 of the other member when the members are mated, and a hook portion 54. The work and cable-proximate arms 32,40 of the first member 22 are in opposite vertical orientation to the work and cable-proximate arms 32,40 of the second member 24.

Abstract: An optical fiber splicing device includes a clip (20) which aligns and secures cylindrical rods (28, 30 and 32) utilized within a three-rod optical fiber splicing device. The clip (20) is a generally cylindrically shaped component which is made of a resilient material and is positionable so as to encase three cylindrical rods (28, 30 and 32). The clip (20) comprises a circular body portion (22) and two protruding leg portions (24 and 26) which extend from an point on the outer periphery of clip body (22). The two leg portions (24 and 26) are constructed and oriented such that they may be manipulated to controllably expand the inner diameter of clip body (22). To facilitate an optical fiber splice or connection, the clip (20) of the present invention allows the clip body (22) to be expanded to loosen the grip on rods (28, 30 and 32) held therein, thereby allowing the optical fiber ends to be inserted between the rods.

Abstract: A strap, for releasably holding a battery in a predetermined position on a platform having a projecting stud flanking the battery, comprises a stud engaging portion connected integrally with a bar engagable with the battery for traversing and releasably holding the battery in the predetermined position. The stud engaging portion has a section engagable with the projecting stud. The stud engaging portion includes levers for shifting the section between a stud engaging position and a stud releasing position.

Abstract: A construction assembly for attaching a flexible covering material to a fixture. The construction assembly employs a reusable support member having a pair of substantially circular openings with griping teeth protruding therefrom. At least one elongated locking bead employed for securely positioning a covering within the circular openings and an elongated trim pad operatively associated with the support member for securely maintaining locking beads in position.

Abstract: A snap fit cable retainer is illustrated for accommodating multiple diameter cables in a snug fit configuration by having the bit portion between adjacent side legs being closer to the extremities of the legs than is the main bit portion of the overall connector. In this way, large diameter cables can be run lengthwise through the retainer and smaller diameter cables can be run crosswise through the retainer. The retainer can also accommodate a layer of cables in each direction simultaneously by placing the lower level in the crosswise direction through the retainer and the second layer on top in the lengthwise direction.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for securing a tarp in which a planar clip having an elongate opening is placed on one side of the tarp. The opening has a wide end and a narrow end. A first portion of the opening has substantially straight edges which taper towards one another. The wide end is formed in the first portion. A second portion of the opening has substantially straight edges which are substantially parallel to one another. A button having a base, a neck and a head engages the clip with a tarp therebetween thereby securing the clip to the tarp. An elastic cord is connected to a hook at one end thereof which is connected to a structural member. The other end of the elastic cord is stretched and connected to the clip at a selected location on the cord thereby securing the tarp.

Abstract: A snap fit cable holder in a U-shape with two legs is shown with snap fit projections on both the inside and outside of the legs of the holder and at different relative heights with respect to the bit portion of the device. In this manner, the legs can be inserted through first and second openings to be held by their inside edges of the openings or can be inserted in first and third openings to be held by the outermost edges of the first and third openings. This allows a single cable connector to be used with at least two different size cables. Further variations may be obtained by adjusting the thickness of the support base containing the openings.

Abstract: Ignition system wiring harnesses are used to carry discrete electrical signals to the fuel igniter devices of spark ignited engines. Externally mounted wiring harnesses are subjected to damage which can cause the engine to run inefficiently. The subject ignition system wiring harness extends through internal passageways in an engine block and a plurality of cylinder heads mounted thereon. The wiring harness is retained at fixed locations by a plurality of spring clip retainers, each of which has a normally flat elongate spring clip deflected around the wiring harness and slidably extending through a pair of slots in a bracket. The spring clip exerts a nearly constant force on the wiring harness as it tries to straighten to its normally flat condition regardless of the cross sectional size of the wiring harness. Thus, one size of spring clip retainer can be used for various sizes of wiring hearness.

