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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2015
M-i L.l.c., Houston, TX (US);
Mark Heitfeld, Cleves, OH (US);
M-I L.L.C., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and a method tension a screen having a generally rectangular shape defined by a length and a width. The screen has a profile with a shape extending the length of the screen. A rod has a channel configured to receive the shape of the profile of the screen therein. The rod has a plurality of segmented portions such that a first segmented portion of the plurality of segmented portions is separable from a second segmented portion of the plurality of segmented portions. The screen is positioned on a frame. The rod is positioned parallel to the length of the frame on two sides. A clamping mechanism tensions the screen with respect to the frame.