Patent ID: 6945168
Filing Date: 2005-09-20
Classification: B41F,B41N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus configured to hold a silkscreen mesh with at least one adhesive while resisting staining liquids such as ink and environmental elements that cause corrosion, the apparatus comprising a silkscreen mesh: a frame body formed of sections of tubular material joined at adjacent ends, the frame body configured to support said silkscreen mesh for silkscreen processing therewith; a sealing means for sealing an exterior surface of the frame body from an interior surface disposed therein; a patterned surface disposed integral to the exterior surface; a coating bonded to the patterned surface, the coating configured to resist absorption of the staining liquids and protect the exterior surface from the environmental elements, and an adhesion surface disposed integral the coating, the adhesion surface configured to provide a bonding surface for the at least one adhesive to bond thereto with a predetermined bonding quality to secure said silkscreen mesh to the adhesion surface.