Patent ID: 8056602

Claim:
A retainer strip assembly for fastening a screen cover and a screen to a frame member, comprising: a resilient longitudinal spline for winding a marginal portion of said screen thereabout, said spline having a generally circular cross-section; a base strip having at least one narrow groove and a channel parallel to the long dimension of said base strip, wherein said channel is defined by a left wall and a right wall separated by a floor, wherein said floor is flat between said left wall and said right wall, said groove holding temporarily said spline within said groove so that said spline does not readily pull out; a cover strip contained within said channel of said base strip, said screen cover surrounding said cover strip, wherein said cover strip has a bottom surface, and wherein the entire of said bottom surface abuts said floor; and a cap strip releasably secured to and covering said base strip, wherein said cap strip includes means for holding said cover strip and said screen cover in said channel and said screen in said groove, wherein said holding means abuts said cover strip.