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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5753338 | Honeycomb and method of making same A honeycomb structure particularly useful for window coverings is made by simultaneously knitting or weaving a front sheet, a rear sheet and a plurality of webs therebetween. A warp knitting process is used to make the front sheet and rear sheet. At least... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5664613 | Light control window covering A window covering has a sheet of light admitting material which forms a back sheet and a series of spaced apart, generally parallel strips attached at one edge to the back sheet and attached at an opposite edge to an adjacent strip. Each strip contains a ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5613540 | Window shade cord safety shroud A cord shroud used in cooperation with a window shade assembly and the like of the type having a bottomrail and a headrail, with a cord lock attached either internal or external to the headrail. The window blind assembly further having at least two lift c... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5611381 | Window having a blind between two panes of glass A double pane window has a blind between the window panes. The interior window pane is in a housing that can be removed from the window frame. A cord guide is provided in the top edge of the housing. The cord guide has a lift cord slot and a tilt cord slo... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5577543 | Child safety device for looped cords A safety device for use on looped cords of the type frequently used in pleated shades, roman shades and venetian blinds has a body containing an anvil and adjacent cord channel. The cord channel is sized to permit at least one cord to pass therethrough. A... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5566735 | Roman-type shade An improved Roman shade has a series of parallel, generally U-shaped ribs which grip the shade fabric at selected intervals to provide a series of cascading transverse pleats. Each rib is formed by a pair of legs connected together at a proximate end to f... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5553650 | Child safety device for looped cords A safety device for use on looped cords of the type frequently used in pleated shades, roman shades and venetian blinds has a body containing an anvil and adjacent cord channel. The cord channel is sized to permit at least one cord to pass therethrough. A... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5495883 | Window shade cord safety shroud A cord shroud used in cooperation with a window shade assembly and the like of the type having a bottomrail and a headrail, with a cord lock attached either internal or external to the headrail. The window blind assembly further having at least two lift c... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5379825 | Window blind between two panes of glass A window blind for use between double panes of glass which has an aperture in one pane of glass. The blind can be raised, lowered and tilted while maintaining the window seal. The blind includes a headrail, slats, a hollow screw with longitudinal screw ch... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5339882 | Venetian-type window covering A window covering structure has a sheet of first material spaced apart from a sheet of second material. A series of slats are connected between the first material and the second material. A first and second connecting portion connects the slats to the fir... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5286319 | Ultrasonic pleat welding machine An improved machine for welding pleats on fabric that employs a plurality of toothed wheels to index the fabric one pleat at a time. A pusher is positioned between each of a selected pair of adjacent wheels. The pushers are sized and configured to be capa... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5273097 | Overlapped tabbed shade A window shade assembly having first and second sheets of pleated material. Each sheet has a plurality of transverse pleats disposed thereon. The pleats of each sheet are alternatingly directed in opposite directions to one another so that each sheet has ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5205334 | Double layer shade A roller shade is mounted within a headrail and a pleated shade is attached to the bottom of the headrail to form a double layer shade. The two shades are independently operable. When both shades are extended the double layer shade provides a thermally ef... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5205333 | Shade and method for the manufacture thereof This invention relates to a pleated shade, and a method for the manufacture thereof. The shade has two sections forming each rear projecting pleat secured together to form a rear projecting tab. Cord holes are formed in each of the tabs. The rigidity of t... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5188160 | Honeycombed shade A honeycomb structure in which pleats of a first pleated material are joined to corresponding pleats of a second pleated material by a plurality of ribbons is provided. The first and second pleated materials are positioned so that a pleat of the first ple... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5184660 | Window blind activator A device for raising and lowering window blind fabrics. The device has a hollow take-up tube disposed around and threadably engaged to a stationary guide. A cord is connected at its one end to the take-up tube and at its other end to the blind fabric. The... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5183092 | Cording designs for operable arch window blind An arch-shaped window blind assembly that uses pleated blind fabric placed between two bars pivotably connected by a slotted hinge. The blind assembly travels through the open and closed positions by the use of a slide that is connected to one of the bars... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5176192 | Shade and bottomrail therefor This invention relates to a shade, a bottomrail therefor and a method for the manufacture thereof. The shade is pleated and has the two sections forming each rear projecting pleat secured together to form a rear projecting tab. Cord holes are formed in ea... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5168912 | Operable arch window blind A collapsible blind for use in arch-shaped windows. The pleated blind design employs a flexible adhesive with optional link as shown on the bottom of the blind. A simple slotted hinge pivotally connects bars attached to the opposite end of the blind. The ... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5098234 | Hollow drill for fabric and the like A hollow drill for fabric and the like is comprised of a hollow shaft having highly polished inside and outside surfaces and an outside diameter of preferably not more than 0.130 inches. A tip having a larger outside diameter and smaller inside diameter i... | 03/24/1992 |
| 4974656 | Shade and method for the manufacture thereof This invention relates to a pleated shade, and a method for the manufacture thereof. The shade has the two sections forming each rear projecting pleat secured together to form a rear projecting tab. Cord holes are formed in each of the tabs. The rigidity ... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4673018 | Sun blind A sun blind for a window opening is disclosed. The sun blind comprises a first rail disposed adjacent the top of the window opening, a second rail disposed adjacent the bottom of the opening, a third moving rail disposed between the first and second rails... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4557309 | Sun blind A sun blind suitable for installation in, for example, window openings, including window openings having an inclination from the vertical, is disclosed. The sun blind comprises a first bar disposed at the top of the window opening, a second bar movable wi... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4518025 | Sun blind construction A sun blind for window openings having at least one of the upper and lower edges disposed, at least in part, at other than the horizontal, is disclosed. In one embodiment, the upper edge of the window opening is disposed at other than the horizontal, for ... | 05/21/1985 |
