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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5144997 | Drapery fixture A drapery fixture for use as a drapery swag holder or a drapery tie-back holder. The fixture includes a mounting bracket and rosette components for use with a piece of fabric for forming a fabric rosette. The rosette components include a shape retaining r... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5092384 | Curtain system and method A ready-made cascade and valance curtain set is installed by mounting a valance on a forward curtain rod, and mounting two cascades in spaced relationship on a rearward rod, the cascades being extended over the forward rod to hang in front of the marginal... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5086822 | Arch treatment An above-window arch treatment has a series of rectangular slats glued to one another and to a valence so as to form a "peacock's tail". The arch treatment is fabricated by a method which fixes an odd-number of slats about a pivot bolt passing through fro... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5074348 | Adjustable valence system for a window An ornamental valence treatment for windows enables swags or festoons to be arranged in a variety of different arrangements to suit different window dimensions. The treatment uses standard components and enables them to be easily removed for washing or cl... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5067547 | Fabric column kit and system In order to enhance the aesthetics of the interior of a home or building, a fabric column kit and system is disclosed. The fabric column kit or system includes at least a pair and, preferably, a plurality of fabric supports which may advantageously be of ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5062463 | Window cornice and method for hanging curtains A window cornice assembly having a semi-circular front plate formed with an upper edge having an upper channel and a lower edge having a lower channel. A lower curtain rod is slidably disposed through the lower channel and an upper curtain rod is slidably... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5054535 | Vertical blind A vertical blind with an arrangement for supporting a plurality of vanes comprised of an elongate blind head with a plurality of slidable vane carriers disposed therein, each adapted to rotate an individual vane about its vertical axis. Rotational movemen... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5042548 | Cornice for a window covering headrail A window covering headrail cornice has a front panel; two end plates; two corner pieces joining the end plates to the front panel; and end covers all fitted together, and unitarily secured to the headrail via clips interrelating the cornice to the front p... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5014951 | Valance spacer assembly A valance spacing assembly. The valance spacing assembly comprises a spacer bar 22 having opposed ends, a first and second clip 24 and 25, the first clip 24 removably attached at one end of the spacer bar 22, and the second clip 25 removably attached at a... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5012850 | Valance clip A valance clip for securing a valance to a vertical blind assembly. The vertical blind assembly comprising a track for supporting the vertical blinds, and track or ceiling clips for securing the track to a suitable surface, such as a ceiling. The valance ... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4966218 | Window cornice and method for hanging curtains A window cornice assembly having a semi-circular front plate formed with an upper edge having an upper channel and a lower edge having a lower channel. A lower curtain rod is slidably disposed through the lower channel and an upper curtain rod is slidably... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4957255 | Valance support bracket A valance support bracket for mounting on the headrail of a venetian blind to enable mounting of a valance. The headrail has a pair of laterally spaced coplanar mounting flanges extending longitudinally along its upper surface. The valance support bracket... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4955419 | Foldable valance A foldable valance having plastic hinges attaching the return panels to the front panel of the valance, to allow folding of the return panels alongside the front panel for compact packaging. A tab is formed integrally with one of the plate portions of the... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4935988 | Curtain rod assembly An improved curtain rod assembly is disclosed which includes a track having a decorative fascia attached thereto. The track and fascia cooperate to permit the fascia to be easily attached thereto. A return plate is configured for attachment to the track a... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4930562 | Decoratively covered blind structure A decorative member is disclosed for attachment to a valance or a vertical slat of a blind structure. The decorative member includes a substrate which fits into the valance or blind slat and a cover member which is attached to the substrate and covers the... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4921031 | Decorative valance A valance for concealing window blind headers or drapery fixtures. The valance includes a front panel and end panels, and each of the panels have an upper rail adjacent the upper edge defining a downwardly projecting lip, a lower rail adjacent the lower e... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4865105 | Window cornice A window cornice assembly having a semi-circular front plate formed with an upper edge having an upper channel and a lower edge having a lower channel. A lower curtain rod is slidably disposed through the lower channel and an upper curtain rod is slidably... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4840216 | Valance bracket for a vertical blind A valance assembly is disclosed which allows the hook-in assembly of a valance support onto the head rail, and the snap-in mounting of the valance on the valance support. The valance support in one embodiment has the cross-section of an I-beam for strengt... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4828002 | Window covering headrail cornice A cornice for the headrail of a window covering has an elongated front panel with grooves on a front surface for receiving decorative slats and a pair of longitudinal slots on the back surface. Clips hanging on the headrail have parts received within the ... