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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7654301 | Venetian blind The invention relates to slats (1) for a venetian blind comprising slats of very large dimensions, both relating to the width of the slats and to the longitudinal extension of the slats (1). Thus the venetian blind comprising these slats can be made to... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7644748 | Control mechanism for slats of blinds A control mechanism for a cordless blind includes a transmission unit, a scrolling unit and a tilt unit. The transmission unit has a transmission cable which is connected with a scrolling rod. The scrolling unit includes two scrolling cables which have respective on... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7624785 | Self-raising window covering The present invention relates to a self-raising window covering and a control mechanism for the window covering. In particular, the window covering includes a drive unit, such as constant force spring, that is adapted to apply a substantially constant rotational for... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7540315 | Winding mechanism for a window blind A winding mechanism for a window blind includes a base having two slideways, a rotation member rotatably mounted on the base and having an outer wall formed with a threaded guide portion, and a guide seat having an inner wall formed with a threaded guide hole screwe... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7520311 | Threaded lift cord spool for coverings for architectural openings A system for assuring removal of a cord from its wrapping in an external thread of a spool utilizes a follower having an internal thread that moves along the spool upon rotation of the spool with the follower having a slot through which the cord is passed and a catc... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7370683 | Lifting-cord winding mechanism of solar-radiation shielding device A lifting cable winding mechanism of a solar radiation shielding device capable of uniformly winding lifting cables for lifting solar radiation shielding materials on the peripheral surfaces of winding drums and minimizing the extra lengths of the lifting cables rem... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367377 | Winding device for Venetian blind A winding device for a Venetian blind includes at least one support seat secured to a headrail to correspond to the position of at least one pull cord and having an inside formed with a through hole and a side formed with a guide hole, and at least one slide bushing... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7311133 | Lift and tilt station for a covering for an architectural opening A modular blind transport system for a window blind application. The complete system may be assembled form a relatively small number of individual modules to obtain working systems for a very wide range of applications, including especially a category of counterbala... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7287569 | Tilt and lift device for adjusting tilt angle and height of slats of a Venetian blind A Venetian blind includes a control, a square transmission shaft joined to the control, an external tube, and a reel tube having an external spiral groove, along which a lift cord is wound; the external tube has two elongate protrusions parallel to an axis thereof o... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287570 | Window covering lifting system and method A window covering, a lifting system for a window covering and a release mechanism for a lifting mechanism are disclosed. The window covering includes a head rail, a bottom rail, a window covering, a drive shaft and a lift cord attached to the bottom rail. The releas... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281563 | Venetian blind with a cord-winding device A venetian blind includes a covering unit, and a cord-winding device. The covering unit includes a plurality of slats and two lifting cords. The cord-winding device includes a casing fixed on the headrail, a plurality of spring-surrounding members disposed rotatably... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7259485 | Magnetic brake for window covering powered by DC motor A braking magnet is attached to the housing of a motor of a motorized component such as a window covering. With this structure the motor is braked from turning under the weight of the window covering when deenergized. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7210646 | Cord seat assembly A cord seat assembly includes a seat, a spool rotatably supported by the seat, and a cord. The seat includes an end wall and a through-hole in a bottom thereof. The cord extends through the through-hole of the seat. The cord is wound around the spool and includes an... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204292 | Window blind having multiple driving modes A window blind is constructed to include a headrail, a blind body suspended below the headrail, a linking mechanism mounted inside the headrail and having a power input device fastened pivotally with the headrail and an actuator rotatable with the power input device... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7178577 | Reeling unit for a blind A reeling unit for a blind has a base (30) and a roller (40). The base (30) has a bottom plate (31), two side brackets (34, 35), and a string hole (33) defined in the bottom plate (31). The roller (40) has two ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174941 | One-way drive for window coverings An actuation system for use with an adjustable covering for a fenestration product. The actuation system coupled to an operator for controlling adjustment of extension and contraction of the covering. The actuation system including at least one lift mechanism config... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7143802 | Cordless blinds A window blind assembly includes a headrail having a longitudinal axis extending between first and second ends thereof, a first tube rotatably mounted between the first and second ends of the headrail and a second tube rotatably mounted between the first tube and th... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7096918 | Winding device for a window blind A winding device includes a headrail, a winding drum, a pull cord, a carriage member, and a guide member. The winding drum is mounted on the headrail, is operable so as to rotate relative to the headrail, and has threaded and smooth drum portions. The pull cord exte... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7082982 | Retrofit doorlight blind assembly A retrofit blind assembly for a doorlight. The assembly includes a frame, a transparent panel, and a blind snap-fitted to the frame. The blind actuator includes gears and a toothed belt for positive, non-slip actuation. A pair of blind guides are mounted on the oppo... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063122 | Bottom-up/top-down retractable cellular shade A covering for an architectural opening includes a head rail, a bottom rail with a take-up roller therein and an intermediate rail with both the intermediate rail and bottom rail suspended from the head rail, a fabric material interconnecting the intermediate rail w... | 06/20/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7021360 | One-way drive for window coverings An actuation system for use with an adjustable covering for a fenestration product. The actuation system coupled to an operator for controlling adjustment of extension and contraction of the covering. The actuation system including a drive system configured to decou... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7002310 | Piezo-based encoder with magnetic brake for powered window covering The position and speed and, in some embodiments, direction of rotation of a motor for turning the rod of an object such as a window covering is determined by placing a braking magnet next to the motor and a piezoelectric element between the braking magnet and motor.... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6967418 | Magnetic brake for powered window covering Two braking magnets are attached to the housing of a motor of a motorized component such as a window covering, with one magnet north face down and the other magnet south face down. With this structure the motor is braked from turning under the weight of the window c... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6957681 | Embedded type motorized blind device An embedded type motorized blind device. A power supply section has a motor. A power transmitting section has a worm gear coupled to the shaft of the power supply section, a worm wheel positioned on and meshed with the worm gear, a planetary gear formed on a side su... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6957680 | Framed covering for architectural opening A framed covering for an architectural opening includes a collapsible shade that is moveable between open and closed positions relative to the architectural opening with the collapsible shade being mounted within an enclosed framework that is adapted to be secured t... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6945302 | Window blind control structure A window blind control structure used in a window blind for controlling lifting and tilting of the blind slats is constructed to include a transmission mechanism mounted in a headrail of the window blind and coupled to blind slats of the window blind, a linking mech... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6924615 | Magnetic encoder for powered window covering A motor for turning the rod of an object such as a window covering is attached to an elongated ferromagnetic bar. Magnets are closely spaced from the bar, and as the bar rotates to cut the magnetic field lines, pickup coils generate signals that can be used to deter... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918424 | Cord winding device for a blind A cord winding device includes a cord adapted to lift and lower a blind, a winding screw which is rotatable for winding and unwinding the cord and which has a screw thread portion, and a guide body sleeved on the winding screw. The guide body and the winding screw m... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6889741 | Window covering height adjustment apparatus and method using multiple interconnected cord winding rotors Apparatus for raising and lowering a window shade, comprising first and second lines movable together to raise and lower the shade, a third line, which is a control line, and first, second and third rotors to which the first and second and third lines are respective... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6708750 | Control and motorization system A system for effecting and controlling the movement of a window covering between different positions. In particular, the present invention includes a motor coupled to a window covering by way of a drive assembly. The drive assembly includes one or more hollow shafts... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6662850 | Lift coard concealable venetian blind lift control mechanism A lift cord concealable Venetian blind lift control mechanism is constructed to include a base having two hollow screw rods axially aligned at two sides and selectively mounted in the top or bottom rail of a Venetian blind, a revolving rod inserted throug... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6659156 | Screw transmission mechanism for a blind A screw transmission mechanism for a motor-driven blind is constructed to include a driving unit, and at least one cord roll-up unit controlled by the driving unit to lift/lower or tilt the slats of the motor-driven Venetian blind. Each cord roll-up unit ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6244532 | System and apparatus for winding a lifting cord A system and apparatus for winding a lifting cord. The device comprises a rotatable shaft (14), a wrapping guide (22) and a winding drum (12) mounted on the rotatable shaft (14) such that the winding drum (12) rotates with the shaft (14) and is free to mo... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6230784 | Electrically operated aircraft window with a sliding take-up spool An electrically driven motor capable of smoothly and efficiently raising and lowering a shade of an aircraft window. The aircraft window includes a spool which can slide axially. A cord is tied to one end of the spool, routed around the frame of the windo... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6223802 | Control system for coverings for architectural openings A control system for a vertically moveable covering for an architectural opening includes a uni-directional drive assembly that is operated with a single pull element such that upon pulling of the pull element, the covering can be raised in increments. A ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6158494 | Winding device for window covering The inventive winding device comprises a transmission shaft, a plurality of thread shafts, a plurality of fixing stages and a plurality of cords. The plurality of cords are fixed on corresponding thread shafts, and by the synchronous rotation of the threa... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6135189 | Mechanism for constant balance Constant balance of a varying load, particularly a window shade or blind, is maintained by providing a lifting force, preferably from a spring, through a mediating mechanism comprising a variable pitch screw assembly, such that the mechanical advantage of... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6129131 | Control system for coverings for architectural openings A control system for a vertically moveable covering for an architectural opening includes a uni-directional drive assembly that is operated with a single pull element such that upon pulling of the pull element, the covering can be raised in increments. A ... | 10/10/2000 |
