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 |
| 7730923 | Adjustable hanging apparatus for blind valances An adjustable hanging apparatus for blind valances is provided. The hanging apparatus includes a hanging device and a mounting device. The hanging device has a hook, which can be slidably hooked over a headrail. In addition, a base of the hanging device has an openi... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7575035 | Valence junction fitting A specialized angle valence junction fitting forms a joint for connecting two lengths of valence molding. The fitting has a pair of openings angled apart and has an internal shape matching an external shape of the molding utilized. The specialized angle joint may ha... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7513290 | Cornice A modular cornice system includes at least one substantially rigid face section and at least one substantially rigid return section having a connector configured to couple the return section and the face section. The system further includes at least one retainer on ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7458409 | Cornice system A cornice box has a horizontally disposed upper panel and a vertically disposed forward panel and vertically disposed laterally spaced left and right side panels. Each panel is rectangular and has an exterior surface and an interior surface. A fabric cover has a cen... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7334385 | Automated tucking process for covering a penetrable core material A process for covering a rigid, penetrable core article with covering material and automatically tucking the material into a surface of the article with an automatically reciprocating plunger. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7240714 | System for suspending a free-hanging covering for an architectural opening A system for suspending a free-hanging shade material in an architectural opening includes a panel of shade material and brackets that can be mounted to the top edge of the framework around the architectural opening even when the top edge is not straight or horizont... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7216686 | Cornice system A modular cornice system includes at least one substantially rigid face section and at least one substantially rigid return section having a connector configured to couple the return section and the face section. The system further includes at least one retainer on ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7198088 | Blind/curtain mounting bracket for curtain rods An improved mounting bracket for use in attaching curtain rods in conjunction with an upper beam of a standard blind bracket mounting device of a blind assembly. The mounting bracket is slidably mounted on the upper beam of the blind assembly and prevents the blind ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195051 | Collapsing and securing device of lateral blinds A collapsing and securing device of a lateral blind includes a lateral blind such as a winding blind, a Roman blind, or a cloth blind, and a number of positioning members fixed at least on one surface of the window curtain, and the positioning members can temporaril... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7168474 | Decorative device comprised of modular interchangeable components A decorative device, such as a cornice, for crowing a variety of architectural structures also having modular and interchangeable components is disclosed. In one embodiment, a cornice comprises a horizontal base unit having a face section, a top and a bottom, and on... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7141291 | Window treatment formation assemblies of fibrous felt construction Window treatment structures formed from a felted fibrous material such as needle punched felt as the material of construction. The felted fibrous material is adapted to accept grooved score lines to define living hinges for bending of the material to form top and/or... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7134469 | Headrail mounting system A system for mounting a covering for an architectural opening in the architectural opening includes a bracket in which an edge of the headrail for the covering can be inserted and a releasable locking system operative with a slide member to securely lock the headrai... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7100661 | Awning topper curtain rod extender The awning topper assembly is designed to be mounted on the interior side of a window. The assembly includes two curtain support rods of conventional design, each having a front and spaced, parallel sides. A valance is provided having upper and lower channels, each ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7086447 | Window covering A removable window covering for an arched window is formed of a reinforcing frame and fabric enveloping the frame. The frame has joints to allow for folding of sections of the window covering for ease in transporting and storing the covering. An attachment means is ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7065934 | Method of retrofitting a protective and decorative valance to an awning for use with permanent building structures An all-season awning system 10 is provided with an aesthetically pleasing protective valance 12 for use with associated permanent building structures 14. The awning system includes a peripheral frame covered substantially entirely by a fabric va... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063121 | Soft furnishing assembly and method of construction thereof A soft furnishing assembly and method for its construction. The assembly comprises an intermediate portion having opposed ends and at least one end portion connected to an end of the intermediate portion. The end portion is connected by a frangible portion wherein t... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7055289 | System and method for forming a structural connection A system for making a structural connection includes a structural member, a plurality of strips for engaging the structural member and securing devices for securing the strips to a building structure that supports the structural member. The method of making the stru... | 06/06/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6901641 | Method for manufacturing a valance having a ridge with an accent color An extruded thermoplastic member includes a first material, having a first color, and an accent strip, having a second color, coextruded with the first material in the form of a ridge extending outward between corners in the surface of the thermoplastic member. A va... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6877545 | Foam cornice board A foam cornice board for hanging curtains including a foam body having a decorative front surface defining a flat central and decorative upper and lower portions. The central portion is configured to receive a flat strip of decorative material such as a single verti... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6672359 | Valance mounting system and method A vertically adjustable bracket for mounting a valance to a headrail includes a clip having a tongue and an arm for attachment to a headrail. A slide has a groove which receives the tongue and a twist and lock cam connector which releasably and lockingly ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6659154 | Valance with adjustable mounting features The central elongated portion of a valance is mounted to an external surface, such as a headrail of a vertical blind assembly or a vertical wall, by a number of brackets, with the valance being attached to each bracket at a pivot point formed by a bracket... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6655439 | Preformed window treatment The present invention provides a scalable, preformed, mold covered with fabric to form a window treatment. The fabric is cut to fit the mold and adhered to its contours in order to obtain the shape of the desired window treatment. The fabric can also have... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6618876 | Wall-hung decorative headboard for a bed A bed headboard assembly that is entirely independent of support associated with any other part of a bed structure such as the mattress, spring or bed frame, embodies a generally soft, panel-like member having length and width dimensions that are substant... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6601809 | Valance bracket for horizontal blinds A bracket removably attaches to the front wall of a U-shaped headrail of a horizontal blind assembly for supporting an elongate decorative valance in covering relation to the front wall in order to conceal the headrail from view. The bracket includes a ve... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6315026 | Cornice box A cornice box, for mounting on a wall, comprising outer panels made of foam and having an upper surface, and mounting strip channels adjacent the upper surface. The cornice box has mounting strips extending in the mounting strip channels which are partial... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6302180 | Retaining device for decoration articles attached to ends of suspension rod of venetian blind A retaining device for decoration articles secured to the ends of the suspension rod of a Venetian blind is provided. One end of each decoration article is provided with a cylindrical receiving cavity of a proper depth. The receiving cavity is defined in ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6260600 | Curtain rod assembly for window treatments A window treatment assembly comprising a conventional curtain rod which is formed to be longitudinally telescopic to the accommodate various widths of windows. The curtain rod is attachable to a wall by way of brackets having hooks which cooperate with ap... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6234233 | Valance with a formed trim strip A valance includes central and end members formed from a single piece of extruded stock, with the central member having mitered corners at each end, and with each end member having a mitered end and a square end. The extruded stock has an inner surface in... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6206074 | Adjustable bracket for decorative finial An adjustable finial mounting bracket apparatus generally comprising a first bracket, a firs t flange, a second bracket, a second flange, a knob, and a screw. The first flange and second flange extend outwardly from the first bracket and the second bracke... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6192962 | Apparatus for hanging interchangeable window treatment panels An improved method and apparatus for displaying functional or decorative window treatments which permits one person to form and modify the window treatment without requiring specialized skills or training. The preferred method uses hook and loop type fast... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6173752 | Bay window cornice decorating joint The present invention is a decorative assembly joint for decorative window treatments. The joint comprises a soft, moldable piece of material, preferably soft foam, that has a least one slit or angular cut on at least one side. These slits, or angular cut... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6152204 | Decorative cornice A cornice board has a base panel made of a relatively stiff foam material such as polystyrene. Padding and fabric cover the face side of the panel. The back side has a pair of brackets attached thereto and those brackets are affixed to a supporting surfac... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6145567 | Blind valance assembly and method A valance assembly is provided which is both functional and which will add to the attractiveness to a particular window or door. The valance assembly includes a valance and decorative end brackets at each end of the valance. In an alternate embodiment, lo... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6112801 | Pendant finial A window covering support system is disclosed, and includes a rod adapted to support a window covering and for being secured to a wall adjacent a window, a finial configured to be secured to an end of the rod and to suspend a pendant, and a pendant config... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6085821 | Valance board A valance board assembly has a channel member of a stiff, hard, material such as, for example, a compressed laminate. The channel member is formed on an open-ended channel and contains a board of a lightweight material susceptible to receiving and holding... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6032717 | Automatic and electromechanic rolling device for curtains A rolling device that is fixed to a laminar material and is capable of rolling and unrolling the laminar material arranged around a shaft of the device, the device including an arm normally extending from the shaft and freely rotatably connected to the sh... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5975184 | Decorative plate structure assembly for a beam of a blind A decorative plate assembling structure for upper beam of a vertical/horizontal blind, including an upper beam, two sealing caps, two sealing covers, a left and a right decorative plates and multiple intermediate decorative plates. The upper beam has a U-... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5967213 | Window cornice assembly A window cornice assembly is disclosed. The window cornice assembly may comprise a front section and two side sections upon which fabric may be arranged. Corner pieces may be mounted on the front and side sections. Fabric may be arranged and secured on th... | 10/19/1999 |
