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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7392747 | Rail guide for a suspended and guided sliding component A rail guide having first and second guiding rails disposed in a mirror-inverted relationship with regard to one another. At least one pair of spaced leading and following carriages are displaceably mounted to the guiding rails so as to engage and transport a slidin... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7219470 | Sliding window assembly and a track member for same A sliding window assembly for a vehicle includes an upper track member, a lower track member, and a sliding unit. The track members each define a first channel having a first depth, a second channel having a second depth, and a third channel having a third depth les... | 05/22/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7128120 | Assembly of sashes for sliding glass doors An assembly of sashes containing investitures, such as venetian blinds and/or mesh screens, for application adjacent the inside surfaces of sliding glass doors. In one embodiment, the sashes are suspended from inner and outer tracks of a rail in sliding overlapping ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7073851 | Guide rail and roof frame for the roof opening system of a motor vehicle A guide rail (10) for the roof opening system of a motor vehicle has several lengthwise guide rail segments (12, 14) which are located in succession in the guidance direction (a), and at least one adapter (16) located in a transition area betwee... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7010830 | Repair using plastic as the sliding mechanism for laterally sliding doors/windows The invention pertains to the repair of the sliding mechanism of horizontally or laterally sliding glass doors/windows, including shower doors, that are permanently built into a residential or commercial building. Instead of the door/window riding on a metal track u... | 03/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6901705 | Guide rail for a sliding closure having a guide groove with a groove filling device A sliding closure system comprising a frame and at least one slidable leaf member. The frame has a frame upper member and a frame lower member each being formed with at least one longitudinal groove. A groove filling device comprising an elastic member and an elonga... | 06/07/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6640388 | Assembly for transit car door hanger A hanger bar assembly for sliding doors used in transit cars has at least two separate coaxially oriented, preferably tubular bearing segments which can slidingly engage a cylindrical rod secured above an entry portal of a transit car. Each bearing segmen... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6571426 | Adjustable hanging rod An adjustable hanging rod comprising a main body and at least one gliding rod with a contact element and an adjusting mechanism. The main body has a central gliding groove. The gliding rod is inserted in the gliding groove. The contact element is attached... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6533349 | Open roof construction for a vehicle An open roof construction for a vehicle having an opening in its fixed roof comprises a stationary part with at least one guide rail, which is to be secured to the roof. An adjustable closure panel is supported by a mechanism which is capable of sliding m... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6532625 | Universal mounting track A rigid, one piece mounting track with mounting and suspension slots for carrying multiple functional and decorative hangings simultaneously. The track has generally U-shaped construction with two vertical legs joined by a horizontal member. An elongated ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6484360 | Self-securing raceway end cap An end cap for engaging a raceway having an end wall portion and a gripping wall portion extending from the inner surface of the end wall portion at a first end of said gripping wall portion. A plurality of barbs extend from opposing surfaces of the gripp... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6467127 | Telescoping curtain rods with curtain hangers slidable on rollers A support rod for enabling a hung curtain to be smoothly drawn has two telescopically connected curtain rod segments and a trolley with at least one roller. In one set of embodiments, an outward facing channel is formed in the wall of the rod for receivin... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6429374 | End cap for trunking for routing electrical conductors or cables An end cap for closing an end of trunking includes a closure part for closing an interior space of the trunking and a fixing part for fixing it to a back of a base section of the trunking. The fixing part includes a chimney for inserting a nail. The chimn... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6374456 | Linear motion trolley and track systems for operable walls A track and trolley system for an operable wall panel which provides for linear motion. The track is mountable to a ceiling of a room and includes first and second surfaces. The trolley is attachable to the operable wall panel and includes first and secon... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6240997 | Rolling steel door A rolling steel door, which includes a plurality of transverse rod members, a plurality of sleeves respectively sleeved onto the transverse rod members, a plurality of links respectively coupled to the transverse rod members to hold the transverse rod mem... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6178094 | Device for mounting boards A device for mounting boards, which requires decreased positioning precision for inserting the boards, offering improved operation efficiency and reliability without driving up the cost. The device for mounting boards includes a case body 1 having board g... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5974738 | Top guide with spring loaded wheel A wheeled top guide for rolling movement of a door along an inverted U-shaped track includes a housing for mounting on the door with an upwardly extending axle and a roller thereon for rolling engagement with one side wall of the trace. A vertically orien... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5920956 | Support for a closing element, preferentially for a door leaf of a folding/sliding door For mounting a folding/sliding door, a support is connected to a hinge arm of a hinger mounted in the upper outer end area of an outer door leaf in a position in which the side of the retaining part that attaches to the hinge arm is located in the extensi... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5802672 | Wiring duct end cap Device for enclosing an end of a wiring duct raceway including an end panel, a covering section and an anti-rotation mechanism. The end panel is adapted to cover the end of the raceway. However, the covering section extends from a portion of the edge of t... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5771534 | Slider block assembly for a vehicle window A slider block assembly and method for making the same are disclosed. The slider block assembly is for use with an elongate guide channel having a pair of laterally spaced apart side walls and a pair of axially spaced apart base walls joined to the side w... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5742979 | Rolling support and guide system for sliding doors A rolling support assembly having a carrier with a housing configured for lateral reception within a corresponding cavity in a sliding door for frictional reception therein in a manner precluding longitudinal movement out of the cavity. The carrier mounts... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5737802 | Door track A base member and a fascia are assembled to form a hollow door section which is filled with insulative material. Adjacent sections are coupled along respective longitudinal edges for angular and spatial displacement. The base member is extended from a sel... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5704086 | Passenger boarding bridge Passenger boarding bridge extendable sections are provided with roller assemblies supporting one extendable bridge section relative to a second extendable bridge section wherein the roller assemblies assist in reducing the downward load in the overlapping... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5690157 | Rigid panel folding shower door assembly having improved horizontal track and method for making the same A improved folding shower door assembly and related method of manufacture therefor are disclosed in which rigid panels with living hinges therebetween are supported by a horizontal track, with the shower door assembly mating at both sides thereof by remov... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5676417 | Device for protecting a rail of a sliding door of a motor vehicle The subject of the invention is a device for protecting a rail of a sliding door of a motor vehicle, the said rail being fitted in a horizontal groove formed in the bodyshell of the vehicle and interacting with members for moving this door, which members ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5560417 | Drapery traverse rod master carrier A two-piece drapery traverse rod master carrier comprising a carrier body having rod guides for supporting the carrier body for movement along a traverse rod, and a drapery support arm having lead and trail ends and a mounting stem extending laterally fro... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5513419 | Shower curtain rod assembly A Shower Curtain Rod Assembly includes a stem-to-stem, double-Y shaped shower curtain rod with an integral split-track extending along almost the entire length of its bottom surface, shower curtain clips and screw-type endcaps. The shower curtain rod is s... | 05/07/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5452543 | Window operator track with integral limit stop A track securable to a window sash for guiding the roller of a window operator having an operator arm selectively pivotable relative to a window frame to move the sash relative to said frame, the arm having the roller at its distal end. The track includes... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5406676 | Multi-directional carrier system for operable partitions A multi-directional carrier includes a track and first and second ledges on the track. The ledges are relatively spaced vertically and horizontally. First and second discs are supported on a bolt in vertical spaced relation. One of the discs engages one o... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5404675 | Assembly for movably suspending panels from overhead supports The upper portion of a panel can be slidably suspended in an elongated guide rail at the underside of an elongated support by connecting the upper portion of the panel with two spaced-apart carriers each of which is provided with an upwardly extending fol... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5398902 | Barn door flashing bracket assembly A bracket assembly for supporting a sliding door track and a flashing on a structure is disclosed, comprising a mounting bracket including a substantially flat first section and a substantially flat second section affixed to and extending from the first s... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5357651 | Programmable multi-directional trolley for wall panels A programming system is provided for passing or blocking the movement of operable room divider panels along overhead tracks supporting the panels. The programming system employs separate characterized gates which pass or deny passage to separate panels wh... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5295281 | Guiding system having a trolley for moving suspended door panels and the trolley This invention relates to a support and guide element for movable, suspended door and wall elements. The support and guide element is designed so that a smooth movement can be securely executed, even in the vicinity of junctions and intersections. This is... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5272839 | Pivotable balcony glazing structure A pivotable glazing structure for covering an opening comprising sheets forming sections. Each sheet having a bottom edge and a top edge and each sheet is supported by its tip or bottom edge to a first bearing rail mounted on a structure and an opposite e... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5242222 | Channel-stop assembly A channel-stop assembly includes an elongated C-shaped channel 26 having an aperture 76 adjacent one end thereof. Inserted in the channel is a channel-stop 40 having first and second body members 42, 44 which are hinged together. One of the body members i... | 09/07/1993 |
