Patent ID: 8286552

Claim:
A screen-printing panel for mounting on a frame, the panel comprising: mesh of a rectangular shape having four substantially straight edges, each edge of the panel comprising: a locking strip having a first surface, a second surface, two ends, a length, and a width, a length of the edge of the panel being longer than the length of the locking strip plus four times the width of the locking strip; an adhesive disposed on the first surface of the locking strip along a portion of the length of the locking strip, both ends of the locking strip having an uncoated region of the first surface free of the adhesive; a fold of mesh along the edge of the panel around an edge of the locking strip to position the mesh adjacent the first and second surface of the locking strip, the first surface of the locking strip secured to the mesh using the adhesive; and a length of stitching sewn through the locking strip and through the mesh adjacent the first and second surface along a portion of the length of the locking strip, the stitching is configured to secure the folded mesh to the first and second surface of the locking strip, the length of the stitching being less than the length of the locking strip and positioned to provide a portion of the first and second surface free of stitching at both ends of the locking strip.