Abstract: A clamp structure clamps superimposed circuit boards to a support plate portion of a rangefinder case in a still camera. The clamp structure includes first and second support arms spaced in confronting relation from each other by a distance greater than the thicknesses of the superimposed circuit boards and the support plate portion. The first and second support arms are disposed in sandwiching relation to the circuit boards and the support plate portion. A rod is inserted in a space defined between the second support arm and the lowermost circuit board which faces the second support arm while the first support arm is being held against the uppermost circuit board which faces the first support arm.

Abstract: A joiner capable of joining two terminal strip segments together in a consistent manner which permits the joiner to be automatically detected against a background of a continuous strip of terminals by a terminal insertion machine has two identical, hermaphroditic joiner halves. Each joiner half has an optically detectable solid body, means for engaging a terminal strip segment, and means for securely grasping another joiner half. Two terminal strip segments can be joined with the joiner by engaging an end of a first terminal strip segment with a means for engaging a terminal strip segment on a first joiner half, while engaging an end of a second terminal strip segment with a means for engaging a terminal strip segment on a second joiner half. A joint is formed between the first and second terminal strip segments by securely grasping the first and second joiner halves together.

Abstract: The subject invention is a roofing attachment plate with integrated means to seal and affix such plate on the upper part of a roof surface in order to secure a roof sheet to the upper surface of a roof. Specifically, the invention comprises a circular member or other shaped attachment plate which is adapted to be placed flush on the upper surface of the roof deck with opening means to receive a nail or stud to attach the plate to the roof structure, serving to anchor a roofing sheet to the fixed roof structure. The fastening plate has an upper cuplike chamber that is centrally located on the attachment plate and coaxially aligned with the central vertical axis of the fastening member, and such chamber has an outer circumferential surface, a portion of which has a circumferential recess to receive and hold a circular locking ring.

Abstract: An improved bedding anchor comprising a first member having a generally T-shaped slot formed therein to receive a portion of the edge of a sheet, a cylindrical retaining member, an anchor member engageable with a fixed portion of the bed, and elastic means securing said first member to said anchor member.

Abstract: This invention is directed to an all-purpose fastener which can grip securely web and fabric-type articles without puncturing or damaging the articles. A fastening apparatus for gripping web-like materials comprising a central member which is placed on one side of the web-like material; and, an outer member which corresponds generally in shape with the central member, is placed on the opposite side of the web-like material and fits over the central member and the web-like material, the central member and the outer member cooperating together to grip the web-like material.

Abstract: A panel fabric fastening system is disclosed which includes fastening devices mounted along the edges of the panel, each of which includes a plurality of pointed elements. Fabric is stretched over the panel and is engaged by the pointed elements to retain the fabric in a stretched position over the sides of the panel. A cap device may be installed over the fastening devices to cover the ends of the fabric and provide an aesthetic finish. The fastening devices may be easily installed and removed.

Abstract: A device for displaying an article comprising a support having first and second apertures, a U-shaped member having first and second legs received in respective ones of said first and second apertures, said legs each having unidirectional teeth disposed thereon for engaging sides of said first and second apertures such that the legs can be translated in the apertures in a first direction to secure the article between the legs by a first force applied in the first direction but cannot be moved in a direction opposite the first direction by an oppositely applied force unless a second force perpendicular to the first force is applied to the legs while applying the force opposite the first force.

Abstract: A molding strip assembly is provided to secure a flexible covering on a support surface. The assembly includes a molding element attachable to the surface, and a mounting element that snap-fits into and is secured by the molding element. Each molding element has a retaining channel to lockably receive a latching structure that projects downwardly from a support wall of the mounting element. The covering may extend along the support wall and be retained by the latching structure. Prefabricated contour elements may be used at angular intersections of two or more molding elements, and an optional base molding element may be used to form routing channels for electrical wires. Molding strip assemblies are combined into framework systems to cover wall or other surface areas with great flexibility of design.

