Patent ID: 6955022

Claim:
A screen panel in combination with a screen fixing means where the screen panel is mounted on a screen support and held to the same and comprises vertical bores provided on the underside of the screen panel at predetermined locations that receives the screen fixing means, said fixing means comprising an insert member fitted into a vertical bore formed on the underside of corner of the screen panel, said insert member having principally the following geometries: a. a first upper curved surface portion forming a major part of the insert member and having a uniform curvature of substantially more than a semi-circle; b. a second intermediate cylindrical grooved portion, being contiguous with a lowermost end of the first curved surface portion and being considerably smaller in cross section compared to the upper curved surface portion; c. a third lower straight cylindrical surface which is a straight cylindrical portion contiguous with the said second grooved portion and being smaller in cross section compared to the first upper curve surface portion; d. a fourth lower straight substantially horizontal surface; and e. said insert member having an inner vertical bore of suitable dimension to accommodate a holding means to fixedly hold the insert member onto the screen panel support.