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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2009
Erich Steadman, Williamsville, NY (US);
Erich Steadman, Williamsville, NY (US);
Buffalo Wire Works Company, Buffalo, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of making a screen with an apparatus, the screen including a plurality of wires arranged in a patterned configuration, the apparatus including an extruder and a mold, the method including (a) longitudinally aligning the plurality of wires in the apparatus in a first direction only and arranging the wires in the patterned configuration, (b) applying a first bead of molten material on the wires via the extruder, and (c) directly molding the first bead of molten material into a support member for the screen by closing the mold about the bead, wherein the support member at least partially encases at least one of the wires.