Screen installer tool
OwnerGustavo Londonoinventor
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A screen installer tool includes a handle, a front portion and a rear portion. A circular disk is affixed to the front portioned and a second circular disk is affixed to the rear portion, each of which rotate as the screen installer tool is moved in a forward direction. The front roller has a convex edge and the thickness of the front roller is selected to fit within the channel of a screen frame, whereby the screen is formed in the channel as the tool is moved forward. The back roller has a concave edge for receiving and inserting a pliable spline material into the formed screen within the channel as the tool is moved. A spline path is provided from the back end of the tool to permit the spline material to easily inserted into the tool around the back roller as the tool moves forward and an idler roller, under spring tension, is provided to hold the spline material against the back roller.
A manually movable screen installing tool for installing screen into a screen holder channel of the type in which the screen is bent into the channel opening and a pliable strip is inserted against that portion of the screen bent in the channel to hold the screen therein, said tool comprising:
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