Sandra Marie Galloway

US Patent:

61789798, Jan 30, 2001

Filed:

Dec 16, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/212987

Inventors:

Sandra L. Galloway - Edgewood MD

International Classification:

E04H 1526
A47B 1308

US Classification:

135 99

Abstract:

A flexible, collapsible screen for protecting outdoor table tops from bugs and flying insects is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment for use with a table having a central, vertical pole, it comprises: (a) a flexible, open screen material having a central aperture sized to fit around the pole, with the screen's outer perimeter sized so that its perimeter extends beyond the table top's outer edges, (b) a strip, located on the perimeter of screening material's central aperture, of hook and loop receiving material, with a hook and loop attaching patch on the opposite side of the strip so that the size of the aperture can be contracted so as to secure the center of the screen material to the pole at a fixed height above the table top, (c) a plurality of hook and loop attaching patches located on the outer perimeter of the screen material and (d) a plurality of table patches, each of which has a side for securing the patch to the table top, while the other side has a hook and loop receiving portion which allows the patches on the screen material's outer perimeter to be adhered to the patches affixed to the table top.