A pump inlet screen for a submersible pump adapted to be inserted into a
well bore. The screen includes an inner support sleeve having openings
therethrough and an outer mesh screen member that overlies the out
surface of the inner support sleeve. A polymer coated reinforcing ring is
secured to one end of the screen and includes spaced, radially-extending
threaded openings for receiving set screws to permit securement of the
inlet screen to the outer surface of a cylindrical housing. The opposite
end of the inlet screen from the reinforcing ring includes a sealing ring
having an inwardly-extending, sloping lip seal to engage the outer
surface of a cylindrical housing.