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US 6,805,937 B1Granted
Window screen patch system
OwnerBrian R. Tothinventor
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Abstract
A screen repair apparatus for a damaged screen cloth having vertical and horizontal strands. The apparatus includes a flexible body forming a closed periphery and a screen cloth bounding the body. A plurality of fasteners extend vertically from a plane formed by the flexible body and the repair screen cloth, wherein the fasteners are receivable in openings formed by the vertical and horizontal strands.
Claims5
A screen repair apparatus for a damaged screen cloth having vertical and horizontal strands, which comprises:
- a flexible body forming a closed periphery;
- a screen cloth bounding said body;
- a plurality of fasteners extending vertically from a plane formed by said flexible body and said repair screen cloth, wherein said fasteners are receivable in openings formed by said vertical and horizontal strands;
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- wherein each said fastener includes a first cylindrical portion extending vertically from said plane and a second conical portion extending from said first cylindrical portion wherein said conical portion has a diameter larger than said openings and wherein said conical portion has a partially exposed or cut-away base.
2 more elements
A method to repair a damaged screen having vertical and horizontal strands, which method comprises:
- placing a screen repair apparatus having a flexible body forming a closed periphery and a screen cloth bounding said body over a damaged portion of said screen;
- inserting a plurality of fasteners extending vertically from a plane formed by said flexible body and said repair screen cloth through openings formed by said vertical and horizontal strands wherein each said fastener includes a first cylindrical portion extending vertically from said plane and a second conical portion extending from said first cylindrical portion wherein said conical portion has a diameter larger than said openings and wherein said conical portion has a partially exposed or cut-away base.
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