Abstract: A process and an apparatus for hooking of a band of a flexible material, intended to be subjected to tensile forces, to a fixation piece, for hooking onto the fixation piece of an envelope of which the end portion is divided along a given length, into a plurality of bands of equal width, the process comprising longitudinally folding one extremity of the band upon itself, at least one time, in such a manner as to form at least one hem (14, 15), transversely gathering the hem in accordian fashion in such a manner as to form a flange presenting a fan-shaped configuration, using a fixation piece provided with a groove of a wedge-shape conjugate to the shape of the flange, the groove having a longitudinal extremity opening toward its apex, and arranging the flange within the groove, the band extending through the open extremity of the groove in such a manner as to create a self-locking of the flange when the band is placed in tension.

Abstract: A clamp for securing adjacent sides of a pair of structural members such as metal tubing. The clamp comprises of a pair of fastening devices joined together, back to back. Each fastening device further comprises an inwardly contactible sleeve with the back side being flat where it is joined. From the backside two sides are turned to enclose a structural member and form an opening to facilitate entry of the structural member. At opposite sides of the opening a pair of wedge flanges are turned outwardly with diverging tapers. Each sleeve has a contractor with inturned flanges which taper in opposition to the taper of the sleeve flanges. The contractor when slid onto the sleeve flanges draws itself and the sleeve into a constricting gripping engagement with the enclosed structural member.

Abstract: To facilitate the assembly work of a pedal pad (e.g. accelerator pad) to a pedal arm and further to increase the strength of the pedal arm, the pedal pad comprises an arm end holding portion formed integral with the pedal base plate for holding an end of the pedal arm; and an arm clasping portion composed of a U-shaped arm clasping base portion formed integral with the base plate for clasping the pedal arm and a bow-shaped arm securing cover portion for covering the arm clasping base portion to further secure the pedal arm, in cooperation with the U-shaped arm clasping base portion, into hooking engagement with said arm clasping base portion. The arm securing cover portion can be formed integral with or separate from the pedal base plate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a line holder device 1 formed of plastic and especially suited for holding and supporting pipelines. The holder 1 includes a fastening zone 2 for fastening to a support, with at least one holding zone 3, 4 for the stopped support of a pipeline. A locking element 5 is provided for securing the pipeline in the holding zone. The holding zone or zones 3,4 are wedged in a closed position by the locking element 5, designed as a wedge clamp 6. The wedge clamp has a number of closing elements 9 to 18, which strike against the holding zone 3,4 and/or the fastening zone 2, on the inside and/or the outside.

Abstract: A molding strip assembly is provided to secure a flexible covering on a support surface. The assembly includes a molding element attachable to the surface, and a mounting element that snap-fits into and is secured by the molding element. Each molding element has a retaining channel to lockably receive a latching structure that projects downwardly from a support wall of the mounting element. The covering may extend along the support wall and be retained by the latching structure. Prefabricated contour elements may be used at angular intersections of two or more molding elements, and an optional base molding element may be used to form routing channels for electrical wires. Molding strip assemblies are combined into framework systems to cover wall or other surface areas with great flexibility of design.

Abstract: A pipe clamp wherein a C-shaped elastic holder cooperates with a U-shaped confining member to define a space which can receive a pipe with at least some radial play. The end portions of the holder are biased away from each other by an arcuate intermediate portion which extends along an arc of more than 180 degrees, and the end portions of the holder have openings for reception of inwardly bent lugs on the legs of the U-shaped confining member. The end portions are further formed with ramps which guide the lugs toward and into the respective openings when the confining member is in the process of being affixed to the holder. The end portions of the holder move apart as soon as the lugs move into register with the respective openings whereby the lugs are compelled to enter the openings to thereby couple the confining member to the holder.

