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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7260908 | System and method for forming sheet tabs for attaching sheet material on support structures, such as trucks, buildings, and billboards The system and method of the present invention includes an upper frame mounted on a support structure, such as a truck, building, or billboard, three adjustable frame assemblies mounted on the support structure below the upper frame, and sheet material having an upp... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7251917 | Methods and arrangements for securing fabric An arrangement for securing fabric relative to a framework comprising a framework, a groove in the framework, and a locking spline for being received into the groove in the framework whereby a fabric panel can be retained relative to the framework by an insertion of... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7185690 | Information presentation device An information presentation device and methods for mounting a display sheet to the device. The device includes an elongate housing having a first opening through which the display sheet passes. The display sheet is wound onto a drum within the housing. A releasable ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7131683 | Shade assembly for automobile window A shade assembly includes a plurality of fastening blocks and a shade with a flexible frame. Each of the plurality of the fastening blocks is adhered onto a top edge or a bottom edge of a window frame of an automobile and has a lengthwise groove with a narrower open... | 11/07/2006 |
| 6668495 | Variable load capacity and aesthetically enhanced construction components for patio enclosures A screened patio enclosure is provided with primary and secondary structural members for retaining screening fabric and decorative inserts that are available in a variety of pleasing colors and patterns thus improving the aesthetic appearance of the inter... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6619003 | Method of assembling a frame assembly for a partition system A method of assembling a frame assembly for a partition system is disclosed. The frame assembly includes a partition panel, a fabric covering the panel, and a frame component. The frame component automatically and evenly tensions the fabric about the pane... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6324797 | Method and apparatus for covering surfaces A wall system is disclosed including a covering member for covering a wall. A support structure is affixed to the wall for supporting the covering member. A support bracket is secured to the covering member and removably engages the support structure, in ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6319307 | Commercial air filter assembly and filter assembly and filtration unit A filter assembly for use with a commercial air filtration unit. The filter assembly includes a frame, a sorbent material filter, and a primary particulate filter. The frame defines an upstream portion and a downstream portion, with the upstream portion f... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6283456 | Section bar A section rod is a component of a protective fence and serves for fastening a protective screen. A U-shaped receptacle, where the protective screen can be secured, is provided in the section rod. For this purpose, the receptacle has an internal width that... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6070526 | Tensioning system for screen printing and method of tensioning A tensioning system for use in a retensionable frame used in silk screening wherein the fabric is precut and bordered with splines such that the appropriate tension is predetermined. A wrench including indicia to assure proper placement upon the tensionin... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6003282 | Movable safety barrier for construction of a roof structure A movable safety barrier for use in constructing a roof structure having purlins spaced apart from one another in a parallel arrangement is disclosed. The barrier extends laterally across a plurality of the purlins. The barrier is mounted for movement alo... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5953873 | Molding strips for fabric wall and ceiling systems A molding strip for fabric and wall systems has a base for securing it to a wall and a pair of flexible gripping walls facing each other between a fabric entry slot and a fabric receiving cavity. The flexible gripping walls have gripping teeth formed and ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5904200 | Spineless screen frame assembly and screen frame member therefor An elongated frame member and a rectangular screen frame assembly including the frame member having a unique cross sectional shape of the frame member for the reception and retention of flexible fiberglass or other types of screening material without requ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5819836 | Roll-up curtain bar attachment device for flexible sheeting An improved two-piece, gripping bar device for securing and selective roll-up of flexible sheeting useful is provided in screening outdoor rigid structures, like greenhouses. The identical rod-like pieces present a shape having an elongate cylindrical for... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5732494 | Banner material holder A banner material holder has a bar supported against loads by a support device. The bar has at a predetermined circumferential position a longitudinally disposed opening for holding one of the edges of the banner material. The bar is adapted to attach to ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5690158 | Device for maintaining stretched a panel of supple material, by its edges Device for fixing on a support (2) and stretching by its edges a panel (3) of supple material, of the type comprising a section (6) capable of being fixed on said support (2) and associated with means (19, 20) for blocking the edge of said panel (3) by pi... