Trim for fabric mounting track system

Claim 1

In a fabric mounting track system of the type including a hinge lock plate and a back support plate for supporting a fabric on a wall or the like, the hinge lock plate having a plurality of lancings and a first open hinge portion, and the back support plate being adapted to be secured to a wall and having a second open hinge portion adapted to fit the first hinge portion and an inwardly projecting ledge whereby when the two plates are hinged together and adjacent to each other, the lancings partially overlay the ledge, wherein the improvement comprises a trim for the mounting system; (a) a unitary substantially F-shaped structure having a flat trim portion; (b) a retaining portion extending at right angles to said trim portion; and (c) an intermediate portion extending from said trim portion and at right angles thereto, said trim portion being adapted to extend over the open ends of the two plates, said retaining portion being adapted to extend rearwardly of one of the plates, and said intermediate portion being adapted to extend over the front surface of one of the plates, said intermediate portion having a length so as to terminate short of the lancings, thereby to provide mechanical strength and rigidity to the fabric mounting track system, said unitary structure extending along the length of the mounting track system.