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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7735190 | Compact, modular storage system A shelving includes two tracks, two pair of end pieces, a stationary shelving unit attached to one of the two pair of end pieces and including a plurality of posts and a shelf, a mobile shelving unit includes a plurality of posts and a shelf supported by the posts, ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7350332 | Wall-mounted sliding door system and method A sliding wall-mounted interior door system that includes a telescoping door actuating mechanism that is attached to the upper portion of the door, and a roller assembly that extends horizontally from the wall and engages a track in the lower portion of the door. Th... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7322555 | Track jack system A method and apparatus for adjustably mounting tracks that suspend horizontal sliding doors at a freight elevator landing. The apparatus comprises a plurality of brackets adapted to be mounted in the shaft on the header above the landing opening. The brackets are ea... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7249813 | Retraction device for drawers A retraction device for drawers includes a displaceable entrainment member (12) which is subjected to the force of two springs (14, 15) and which can be releasably coupled to a holding member (6) secured to a portion of an article of furniture. ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7228659 | Sliding door reinforced frame header with movable cover A sliding door includes a frame comprising an elongated header member having a topwall, a backwall, an intermediate wall and a bottom wall. The bottom wall and intermediate wall are engageable with sliding door panel support rollers and the bottom wall and intermedi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7152713 | Door track for an elevator door system An elevator door system for an entrance opening to an elevator cab. The system includes a two-part door having an open position and a closed position. The two-part door includes a first door portion for traversing across and covering a portion of the entrance openin... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7143474 | Compact, modular storage system A shelving system includes at least two parallel lengths of track, at least two pair of end pieces disposed on opposite ends of each of the at least two lengths of track, and a stationary shelving unit attached to one of the at least two pair of end pieces, with the... | 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 |
| 7059379 | Low head room overhead door system with adjustable short radius track section A universal overhead door system includes a pair of horizontal track members, a pair of vertical track members and a pair of track radius members interconnecting the horizontal and vertical track members. A pair of adjustable short radius members extend from the tra... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6997011 | Sliding rail for a wire-tube evaporator, evaporator assembly, and refrigeration unit with the evaporator assembly A sliding rail for a wire-tube evaporator has an elongated rail body to be mounted on the evaporator and to protect the latter against abrasion caused by a frozen product container that slides above or on the evaporator. The sliding rail includes at least a tubular ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6979065 | Coupling device for an integrated damper in a pull-out slide set A coupling device for a damping element integrated in a pull-out slide set whereby both a damping device (7) and a coupling device (6) are located between the firmly fixed cabinet rail (2) and the linear-movable drawer rail (5) so that th... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6971514 | Corner guard for pre-hung door assembly An improved corner guard for use on a pre-hung door assembly. The corner guard of the present invention is designed for use with a pre-hung door assembly that includes a door secured within a three-sided door frame in which the two vertical frame members extend in a... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6945364 | Elevator roller guide and rail assembly An elevator door assembly includes a rail and at least one roller that rolls along the rail to move a door between opened and closed positions, for example. A resilient track is provided on the rail that facilitates more efficient roller movement and increases the l... | 09/20/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6918157 | Rail structure for the door A rail structure for doors comprises a track rail body (3) which supports the door wheels (4) which are attached to a door (6) and freely roll on the track rail body (3), a load support member (2) which is extended along the track ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6874199 | Protective cover for guidance device for a flexible-curtain goods-handling door The protective cover according to the present invention comprises an internal space (30) designed to take the corresponding strap (8, 9) of a guidance device (6) and at least one continuous external face (26) forming the sliding face.... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6820306 | Side wheel assembly of curtain track A side wheel assembly of curtain track as a flexible assembly, includes a frame, a fastening member, a sealing member and related elements, which are all formed from plastic materials. The invention has a compact structure, and the elements thereof are assembled and... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6757937 | Apparatus to mount a support rail of a drawer guide to a wall of a piece of furniture An apparatus to mount a support rail of a drawer guide to a wall of a piece of furniture, the apparatus having a base plate for mounting to the wall of the piece of furniture and a connecting piece, connectable to the rear end of the support rail, which is guided in... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6736241 | Door track for an elevator door system An elevator door system for an entrance opening to an elevator cab. The system includes a two-part door having an open position and a closed position. The two-part door includes a first door portion for traversing across and covering a portion of the entrance openin... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6669156 | Reversible garage door track bracket A reversible garage door track bracket (10) comprises a short flange (16) and a perpendicularly oriented long flange (18). The short flange (16) includes a slot (40) which has a wide portion (42) for receiving a jamb bolt (24), a narrow portion (44) for r... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6647590 | Fixing device for a rail The fixing device which serves for retaining a rail (1), in particular a running or guide rail, has a strip (2) which is provided with an angular profile and can be connected with little outlay on one side to a wall (9) and on the other side to a rail (1)... