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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7775256 | Curved brace edge connection fitting of window A curved brace edge connection fitting and a curved brace window sash edge connection fitting and a window structure are provided. A coupling intensity of existing modular edge connection fittings can be heightened to simultaneously enhance air-tightness and heat in... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7435378 | Method and apparatus for treating goods The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for treating goods, such as, for example, fumigating and re-cooling perishable goods, such as fruit, using a tarp and floor seal. The apparatus encloses goods on a surface and includes a canopy that is subs... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7302986 | Combination security and insect guard insert The present invention comprises an insect screen and a security barrier contained within a removable frame installable to replace a conventional screen or storm window, the assembly functioning both as a barrier to insect penetration, and as a security barrier to de... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7135052 | Cassette filter A cartridge filter includes a folded package including filter material and a frame holding the folded package. The frame includes a plurality of profiled strips having identical profiles, and each having two ends. The frame also includes a plurality of corner joints... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7117576 | Method and process of a universal window system using singular advanced components of a polymer based or metallurgy based product A method for producing window components using polymer based, metallurgy based, extruded, injection molded, or wood material is provided. This invention provides a low cost, highly reliable, low defect method of producing window components by machining from a singul... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7082727 | Hung window with snap-fit assembly A window assembly which includes at least some components which may be assembled in a snap-fit manner. In certain example embodiments, a combination of rotation/pivoting insertion, and a snap-fit assembly engagement of one or more components may be utilized in assem... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7073292 | Window sash corner lock An improved window sash assembly which includes a sash held together by corner locks. The corner locks are all of similar construction, but may accommodate either tilt latch mechanisms or pivot terminal mechanisms. By utilizing a single corner bracket for both types... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7036283 | Corner molding cap system A molding cap for use with a first molding having a first cross-sectional area and a second molding having a second cross-sectional area, is a three-dimensional structure with a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface. The side surface has a first hollow ar... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028964 | Tubular structure for supporting a product A base pad for supporting and cushioning a product such as a major home appliance. The base pad is made from a tube formed into a desired cross-sectional shape (profile) and folded into a square or rectangular frame-like configuration. V-shaped sections are cut out ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7007735 | Removable and adjustable screen A removable device has a screen, two stiles and two rails, connected by elbows. The rectangular screen admits light and air. The two stiles stand mutually parallel, rigid, and perpendicular to the horizon upon installation of the device in an opening. The two rails ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6981540 | Proper tent door A tent door which opens and closes in a manner similar to that of a regular house door, yet is in keeping with the requirements for mobility of being light-weight and easily taken apart or reassembled. Such a door being comprised of a fabric panel (54), suppo... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6973953 | Screen door A door having four lineal door frame components, each of the lineal components having a cross-section defining an interior space extending in a longitudinal direction of the linear components. Four symmetric, L-shaped members are provided that each have a corner por... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6922966 | Connecting element for hollow sections of different cross-section A connecting element for insertion into the ends of at least two hollow sections of different cross-section, in particular in the case of a middle node for an instrument panel transverse beam in automobile manufacture is such that a push-fit body is shape-formed—b... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6886300 | Tensioned fabric storm protection panel A panel (10) for protecting a portion of a structure such as a window (11) includes a frame member (13) made up of four channel members (16-19) interconnected by corner members (20). One end of each channel member (16-19) in... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6742565 | Covered frame method and apparatus This is a method and kit for making window coverings and frames and the like in which a multiplicity of frame members are held in position in a geometric shape and distorted inwardly towards a center of the frame by a distorting force after which a covering is adher... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6681833 | Screen frame having corners under compression A frame for a ventilation screen-frame assembly includes a body having a mounting surface for receiving ventilation screen material. In one example, the body has at least three V-shaped cuts partially through it. Each V-shaped cut leaves an edge of the bo... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6672365 | Corner for screen A spring member for use in retaining a screen within a window frame, the spring member having an elongated dome portion, an upwardly extending portion formed within the dome portion and designed to fit within a recess in a window. The spring members ideal... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6644380 | Corner bracket assembly A corner bracket assembly for use in an associated frame assembly is provided. The corner bracket assembly comprises a body, a first leg and second leg. The first leg extends from the body and is adapted to be connected to a first frame member of the asso... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6626227 | Apparatus and method for a window shutter system An apparatus and method for a window shutter system are disclosed. A window shutter system (100) is disclosed that includes a plurality of shutter frames (106, 108). Each shutter frame (106, 108) includes a plurality of elongate members (126, 130). Each o... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6588334 | Screen printing frame assembly having hollow connectors with drain holes An improved screen printing frame connector is presented, the connector possessing flanges for easy insertion of frame side members and also providing large drainage holes to permit easy drying of the frame after washing.... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6422292 | Stretching frame The present invention presents a stretching frame for fabric materials such as an artist's canvas which can be easily assembled and disassembled, while providing superior rigidity. Unique inner frame members interlock orthogonally along the inner length o... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6390173 | Method of making a screen frame A screen frame is made by joining four (three or more) screen frame segments together at corners to form a generally rectangular or multi-sided screen frame. Corner joint inserts are placed within each corner of the four screen frame segments and the inse... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6253471 | Canvas stretching and framing device A canvas stretching and framing device upon which canvas or other sheet material may be stretched includes fixed corner sections and straight sections. The fixed corner sections ensure the squareness and rigidity of the device while simultaneously allowin... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6170555 | Corner assembly for a frame A nodal assembly for connecting at least two adjacent frame members of a perimeter frame, the nodal assembly comprising a central portion having parallel first and second sides and an opening in the second side, a first leg extending from the central port... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6170554 | Apparatus and method for a window shutter system An apparatus and method for a window shutter system are disclosed. A window shutter system (100) is disclosed that includes a plurality of shutter frames (106, 108). Each shutter frame (106, 108) includes a plurality of elongate members (126, 130). Each o... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6138741 | Stability stretcher frame An improved stability canvas tensioning picture frame which is formed by a plurality of abutting frame members is provided with a tapered screw and facing tapered channels in the abutting frame members, with each of the abutting frame members having a sem... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6125910 | Intruder resistant screen An intruder resistant screen including a frame comprising elongate frame members each having a channel section engaging a respective corner stake in each end thereof. A woven wire intruder resistant mesh covering an opening enclosed by the frame. There ar... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6119756 | Window blind insert A window insert suitable for insertion into a conventional window insert receptacle includes a frame and a blind assembly mounted to the frame. The frame defines an opening, and is adapted for insertion into the window insert receptacle. The blind assembl... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6053558 | Cover assembly for the cargo area of a vehicle A cover assembly for the cargo area of a vehicle includes a plurality of rails which can be attached to the walls of a truck bed and a cover having an edge which is engageable by the rails. The rails are connected together by corner members. The corner me... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5927362 | 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... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5918392 | Fabric stretching system with corner braces This fabric stretching system for artists' canvases, silk screens, and the like, utilizes extruded, specially profiled, wood-like material in place of conventional wooden bars to form a frame on which canvas is stretched. Each corner of the frame is joine... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5881525 | Window screen frame A screen frame formed from a metal sheet in a single unit folds and locks on V-cuts in a tube by a locking mechanism that is configured to engage in crossed directions by the folding.... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5878470 | Method for forming a frame for an article of furniture An apparatus and method for forming a metal frame for an article of furniture which includes a base portion made up of four peripheral edge members disposed in a rectangular arrangement. The frame also includes a back frame portion and two arm frame porti... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878802 | Pipe connector assembly with internal locking mechanism A connector assembly for connecting and locking tubular elements in preselected angular relationships. The connector assembly includes a pair of clevis having tube engaging elements at one end and three clevis rings at the other. The clevis rings of each ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5787657 | Method and apparatus for securing a screen to a window frame The present invention provides a window screen having operators that secure the window screen relative to a window frame. A pair of single rail operators releasably secure the upper end of the screen relative to the upper end of the window frame. A pair o... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5779384 | Window frame welding method and product thereof A frame member is extruded from a composite material including plastic and wood fiber. A plastic end cap is sonically welded to a cut end of the frame member despite the presence of wood fiber at the interface.... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5737893 | Panel construction and connection system A light weight, upholstered panel for use in modular and free standing office landscaping systems. The panels form free standing partitions which can be rearranged and assembled into an office system. Panels can be interconnected and positioned over a ran... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5732760 | Weather- or insect-proofing cover A frame construct for holding at least one planar mesh or membrane in set-apart relationship from a structural port(a1). Individual frame pieces, top, bottom and sides, are cut to desired lengths and joined to form a glazable frame. Shapes other than of r... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5722477 | Pipe connector assembly with internal locking mechanism A connector assembly for connecting and locking tubular elements in preselected angular relationships. The connector assembly includes a pair of clevis having tube engaging elements at one end and three clevis rings at the other. The clevis rings of each ... | 03/03/1998 |
