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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7243699 | Window shade with conical winding shaft A window shade assembly for motor vehicles is provided. The window shade assembly includes a window shade element that is cut into a trapezoidal shape in order to be optimally adapted to the shape of the corresponding window. The winding shaft for this window shade ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7111662 | Roller tube having external slot for mounting screen material A roller tube including a body having a tube wall that defines an interior and an exterior. The body includes a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A surface feature is formed in the tube wall proximate the exterior. The surface feature is configured ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6206447 | Golf cart frame enclosure attachment device An attachment device (1) secures an enclosure to the roof frame (2) of a golf cart has a sleeve portion which wraps around the frame (2) and is secured by zipper teeth (9). An optional flap (14) extending from the sleeve portion has attachment means to se... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5543196 | Selvedge reinforcement There is supported, from support cables under tension, a porous textile product suitable for use in shielding farm plants or animals from adverse weather. A hem cable of a pliable multifilament wire inside a soft sheath is sewn around one or more edges of... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5116273 | Self-extending portable panels A self extending storable panel formed of cloth or flexible plastic, with a circular perimeter sleeve, and a spring wire hoop in the sleeve which can be twisted for storage and will extend itself into a hoop in use. Tabs may be attached to the panels for ... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5062463 | Window cornice and method for hanging curtains A window cornice assembly having a semi-circular front plate formed with an upper edge having an upper channel and a lower edge having a lower channel. A lower curtain rod is slidably disposed through the lower channel and an upper curtain rod is slidably... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5002111 | Fabric locking device for roll-up awning A locking device is provided for anchoring the side edges of a roll-up awning to prevent wrinkles in the awning. The awning includes a hem which is positioned in a groove of a roll-up bar. The locking device comprises a body portion which is sized to be s... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4986329 | Window covering assembly with discrete positioning feature and method of use A window covering assembly comprises a window covering formed from limp sheet material and has a plurality of horizontally extending pockets each receiving a dowel therein. The first and the second brackets are spaced apart from one another a distance les... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4966218 | Window cornice and method for hanging curtains A window cornice assembly having a semi-circular front plate formed with an upper edge having an upper channel and a lower edge having a lower channel. A lower curtain rod is slidably disposed through the lower channel and an upper curtain rod is slidably... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4865105 | Window cornice A window cornice assembly having a semi-circular front plate formed with an upper edge having an upper channel and a lower edge having a lower channel. A lower curtain rod is slidably disposed through the lower channel and an upper curtain rod is slidably... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4054703 | Drapery heading An easy and quick method of placing a stiffening heading to draperies without the use of a sewing machine and the help of pins or staples. The invention discloses the use of any drapery stiffening or heading with at least one and preferably two fine lines... | 10/18/1977 |
| 3996083 | Process for making draperies This invention describes a process for applying a reinforcing or stiffening strip such as buckram or PELLON (Reg. trademark of the Pellon Corp., New York, N.Y.) to a panel of drapery material directly without the necessity of premarking, measuring, and st... | 12/07/1976 |
