Locking strip panel for silkscreen frame
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1. A screen-printing panel for mounting on a frame, the panel comprising:
- a rectangular mesh having four substantially straight edges, each edge of the printing panel comprising;
a semi-rigid, flexible locking strip disposed along the edge of the printing panel, the mesh folded around an edge of the locking strip to dispose the folded mesh adjacent two surfaces of the locking strip; and
a length of stitching sewn through the locking strip along a longitudinal axis of the locking strip and through two opposing surfaces of the mesh adjacent the locking strip, the stitching configured to secure the mesh to the locking strip during insertion of the locking strip into a locking strip groove of a frame and during application of tension to the printing panel, the semi-rigidity of the locking strip configured to retain the respective edge of the printing panel within the locking strip groove while the printing panel is under tension.
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Abstract
A panel for tensioning fabric such as a silkscreen mesh is described. The panel includes locking strips secured to the edges using stitching through the mesh and locking strips. A method for fabricating the panel and tensioning the panel on a frame is also described. Locking strips may be stitched to edges of the fabric or mesh.
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1. A screen-printing panel for mounting on a frame, the panel comprising:
a rectangular mesh having four substantially straight edges, each edge of the printing panel comprising; a semi-rigid, flexible locking strip disposed along the edge of the printing panel, the mesh folded around an edge of the locking strip to dispose the folded mesh adjacent two surfaces of the locking strip; and a length of stitching sewn through the locking strip along a longitudinal axis of the locking strip and through two opposing surfaces of the mesh adjacent the locking strip, the stitching configured to secure the mesh to the locking strip during insertion of the locking strip into a locking strip groove of a frame and during application of tension to the printing panel, the semi-rigidity of the locking strip configured to retain the respective edge of the printing panel within the locking strip groove while the printing panel is under tension. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13)
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12. A screen-printing system comprising:
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a rectangular mesh having four substantially straight edges, each edge of the printing panel comprising; a semi-rigid, flexible locking strip disposed along the edge of the printing panel, the mesh folded around an edge of the locking strip to dispose the folded mesh adjacent two surfaces of the locking strip, and a length of stitching sewn through the locking strip along a longitudinal axis of the locking strip and through two opposing surfaces of the mesh adjacent the locking strip, the stitching configured to secure the mesh to the locking strip during insertion of the locking strip into a locking strip groove of a frame and during application of tension to the printing panel, the semi-rigidity of the locking strip configured to retain the respective edge of the printing panel within the locking strip groove while the printing panel is under tension; and a rectangular frame, the screen-printing panel secured to the rectangular frame under tension.
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14. A method for making a screen-printing panel, the method comprising:
cutting a mesh into a rectangular panel having four substantially straight edges and for each edge; disposing a semi-rigid flexible locking strip along the edge of the mesh; folding the edge of the mesh around an edge of the locking strip to position the a first and second portion of the mesh adjacent a first and second surface, respectively, of the locking strip; and sewing the mesh to the first and second surfaces of the locking strip using stitching, the stitching sewn through the first portion of the mesh, the locking strip, and the second portion of the mesh. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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