Patent ID: 8020917

Claim:
An ice screen further comprising: wherein said ice screen is suspended above a top surface of a trailer in order to secure ice that has formed atop said trailer; wherein an insulating layer is formed between the ice and ice screen; wherein said ice screen is suspended above said top surface via a plurality of brackets; wherein the brackets have a plurality of weep holes that enable water from melted ice to exit the top surface; wherein the brackets are made of a construction further comprising a bottom bracket having at least two turns that secure to the top surface via a fastening means and of which attach to the ice screen via fastening means; and wherein said brackets stretch said ice screen tightly across said top surface at a pre-determined distance above said top surface; wherein the brackets are made of a dual-piece construction further comprising a top bracket; wherein said bottom bracket attaches to the top surface via fastening means; wherein said bottom bracket has at least two angled turns that extend upwardly; wherein the ice screen is sandwiched between the bottom bracket and the top bracket; wherein fastening means secures the sandwich formed via the top bracket, ice screen, and bottom bracket.