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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7905056 | System and method for transferring shear forces in garage door openings Brackets mounted to the corners of a garage door improve the strength of a garage structure in the event of an earthquake. As the garage sways during the earthquake, the door frame contacts the brackets mounted at the upper corners of the door. The brackets transfer... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7367160 | Door operator system An operator for use in connection with a door system including an axle having an operator framework supporting an operator motor, the operator framework defining a clearance adapted to insertably receive the axle therein, a gear assembly defining a bore in which the... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7302988 | Breakaway window awning guide A breakaway awning includes an awning moveable between an open position and a closed position and having a lead rail attached to a leading edge of the awning. A pair of tracks mountable on opposite sides of a window are provided with longitudinal slots therein. Trac... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7260917 | Balance control system for a movable barrier operator A balance control system comprises a motor, a transmission system providing connection between the motor and the door and adapted to move the door between a closed position and an open position located above the closed position, a counterbalance system to reduce pow... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252133 | High load operation of an industrial roll door A high load operation industrial roll door, including a flexible door curtain windable about a top roll positioned above a door opening and provided with a drive system. The roll door includes a bottom beam fastened to the door curtain, and a biasing spring, for res... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7207142 | System and related methods for signaling the position of a movable barrier and securing its position A system for signaling the position of a movable barrier includes a movable barrier; a motor coupled to the movable barrier for moving the movable barrier between limit positions; a position detection device that monitors the movable barrier to generate a barrier po... | 04/24/2007 |
| RE39504 | Counterbalance system for upward acting door A counterbalance system for an upward-acting door includes spaced-apart wall brackets and cable drums supported on the brackets and connected to flexible cables which depend from the drums and connected to the lower side edges of an upward-acting sectional garage do... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178289 | Self-correcting sensor for an entrance A radiation transmitting or sensing element is placed in a generally elongated holder of resilient material so that, if it is distorted by an accidental impact or otherwise, it will automatically re-orient itself when the intruding force is released. The invention i... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7114291 | Overhead door drop stop A door drop stop safety system which is adapted to be installed on existing building overhead doors which employ a central axle; slab doors, bifold doors, and rollup doors which contains structure for raising and lowering the the door including a rewind box includin... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7076917 | Driving system for garage door A driving system for a garage door includes a track having an end fixed on an inside of a wall and has an open side that faces upward. A driving assembly is movably received in the track and driven by a motor. The driving assembly includes a connection member to whi... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070176 | Enclosed spring mechanism for trailer ramp doors A spring mechanism for a trailer ramp door which is adapted to be completely received in an opening in a side member of a tubular rectangular trailer rear entrance frame and with its bottom end securely attached to the inner surface of a flange extending along a sid... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7055812 | Canted coil springs various designs A coil spring includes a plurality of primary wire coils and a plurality of secondary wire coils, the primary and secondary coils being contiguous and differentiated from one another by a dimensional size in order to provide variable force and variable deflection. | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055571 | Shield for a movable barrier A door system (10) used in connection with an opening defined by a pair of jambs (11) and a laterally extending header (12) connecting the jambs, the door system including, a pair of tracks (15) mountable on the jambs, the tracks having a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7024823 | Sentinel event reduction system A sentinel event reduction door comprises a trapezoidally-shaped panel comprising four sides. A continuous hinge is connected to the panel along substantially the full length of a first side thereof. A second side of the panel is adjacent to the first side, wherein ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014096 | Wall mounted clothes hamper and sorter A hamper/sorter (15) for storing and sorting laundry which loads from the front with one or more openings is described. The hamper/sorter (15) is comprised of the main body and two moveable doors, one upper flexible door (5) that slides vertical... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6928696 | Actuator for improving seal for overhead doors The invention includes a clasp that can be mounted to the roller track of an overhead door and a shim that can be mounted to the overhead door or the shaft of the roller. The clasp includes a portion for attaching to the roller track and a blocking portion that is s... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6907964 | Ratchet-like assembly for winding a counterbalancing mechanism of a door, door assembly including the same and kit for assembling the ratchet-like assembly A ratchet-like assembly for winding a counterbalancing mechanism of a door. The ratchet-like assembly includes at least one plate, at least one ridge, an actuator, and at least one pawling element. Each plate is operatively mounted onto a fixed structure and include... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6901703 | Crash protection device Doors and breakaway mechanisms for use with a door are disclosed. A disclosed door includes a panel; a guide located adjacent a doorway opening; a carriage; and a coupling releasably securing the carriage to the panel. The coupling releases the panel from the carria... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6851222 | Safety edge for horizontally pivoted rolling gates The invention relates to a safety edge for horizontally pivoted rolling gates actuated by a motor unit. It consists of a profile (11) made of rubber or other soft flexible material and having a base (14) for its application to a rolling date, and of tw... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6840300 | Track guard for a sectional overhead door assembly A track guard for a sectional overhead door assembly comprises an elongate member which may be positioned between the vertical track sections of the door assembly and a wall jamb to which the vertical track sections are mounted to cover the space therebetween. The t... