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Electrified Table Cloth

An electrified table cloth for preventing crawling insects from gaining access to the consumer's food or drink.

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Assignee: Parma Corporation


Location: Denton, NC
No. of patents: 34

NumberTitleIssue Date
5655240Mattress with reinforcing wire truss or strap
A foldable bed is movable between an unfolded position, in which interconnected seat, cavity, and body sections are substantially horizontally aligned and of substantially uniform depth, and a folded position, in which the body section is horizontally dis...
08/12/1997
5653505Chair and mechanism with restrained free rocking and gliding movement
A highly compact, stable mechanism for enabling a chair to perform rocking and gliding movements, and optionally swiveling movement, includes a channel-shaped frame mounting member mounted to a chair frame, and an inverted channel-shaped base mounting mem...
08/05/1997
5642536Foldable bed with collapsible sinuous springs and pivotable leg
A foldable bed is movable between an unfolded position, in which interconnected seat, cavity, and body sections are substantially horizontally aligned and of substantially uniform depth, and a folded position, in which the body section is horizontally dis...
07/01/1997
5539940Foldable sofa bed with collapsible sinuous springs
A foldable bed is movable between an unfolded position, in which interconnected seat, cavity, and body sections are substantially horizontally aligned and of substantially uniform depth, and a folded position, in which the body section is horizontally dis...
07/30/1996
5539944Foldable bed with collapsible sinuous springs
A foldable bed is movable between an unfolded position, in which interconnected seat, cavity, and body sections are substantially horizontally aligned and of substantially uniform depth, and a folded position, in which the body section is horizontally dis...
07/30/1996
5540418Foldbale bed with collapsible sinuous springs
A foldable bed is movable between an unfolded position, in which interconnected seat, cavity, and body sections are substantially horizontally aligned and of substantially uniform depth, and a folded position, in which the body section is horizontally dis...
07/30/1996
5535460Spring assembly for seating and bedding
A runner wire useful with collapsible springs includes a plurality of generally parallel and generally aligned runner sections and at least one offset portion. The offset portion merges with and extends from an adjacent pair of runner sections and include...
07/16/1996
5524305Wire grid for foldable bed with collapsible sinuous springs
A foldable bed is movable between an unfolded position, in which interconnected seat, cavity, and body sections are substantially horizontally aligned and of substantially uniform depth, and a folded position, in which the body section is horizontally dis...
06/11/1996
5474283Spring assembly for seating and bedding
A spring includes upper and lower runs of wire interconnected by an intermediate run of wire, all of the runs being integrally formed from spring wire. The opposite ends of the upper and lower runs respectively include hooks and coils while the intermedia...
12/12/1995
5431376Spring assembly for seating and bedding
A spring includes upper and lower runs of wire interconnected by an intermediate run of wire, all of the runs being integrally formed from spring wire. The opposite ends of the upper and lower runs respectively include hooks and coils while the intermedia...
07/11/1995
5427433Rocking, gliding chair and mechanism
A highly compact, stable mechanism for enabling a chair to perform rocking and gliding movements, and optionally swiveling movement, includes a channel-shaped frame mounting member mounted to a chair frame, and an inverted channel-shaped base mounting mem...
06/27/1995
5364082Spring assembly for seating and bedding
A spring includes upper and lower runs of wire interconnected by an intermediate run of wire, all of the runs being integrally formed from spring wire. The opposite ends of the upper and lower runs respectively include hooks and coils while the intermedia...
11/15/1994
5346277Foldable headrest mechanism
A headrest mechanism suitable for use in a seating unit comprising a headrest plate movable between a retracted position and an extended position having a lower front edge, means for actuating the headrest plate between the retracted position and the exte...
09/13/1994
5184809Spring assembly for seating and bedding
A spring assembly has a plurality of rows of springs interconnected in chain-like fashion, each spring including upper and lower runs and an intermediate run interconnecting the upper and lower runs. The upper and lower runs each include a coil on one end...
02/09/1993
4811932Coil spring mattress core
A mattress core particularly useful in a sofa bed has a plurality of rows of coil springs extending longitudinally of the coil in the head to foot direction thereof. A plurality of coiled spring wires extend transversely of the rows while interconnecting ...
03/14/1989
4758044Rocking chair
A rocking chair having a fixed base, and a seat frame mounted on the base for rocking movement by means of a plurality of rocker cams mounted one behind the other. The rocker cams are pivotally mounted to one of the base or seat frame and having arcuate s...
07/19/1988
4740031Mechanism for a reclining chair or sofa module