Abstract: The invention relates to a clip consisting of two clamping jaws 1, 2 provided with actuating elements 3, 4 and, in particular, molded of plastic, and of an elastic element which joins the former and presses them together in the clamping plane 5. To make secure clamping of an object to be retained between the clamping jaws 1, 2 possible, it is provided that the actuating elements 3, 4 are disposed so as to be slidable in a plane oriented perpendicular to the clamping plane 5 against the action of the elastic element 6 and that the actuating ends 15, 16 of each actuating element 3, 4 project beyond the rear end 17, 18 of the respectively other actuating element 3, 4. This causes the clamping jaws 1, 2 to open and close in a direction oriented exactly perpendicular to the clamping plane 5, thereby making secure clamping of objects possible.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for holding two ropes or corresponding elongated bodies together in a fixed relation to each other at a right angle or parallel to each other. The device is characterized in that it comprises two essentially identical halves (2, 11), each being provided with a recess (3, 12) into which the rope fits, and that these halves may be pressed together and be locked by means of snap locks (5, 6, 13 14) when pressed together, the axial or turning movement of the ropes in relation to each other being prevented by the force of friction, and according to a preferred embodiment, by pegs (4, 17) on the bottom of the recesses, and the separation of the ropes being prevented by the snap locks, and, according to a modification of the preferred embodiment, by a screw which extends through each of the halves of the device and thereinbetween through each of the ropes.

Abstract: Wire separator structure and method for separating spark plug wires and the like. The structure includes a body member having a plurality of cylindrical openings therethrough including parallel transversely spaced apart axes of generation in the same plane, and a slot extending across the plane and parallel to the cylindrical openings have dovetail portions on both sides of the plane which body member is split in the plane of the axes of the cylindrical openings therethrough to provide separate body parts and a generally X-shaped wedge member positioned within the slot in the body member to hold the parts of the body member together with the wires to be separated within the cylindrical openings in the body member. In the method of the invention, wires to be separated are placed in cylindrical openings in a split body member and the parts of the split body member are secured together by an X-shaped wedge member extending axially of the cylindrical openings into dovetail slots in the body parts.

Abstract: A roofing fastener is shown adapted to fasten membrane roofing film to roofing structures. The fastener comprises a base plate having a segmented upper, tapered circular flange section; a segmented middle circular ring locking section; and a lower base section. After attaching the base plate to the roofing structure by means of a fastener inserted through an axial hole located in the center of the base plate, and an annular snap ring having an internal diameter just large enough to fit over the film covered base plate when the segments of the base plate are compressed, is forced over the film covered base plate, and adjacent to the locking section, thereby locking the roofing film in place.

Abstract: A roofing membrane securement system having an upper member and a lower member each of which is formed of a relatively hard, unyielding material. The lower member includes a bottom surface from which extends a preferably cylindrical wall. In one embodiment a plurality of ledges extend downwardly and inwardly from the upper edge of the inner surface of the circumferential wall. The upper member is preferably of circular shape, having a diameter less than that of the interior cross-sectional dimension of the cylindrical wall but greater than the distance between the innermost edges of circumferentially opposed ledges. In a second embodiment, ledges extend downwardly from the upper edge of the outer surface of the lower member circumferential wall, and the upper member has a downwardly extending wall adjacent the circumferential wall outer surface with ledges extending radially inwardly therefrom to engage beneath the lower member ledges.

Abstract: A pair of generally parallel, laterally spaced and registered plates are provided including corresponding opposite margins having projections supported therefrom and spaced therealong projecting toward and engageable with the corresponding margin of the opposing plate. The projections on corresponding margins of the opposing plates are staggered relative to each other and clamp fastener structure is secured through the mid-portions of the plates for forcibly drawing the plates toward each other and clamping sheet metal portions between one pair of corresponding projection equipped margins thereof. At least one marginal edge of one of the plates includes anchor structure supported therefrom, to which a pull member may be removably anchored.

