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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4141105 | Carrier ring for drapery rod A carrier ring is provided for use with the type of drapery rod having a longitudinal compartment therethrough, which ring can be easily drawn with only rolling friction even when used to hang a heavy drape. The ring has a pair of wheels able to roll alon... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4126921 | Curtain or drape packing, transporting and storing arrangement An arrangement for packing, storing, transporting and hanging ready-made curtains or drapes which are provided at upper edges thereof with holding devices for fixing folds or pleats. The holding devices include coupling elements for coupling the holding d... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4126172 | Shower curtain An improved shower curtain structure having an inner curtain and an outer curtain. The inner curtain is opaque and establishes an aesthetic background on the outer face thereof. The outer curtain is at least partially transparent with that portion of the ... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4120343 | Disposable shower curtain ensemble An inexpensive shower curtain ensemble is provided consisting of a curtain member and a plurality of flexible strap members. The curtain member is a flexible opaque rectangular sheet comprised of cellulosic paper having a basis weight between 50 and 400 g... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4117557 | Horizontally adjustable curtain rods for bathroom stalls A bathroom stall having a doorway and a catch basin or bath tub with a wall thereof lying substantially in the plane of the doorway, in combination with a U-shaped cantilevered rod for suspending the intermediate portion of the curtain over the doorway wh... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4112995 | Multiple operation traverse apparatus and methods of constructing and utilizing same A traverse apparatus providing multiple automatic operation capacities for opening and closing drapes, curtains, and other types of space coverings. The traverse apparatus is employed in conjunction with a standard drapery rod, with three top edge corner ... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4091857 | Cable-suspended draw-curtain system A system is provided whereby a flexible curtain is hunt from a horizontal span of an overhead suspended cable, and can be drawn off said cable onto a rigid track for storage. The track is positioned contiguous to an end of said span and above said cable. ... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4083395 | Acoustic drape An acoustic drape is formed of a continuous plastic barrier sheet upon which panels of acoustic foam are mounted at spaced intervals to define narrow optically transparent hinge sections between the panels. The panels are loosely mounted within sleeves fi... | 04/11/1978 |
| 4054703 | Drapery heading An easy and quick method of placing a stiffening heading to draperies without the use of a sewing machine and the help of pins or staples. The invention discloses the use of any drapery stiffening or heading with at least one and preferably two fine lines... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4031943 | System for hanging curtains This invention relates to an improved system for hanging curtains, whereby the points from which the curtain is hung are held a maximum spaced distance from one another determined when the curtain is extended, but in such manner that the curtain can slide... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4020826 | Solar energy system A solar energy system for selectively absorbing or reflecting radiant energy entering through a window of a structure, the system comprising a window drape having a decorative side and a back side, and a removable liner adjacent the backside of the window... | 05/03/1977 |
| 4013114 | Articulated netting, particularly for shuttering The present invention relates to an articulated netting of annular shape making it possible for example to adapt the size of shuttering to the various diameters of round, conical or other constructions.... | 03/22/1977 |
| 4010933 | Garage with improvement to protect against damage to parked cars A garage in which cars are parked side by side in parallel spaced relation and there is suspended between them a sheet of resilient material, which, when a door of one of the cars is opened between them, will allow the door to open as necessary but will p... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3996987 | Convertible valence A convertible valence is disclosed in which a valence extending from a flat wall surface has a Velcro (trademark) strip fixed along the inner wall thereof for securing a valence cover thereto so that covers may be removed and replaced by other covers and ... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3959854 | Table skirt mounting A spring clip arrangement for securing a table skirt to a table in which the clip is formed of spring metal with top and bottom resilient clamp fingers for engaging therebetween the margin of the table, which fingers extend from the top and bottom of a ve... | 06/01/1976 |
