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 |
| 8162028 | High load operation of an industrial roll door A high load operation industrial roll door, including a flexible door curtain windable about a top roll positioned above a door opening and provided with a drive system. The roll door includes a bottom beam fastened to the door curtain, and a biasing spring, for res... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8113264 | Tensioned roller shade system having a conical, grooved spool A tensioned roller shade system for installation in an opening, such as a window or a skylight, comprises a frame, a roller tube rotatably mounted between side channels of the frame adjacent a first end of the frame, a conical, grooved spool mounted adjacent the rol... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8056601 | Self-contained tensioned roller shade system A self-contained tensioned roller shade system that can be easily installed in an opening, such as a window or a skylight. The roller shade system comprises a free-standing frame, a roller tube rotatably mounted between first and second side channels of the frame ad... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7481260 | Tightening device for blinds A device for automatic tightening of blinds is disclosed, where the manipulation of the blinds is controlled through the aid of belts running between the outer lists of a window. ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7413000 | Sun screen device A sun screen device includes a pair of slide rails, a screen body, and a pair of rods. Each of the slide rails has an end portion. The screen body has lateral ends, and an operating end that interconnects the lateral ends of the screen body and that is movable along... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7322395 | Tambour door comprising a door leaf that can be rolled up and uses thereof Disclosed is a tambour door comprising a door leaf that can be rolled up. The door comprises a vertical roller frame for receiving the door leaf, a sliding bar, to which the rollable door leaf is fixed, and an upper horizontal guide rail, in which the sliding bar is... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320353 | Retractable screen for structural openings A retractable screen is provided for covering a structural opening by mounting it within the opening. The screen comprises a screen panel, first mounting means for mounting the side edges of the screen panel, and second mounting means for mounting the top edge of th... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320499 | Movable roof drive system An automotive vehicle system includes a movable member and a belt-driven drive wheel that is operable to engage and disengage with the movable member and cause the movable member to move between positions. A tensioning member is operable to bias a movable roof membe... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314079 | Sunshade system having blind sheet A rotatable rod includes a plurality of cylindrical center rods and a plurality of joints. Each joint connects between corresponding two of the plurality of center rods. Each of opposed ends of each center rod has at least one engaging projection, which projects fro... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7287811 | Assembly for covering an opening An assembly for covering an opening comprises a movable cover having a first flexible cover part that can be wound on or off a winding tube, a second rigid cover part attached to the first cover part at the end of latter remote from the winding tube and a third flex... | 10/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7252133 | High load operation of an industrial roll door A high load operation industrial roll door, including a flexible door curtain windable about a top roll positioned above a door opening and provided with a drive system. The roll door includes a bottom beam fastened to the door curtain, and a biasing spring, for res... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7237592 | Maneuvering mechanism and closing installation or sun protection installation incorporating one such device A mechanism (1) comprising a driving element (4) for rotationally driving a winding shaft (2) for a closing or sun-protection installation of an opening (0) and at least one spring (5) for compensating a weight of the installation.... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234502 | Overhead door apparatus with enclosed counterbalance mechanism An overhead garage door with a counterbalance mechanism incorporated into a pocket or hollow section formed in the door. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231953 | Rollup door with direct connected drive motor unit 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... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7213856 | Load collapse prevention device There is provided a load collapse prevention device including a pair of holders (5) fixedly attached to parts of the inner wall of a vehicle compartment, at both ends thereof, in a vehicle-width direction, on the side of the ceiling, respectively, so as to op... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210655 | Reconfigurable interior sidewall A reconfigurable interior sidewall system includes one or more simply curved sidewall panels, each curved around the fuselage but longitudinally linear and providing a consistent mating surface for monuments. Panel openings are provided in each panel so that inner w... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7210513 | Screen frame with integral roll screen compartment and improvements thereof A sliding screen frame for a closure assembly having an opening and an existing track for mounting a screen, the screen frame has framing sections with both inner and outer side edges, and a housing from which a screen is payed out and accumulated. The framing secti... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7188659 | Injection-molded plastic guide rail A window shade arrangement for motor vehicles that includes plastic injection molded guide rails designed such that they may be formed with injection tools that do not require moveable cores for forming guide grooves therein. In one embodiment, the guide rail includ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7173514 | Operator for a movable barrier and method of use A modifiable transmitter is used with an operator to control a position of a barrier. The operator includes a controller for comparing radio frequency transmissions received with stored serial numbers so that the controller can move the barrier when a radio frequenc... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7152889 | Cable latching system A latching system includes a rotatable cam formed of substantially symmetric pieces with a cable, connected to oppositely disposed bolts, extending therethrough. The configuration of the cam is such that when rotated, the cable is pulled in both directions with resp... | 12/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7121122 | Strap lock A strap lock has a flexible strap having a leading end and a trailing end. A locking device includes a first strap engagement portion that is capable of holding one part of the strap in position with respect to the locking device in a lock position thereof, and rele... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114753 | Latch assembly for a sectional door A door-latching system for a sectional door with multiple door panels helps hold the door at its fully open position in case the door's counterweight torsion spring fails to do so. The door-latching system includes a latch assembly that moves between a maintained re... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114291 | Overhead door drop stop A door drop stop safety system which is adapted to be installed on existing building overhead doors which employ a central axle; slab doors, bifold doors, and rollup doors which contains structure for raising and lowering the the door including a rewind box includin... | 10/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7063096 | Side cover for a collapsible tent A side cover structure for a collapsible tent includes a fabric side cover that is vertically suspended between two post. Each post has inner and outer pole sections that are telescopically engaged. Each pole section has exterior longitudinal grooves. The fabric sid... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059376 | Roller blind device A roller blind device including a fabric, which can be wound on a rotationally drivable fabric shaft that is mounted on a frame, and including a pull rod that is placed on the free edge of the fabric. Prior art roller blind devices reduce the window surface area. Th... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059378 | Fabric light control window covering A fabric light control window covering in which fabric vanes are adhesively bonded between two sheer fabric sheets such that relative movement between the sheer fabric sheets in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the fabric vanes changes the ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059651 | Sunshade system for a motor vehicle A sunshade system for a motor vehicle has two guide rails, a front crossbar and a rear crossbar that extend between the two guide rails and are guided therein, and a flexible sunshade that is fastened to the front and rear crossbars and is guided between the two gui... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7051781 | Sunshade assembly for a vehicle roof A sunshade assembly for a vehicle roof has a window shade that is movable along guide rails toward the front and rear of the vehicle. Drive elements are connected to a front edge of the window shade, and rotatable tension wheels are mounted to the guide rail and cou... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044189 | Adjustable window awning assemblage An improved pull-strap assembly (20) made from webbing material (21) that forms a strap (23) the material (21) looped back on itself at its first or one end to form along the strap's length two layers of mated material (42) along w... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7029050 | Tailgate door assist An apparatus for assisting with the handling of a door of a tailgate cart features two springs that are strung in seriatim. The first spring is connected at one end to the tailgate door, and connects to the second spring at its other end. The second spring is anchor... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7017965 | Motor-vehicle cargo net A motor vehicle has a safety apparatus having an extensible safety net having an outer edge, a rigid end element provided on the outer edge and having a fitting, and a holder on the motor-vehicle body having a seat in which the fitting is engageable when the net is ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6968887 | Window shade with a rattle-free guidance system In connection with a rear window shade, elastomeric profiled strips are assigned to the guide rails in which the pull rod is guided. The profiled strips are capable of holding the respective end of the pull rod in the guide rail in a substantially rattle-free manner... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6959748 | Apparatus for covering an opening in a building A storm protector (20) to be attachable over a window (21) or other opening of a building (22) includes a header (26), a bottom sill (25) and side frames (23, 24) extending between the ends of the header (26) and the ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6942003 | Roll-up door curtain and guides and bottom bar therefor A roll up door assembly for covering a door space comprising a rubber sheet having vertical side edge portions with a front lock strip secured to the front surface and a rear lock strip secured to the rear surface of each vertical side edge. The front and rear locki... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942002 | Privacy screens In order to enclose selected areas of a property from viewing by strangers, a structure is provided employing canisters with telescoping members. Screen rolls are provided which can be strung between the telescoping members when they are raised to a height desired b... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938666 | Screening arrangement The screening arrangement is meant for screening of a window which is built into a roof surface and comprises a flexible screening body with a bottom bar in connection with the free end of the bar. A top casing for the screening arrangement is placed at the top fram... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6928784 | Beam assembly in a tarpaulin handling machine A tarpaulin can be connected by clamp devices to a beam assembly for transfer of the beam through a tarpaulin handling machine. The beam assembly has a number of parallel, through beam rods and on each beam rod a number of beam tubes, which are alternatingly rigidly... | 08/16/2005 |