An improved mechanism for a reclining chair or sofa module allows the backrest to be placed virtually against a nearby wall in a room without offering any obstruction when the chair is placed into reclining position. The mechanism may incorporate a backre...
04/26/1988
4707025Rocker recliner
A rocker-recliner chair utilizing but two mounting links for mounting the seat and backrest to the rocker cams and which mounting links are also utilized to position the chair in advanced reclining positions beyond the TV position. The chair is biased to ...
11/17/1987
4694515Self-inflatable air mattress in a foldable support
An air mattress comprising an inflatable and deflatable flexible body enclosing an air chamber having a resilient means urging the opposite upper and lower walls of the body apart while being yieldable to permit the body to be folded and deflated. In one ...
09/22/1987
4691961Recliner with headrest
In a one-way recliner chair of the type having a stationary backrest frame which extends upwardly behind a movable backrest, a headrest is mounted on the top of the stationary backrest frame for movement between a retracted position when the chair is in t...
09/08/1987
4669778Footrest assembly for recliner chairs
A footrest assembly for a reclining chair wherein the support members of the footrest are substantially concealed from view even when in the extended position projected forwardly from the front of the chair. In the preferred embodiments, the assembly incl...
06/02/1987
4654905Body support for bed or seat
A body support such as a mattress, box spring or the like that is foldable between a use position wherein it extends in a generally horizontal plane and a storage position wherein one section overlies the other section. The body support includes a plurali...
04/07/1987
4620336Body support for bed or seat
A box spring is condensed along its depth dimension and then packaged in this depressed state for storage and/or transportation. At its point of use, the box spring is unpackaged and expanded along its depth dimension for use. Within the box spring are a ...
11/04/1986
4570996Footrest assembly for recliner chairs
A footrest assembly for a reclining chair wherein the support members of the footrest are substantially concealed from a view even when in the extended position projected forwardly from the front of the chair. The assembly includes a flexible cover of she...
02/18/1986
4570995Two-way actuator for reclining chair
A two-way actuator is provided for a reclining chair preferably of the type that is driven to the reclining positions by the weight of the chair occupant. In such chairs, the reclining mechanisms are typically linkage systems that are held in retracted po...
02/18/1986
4544201Rocking and recliner chairs
A rocking chair whose rocking action is achieved solely through a linkage mechanism rather than rocking cams conventionally employed. In one embodiment, the chair includes upholstered seat, backrest and armrests which are united in a one-piece structure m...
10/01/1985
4536029Rocking chair
A rocking chair whose rocking action is achieved solely through a linkage mechanism rather than rocking cams conventionally employed. The chair includes upholstered seat, backrest and armrests which are united in a one-piece structure mounted on a fixed b...
08/20/1985
4531778Recliner chair incorporating linkage and track systems
A handle-operated, wall-avoiding, three-way recliner utilizes a track system for moving the chair from the TV position to the fully reclined position. However, in contrast to conventional "track recliners", the track does not come into play until the chai...
07/30/1985
4519647Rocker-recliner chair
A rocker-recliner chair including a base, rocker cams mounted on the base, a unitary seat and armrest assembly mounted on the rocker cams by a novel linkage system for movement between a closed or generally upright position with the associated footrest cl...
05/28/1985
4494793Trigger release mechanism for reclining chair
A trigger release mechanism is provided for a reclining chair especially of the type which is locked in a normal or closed position but which will automatically move into a reclining TV position upon release of a lock mechanism. The trigger release mechan...
01/22/1985
4489450Body support for bed or seat
A body support for a bed or a seat having a plurality of resilient support members or springs that are movable between a retracted or collapsed, inoperative position and an extended, operative position. The springs are contained in a case of flexible shee...
12/25/1984
4418957Reclining chair with improved actuation
A three-way, wall-avoiding, recliner chair having an improved actuation system which minimizes the effort and attention required of the chair occupant to actuate the chair to reclining position from the normal generally upright position of the chair. The ...
12/06/1983
4350387Reclining chair with improved actuation
A three-way, wall-avoiding, reclining chair having an improved actuation system which minimizes the effort and attention required of the chair occupant to actuate the chair to reclining position from the normal generally upright position of the chair. The...
09/21/1982
4350386Reclining chair with improved actuation
A three-way, wall-avoiding, reclining chair having an improved actuation system which minimizes the effort and attention required of the chair occupant to actuate the chair to reclining position from the normal generally upright position of the chair. The...
09/21/1982
 
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