Fireplace screen mounting bar

Claim 1

A MOUNTING DEVICE FOR ADJUSTABLY HOLDING FIREPLACE SCREENS BETWEEN THE WALLS OF A FIREPLACE COMPRISING: AN EXTENSIBLE PRESSURE BAR HAVING A CENTRAL MEMBER AND A PAIR OF TELESCOPING MEMBERS EXTENDING FROM RESPECTIVE ENDS OF SAID CENTRAL MEMBER; SAID TELESCOPING MEMBERS BEING ADJUSTABLY MOUNTED ON SAID CENTRAL MEMBER AND ENGAGED BY SPRING BIASED DETENT MEANS; A PAIR OF GRIPPING MEMBERS RESPECTIVELY MOUNTED ON THE ENDS OF SAID TELESCOPING MEMBERS REMOTE FROM SAID CENTRAL MEMBER FOR FRICTIONALLY GRIPPING THE WALLS OF SAID FIREPLACE; SAID GRIPPING MEMBERS BEING FREELY MOUNTED FOR NUTATIONAL MOVEMENT ABOUT SAID REMOTE ENDS OF SAID TELESCOPING MEMBERS SO AS TO COMPENSATE FOR IRREGULARITIES IN SAID WALLS OF SAID FIREPLACE; ONE OF SAID GRIPPING MEMBERS BEING SLIDABLE ALONG SAID REMOTE END OF ITS RESPECTIVE TELESCOPING MEMBER FOR LOCKING SAID MOUNTING DEVICE IN POSITION BETWEEN SAID WALLS OF SAID FIREPLACE; AND SUPPORT MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID PRESSURE BAR AND BEING ADJUSTABLE IN POSITION LENGTHWISE OF SAID PRESSURE BAR FOR MOUNTING SAID FIREPLACE SCREENS ON SAID MOUNTING DEVICE.