Unibody screen structure

A unibody structure for a screen assembly for a vibratory separator, the unibody structure comprising

• an integral body member with a portion having a plurality of spaced-apart openings therethrough defining a pattern of a plurality of spaced-apart screening openings, and
• the integral body member including a pair of spaced-apart integral side members comprising side portions folded to form the pair of spaced-apart integral side members,
• a pair of spaced-apart integral end members comprising end portions folded to form the pair of spaced-apart integral end members, the pair of spaced-apart integral end members including a first end member and a second end member,
• wherein the first end member is configured with a shoulder support portion adapted to sealingly abut a screen ledge end of an adjacent screen, and
• wherein the second end member is configured with a ledge portion adapted to sealingly abut a shoulder portion of an end of an adjacent screen,
• wherein the side portions include sub-portions folded to form a hook strip on each of two opposed sides of the unibody structure,
• wherein the integral body member has a plurality of spaced-apart supports comprising a plurality of spaced-apart support portions folded to form the plurality of spaced-apart supports for the unibody structure,
• a plurality of spaced-apart support ribs connected to and beneath the portion of the integral body member with the plurality of spaced-apart screening openings,
• wherein the plurality of spaced-apart screening openings further comprises a plurality of series of spaced-apart screening openings, each series spaced-apart from the other series by solid portions of the integral body member, and
• wherein the integral body member has connection structure comprising spaced-apart connector portions folded to form the connection structure, the connection structure adapted to secure the unibody structure to a vibratory separator apparatus.

A screen assembly for a vibratory separator, the screen assembly comprising

• a unibody structure comprising
• an integral body member with a portion having a plurality of spaced-apart openings therethrough defining a pattern of a plurality of spaced-apart screening openings, and
• the integral body member including a pair of spaced-apart integral side members comprising side portions folded to form the pair of spaced-apart integral side members, and
• a pair of spaced-apart integral end members comprising end portions folded to form the pair of spaced-apart integral end members, the pair of spaced-apart integral end members including a first end member and a second end member,
• wherein the first end member is configured with a shoulder support portion adapted to sealingly abut a screen ledge end of an adjacent screen, and
• wherein the second end member is configured with a ledge portion adapted to sealingly abut a shoulder portion of an end of an adjacent screen, and
• screening material over the plurality of spaced-apart screen openings.