Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350759 | Quick release mounting for a room air conditioner A quick release mounting apparatus and method for mounting a room air conditioner in a window opening that utilizes a quick release mounting which supports the weight of the outdoor portion of the air conditioner in a cantilevered condition and, in the event of an e... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7281561 | Multi-layered film window system A high R-rating window assembly storing multiple, reciprocating reflective flexible film layers in a sealed housing between rigid (e.g. glazed) layers. The glazed layers are separated on the order of 3 to 5-inches and are secured to low thermal conductivity framewor... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7159637 | Impactable bottom curtain for a rolling steel door To avoid repeated damage to a lower section of a metal roll-up door, the lower section is replaced by a more impactable curtain assembly. The curtain assembly is so readily scalable, horizontally and vertically, that much of it can be manufactured and field assemble... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7025105 | Sliding screen edge seals A sliding screen edge sealing device for an edge of a sliding screen of flexible material comprises a pair of sealing brushes one on each side of the screen. Each sealing brush comprises brush filaments projecting from a base that is non-pivotally mounted, the arran... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6378593 | Access panel for operating an in-wall curtain drive system and method of using same A manual drive system for operating a protective covering for a building opening is disclosed and claimed. An access panel is also disclosed and claimed. The protective covering can be on the interior side or the exterior side of the building. An access p... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6276744 | Roll-type door opener A door opener for a roll-type door in a cargo van includes a shaft that is mounted for rotation within the cargo van body and is coupled with the door such that shaft rotation causes the door to move between opened and closed positions. The shaft is rotat... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6257305 | Method and apparatus for driving and storing a covering The instant invention is an apparatus for maintaining approximately constant tension of a curtain between a drive roller and a storage roller. The constant tension is achieved by pre-tensioning the curtain between the drive roller and the storage roller a... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6209610 | Retractable screen system and improvements therefor A continuous roll of screen which may be payed out from said roll by an installer or manufacturer to a required predetermined window size, or alternatively patio door size, said screen comprising a free end which allows the installer to pay the screen off... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6123135 | Window-screen combination and method of use A window-screen combination wherein the screen is concealed when not in use but is readily accessible for servicing or replacement. The window-screen assembly includes a window frame circumscribing a window opening and including a peripheral outer frame p... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6119754 | Retractable pet/baby gate assembly with alarm A retractable gate assembly that can be mounted either on or recessed within a wall. The assembly preferably having an alarm system to notify others that the gate is being touched. The gate assembly is most commonly used as a baby-gate at the top and bott... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5640297 | Airline seat back computer for providing travel information An informative entertainment system for travelers including a computer enclosure installable into a rear face of a passenger seat. An interactive computer system is situated within the computer enclosure and comprises a liquid crystal display screen posit... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5609196 | Roller blind system A roller blind system with two lateral guide members for a draw-up mechanism or a mounting or the like of a roller blind, wherein the carrier members can each be connected to the respective lateral guide rails for the roller blind shuttering and are desig... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5542733 | Truck tarp assembly A tarp assembly is provided for a pick-up truck, and includes a pair of elongated rails mounted to the side walls of the truck along the truck bed. The first rail includes a rotatable shaft with a crank assembly controlling the rotation of the shaft. A ta... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5161593 | Shutter assembly for a bay window A shutter assembly for a bay window to close an opening by moving a shutter curtain upward from a containing space in the bottom of the bay window and to open it by way of a downward movement of the curtain under the influence of a coil spring. The basic ... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5137072 | Sun curtain assembly for industrial vehicle and building windows A sun curtain assembly comprises an extruded material casing which is provided with opposite legs including end coupling grooved portions defining a slot therethrough the curtain sheet material can pass, the casing legs being adapted to be resiliently def... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5121782 | Protective covering for a marquee on an articulated arm The protective covering for a marquee consists of a casing (22) carrying a winding shaft and having a discharge opening extending along the entire length of the casing, which can be closed tightly by a top flap (42) and a bottom flap (46). Top flap (42) i... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5092388 | Rollable window screen guide locking assembly A spring powered roll type fiberglass window screen has side edges received in guide channels in which locking bars are pivotally and slidably received. In closing the screen, the locking bars are longitudinally slidable by a screen actuator which in turn... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5048245 | Double-glazing insulating panel A double-glazing insulation panel having a pair of panes which define an intermediate space in which is mounted a drum for use in vertically adjusting a screen and which the drive mechanism for the drum is removably mounted through an opening in the frame... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5022700 | Mounting system for an automobile cover A mounting system for an automobile cover containment housing wherein the housing includes a channel extending along a longitudinal axis thereof. A pair of mounting clips are slidably anchored in the channel of the containment housing. The mounting clips ... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4947937 | Spring-operated tambour apparatus In a tambour door opening/closing apparatus, a tambour door is moved along a longitudinal axis between open and closed positions under restraint of a frame guiding opposed sides of the door. A constant spring is mounted to the tambour door and has a secti... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4821786 | Reelable door closure A closure structure for covering a door opening includes a recoilable spool of closure material, such as plastic or screen cloth, which closure material moves horizontally across a doorway and is stabilized by a top track hanger and a vertically extending... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4781235 | Combined sun screen and storm window A combined sun screen and storm window in the form of a vertical, generally rectangular frame having a flexible panel of sheet material retractably supported by a spring biased roller at the upper end of the frame and connected to a slide at its free end ... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4753280 | Mounting device and bearing cap for a shaft carrying wound-up material An awning assembly comprising an awning canopy rolled onto a roller spindle has two end caps which provide bearing support for the roller spindle and serve as hinge members which are pivotally attached to support brackets mounted on a supporting surface. ... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4726409 | Exterior roll-up shutter and method of mounting An exterior roll-up shutter consists of positioning strips that can be mounted on an outside wall on or next to the reveals and of a housing that rests against the strips. The housing is constituted of side walls, a floor, a rear and front wall, and a cei... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4649980 | Roller-blind suitable for use with a hollow insulated panel, and a double pane insulated panel with a movable blind therein A roller-blind which is suitable for combination with an insulated, hollow, transparent panel. The roller-blind is located in a housing having an opening on one longitudinal side. The opening of the housing is defined by longitudinal strips which rests up... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4531562 | Interior window cover assembly for selective insulating sealable closure of a window opening An interior window cover assembly is provided for selective insulating sealable closure of a window opening so as to prevent air infiltration and reduce heat transfer therethrough. The window cover assembly is provided with a pair of vertically oriented s... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4506720 | Insulation curtain The invention relates to an insulating curtain consisting of an inflatable element (1) which in an inflated condition is intended to cover a surface area and in a deflated condition to be stored adjacent said area. The inflatable element comprises airtigh... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4369829 | Window unit for storm windows Window unit (2) includes a window casing (4) having a plurality of flexible plastic sheets (6) mounted on spring rollers (30). Sheets (6) can be unrolled into an operative position where they are spaced in front of a transparent window panel to act as sto... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4359079 | Window insulation system An improved window insulation system is provided which serves to establish a static air panel between the shade and the window pane. The system includes a valance which supports the spring biased shade rod about which the shade is rolled. The valance has ... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4338996 | Combined rolling shutter and ventilating box A combined rolling shutter and ventilating box comprises a housing holding the rolling shutter. A ventilating box has horizontal and vertical air duct sections divided into a first duct section part receiving warm air to be exhausted from an interior room... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4327796 | Shutter assembly A combined window and blind unit having a window frame, an inner glass assembly and an outer glass assembly. First and second spaced-apart mounting means are provided on the frame for mounting the inner and outer glass assemblies. A blind is stored adjace... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4261524 | Roller blind box The invention comprises a roller blind box including a walling surrounding the rolled up roller blind assembly, a passage slit for the roller blind assembly extending throughout the entire length of the walling, two lateral face walls a roller blind shaft... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4234032 | Roller blind box A roller blind box includes four longitudinal walls and two face walls interconnecting the longitudinal walls. The face walls support a roller blind shaft and are connected via detachably carried guide members to the lateral roller blind guides. Each face... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4197896 | Window shade casing A window shade casing with a cover wall, a side wall, an outer wall and a casing bottom. The cover wall and the side wall are angularly shaped, are formed mutually alike and are engaged on the casing with their edges. The cover wall and the side wall are ... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4018259 | Jalousie element A closure for a wall opening, such as a window, in which the closure is in the form of a rolling shield adapted to be wound up on a shaft. The shaft is rotatably mounted in a box and the box supports guides for the said edges of the shield so that the ent... | 04/19/1977 |
| 3961659 | Prefabricated window unit A prefabricated window unit has a rectangular frame whose four elements each consist of two spacedly parallel members. A housing for a sliding shutter is received between the members of the lintel element. The retractor for the operating strap of the shut... | 06/08/1976 |
