NEW STRETCHER FRAME TO PREVENT THE LOOSENING OF OIL PAINTINGS AND AVOID THE DEFECTS OF TRADITIONAL STRETCHER FRAME

THE NEW STRETCHER FRAME FOR CANVAS OIL PAINTINGS IS MADE OF PLEXIGLASS, WHICH IS A TRANSPARENT MATERIAL. THIS FRAME CONSISTS OF FOUR SIDES WITH BEVELED INNER EDGES AND MITERED CORNERS WITH SLOT AND TENON JOINTS THAT CAN BE EXPANDED BY USING A CONTROL UNIT CONTAINING EIGHT COGWHEELS. THE SIDES CAN BE MOVED EASILY BY TURNING THE COGWHEELS, WHICH AIDS THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE PAINTING WHEN IT EXPANDS OR CONTRACTS. AROUND THE NEW STRETCHER FRAME THERE ARE FOUR PIECES OF PLEXIGLASS WHICH ARE COVERED BY TOOTHED RUBBER AND EIGHT STRAPS FOR FIXING THE OIL PAINTING TO THE FRAME