Claims
- 1. An insect screen comprising fibers in a warp and fill construction defining openings having a warp dimension and a fill dimension, both of said warp and fill dimensions being equal to or less than about 0.04 inches and equal to or larger than about 0.01 inches, said fibers having a diameter of equal to or greater than about 0.002 inches and less than about 0.007 inches.
- 2. An insect screen as defined in claim 1 wherein said diameter is equal to or less than about 0.006 inches.
- 3. An insect screen as defined in claim 1 wherein said diameter is equal to or less than about 0.005 inches.
- 4. An insect screen as defined in claim 1 wherein said diameter is equal to or less than about 0.004 inches.
- 5. An insect screen as defined in claim 1 wherein said diameter is equal to or less than about 0.003 inches.
- 6. An insect screen as defined in claim 1 wherein said fibers are metal fibers.
- 7. An insect screen as defined in claim 1 wherein said fibers are non-metallic fibers.
- 8. An insect screen as defined in claim 1 wherein said fibers are fluoropolymer fibers.
- 9. An insect screen as defined in claim 1 wherein said fibers are PVDF fibers.
- 10. An insect screen as defined in claim 1 wherein the screen has a visual clarity factor equal to or greater than about 50%.
- 11. An insect screen as defined in claim 1 wherein the screen has a visual clarity factor equal to or greater than about 60%.
- 12. An insect screen as defined in claim 1 wherein the screen has a visual clarity factor equal to or greater than about 70%.
- 13. An insect screen as defined in claim 1 wherein the screen has a visual clarity factor equal to or greater than about 80%.
- 14. An insect screen as defined in claim 1 wherein the screen has a visual clarity factor of about 85%.
- 15. An insect screen as defined in claim 1 further comprising a frame having a groove and spline construction, said fibers mounted in said frame.
- 16. The insect screen of claim 1 where said fibers are opaque.
- 17. The insect screen of claim 1 where said fibers are clear.
- 18. The insect screen of claim 1 where said fibers are dark in color.
- 19. The insect screen of claim 1 wherein said total light transmission is equal to or greater than about 50%.
- 20. The insect screen of claim 1 wherein said total light transmission is equal to or greater than about 60%.
- 21. The insect screen of claim 1 wherein said total light transmission is equal to or greater than about 70%.
- 22. The insect screen of claim 1 wherein said total light transmission is equal to or greater than about 80%.
- 23. The insect screen of claim 1 wherein said total light transmission is equal to or greater than about 85%.
- 24. The insect screen of claim 1 wherein said specular light transmission is equal to or greater than about 50%.
- 25. The insect screen of claim 1 wherein said specular light transmission is equal to or greater than about 60%.
- 26. The insect screen of claim 1 wherein said specular light transmission is equal to or greater than about 70%.
- 27. The insect screen of claim 1 wherein said specular light transmission is equal to or greater than about 80%.
- 28. A fiber insect screen comprising non-metallic fibers in a warp and fill construction defining openings having a warp dimension and a fill dimension, both of said warp and fill dimensions being equal to or less than about 0.04 inches and equal to or larger than about 0.01 inches, said non-metallic fibers intersecting at intersections wherein said non-metallic fibers are bonded at at least some of said intersections to form bonded intersections, and wherein said non-metallic fibers have a cross-section that is substantially round between said bonded intersections.
- 29. A fiber insect screen as defined in claim 28 wherein said bonded intersections are thermally bonded.
- 30. A fiber insect screen as defined in claim 29 wherein said bonded intersections are thermally bonded via ultrasonic energy.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/405,104, filed Mar. 31, 2003.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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10405104 |
Mar 2003 |
US |
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10677653 |
Sep 2003 |
US |