Framing device

Claim 1

A DEVICE FOR ALIGNING AND ENGAGING THE INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS OF AN INTEGRAL FRAME IN PROPER ASSEMBLAGE ARRAY COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CORNER MEMBERS EACH ADAPTED TO ENGAGE WITH INNER PORTIONS THEREOF OUTER PORTIONS OF THE TWO FRAME ELEMENTS AT A CORNER JUNCTURE THEREOF; CABLE MEANS ENGAGING SEQUENTIALLY SAID CORNER MEMBERS VIA PASSAGES THERETHROUGH; MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY PERMITTING THE FIXED ENGAGEMENT OF SAID CABLE AT TWO POSITIONS ALONG THE LENGTH THEREOF INCLUDING THE CORNER MEMBERS THEREBETWEEN SAID TENSIONING THE PORTION OF SAID CABLE CARRYING SAID MEMBER; SAID LATTER MEANS COMPRISING A TURNBUCKLE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATING A CENTRAL CAGE PORTION WITH LOOP ENDED SCREW MEMBERS THREADABLY ENGAGING OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF, ONE TURNBUCKLE LOOP FIXEDLY ENGAGED BY SAID CABLE LENGTH AT ONE OF SAID POSITIONS AND THE OTHER TURNBUCKLE LOOP FIXEDLY ENGAGED BY SAID CABLE LENGTH AT THE OTHER OF SAID POSITIONS; AND MEANS AT ONE END OF SAID TURNBUCKLE FOR ONE OF SAID FIXED ENGAGEMENTS COMPRISING AN ELONGATED BOLT EXTERNALLY THREADED AT ONE END THEREOF AND HAVING AN ENLARGED HEAD AT THE OTHER END THEREOF; SAID BOLT EXTENDING THROUGH ONE OF THE TURNBUCKLE LOOPS; AN ELONGATE MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID BOLT AND POSITIONED NEXT TO SAID TURNBUCKLE LOOP ON SIDE THEREOF; A WASHER ALSO MOUNTED ON SAID BOLT AND POSITIONED NEXT TO SAID TURNBUCKLE LOOP ON THE OTHER SIDE THEREOF; AND NUT MEANS THREADABLY ENGAGED ON SAID BOLT ADAPTED WITH THE ENLARGED HEAD OF THE LATER TO COMPACT THEREBETWEEN SAID ELONGATE MEMBER AND WASHER ON SAID BOLT TOWARD SAID TURNBUCKLE LOOP IN SUCH MANNER AS TO FIXEDLY SEIZE THE CABLE PORTION PASSING THROUGH THE TURNBUCKLE LOOP AGAINST SAID LOOP; THE LENGTH OF SAID ELONGATE MEMBER SUFFICIENT ON ONE SIDE THEREOF THAT SAME WILL CONTACT THE FRAME IN ROTATION OF SAID TURNBUCKLE SCREW MEMBER THEREBY PREVENTING TWISTING OF SAID CABLE AS THE TURNBUCKLE IS TIGHTENED DOWN.

Claim 2

A DEVICE FOR ALIGNING AND ENGAGING THE INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS OF AN INTEGRAL FRAME IN PROPER ASSEMBLAGE ARRAY COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF CORNER MEMBERS EACH ADAPTED TO ENGAGE WITH INNER PORTIONS THEREOF OUTER PORTIONS OF THE TWO FRAME ELEMENTS AT A CORNER JUNCTURE THEREOF; CABLE MEANS ENGAGING SEQUENTIALLY SAID CORNER MEMBERS VIA PASSAGES THERETHROUGH; MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY PERMITTING THE FIXED ENGAGEMENT OF SAID CABLE AT TWO POSITIONS ALONG THE LENGTH THEREOF INCLUDING THE CORNER MEMBERS THEREBETWEEN SAID TENSIONING THE PORTION OF SAID CABLE CARRYING SAID MEMBER; SAID LATTER MEANS COMPRISING A TURNBUCKLE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATING A CENTRAL CAGE PORTION WITH LOOP ENDED SCREW MEMBERS THREADABLY ENGAGING OPPOSITE ENDS THEREOF, ONE TURNBUCKLE LOOP FIXEDLY ENGAGED BY SAID CABLE LENGTH AT ONE OF SAID POSITIONS AND THE OTHER TURNBUCKLE LOOP FIXEDLY ENGAGED BY SAID CABLE LENGTH AT THE OTHER OF SAID POSITIONS; AND MEANS AT ONE END OF SAID TURNBUCKLE FOR ONE OF SAID FIXED ENGAGEMENTS COMPRISING AN ELONGATED BOLT EXTERNALLY THREADED AT ONE END THEREOF AND HAVING AN ENLARGED HEAD AT THE OTHER END THEREOF; SAID BOLT EXTENDING THROUGH ONE OF THE TURNBUCKLE LOOPS; AN ELONGATE MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID BOLT AND POSITIONED NEXT TO SAID TURNBUCKLE LOOP ON SIDE THEREOF; A WASHER ALSO MOUNTED ON SAID BOLT AND POSITIONED NEXT TO SAID TURNBUCKLE LOOP ON THE OTHER SIDE THEREOF; AND NUT MEANS THREADABLY ENGAGED ON SAID BOLT ADAPTED WITH THE ENLARGED HEAD OF THE LATER TO COMPACT THEREBETWEEN SAID ELONGATE MEMBER AND WASHER ON SAID BOLT TOWARD SAID TURNBUCKLE LOOP IN SUCH MANNER AS TO FIXEDLY SEIZE THE CABLE PORTION PASSING THROUGH THE TURNBUCKLE LOOP AGAINST SAID LOOP; THE LENGTH OF SAID ELONGATE MEMBER SUFFICIENT ON ONE SIDE THEREOF THAT SAME WILL CONTACT THE FRAME IN ROTATION OF SAID TURNBUCKLE SCREW MEMBER THEREBY PREVENTING TWISTING OF SAID CABLE AS THE TURNBUCKLE IS TIGHTENED DOWN.