Fabric holder suspension arrangement

Abstract

A fabric support arrangement for maintaining a flexible fabric in a straight and aligned manner, from a support structure. The fabric support comprises an elongated housing extrusion having an elongated central chamber therein. An elongated fabric clamp assembly may be folded along an elongated flexible mid-portion thereof, and is receivingly disposed within the elongated central chamber. The fabric clamp is comprised of an first fabric frame and a second fabric frame. A flexible fabric is biasedly secured in a generally sinusoidally shaped path within the fabric clamp assembly between the first fabric frame and the second fabric frame.

1 . A fabric support arrangement for maintaining a flexible fabric in a straight and aligned manner, from a support structure, comprising:
 an elongated housing extrusion having an elongated central chamber therein;   an elongated fabric clamp assembly receivingly disposed within said elongated central chamber, said fabric clamp assembly having a first fabric frame and a second fabric frame;   a flexible fabric biasedly secured within said fabric clamp assembly between said first fabric frame and said second fabric frame.   
   
   
       2 . The fabric support arrangement as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said fabric is releaseably secured into a fabric locking channel in said second fabric frame by an elongated fabric lock. 
   
   
       3 . The fabric support arrangement as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said elongated fabric lock is pinchably received between a pair of parallel, spaced-apart snap fingers, unitarily extruded with said second fabric frame. 
   
   
       4 . The fabric support arrangement as recited in  claim 3 , wherein said first fabric frame has a first “L”-shaped bendable flange and a second “L”-shaped flange thereon which define a first receiving channel between one another. 
   
   
       5 . The fabric support arrangement as recited in  claim 4 , wherein said parallel, spaced apart snap fingers are mateably received in said first receiving channel. 
   
   
       6 . The fabric support arrangement as recited in  claim 5 , wherein said fabric is disposed in a generally sinusoidal pattern between said first fabric frame and said second fabric frame. 
   
   
       7 . The fabric support arrangement as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said elongated housing extrusion comprises a paid of generally “C”-shaped shells arranged to face one another, connected by a bridging member unitarily disposed therebetween. 
   
   
       8 . The fabric support arrangement as recited in  claim 6 , wherein each of said “C”-shaped shells has an “L”-shaped side guide extending off of an inner portion thereof, and towards one another. 
   
   
       9 . The fabric support arrangement as recited in  claim 7 , wherein said bridging member has a pair of hinge alignment flanges extending therefrom and into said elongated central chamber. 
   
   
       10 . The fabric support arrangement as recited in  claim 9 , wherein said second fabric frame and said first fabric frame of said fabric clamp assembly are flexibly connected to one another by an elongated “living hinge” co-extruded therewith. 
   
   
       11 . The fabric support arrangement as recited in  claim 10 , wherein said hinge alignment flanges extending from said bridging member are in sliding contact with said living hinge to keep said fabric clamp in alignment in said elongated housing extrusion. 
   
   
       12 . The fabric support arrangement as recited in  claim 11 , wherein said “L”-shaped side guide extend inwardly from each of said “C”-shaped shells help centrally align said fabric clamp in said elongated housing extrusion. 
   
   
       13 . The fabric support arrangement as recited in  claim 12 , wherein said elongated housing extrusion has a first edge having a slot therealong, said bridging member and said first edge of said elongated extrusion housing comprised of said “C”-shaped shells comprise a suspension means engagement channel to enable a suspension means to be slidingly received therein. 
   
   
       14 . The fabric support arrangement as recited in  claim 13 , wherein said elongated housing extrusion has a second edge having a slot therealong, said second edge of said elongated housing extrusion comprised of said “C” shaped shells each having a “J”-shaped elongated fabric clamp guide and defining an elongated second slot therebetween. 
   
   
       15 . The fabric support arrangement as recited in  claim 14 , wherein said second slot disposed between said “J”-shaped elongated fabric clamp guide has said fabric extending therebetween. 
   
   
       16 . The fabric support arrangement as recited in  claim 15 , which also comprises a second elongated housing extrusion and a corresponding elongated fabric clamp received therein, wherein each of said elongated housing extrusion are secured to opposite parallel edges of said fabric, an upper one of said housings attached to suspension means and a lower one of said housings functioning as an alignment means for keeping said fabric straight and evenly hanging. 
   
   
       17 . A fabric support arrangement for maintaining a flexible fabric in a straight and aligned manner, from a support structure, comprising:
 an elongated housing extrusion having an elongated central chamber therein;   an elongated fabric clamp assembly folded along an elongated mid-portion thereof, and receivingly disposed within said elongated central chamber, said fabric clamp assembly having a first fabric frame and a second fabric frame defining a sinusoidally shaped fabric gripping path therebetween;   a flexible fabric biasedly secured within said fabric clamp within said sinusoidal path between said first fabric frame and said second fabric frame.   
   
   
       18 . The fabric support arrangement as recited in  claim 17 , wherein said fabric is biasedly held in said sinusoidal path by an elongated fabric lock wedged in said path. 
   
   
       19 . The fabric support arrangement as recited in  claim 18 , wherein said elongated fabric lock is a generally cylindrically shaped extrusion. 
   
   
       20 . The fabric support arrangement as recited in  claim 18 , wherein said first fabric frame pinches a waist portion of a pair of snap fingers on said second fabric frame after said snap fingers have received said fabric and said elongated fabric lock therewithin.