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5671795 | Roll-up curtain bar attachment device for flexible sheeting An improved two-piece, gripping bar device for securing and selective roll-up of flexible sheeting useful in screening outdoor rigid structures, like greenhouses. The identical rod-like pieces present a shape having an elongate cylindrical form upon conjo... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5562797 | Method and apparatus for producing trim panels To form a seam of attractive appearance, a heated platen having a shaped lip acts to engage and press the central surface of an adhesively-backed sheet of a polymeric fabric against the top appearance surface of a panel and the peripheral edge of the shee... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5545488 | Self-stabilizing extrusion for closure assemblies A self-stabilizing extrusion for closure assemblies, including awnings, canopies, and displays having an elongated hollow frame substantially rectangular in vertical cross-section with inside and outside surfaces which is constructed of a top wall perpend... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5392576 | Roof deck covering system securement mechanism A roof deck covering system with a means for securing a roof membrane over a roof deck, either at the periphery or in the interior of a roof, and holding it in place for an indefinite period of time and not affecting the watertight integrity of the membra... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5368085 | Resuable insulating sheath for windows A flexible and reusable plastic window covering is designed to be selectively attached over an existing window opening to reduce or eliminate air leakage and drafts. Either hook and loop fasteners or locking strips can be used to attach the plastic sheath... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5267771 | Means of fastening the folding top on convertibles A fastening arrangement for fastening an edge portion of a folding top of a convertible vehicle on a vehicle body includes a clamping element connected water-tightly to the edge portion of the folding top. A strip element is connected to the vehicle body ... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5024015 | Lightweight articulated advertising display A portable advertisement display utilizing a plurality of lightweight panels pivotally interconnected by hinges. The panels themselves are constructed of a polystyrene core located intermediate two rigid pressboard panels. Such material is very lightweigh... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4817699 | Wall track for fabric wall coverings An extruded plastic wall track for affixing fabric to a wall includes an elongated base adapted to be secured to a wall which includes a generally flat surface having first and second edges. A first shoulder extends outwardly from the first edge of the ba... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4757854 | Apparatus for detachably fastening a stretchable fabric panel to a rigid frame This invention relates to an improved tongue and groove connector for detachably fastening a stretchable fabric panel to a rigid frame which is characterized by a tongue-forming element attached along a line intermediate the side edges thereof to the pane... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4447935 | Device for and method of joining sheet material A device for mechanically joining sheet material, comprising a separable fastener which may have a pair of complementary extruded plastic members provided with resiliently separable interlocking fastener profiles, and at least one, and generally both, of ... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4406279 | Sunray captor Apparatus for stretching sheets of synthetic material across rigid frames, such as those used in sunray captors, are disclosed. The apparatus includes at least one lateral U-shaped groove extending perpendicularly from the plane of an upstanding substanti... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4319623 | Window structure including a sheet of polymeric film A window structure having a film supported optically flat between panes of glass, with the film secured at two opposing ends by a strip of metal grasping the film. The strip is held in a retainer resiliently secured in the glazing channel of the window. T... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4279064 | Cover-attaching device for a truck, trailer or similar vehicle A device for releasable attachment of a flexible cover to a flap or similar, preferably on a truck, trailer or similar. In order to eliminate problems of complexity, expense and functioning associated with earlier designs the device, in addition to a slightly ... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4279061 | Flexible sheet securing apparatus Apparatus for securing a flexible sheet, particularly through an intermediate member, to the frame surrounding the fluid-filled bladder of a waterbed. The apparatus comprises a U-shaped member of resilient material having a web portion and opposed first a... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4158244 | Pool liner retainer A pool liner retainer is disclosed for holding or retaining the top peripheral edge portion or liner bead of a watertight pool liner, such as is used in swimming pool construction. The liner retainer includes an elongate retaining element defining a holdi... | 06/19/1979 |
| 3997144 | Gate A gate or panel including a frame composed of channel members each of which has opposed side walls bent inwardly to define a slot for receiving edges of the chain link fabric which is within the frame. An end link of the fabric, which is in the slot in th... | 12/14/1976 |
