Easel Adaptor - Stretched Canvas Holder

Abstract

An easel adaptor and canvas holder that enables an individual to handle and/or remove a first freshly painted canvas or other material from an existing easel without coming into direct contact with the freshly painted work, thereby enabling another to use the easel before the first painting is completed. The easel adaptor and canvas holder also enables an artist to freely paint the edge surfaces of a canvas without having to wait for the freshly painted canvas to dry before repositioning the canvas relative to the easel.

1 . A canvas holder comprising:
 a pair of first members;   a second member, wherein said second member is adjacent to at least one of said pair of first members and repositionable relative to at least one of said pair of first members;   at least one support; and   a fastening device.   
     
     
         2 . The canvas holder of  claim 1  wherein said fastening device is further comprised of at least one fastener and at least one nut. 
     
     
         3 . The canvas holder of  claim 2  wherein at least one of said second member or at least one of said pair of first members has a slot therein. 
     
     
         4 . The canvas holder of  claim 3  wherein a portion of said at least one fastener is positioned within said slot. 
     
     
         5 . The canvas holder of  claim 1  wherein at least one of the following is comprised of wood:
 the pair of first members, the second member and the at least one support. 
 
     
     
         6 . The canvas holder of  claim 1  further comprising a mounting bracket. 
     
     
         7 . The canvas holder of  claim 1  wherein said at least one support is attached to either the second member or at least one of said pair of first members. 
     
     
         8 . A canvas holder comprising:
 a pair of first members;   a second member;   at least one support; and   a fastening device, wherein at least one of said pair of first members is adjacent to the second member and repositionable relative to the second member.   
     
     
         9 . The canvas holder of  claim 8  wherein said fastening device is further comprised of at least one fastener and at least one nut. 
     
     
         10 . The canvas holder of  claim 9  wherein at least one of said second member or at least one of said pair of first members has a slot therein. 
     
     
         11 . The canvas holder of  claim 10  wherein a portion of said at least one fastener is positioned within said slot. 
     
     
         12 . The canvas holder of  claim 8  wherein at least one of the following is comprised of wood:
 the pair of first members, the second member and the at least one support. 
 
     
     
         13 . The canvas holder of  claim 8  further comprising a mounting bracket. 
     
     
         14 . The canvas holder of  claim 8  wherein said at least one support is attached to either the second member or at least one of said pair of first members. 
     
     
         15 . A canvas holder comprising:
 a pair of first members, wherein at least one of said pair of first members has a slot formed therein;   a second member, wherein said second member has a slot formed therein;   at least one support; and   a fastening device, wherein at least one of said pair of first members is repositionable relative to the second member.   
     
     
         16 . The canvas holder of  claim 15  wherein said fastening device is further comprised of at least one fastener and at least one nut. 
     
     
         17 . The canvas holder of  claim 16  wherein a portion of said at least one fastener is positioned within either the slot in at least one of said pair of first members or the slot in said second member. 
     
     
         18 . The canvas holder of  claim 15  wherein each of said pair of first members further comprise a groove portion for receipt of a tongue portion of said second member. 
     
     
         19 . The canvas holder of  claim 15  wherein said at least one support is attached to either the second member or at least one of said pair of first members. 
     
     
         20 . The canvas holder of  claim 15  wherein each of said pair of first members further comprise a tongue portion for insertion into a corresponding groove portion of said second member.