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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7159278 | Caster A caster for providing rolling support including a spring-loaded mount. The caster may be substantially concealed in the bottom edge of a hinged, swinging door, and generally located proximate to the free vertical edge of the door. An elongated spring plate is provi... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7143870 | Elevator hall door and door hanger apparatus A door panel comprises a surface board 11 facing a hoistway, a back board 12 facing a hoistway, and a reinforcing member 13 for reinforcing the surface board 11 and the back board 12 . The back board is connected to the surface boa... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137171 | Custom ornamental traverse rods A new and useful traverse rod structure, designed to maintain or improve the functionality of a traverse rod, while improving the aesthetics of the traverse rod is provided. The traverse rod is designed to improve the functionality of the rod, while minimizing the r... | 11/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6581242 | Track and trolley system for movable wall panels A track and trolley system for movable wall panels including a track having upper and lower flanges, the upper and lower flanges being horizontally and vertically displaced from each other and defining a channel therebetween, the upper and lower flanges e... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6553618 | Dual durometer roller guide member for track guided door Guide rollers for upward-acting track guided doors are formed of dual durometer plastic materials wherein a hub portion of the guide roller is formed of a relatively hard moldable plastic material having a durometer of about Rockwell R 120. A tire or trea... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6536077 | Self-lubricated wheel assembly A wheel assembly adapted to travel along guide rails or tracks. The assembly includes a roller formed of porous sintered metal, a shaft attached to a supporting body and an adapter to which both the roller and shaft are connected. The adapter includes a c... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6189182 | Guiding block for pulling a window curtain A guiding block for pulling a window curtain comprises a pulling plate, a left wheel seat, a plurality of rolling balls, and a right wheel seat. A confining cap is formed between the right wheel seat and the rolling balls. The primary body of the confinin... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6185783 | Garage door roller assembly A garage door roller assembly includes a one-piece, unitary shaft and a one-piece, unitary roller, each composed of a polymeric material and a washer and a pin, each composed of case-hardened steel. The roller includes a sleeve portion having an axial bor... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5884361 | Slider door mechanism, running gear mechanism and closure return A wheel unit is disclosed for supporting a structure for movement on a track. The unit includes a rotatable wheel having a substantially flat bearing surface and supported on an axis for running on a track. A housing supports the wheel and includes a conv... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5667039 | Rollers for the roller guide of sliding elevator doors A roller for use in a roller guide for sliding elevator doors may include a resilient element for effecting quieter elevator operation. The resilient element may form a roller body with a bowl shaped annular casing of sheet steel to run along a carrier se... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5658030 | Trolley wheels Trolley wheels and guide rollers for a monorail trolley system and a method for reducing debris originating from trolley wheels and guide rollers particularly in the production environment of producing iron-sensitive photographic materials.... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5233725 | Wheel for roller drawer guides Wheel (10) for roller drawer guides, whose body (12) made of a hard plastic of stable shape journaled on a wheel axle has a circumferential groove (18) in its rim, in which there is disposed a tire (20) of resiliently deformable material, preferably elast... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5156443 | Sealed roller assembly A lubricated roller assembly which can be constructed entirely of non-metallic components. The roller assembly includes a shaft and roller body secured to one another and enclosed by a housing. The roller body is adapted to roll against an inner periphera... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5070575 | Vertically adjustable sliding door suspension system A sliding door suspension system and a sliding door assembly for supporting a heavy sliding door from a door frame includes a rail horizontally mounted to the door frame. The suspension system includes a roller assembly which rollingly engages the rail an... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5031269 | Wheel for rolling drawer slides A wheel (10) for rolling drawer guides in furniture construction. A wheel body journaled on a wheel shaft and made from a hard plastic of good stability of shape has a circumferential, groove-like gap opening into the wheel rim, and in it there is dispose... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4987638 | Sliding door assembly A sliding door assembly comprising a door hanger, a hanger sheave, an upthrust roller and a track, wherein the hanger sheave assembly and the uptrust roller are rotatably mounted on the door hanger. The track provides a first rolling surface for the hange... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4979262 | Roller for rolling drawer guides Roller for rolling drawer guides with a wheel journaled on a stud (24) fastened to the running and/or guiding rail of the drawer guide, the wheel having a rim concentric with the longitudinal central axis of the stud (24). The wheel is divided into a hub ... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4433627 | Plastic conveyor trolley with bearings A plastic conveyor trolley structure having plastic bearings and made of a super tough plastic material, comprises a pair of complementary arms each supporting a wheel for rotation on roller bearings held in a fixed inner race forming an integral part of ... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4408369 | Mounting assembly for a folding closure A mounting assembly for use in movably suspending a folding closure from a curved track. The mounting assembly has a wheel assembly for running on the track and a connecting member for connecting the wheel assembly to the closure. The wheel assembly is ro... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4384387 | Conveyor trolley assembly with moisture-resistant bearing seal A conveyor trolley assembly consisting of a trolley bracket having an axle carrying a hub, and an annular wheel carried on a bearing interposed between the hub and the wheel, is provided with a four-part, moisture resistant seal for the side of the bearin... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4357733 | Shock absorbing roller A shock absorbing roller mounted on a shaft and for movement along a track, including a central hub portion and with the hub portion for mounting the roller on the shaft, a peripheral roller portion surrounding the hub portion and including means intercon... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4340215 | Bearing and support In a bearing and support for use either as a bearing, per se, or as a bearinged support for other items and incorporating the bearing of this invention; the bearing includes at least a pair of rotatable members that rotate or counter-rotate about a common... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4306756 | Roller assembly An improved roller assembly is adapted for use with an upwardly-acting door structure. The improved roller assembly includes an inner ring mounted on a shaft, a sectional outer ring arranged to form an outer race for capturing ball bearings between the ri... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4302865 | Multi-directional canted wheel carrier with shiftable control arm for operable walls A multi-directional canted wheel carrier with shiftable control arm for supporting operable wall panels from upper and/or lower supporting tracks, with the control arm engaging a track slot or guideway and supported from the carrier for shifting when nece... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4222588 | Seatbelt system A seatbelt system wherein the outer end of a passenger restraining belt is anchored to a runner piece which is guided by a guide rail fastened to the vehicle body. A runner gear mounted on the runner piece engages with a linear guide gear which is install... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4141106 | Multi-directional canted wheel carrier for operable walls A canted wheel carrier for supporting operable wall panels from upper and/or lower supporting surfaces to enable multi-directional movement of the panels and facilitate negotiation of angle turns and intersections without switches or curves in the support... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4049308 | Synthetic flanged carrier roller A carrier roller comprising (1) an integral roller tire subassembly comprising a cylindrical bearing, two axial inserts, and a molded resilient roller tire and (2) an inner race. In one embodiment, the carrier roller further comprises (3) a roller bushing... | 09/20/1977 |
| 3971601 | Sanitary anti-friction trolley wheel A trolley wheel is formed of plastic-like material and includes a bearing assembly, inner and outer metallic races and bearing means positioned therebetween. The entire assembly is formed of non-corrosive material. The bearing means and races therefore ar... | 07/27/1976 |