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A multi-sided frame assembly for screening has a fastening strip with male and female pads. The male pad has a first face from which spaced stems project in an ordered arrangement. The female pad has a second face formed with at least one receptacle extending into a thickness of the female pad. Each

A multi-sided frame assembly for screening has a fastening strip with male and female pads. The male pad has a first face from which spaced stems project in an ordered arrangement. The female pad has a second face formed with at least one receptacle extending into a thickness of the female pad. Each stem is located and sized for insertion into the receptacle. A woven, knit or knotted material of open texture having holes, preferable evenly spaced, such as those of a screen, is secured between the pads of the multi-sided frame by passing the stems through the mesh and into the receptacle. A cover can be removably engaged and selectively fastened to the assembled fastening strip. The cover envelops the pads, including fasteners, if any, used to fasten the male and female pads together or used to attach the multi-sided frame assembly to a supporting structure to hold the assembled frame in place.

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What is claimed is: 1. A framing assembly, comprising: a plurality of elongated first pads, each first pad having spaced stems across a width and length; a plurality of elongated second pads, each second pad having a width and at least one receptacle being shaped to receive at least one of the stem

What is claimed is: 1. A framing assembly, comprising: a plurality of elongated first pads, each first pad having spaced stems across a width and length; a plurality of elongated second pads, each second pad having a width and at least one receptacle being shaped to receive at least one of the stems from the first pad with frictional engagement therebetween, the first and second pads being mated and configured into a multi-sided frame; a mesh screen being shaped to fit the multi-sided frame and having a weave corresponding in substantial space relation with the spacing of the stems, a portion of the screen being engaged between the first pads and the second pads with the stems passing through the mesh of the weave before passing into the corresponding receptacle of the mated second pad; and a cover having an outer face and spaced outside and inside sidewalls extending substantially perpendicular from the outer face, each sidewall having an engagement finger extending inward at a substantially right angle from said respective sidewall for engagement with locking engagement teeth at respective outside and inside surfaces of either said first or second engaged pads, the cover extending longitudinally over at least a portion of said mated first and second pads, said outer face of the cover spanning the width of the covered second pads, and said inside and outside sidewalls of the cover extending adjacent at least a portion of the outside and inside surfaces, respectively, of said covered second pads. 2. The framing assembly of claim 1, further comprising a plastic film overlay engaged between said cover and a face of either said first or second pads, and said overlay is pinched between at least one of the inside locking engagement teeth and the inside sidewall engagement finger. 3. The framing assembly of claim 1, further comprising a fastener for securing said first and second pads together. 4. The framing assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one receptacle of each second pad extends into a thickness of the second pad from an elongated groove and the framing assembly further comprises T-shaped first and second pads and a T-shaped cover section to form a supporting mullion. 5. The framing assembly of claim 1, wherein there is one receptacle for each stem, each receptacle extends into a thickness of the second pad from an opening and each receptacle has a cross-sectional area that decreases as the length of the receptacle increases into said thickness. 6. The framing assembly of claim 2, wherein the plurality of first pads are aligned into the multi-sided frame, and each aligned pad is attachable to an adjacent pad at opposing ends, and the inside sidewall engagement finger of the cover engages at least one of the locking engagement teeth on the inside surface of the second pad so that the overlay pinched therebetween is flush to the screen or just above the screen, without applying pressure thereagainst. 