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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146646 | System and method for controlling multiple window coverings using a single manually manipulated control A window covering system used to adjust the position of window covers. Each cover hangs from a support that includes a roller. The covers are adjusted in position by the rotation of the roller. A slave gear is attached to each roller to facilitate rotation. A drive ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8122932 | Multi-section window dressing with coupling clutch The present application pertains to a system for adjusting the height of a covering, such as window or a wall covering formed of two or more covering segments that are axially aligned. The system includes a link that selectively transmits rotation between two adjace... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8082970 | Inflatable barrier A flexible hurricane shutter or barrier to protect buildings from over pressure has inflatable cushions held in place by a fabric material capable of withstanding winds in excess of 100 mph. The barrier can be stored on site in a rolled fashion. Retainers are mounte... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8025088 | Dual roll blind system A dual roll blind system is able to adjust a light shading rate or extent and comprises a winding roll which includes a roll casing rotatably supported between both side plates of a ceiling bracket; a driving winding roll which includes a moving member disposed betw... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7992620 | Shade arrangement for a motor vehicle This invention relates to a shade arrangement for a motor vehicle with at least two shades having lengths of shade material (10a, 10b), which are located next to one another and to one end of which a respective pull (14a, | 08/09/2011 |
| 7931068 | Motorized shade control system A motorized shade control system includes electronic drive units (EDUs) having programmable control units directing a motor to move an associated shade in response to command signals directed to the control units from wall-mounted keypad controllers or from alternat... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7891399 | Device for fine adjustment of roller blinds Two neighboring roller blinds on the same drive shaft may be adjusted with respect to each other by letting one end plug comprise an un-coupling device. This un-coupling device may advantageously be made by means of an unwrap spring that is actuated by means of a ri... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7624784 | Segmented roll up covering for architectural openings A covering for an architectural opening includes a roller assembly having a rotatable roller secured to one edge of a sheet of flexible material with the opposite edge secured thereabove to a fixed location. The roller assembly is cradled in a cord ladder or cord la... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7537040 | Control system for uniform movement of multiple roller shades A system for controlling a roller shade having a roller tube windingly receiving a shade fabric varies roller tube rotational speed for constant linear shade speed. The desired linear shade speed, roller tube diameter and shade fabric thickness and length are stored... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7500505 | Roller stop for coverings for architectural openings A roller stop for connection to the head rail of a covering for an architectural openings is releasably connectable to a rear edge of the head rail in overlying relationship with a roller having shade material thereon with the shade material having a bottom rail. Th... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7370685 | Take up-type screen device whose lock is releasable from either inside or outside The present invention provides a simple-structured windable screen device provided with a locking element that can be unlocked both from the inside and the outside of a building. According to such a windable screen device, a locking element 7 attached to a mo... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7353856 | Window covering having roll-up shade segments A window covering has a plurality of shade elements, each having a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge. The shade elements are positioned sequentially below a headrail, and each shade element is made of a window covering material that can be rolle... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7316388 | Connector and webbing arrangement A webbing connector comprises first and second inter-engageable components (44, 46) and connecting means (58) co-operable with the components (44, 46) to secure the components (44, 46) to one another. The connecting means may comprise a c... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7299849 | Garage door, screen storing system The present invention provides a garage door screen storing system that is adapted for permanent mounting onto the exterior wall above a garage door. An aluminum steel cabinet with several advantages, including an electric moter being the power source that propels t... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7267156 | Blinds for adjusting illumination The present invention relates to a blind of a roll type comprising a blind sheet having alternate transparent and opaque parts and partly overlapped by folding, to easily and efficiently adjust room illumination. The blind comprises a upper-end support bar; a pair o... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264034 | Motorized blind A motorized blind includes a headrail, a bottom rail, a drive shaft, an actuating device, and a power supply device. Thus, the battery of the power supply device is mounted in the bottom rail, so that the battery can be removed from the bottom rail easily and conven... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261218 | Cover for a container opening The present invention relates to a cover for a container opening (1) having a flexible web (3) one end of which is movable from a first edge of the opening (1) towards a second edge of the opening (1) in order to close the opening by mean... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252321 | Electric car sunshade A car sunshade includes: a pair of curtain members each hung to a hanger and operatively driven by a driving device to be upwardly unwound for shielding the windshield of the car from being exposed to sun light along a pair of guiding devices respectively mounted on... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249624 | Post and beam furniture system A post and beam furniture system having a plurality of horizontally-extending beams having a longitudinally-extending T-shaped first channel and a longitudinally, T-shaped second channel, and a plurality of vertical posts each having a lower portion thereof adapted ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7240715 | Limit stop for coverings for architectural openings An indexed limit stop for mounting on the headrail of a covering for architectural openings is easily connected to the headrail in overlying relationship with shade material wrapped on a roller in the headrail and has two elements that are pivotally interconnected a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240716 | System for coupling roller shade tubes A coupling assembly for a multiple-tube roller shade includes a support assembly for rotatably supporting and connecting adjacently located tube-end portions and a clutch mechanism providing relative rotation therebetween. The support assembly includes a tube-end fi... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7228797 | Cordless blind A cordless blind includes a headrail, a bottom rail suspended from the headrail by a first cord and a second cord, a wall covering disposed between the headrail and the bottom rail, and a drive actuator. The drive actuator includes a spring motor, a spool coupled to... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7207371 | Roller blind structure A novel roller blind structure includes a roller blind made up of a roller shaft, a side winder with a linkage member attached at both ends of the roller shaft respectively to be actuated by an operating member, and a pivoting post respectively protruding at the out... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7174940 | Roller blind structure A roller blind structure includes a roller shaft, a winding device with a linkage member attached at both ends of the roller shaft respectively to be actuated by an operating member for controlling the rolling or unrolling operation of a blind body. A pivoting rod i... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165688 | Retractable hanging apparatus A retractable hanging apparatus that includes an engagement structure, such as a bar, upon which an article is hung or secured, with the engagement structure being suspended by one or more lines that are attached to a spring-biased roller assembly rotatably mounted ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152653 | Roll-up curtain assembly A multi-section roll-up curtain is raised and lowered by plural support/rotational drive mechanisms disposed in a spaced manner along the length of the curtain. Each drive mechanism is symmetrically loaded with a curtain section attached to opposed sides of each dri... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7143805 | Sunscreen In an adjustable mounting system for a sunscreen a cap on one end of a housing for the screen has a pivot stud that is received in a bearing opening in a post hingedly connected to base. The hinge connection is preferably provided by a cylindrical keyway and cylindr... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137429 | Modular framed covering for architectural openings A modular covering for architectural openings includes a peripheral frame that supports a plurality of rotatable elements that might support strips or sheets of flexible material or rigid slats. The peripheral frame includes a drive system for rotating the members a... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131481 | Flexible curtain rollup door with combination stiffening struts and windlocks A flexible curtain rollup door includes a drum mounted on a door frame and drivenly connected to an electric right angle gear motor unit. The frame includes opposed channel shaped guide tracks for receiving opposed side edges of a door curtain. Spaced apart elastica... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131801 | Separation device between the machining station and a machine tool driving station A partitioning device between a machining station and a machine-tool driving station of the type driving at least two tool-holder rams is provided. The device includes a flexible curtain, called a central curtain, between two rams, where two ends are integral with a... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128125 | Durable sealing curtain A durable sealing curtain assembly preferably comprising a pair of tracks slidably attached to opposite sides of an opening such as a door or window, a curtain having its lateral edges engaged by the tracks, and spring systems attached to each track, whereby the spr... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7093643 | Energy saving window shade system An energy saving shade system for residential dwelling windows having dimensions that vary within a range of frame widths and a range of frame heights, and including a pair of end caps, each being insertable in sealing relation against the top surface and one of the... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090282 | Shading assembly A shading assembly includes two shading supporters, two attaching devices for spacedly and detachably mounting the two shading supporters on the vehicle body respectively, and a shading arrangement including a tubular housing having a receiving cavity detachably att... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7059377 | Double-layer roller blind A double-layer roller blind includes a first roller and a second roller horizontally arranged in parallel at the top side of a window, a first shade fastened with a top edge thereof to the first roller, a first bottom bar fastened to a bottom edge of the first shade... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051782 | System for coupling roller shade tubes A coupling assembly for a multiple-tube roller shade includes a support assembly for rotatably supporting and connecting adjacently located tube-end portions and a clutch mechanism providing relative rotation therebetween. The support assembly includes a tube-end fi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7025107 | One-way tensioning mechanism for cordless blind A cordless blind comprising a headrail, a bottom rail suspended from the headrail by a first cord and a second cord. A window covering disposed between the headrail and the bottom rail, a drive actuator including a spring motor and a spool for accumulating the cords... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7013946 | Roller blind, particularly window roller blind, for motor vehicles The invention relates to a roller blind, particularly a window roller blind, for motor vehicles, with a winding shaft, a mounting arrangement for mounting the winding shaft with variable alignment, a blind which is windable up on the winding shaft, and in the region... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6994099 | Shelter with twist tight canopy and method for assembling same A shelter having an internal frame comprised of a roof supported by legs. A canopy covers the roof of the frame to provide protection from the elements. The canopy is taughtly held onto the frame by cords which pass through sleeves in the front and back of the canop... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6983783 | Motorized shade control system A motorized shade control system includes electronic drive units (EDUs) having programmable control units directing a motor to move an associated shade in response to command signals directed to the control units from wall-mounted keypad controllers or from alternat... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6978821 | Rail for a fabric blind and method of attaching rail to a fabric An elongate hollow rail for a fabric covering for an architectural opening, such as a bottom rail for a fabric roller blind or a top or bottom rail for a roman shade, having an upper portion with a lengthwise upper opening in the top of the rail and being characteri... | 12/27/2005 |
