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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431067 | Traverse-type window blind with multiple rods and blinds A traverse-type window blind with multiple rods and blinds includes brackets, support rods, sliding hooks, and blind bodies wherein each bracket has an abutment face to be fixed to a sidewall of a window frame and at least two or more support portions sequentially a... | 10/07/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7090318 | System for a sliding door with a camber A slide assembly for use with a door of a furniture piece is disclosed. The slide assembly includes a pair of cambered slides and an alignment element. The pair of slides is for slidably mounting the door. The alignment element is for aligning the movement of the pa... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7043795 | Connecting member for curtain rails The invention relates to a connector element to be used with curtain rails having a substantially inverted U-shaped cross-section with its legs being flanged inwards, said flanged legs at the bottom defining a longitudinal extending opening at both sides limited by ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6618900 | Lockable carrier hinge assembly A carrier hinge assembly is used to suspend adjacent hinged panels from a track. The assembly has a carriage which travels along the track, and a hinge dependent from the carriage. The hinge is formed by a hinge pin having an upper portion threaded into a... | 09/16/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6223389 | Curtain tab carrier A curtain tab carrier assembly includes a rod having a pair of vertical flanges that form a channel therebetween. A guide is configured to slidably engage the pair of flanges along the channel. A carrier is secured to the guide and includes a base having ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5791394 | Adjustable blind rail An improved adjustable window blind rail having a rail, two end fitting members, two guide members, a plurality of slide members, a pull cord, and two adjusting members. The guide members and the slide members are received in the rail such that they can s... | 08/11/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5542149 | Carriage and rail assembly for a curtain The vertical and horizontal movements of a wheeled carriage mounted for movement along a rail having a pair of inwardly directed lateral rails terminating in a pair of upwardly extending inner edges are limited by providing a first plurality of rollers en... | 08/06/1996 |
| 4999874 | Drapery rod assembly and cover A drapery rod assembly includes a telescopically adjustable relatively narrow rod of a height greater than heretofore conventional drapery rods and formed in an exaggerated C-shape with a vertical body member having inturned flanges on its upper and lower... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4833756 | Bendable drapery rod assembly A bendable drapery rod assembly comprising an elongated plastic rod member formed of flexible plastic and defining a trackway for drapery carriers, an elongated metal rod member, and provision for laterally retaining the plastic rod member and metal rod m... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4791703 | Length adjustable center rod structure for a vertical shutter drape The present invention relates to a length adjustable center rod structure for a vertical shutter drape. The center rod is located in the inner side of an over-head track, and has two or more sections of telescoped hollow tubes so that the length thereof c... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4765022 | Combination stop plug and frame member for channelled drapery track A combination stop plug and open frame member for installation in the channel of a drapery track. The plug and frame parts are integrally formed. The plug part is sized and configured to be installed by sliding through an open end of the channel and immob... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4720136 | Curtain-hanging means for recreational vehicles There is disclosed a curtain-hanging track adapted to be mounted in a recreational vehicle having a flat, elongate rail fastened to an interior side wall thereof along and adjacent to the bottom of a window and a support member for said track which is fas... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4581788 | Telescoping curtain rod including runners The curtain rod acts as shield concealing the runners and the upper edge of the curtain. The runners are guided by edges of slots in the inner and outer rod sections by means of grooves. The grooves receive the slot edges of the inner as well as outer rod... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4402109 | Traverse rod and pulley housing assembly A traverse rod and pulley housing assembly in which the pulley housings are dimensioned for insertion into the rod from the ends thereof and have a lower portion dimensioned to pass downwardly through a rod opening in the lower face wall of the rod. One s... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4306332 | Traverse curtain supporting apparatus An apparatus for suspending a traverse curtain on a common track assembly. The track assembly has opposed generally horizontally extending flanges. Mounted on the track is a carriage having spaced apart rollers, each of the rollers rotating about a respec... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4221020 | Low-visibility lazy-tongs mechanism for conventional traverse rods for even folding and unfolding of drapery A lazy-tongs device is formed of length-adjustably snap-connected colorless transparent or translucent plastic elements sufficiently small so as not to interfere with the folding of the drapes and so as to be substantially concealed behind the traverse ro... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4217676 | Pleat filler and drapery hanger combination This combination, consists primarily of cylindrical tubes that are inserted into drapery pleats, so as to retain the pleat shape indefinitely, and the drapery hanger device is of such structure that it will eliminate under-rod swing of drapery hooks. The ... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4202074 | Curtain suspension devices A curtain suspension device comprising a curtain board having a horizontal hole at each end for fastening upon a pair of stem brackets, each of which comprising a wall plate having peripheral holes for fastening to a wall by means of screws, and a central... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4190927 | Curtain rod track fitting A curtain rod track fitting and curtain rings for use therewith, the curtain rings being slideable on the curtain rod and being provided with a slide or roll device trued to the middle of the ring and supported on the rod in such a manner that the plane o... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4166306 | Curtain suspension assembly A curtain rod assembly manufactured primarily from extruded aluminum components, the curtain rod defining an elongated cruciform groove in its upper portion to receive therein a like shaped support part, a horizontal flange being provided at the rod's low... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4152809 | Traverse-rod construction for automatically providing even folding and unfolding or drapery supported thereby A traverse rod for drapes has its pleat hangers attached to elements (e.g. the spaced pivot pins) of a lazy-tong mechanism, whereby the pleats are always evenly spaced regardless of the degree of opening or closing of the drapes. The lazy-tong mechanism (... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4141105 | Carrier ring for drapery rod A carrier ring is provided for use with the type of drapery rod having a longitudinal compartment therethrough, which ring can be easily drawn with only rolling friction even when used to hang a heavy drape. The ring has a pair of wheels able to roll alon... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4134177 | Counterweight carriage frame for stage curtains and the like A framework in a counterweight assembly for carrying weight which counterbalances the weight of stage curtains and the like, the framework having upper and lower identical extruded bars, each including a cylindrical portion on one longitudinal edge and a ... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4124918 | Rail and glide assembly A one-piece, rail glide system which includes a rail glide which can be assembled from the end or the side of a rail or other support structure with equal ease, said glide being resistent to disassembly from the rail throughout a wide arc of applied loose... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4120474 | Drapery support assembly A drapery support assembly comprises a bracket adapted to support a drapery rod and slide means to adjustably support the bracket with respect to a wall or the like. The bracket is adapted to support a drapery rod in a first position for supporting a deco... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4099599 | Method and apparatus for fastening a door panel to a door operator mounted on an elevator car An elevator system including an elevator car, an elevator door, and a door operator for operating the door to open and close an entranceway to the car. The door has integral hanger brackets which are fastened to a hanger plate associated with the door ope... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4047262 | Device for interconnecting curtain rods Device for eliminating a clearance at the center where a pair of curtains of the center draw type are overlapped. The device can be interposed between two straight curtain rods aligned end-to-end to detachably interconnect the curtain rods and comprises t... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4023235 | Multipurpose structure for supporting drapery tracks, Venetian blinds, or the like For the purpose of supporting drapery tracks, Venetian blinds, or the like, there is provided an elongated channel having opposed side walls interconnected by a transverse wall which when the channel is in an operative position forms a top wall from which... | 05/17/1977 |
| 3975792 | Double track drapery guide assembly An assembly comprising a rod and parts for supporting drapery and the like, the rod having two identical tracks which extend longitudinally and receive movable hangers. The rod, composed of extruded aluminum, has the same cross-section throughout. The tra... | 08/24/1976 |