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6782662 | Movable barrier operator having cable tension sensor and door lock mechanism A cable tension sensing apparatus is mounted on a wall having a door opening. The jack shaft garage door operator includes a drive unit having an electric motor for driving a jack shaft mounted above a door opening. A pull-up cable drum is connected to the jack shaf... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6772560 | Weather strip for doors A sealing device for a door, and in particular for a garage door, for sealing the door and frame to facilitate the exclusion of elements, such as, for example, draughts, wind, rain, snow, insects, and the like, with a first part or base provided for mounting to a su... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6715236 | Anti-drop device for vertically moving door A door system including a door movable between a closed vertical position and an open horizontal position, a cable interconnected to said door near the bottom thereof, the cable extending along a vertical line adjacent the door and being normally, substantially taut... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6698490 | Release mechanism for industrial doors A guiding mechanism for use in combination with an industrial door that includes an extension member extending across a doorway when the door is in a doorway blocking position is provided. The guiding mechanism includes a guard bracket extending along the... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6662499 | Safety beam bracket and method of assembly A mounting system for the safety beam units of a garage door opener, the mounting system having two brackets, each bracket having a base with a circular opening and a support, the supports of both brackets being adjustably coupleable together. The mountin... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6640494 | Drive for closing devices with variable speed output A drive system for closing devices, for example gates or shutters, with a variable speed output drive and a device for detecting a given characteristic of the drive, and is varied to maintain a substantially constant speed of the closing device as it move... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6640496 | Anti-drop device A door system including, a door movable between a closed vertical position and an open horizontal position, a cable attached to the door and normally providing a counterbalancing force to the door, the cable extending along a vertical line adjacent the do... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6622431 | Adjustable independent draft blocks for sealing garage doors or the like A bottom weather seal for doors comprised of independent, vertically moving adjacent blocks capable of engaging and sealing an uneven garage floor or sill. Each block has a vertically-running tongue on each side, which engages the vertically running tongu... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6494519 | Vehicle courier door system and method of conversion The invention is directed to a retractable door assembly in a panel van type of vehicle comprising a cargo area having at least one door opening for access thereto. The retractable door assembly is positioned in at least one door opening, with the retract... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6434886 | Releasable vertical lift overhead door A releasable vertical lift overhead door for an opening of a structure includes a plurality of tracks with one of a pair of the tracks adapted to be disposed on a side of the opening of the structure and another of the pair of the tracks adapted to be dis... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6374543 | Door opener apparatus with power transfer mechanism A garage door opener apparatus (10) with a transfer mechanism (50) is described. The transfer mechanism includes motor sprocket (59), chain (52, 52A), drive sprocket (53, 53A), shaft (54, 54A), driven sprocket (64, 64A) and chain (65, 65A) connected to a ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6257303 | Rack and pinion door drive system A drive for a tracked door which utilises a drive pinion which engages a tracked rack that in turn moves the door as it is moved track-wise under the action of the pinion. A flexible rack able to travel on a curved locus is preferred.... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6227281 | Sectional door with roller shield apparatus A sectional door is disclosed that includes a safety system. The safety system includes a shield apparatus, an improved support track, reverse angle track shields, and hemmed roller track edges to prevent injury or harm to body parts errantly placed withi... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6176039 | Garage door mounted object sensor system An object sensor system is mounted on a garage door controlled by an electric garage door opener. The sensor system senses objects directly in the travel path of the door's leading edge. Each object sensor of the system comprises a mounting plate for perm... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6164014 | Cable control device for sectional overhead door A cable control device (10) for a sectional overhead door (11) having a motor-driven counterbalance system (30) including, a spring-loaded drive shaft (31), cable drums (33) carried by the drive shaft, cables (C) attached to and interconnecting the cable ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6148896 | Method and apparatus for overlaying a garage door An overlay for a sectional garage door extends between adjacent panel sections of the door. The overlay has a plurality of members made of extruded polystyrene. The overlay members extending from one section of the door to an adjacent section are cut alon... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6148897 | Release mechanism for industrial doors A release mechanism for use in combination with an industrial door, which includes an extension member extending across the doorway opening when the door is in its doorway-blocking positions, the releasing mechanism including a roller mounted for movement... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6134835 | Counterbalance system for upward acting door A counterbalance system for an upward-acting door includes spaced-apart wall brackets and cable drums supported on the brackets and connected to flexible cables which depend from the drums and connected to the lower side edges of an upward-acting sectiona... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6122862 | Door with a weight-balancing device with helical springs An overhead garage door arrangement in which a door leaf is moveable between open and closed position, and is installable against a ceiling for sliding up and down or that can be tilted or swung up and down for compensating against the weight of the door,... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6089626 | Security device for a movable closure and method therefor A method and apparatus for selectively securing and unsecuring a movable closure to a support frame is provided. The security device of the present invention comprises a locking assembly attached to the frame and a securing element attached to the closure... | 07/18/2000 |