Abstract: Sheets of plastic materials including glass are interconnected along a longitudinal outer dimension thereof by an elongated longitudinal female interconnecting member having an upstanding base with transverse legs extending on opposite sides thereof and a central longitudinal socket therein having an open top with a downwardly extending prong receptacle which extends longitudinally the entire length of the socket. The female interconnecting member is adapted to mate with a male interconnecting member having an upstanding longitudinal housing with transverse support members extending from opposite sides thereof and having a downwardly extending bayonet prong centrally located in and integral with the housing extending longitudinally the length of the housing.

Abstract: The tarp fastener is a device consisting of a metal ring used in conjunction with a rubber ball to attach to and secure plastic tarps or any flexible material such as cloth, rubber, etc.

Abstract: A clamp for joining together overlapping sections of elongate members in, for example, telescopic steel arches used in the mining industry comprises a frontal plate and a U-bolt, the arms of the U-bolt being inclined to a line drawn normal to a load bearing surface of the frontal plate at a preferred angle of between 5.degree. and 40.degree..

Abstract: A bed sheet attachment device for use in combination with a waterbed of the type having an upwardly open box-like base holding a fluid-filled flexible mattress. A flat first member of the attachment device defines an opening including a slot and a larger portion connected therewith. A cooperative stud has a neck which fits in the slot, and two larger portions on opposite ends of the neck. At least one of the larger portions of the stud is smaller than the larger part of the opening, so that the stud will fit matingly in the slot with a part of a bed sheet protruding through the slot and wrapped around the neck of the stud. A flexible elastic member connects the first member to the interior of the base of the waterbed, applying tension which urges the stud and sheet toward the narrow end of the slot and holds the sheet in place on the waterbed.

Abstract: A housing for holding a lamp socket for use in a recessed lighting fixture includes a bracket member and a mounting flange for both mounting a thermal protective device within the housing and for clamping electrical conduit to the housing. The L-shaped bracket member mounts to the housing at an access hole to clamp the conduit against the mounting flange on the housing and position the thermal protective device in close proximity to the interior wall of the housing.

Abstract: A cross-like structural joint element having a pair of aligned lateral arms each formed with an anti-slip pedestal projecting from one face; a U-shaped first connector member having a pair of spaced legs projecting perpendicularly from said one face at adjoining ends of the lateral arms, facing surfaces of the legs having inwardly inclined teeth, and a second connector member projecting perpendicularly from the other face of the lateral arms at the adjoining ends; this connector member having a narrow neck portion joining the lateral arms and a wide portion extending from the narrow neck portion.

Abstract: A speaker retainer for mounting a speaker to a vehicle body panel is formed of molded elastomeric material and includes a cup-shaped portion for receiving the magnet portion of the speaker and oppositely extending straps which are releasably cooperable with integral attachment means on the body panel to releasably hold the cone shaped portion of the speaker against the panel. The cup-shaped portion can also mount a fastener for mounting an acoustic cover on the body panel.

Abstract: A roof membrane anchoring system is provided of the non-penetrating type, including a base member with an enlarged head carried by an upstanding stem, a disc, and a socket cap which includes a top, depending legs, and feet carried at the bottoms of the legs, the cap being of somewhat resilient material. A clamp is provided for constricting the legs after the socket cap is placed over the head. When uplift forces on the membrane act to deform the disc, it acts against surfaces of the feet of the socket cap, to urge the feet together, thereby providing greater security of the socket cap during periods of high wind velocity. The base member has a passage for insertion therethrough of a fastener, the passage including a quantity of self-curing adhesive material which is cured after insertion of the linear fastener, the adhesive material serving to adhere the linear fastener either to the base member or to a holding element for the linear fastener, or both.

Abstract: A molding strip assembly comprising linear edge pieces adapted to form a structure for holding the edge of a flexible material. The edge pieces may be configured in a framework so that the material covers a desired support surface. One edge piece is a molding strip that has a mounting base and upwardly extending connecting wall and a raised support wall in spaced parallel relation to the base. A lip extends upwardly from the base, spaced from the connecting wall, and a retaining wall extends upwardly from the base between the lip and the connecting wall, and, with the connecting wall, forms a narrow groove. A mating locking member defines a moveable profile that is received by the molding element and has a top wall, a first, downwardly depending side wall that is positioned in the groove to trap the material edge therein, and a second downwardly depending side wall that has a locking structure configured to engage the lip of the molding element.