7. The framing assembly of claim 6, wherein each aligned pad has a V-shaped male interlocking insert and a matching female interlocking slot at opposing ends for mating engagement to prevent longitudinal separation with adjacent pads. 8. A screen frame comprising: a plurality of first pads, each having a first pad width and a first face, from which face, spaced stems project in an ordered arrangement; a plurality of second pads, each having a second pad width and a second face formed with at least one receptacle extending into the second pad, the receptacle being shaped to receive at least one of the stems from the first pad with frictional engagement therebetween; a screen material having a weave corresponding in substantial space relation with the spacing of the stems, a portion of the screen being engaged between the first pad and the second pad with each stem passing through the mesh of the weave before passing through the corresponding opening and into the receptacle thereof; and a cover for covering at least a portion of mated first and second pads, the cover having an outer face and spaced outside and inside sidewalls extending substantially perpendicular from the outer face, each sidewall having an engagement finger extending inwardly at a substantially right angle from said respective sidewall for engagement with locking engagement teeth at respective outside and inside surfaces of either said first or second covered pads; wherein the plurality of first pads or plurality of second pads are configured into a multi-sided frame shape and securely attached at opposing ends; and wherein the engagement finger of the outside sidewall is engageable with locking engagement teeth on the outside surface of either said first or second covered pads, and the engagement finger of the inside sidewall is engageable with the locking engagement teeth on the inside surface of the covered second pads, the outer face of the cover extends across the width of the engaged second pads, and said sidewalls of the cover extends alongside at least a portion of both the outside and inside surfaces of said second pads. 9. The screen frame of claim 8, wherein the at least one receptacle of each second pad extends into a thickness of the second pad from an elongated groove and the multi-sided frame shape includes T-shaped first and second pads and a T-shaped cover section to form a mullion for enhanced structural support. 10. The screen frame of claim 8, wherein there is one receptacle for each stem, and each receptacle extends into a thickness of the second pad from an opening, each receptacle has a cross-sectional area that decreases as the length of the receptacle increases into said thickness. 11. The screen frame of claim 9, wherein the plurality of first pads are linearly aligned into the multi-sided frame shape, and each aligned pad being attachable to an adjacent pad at opposing ends. 12. The framing assembly of claim 8, wherein the plurality of first pads are linearly aligned into the multi-sided frame shape, and each aligned pad has a male interlocking insert and a female interlocking slot at opposing ends for mating and interlocking engagement to prevent longitudinal separation with adjacent pads. 13. A method for making a multi-sided screen frame using a plurality of first pads, with each pad having a first width and stems projecting in an ordered, spaced arrangement from an inner surface, and a plurality of second pads, with each having a second width, an inner surface and at least one receptacle arranged to align with the stems, each receptacle being extendable into a thickness of the second pad, the method comprising the steps of: linearly aligning for attachment the plurality of first pads into a multi-sided frame shape; attaching each aligned first pad to a linearly adjacent first pad at abutting ends; inserting the stems of the first pad through the mesh of a screen; mating at least one of the first pads with one of the second pads by aligning the receptacle of said mating second pad with the stems of the mating first pad, and applying force in opposite directions to the outer surfaces of the first and second pads sufficiently to insert the stems into said receptacle, thereby securing the noted first and second pads to the screen of the assembled multi-sided frame; and covering at least a portion of the mated first and second pads with a cover having an outer face and spaced outside and inside sidewalls extending substantially perpendicular from the outer face, each sidewall having an engagement finger extending laterally inward at an angle from said respective sidewall for engagement with at least one of the locking engagement teeth of an outside wall of either said mated first or second pads and the inside sidewall engagement finger of the cover engages at least one of the inside locking engagement teeth of the mated second pads, the outer face of the cover extends across the width of the second pads engaged by the cover, and said sidewalls of the cover extend alongside and aesthetically cover at least a portion of both the outside and inside walls of said engaged second pads. 14. The method of claim 13, further comprising: attaching a fastener at a location on the secured first and second pads to a supporting structure; and wherein the assembled multi-sided frame shape includes T-shaped first and second pads and a T-shaped cover portion to form a mullion for enhanced structural support. 15. The method of claim 13, wherein the at least one receptacle of each second pad extends into a thickness of the second pad from an elongated groove and each receptacle has a cross-sectional area that decreases as the length of the receptacle increases into said thickness. 16. The method of claim 13, wherein there is one receptacle for each stem, and each receptacle extends into a thickness of the second pad from an opening, each receptacle has a cross-sectional area that decreases as the length of the receptacle increases into said thickness. 17. The method of claim 13, wherein each linearly aligned pad is attachable to the adjacent pad by a male interlocking insert and a female interlocking slot.