Temporary insect screen for boats and the like

The method of use of a device to provide a temporary screen for an opening of a boat, said device including a central section of screening material and an edging of a color-dyeable strong support material having an inner edge sewn about the section of screening material and an outer edge, said edging being formed of a strong lightweight material, said outer edge of said edging having a sewn hem therealong into which a weighted chain is inserted, comprising the steps of:

• (a) positioning the central section of screening material about the opening to be screened,
• (b) manipulating said screen whereby the hem and associated weighted chain reside in full pressure contact about said opening to be screened irrespective of the shape of the pressure contact and whereby the edging is positioned in abutting broad contact with framing means of said opening to better withstand any frictional abuse generated by frequency of contact therebetween.

A method of manufacture of a device to provide a temporary screen for an opening of a boat, said device including a central section of screening material and edging of a color-dyeable strong support material having an inner edge sewn about the screening material and an outer edge, said edging being formed of a strong lightweight material, said outer edge of said edging having a swen hem therealong into which a weighted chain is inserted and attached, comprising the steps of:

• (i) determining the sizes of different openings of several different boats,
• (ii) establishing a mean size therefor in which said edging of said device is always in contact with framing means of the different openings wherein the different openings can be accommodated by a single manufactured device,
• (iii) after cutting of the central screening material and the edging and sewn weighted chain therein to fit said mean size, sewing the screening and edging with chain therein together about their full perimeters.

A device for providing a temporary screen for openings of a boat, comprising

• a central section of screening material including a perimeter thereabout,
• an edging of a color-dyeable strong support material having an inner edge sewn about said perimeter of said central section of screening material and an outer edge, said edging being formed of a strong lightweight material, said outer edge of said edging having a sewn hem therealong into which a weighted chain is inserted whereby said weighted chain resides in full pressure contact about an opening to be screened in an operating mode of said device irrespective of irregular shape of said pressure contact, and whereby said edging is positioned in abutting broad contact with framing means of said opening to better withstand any frictional abuse generated by frequency of contact therebetween.