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4726409 | Exterior roll-up shutter and method of mounting An exterior roll-up shutter consists of positioning strips that can be mounted on an outside wall on or next to the reveals and of a housing that rests against the strips. The housing is constituted of side walls, a floor, a rear and front wall, and a cei... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4667914 | Adjustable valance canopy bracket An adjustable valance canopy bracket to be secured to a wall and support a valance canopy spaced therefrom. The bracket includes a wall engaging plate, a variable length elongate support member and a valance engaging plate. The support member is pivotally... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4662421 | Universal valance assembly A universal valance assembly is disclosed. In one embodiment, the valance assembly is mountable on headrails of inverted channel cross-section, such as is commonly used for hanging vertical blinds. In another embodiment, the valance assembly is mountable ... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4644991 | Cornice assembly A window cornice assembly including two spaced cornice terminals, two shade retaining brackets, and a tapestry cover assembly including a replaceable spring-loaded cartridge and a tapestry cover. The tapestry cover is an elongated sheet of material having... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4643016 | Slat bending tool A hand operated bending tool for forming a clean bend in a venetian blind slat includes a generally U-shaped upward-opening bottom member having a width which exceeds the width of the slat to be bent and having a length proportioned to receive one leg of ... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4520608 | Structural assembly for shower partition or the like A structural assembly, more particularly for a shower partition, comprising a sectional rail having, in one of its outer surfaces, an undercut first channel of which the sides form two lateral grooves. Inserted into this channel, is a facing panel, a resi... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4384605 | Valance support for headrail A valance comprising a support for at least one elongated strip on the front side of an upwardly opening, channel-shaped headrail for a venetian blind. The support includes a U-shaped clip having downwardly extending front and rear arms and a generally ho... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4354300 | Holder for supporting a valance at a Venetian blind head A holder or clip for supporting a valance in front or around a venetian blind head, with a flat sheet metal body having prongs for holding the valance and having tabs or an especially shaped body portion for connection to the blind head.... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4254814 | Venetian blind and a valance bracket therefor A horizontal venetian blind and a valance bracket therefor, in which the bracket is formed as a unitary structure formed in one single piece, and including a main body dimensioned to bridge the gap between the rims at the top of the front and rear walls o... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4254813 | Valance bracket for vertical venetian blind A device for mounting the headrail of a vertical Venetian blind and for holding a valance to the headrail in which a bracket has the valance mounted on it and carries a rearwardly extending arm which is engageable in a rearwardly extending channel formed ... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4240490 | Shade for recreational vehicle An inexpensive but easily operable window shade, as for use in a recreational vehicle. A substantially rigid mounting bar has fabric comprising a shade hanging a desired distance from one side thereof and a valance hanging a lesser distance from the other... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4222156 | Holder for supporting a valance at a venetian blind head A holder or clip for supporting a valance in front or around a venetian blind head, with a flat sheet metal body having prongs for holding the valance and having tabs or an especially shaped body portion for connection to the blind head.... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4221255 | Decorative panel assembly A decorative panel assembly wherein a valance board receives and maintains a plurality of tracks, the tracks receiving rollers connected to decorative panels. The panels and valance board are provided with edge clamps, acting as mouldings, or used for sec... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4114233 | Window trim assembly Window trim assembly of extruded plastic sections for mobile homes and the like, having a rear mounting base member and a front member having shade, drapery or valance mounting formations which is releasably coupled to the base member. The mounting base m... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4085480 | Decorative drapery rod assembly A decorative drapery rod assembly including a hollow rod of rectangular section having longitudinal beads and supported upon spaced wall brackets. The rod is nestingly enclosed by a series of decorative plastic modules of channel shape arranged closely en... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4064314 | Weather-resistant transparent composite film A composite film structure which is useful as an inexpensive, nonbrittle, outdoor-facing window pane in greenhouses and similar structures, comprises an oriented support film laminated to a weather-resistant oriented film of polymethylmethacrylate.... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4014072 | Fascia and track for a sliding door A combined track for hanging doors and fascia in which the fascia has an inverted lip that engages a series of clips along the side of the track. The clips, which are integrally formed from the rolled sheet metal of the track, provide slots which are fric... | 03/29/1977 |
| 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 |
| 3983600 | By-passing door fascia assembly An assembly of a track member for suspended doors designed for ceiling or door opening header mounting having a separate fascia member mechanically interlocking therewith and secured in place and laterally supported by a spring member.... | 10/05/1976 |