Abstract: A two part fastener is provided for securing an elastomeric membrane on a roof deck or the like. The fastener includes a post secured to the roof deck by a screw and having a peripheral laterally extending flange at the upper edge. The membrane is draped over the post and a ring is installed over the membrane and post. The ring includes a plurality of inwardly and upwardly directed resilient fingers lying on a conical surface. The fingers snap over and then lock beneath the membrane and flange. The upper end of the post is recessed so that part of the membrane can be stretched into it during assembly and then released to reduce stress in the membrane.

Abstract: A fastener strip arrangement for joining splice cases of the type including a pair of splice case members having outwardly extending flanges positioned in opposed cooperating relationships to define cooperating flange pairs on opposite sides of the splice case. The fastener strip arrangement comprises two elongated strips each of generally channel-shaped cross-section and including a web having legs projecting from opposite side edges thereof in the same direction. One leg of each strip projects from the web a shorter distance than the other leg. One of the strips has generally keyhole-shaped slots formed through the web to extend generally longitudinally thereof. The generally keyhole-shaped slots each have large opening areas and narrow opening areas, with the narrow opening areas lying closer to the short leg of the strip than to the long leg of the strip and with a substantially greater portion of each large opening area being located on the side of the narrow opening spaced toward the long leg.

Abstract: A non-penetrating mechanical fastener for securing a flexible sheet of an elastomeric material to the upper surface of a roof via the use of a plurality of such fasteners, each of which includes upper and lower members, wherein the latter are anchored to the roofing surface. The upper member includes a snap-ring which clamps the sheet within an annular boss formed on the lower member and a locking cap which is engaged by an interference fit with the snap-ring to lock the ring in position within the boss. A method for securing the flexible sheet to the roofing substrate also is presented.

Abstract: An armor for a bridge cable including a specified number of trough-shaped metal covers for covering a bridge cable formed of PC steel wire bundles, male and female fitting parts provided on both side edges of the covers for being fitted to each other, and elastic spacers fitted into and connected to the inside of the cover and having concave parts formed thereon for maintaining the PC steel wire bundles in a mass or assembled state. A joint of the cable cover includes a seal member constituted by a specified number of elastic trough-shaped divided bodies for covering the outer periphery of the cable cover by abutting against each other on the side edges thereof, protrusions projecting from the middle of the inside of each divided body for insertion between the facing end edges of the cable covers, and engaging parts projecting from both ends of the outer surface of the divided body.

Abstract: A portable water container is disclosed having an inner bag formed of a flexible water impermeable sheet and an outer protective covering for the bag formed of a wear-resistant fabric; a tubular drain and fill conduit mounted in aligned openings in the bag and covering; and a releasable seal clamping the sheet forming the inner bag in a watertight sealed connection for sealing the conduit to and in flow communication with such bag; and a clamp securing the conduit in a load-bearing attachment to the covering.

Abstract: A fabric mounting track system which permits one to mount a fabric to cover a wall without the need to utilize weltings and other devices to cover unsightly parts of the system. The fabric mounting track consists of two parts, a back support plate and a hinge lock plate. The hinge lock plate has a straight portion at one end and a substantially circular portion at the other end forming a hinge. The hinge is disposed in a plane spaced from the straight portion. The back support plate also has a substantially circular portion at one end forming a larger hinge into which the smaller hinge of the hinge lock plate fits. Extending from the straight portion of the back support plate at an acute angle is a ledge, while the other end terminates in a straight portion forming a small angle, and may have its free end extending in the opposite direction. The hinge lock plate is provided with substantially equally spaced lancings punched out from the straight portion of the hinge plate.