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6619364 | Portable cubicle screen A portable screen or door for a cubicle system. The screen is collapsible and extendible and includes a temporary mounting system. The temporary mounting system permits easy installation and removal of the screen and permits installation and removal witho... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6574832 | Yieldable guide for a door A flexible guide for a door includes straps that are mounted in pairs along either side of a doorway. The straps for each pair are generally parallel, facing each other, and spaced apart to create a gap or channel between the two. As the door opens and cl... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6550848 | Sliding door for a motor vehicle A sliding door is arranged on a side wall of a body of a motor vehicle. A running device interacts with a guide rail mounted on the side wall. A safety device is provided for aiding in opening of the sliding door after an accident-caused deformation of th... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6537155 | Counterweight arbor guide system A method for securing a counterweight guiding system in performance rigging in places of entertainment. An elongate guide rail has a cross-section which interlocks with a clip, the clip extending transversely beyond the guide. The guide rail is secured to... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6427286 | Adjusting a sliding door A track system for a movable panel, such as a companionway door on a boat, allows adjustment after installation of the tracks for the panel, and allows the panel to be removed without removing the tracks. Typically a number of adjustable slide block assem... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6381904 | Track mounted bath doors with clip anti-derailer A door system for an enclosure such as a shower enclosure, including sliding doors suspended from hanging brackets which are attached to rails mounted to an opening of the enclosure. The hanging brackets include rollers which roll along the rails enabling... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6336247 | Screen door hanger assembly A hanger assembly for a sliding screen door comprises a horizontally mounted track that fits within a standard door header and roller assembly, preferably one roller assembly per side of the screen door. Each roller assembly comprises at least a roller, a... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6336248 | Suspension system for sliding door A suspension system for a sliding door (15) has an upper support rail (16) from which the door is suspended and a lower guide rail (25) along which the door is guided at a tilt over gaskets (12) that bound the doorway. A spring (40) biases the door (15) t... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6324727 | Track spacer for twin sliding door installations A system for installing a pair of separate door guiding tracks in a predetermined parallel relation below and to an overhead structure of a door opening comprising applying a series of track spacing members to a pair of separate tracks while the tracks ar... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6138324 | Curtain track A curtain track, which includes a cylindrical metal profile track, the track having three longitudinal coupling grooves and one longitudinal sliding slot equiangularly spaced around the periphery thereof, and two end brackets for holding the track on a su... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6101675 | Pivoting and telescoping curtain dual-rod bracket for bay windows A wall-mountable curtain rod bracket has two holders for supporting the ends of two respective curtain rods over two adjacent panels of a bay window. Each holder is pivotally mounted on the end of sleeve which is telescopically and rotatably mounted on a ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6098695 | Stabilizer arm for a folding door A powered folding door, comprising several side-by-side door panels, includes a stabilizer that resists a reactive torque created by the inertial changes of a door panel that quickly accelerates and decelerates at the door's open and closed positions. A t... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5970578 | Theatrical scenery carriage and movement mechanism An apparatus for supporting one or more theatrical panels and, in a more specific aspect, a carriage assembly adapted for such task in association with a horizontal track having an upper guide surface and a lower guide surface, provide horizontal movement... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5954110 | Extendible blind assembly An extendible drapery assembly including a mounting track. A plurality of roller assemblies are slidably coupled along the mounting track. Next provided is a blind control assembly coupled to each of the roller assemblies. Also included is a plurality of ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5907890 | Guiding device for sliding doors A guiding device for sliding doors is disclosed and includes a guide bar and door supporting elements that travel along the guide bar. The guide bar and each door supporting element form a recirculating ball bearing sliding pair. The guide bar and the doo... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5659926 | Trailer door roller reinsertion bracket A system for reinserting a dislodged roller of a movable overhead door and a bracket for accomplishing this result. A reinsertion bracket is positioned along both the vertical and horizontal portion of each side of a door track. The reinsertion bracket co... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5598785 | Hanger bracket for track rails A hanger bracket for trolley track rails is constructed of U-shaped formed pieces of sheet metal bolted together to provide both a clamping and a through bolt attachment to a rail mounting flange to simplify installation. The bracket is adapted to a pivot... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5568672 | Support bracket and track assembly for sectional overhead doors A support bracket and track assembly for the support of sectional overhead doors. The assembly comprises track means (110, 112, 114) for supporting the overhead door sections and horizontal support bracket means (80) for supporting the track means (110, 1... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5499671 | Anti-float system for operable partitions An anti-float system for operable partitions in a movable wall system. The anti-float system includes first and second camming assemblies, each including a trolley camming surface, cooperatively positioned along the operable partition track. Preferably bo... | 03/19/1996 |
