Screen for use in a glass fiber bushing system and bushing system therewith

A glass fiber bushing system comprising:

• a bushing body having opposing end plates;
• and
• a screen within the bushing body, the screen comprising opposing ends, each of the ends having an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion of each of the ends being attached to one of the end plates, the lower portion of each of the ends being spaced apart from the end plates.

A direct-melt bushing screen for use in a fiber forming bushing, comprising:

• an electrically conductive elongate inner screen plate having at least one elongate fold therein and at least two elongate divergent surfaces on opposing sides of the fold, each of the divergent surfaces having an upper end and opposing edges tapering downward from the upper ends, the upper ends of the divergent surfaces diverging from one another, each of the divergent surfaces having a plurality of holes therein;
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• at least two electrically conductive outer screen plates, each one of the screen plates being attached to one of the edges of the divergent surfaces and extending between the divergent surfaces, each of the outer screen plates surfaces having a plurality of holes therein, the holes in the divergent surfaces and the holes in the outer screen plates surfaces being sized to prevent impurities from passing therethrough.