Method for stretching a gauze for use in screen printing

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EP 1 719 619 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	04.06.2008 Bulletin 2008/23

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	08.11.2006 Bulletin 2006/45

(21)	Application number: 06113218.9

(22)	Date of filing: 27.04.2006

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B41F 15/36^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK YU

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Priority:

04.05.2005 NL 1028974

(71)	Applicant: Screensupport B.V.
	3766 ZD Soest (NL)

(72)	Inventor:
	Mackaay, Johannes Antonius 3766 ZD, Soest (NL)

(74)	Representative: van Looijengoed, Ferry Antoin Theodorus et al
	De Vries & Metman Overschiestraat 180 1062 XK Amsterdam 1062 XK Amsterdam (NL)

(54)	Method for stretching a gauze for use in screen printing

(57) The invention relates to a method and a stretching device for stretching a gauze (10) for use in screen printing, wherein the gauze comprises a first pair (11) and a second pair (12) of opposed sides, which define an inner area (13) of the gauze. The first pair and the second pair of sides of the gauze are tensioned before the inner area is tensioned. Consequently, the warp and weft threads of the gauze (10) are oriented substantially at right angles relative to each other in said inner area (13).

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