'Return a copy of the vertices used in this patch
If the patch contains Bezier curves, the curves will be
interpolated by line segments.  To access the curves as
curves, use :meth:`get_path`.'

def get_verts(self):

    trans = self.get_transform()
    path = self.get_path()
    polygons = path.to_polygons(trans)
    if len(polygons):
        return polygons[0]
    return []
