Patent ID: 9440261
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: B07B

Claim Text:
1. A separating screen having a rectangular body with a top surface and a side surface wherein the top surface is substantially perpendicular to the side surface wherein the side surface of the rectangular body has projections which extend horizontally from the rectangular body with respect to the top surface, the separating screen comprising: a retaining strip that has apertures wherein the retaining strip is attached to the rectangular body through an integrally molded hinge wherein the projections extend through the apertures in the retaining strip and align the retaining strip with respect to the rectangular body; and a seal for sealing against an abutting side of an adjacent screen or basket wherein the seal has an elongate sealing strip of resilient material that has a cross section that is generally L-shaped and has a first limb that is connected to the side surface by the retaining strip wherein the retaining strip has a plurality of protrusions that contact the first limb of the elongate sealing strip and deform the elongate sealing strip to improve retention of the elongate sealing strip.