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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8066050 | Roman curtain A roman curtain includes a curtain unit and a winding unit. The curtain unit has a covering portion, a top edge portion of which is adapted to be mounted to or in the vicinity of an upper edge of the window and which extends downwardly, an upper tube that is dispose... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8047254 | Magnetic cordless shade The magnetic cordless shade includes a header defined by a substantially elongated U-shaped channel. The top of the header includes attachment areas for attaching the header to a window frame. A pleated blind has one end attached to the underside of the header top, ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7975747 | Roman shade with hidden ropes A Roman shade includes a top box and a shade including a first layer and a second layer is connected to the top box. The first layer includes multiple pocket portions formed thereon and the pocket portions each are defined by folding a part upward to define a passag... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7819166 | Window covering with constant lifting cord friction A window covering includes an at least partially light occluding layer that can be attached to a lintel at an upper end and with a bottom rail at a lower end that can be moved to selectively cover the window. Cords are fixed to the upper end of the layer and extend ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7730925 | Collapsable screen and design method Several embodiments of a collapsible screen employing novel folding structures have many possible uses: window shade, room divider, decorative backdrop, wall hanging, and others. A disclosed method allows its user to design many embodiments of the screen. The method... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7673666 | Modular window blind assembly A modular window blind assembly includes a blind-mounting frame adapted to be mounted on a window/door frame and including two vertical frame members and two horizontal frame members, a pleated blind having top and bottom ends connected detachably and respectively t... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7665500 | Temporary window covering The invention is directed to a temporary window shade that may include an elongated cover having a top end and a bottom end, and that may be adapted to be oriented in a retracted position, an extended position, and a plurality of intermediate positions. The temporar... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7562689 | Clip for window covering cord A clip is provided which acts as a holder for a lift cord or other cord of a window covering. The clip includes a fastener through which the clip is coupled to a lower portion of the window covering, such as a bottom rail of the window covering. The clip also includ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7516769 | Fastener module for a window covering and method A fastener module and fabric panel suitable for use with a window covering having a plurality of openable rows is provided. More particularly, the fastener module enables engagement and disengagement of control cords from panels of a window covering. ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7513291 | Control system for vertical covering for architectural openings A covering for an architectural opening includes a fabric adapted to be extended across the opening or retracted adjacent one side of the opening. The fabric has one fixed edge along one side of the opening and an opposite movable edge. The movable edge is guided by... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7422046 | Folding panel assembly Single and double folding panel assemblies are provided having two vertically-oriented frames that define an opening on spaced apart partitions. The single assembly having a plurality of folding panels mounted to one of the frames. When the panels are compressed, ac... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7404429 | Frayless frangible connection for fabric and vertical blind system incorporating same The present invention is directed to window treatments such as vertical blinds manufactured from a knitted textile material. Each of a plurality of louvers is knitted into a single panel and attached together by a frangible hinge which permits the louvers to pivot r... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7383870 | Adjustable blind for oddly-shaped windows A window covering for an oddly-shaped window includes a panel, having a flexible bottom edge, and a top edge attached at a top of the window. The panel is configured to be drawn upward by the bottom edge to uncover the window, and to lower to a substantially planar ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7360573 | Securement insert for a head rail Cellular panels may be suspended from head rails through the use of a rigid strip of material positioned with the cellular panel. In order to securely position the rigid strip and cellular panel with respect to the head rail, a securement insert is provided. The sec... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347245 | Frayless frangible connection for fabric and vertical blind system incorporating same A vertical blind assembly including at least one vertical blind panel, the at least one vertical blind panel including a plurality of partially opaque louvers, and a plurality of sheer transparent or translucent spacers. Each of the plurality of spacers is disposed ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331370 | Progressive resistance lifting mechanism for a window covering A lifting mechanism is provided for a window covering which allows a bottom rail of the window covering to maintain a static position unless raised or lowered by a user. The lifting mechanism is included within either a top or bottom rail of the window covering. The... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326458 | System and method for flexible insulation An insulator is provided having a folded, stacked substrate with a plurality of insulating cells. The substrate is folded such that cells on one folded portion are interleaved with cells on another portion. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311349 | Removable sunshade insert A removable sun shade insert for a vehicle that is a substantially planar sun block with an insertion slot for holding the sun block in place in which the sun block and the insertion slot are sized so that the sun block is held in place against a windshield by a rea... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7302985 | Lowerable blind for irregularly-shaped windows A window covering for an irregularly-shaped window includes a panel, comprising accordion folds, configured to fold up at a base of the window, and to raise and unfold to a substantially planar configuration. A top edge of the panel is shaped to match a top shape of... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290582 | Roman shade having suspension structure A roman shade includes a headrail, a plurality of tracks each mounted on the headrail, a plurality of suspension members each mounted on a respective one of the tracks and each having an inside formed with a locking groove, and a shade cloth having an upper end exte... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290581 | Half spread folding door A half spread folding door is comprised of plural door leaves; door frames supporting each door leaf in both side ends thereof; a hinge means for connecting successively each door leaf with adjacent door leaf along its width direction, a pair of hinge means are leng... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287570 | Window covering lifting system and method A window covering, a lifting system for a window covering and a release mechanism for a lifting mechanism are disclosed. The window covering includes a head rail, a bottom rail, a window covering, a drive shaft and a lift cord attached to the bottom rail. The releas... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287796 | Integrated cargo net for a vehicle A cargo net assembly for a vehicle is described that includes a storage receptacle. The storage receptacle is mounted to the inside of the roof of the vehicle. Pivotable doors may be opened to allow the net to be lowered with a base plate into a use position. The ba... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284587 | Blind structure An improved blind structure includes a Roman blind having a head-rail made up of a first and second engaging sections symmetrically extending at both top lateral sides thereof for a plurality of guide sliding seats to be respectively mounted thereto wherein a pull c... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7275580 | Roman style shade A window covering having a plurality of panels comprising a head rail and a plurality of panels suspended from the head rail by a securement member and at least one opening member is provided. Each of the plurality of panels is collapsible and includes a pair of opp... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264035 | Temporary window covering The invention is directed to a temporary window covering that may include a pleated cover formed from a sheet of material having a plurality of horizontal creases extending across the width of the sheet thereby defining a plurality of pleats, a bottom rail attached ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261137 | Retractable blind assembly A retractable blind assembly including a top section (3,103) with a vertically-extending blind covering material (23,123) extending between a fixed inclined head rail (5,105) and a middle rail (7,107) that is pivotable with respect to the... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255149 | Temporary window covering The invention is directed to a temporary window shade that may include an elongated cover having a top end and a bottom end, and that may be adapted to be oriented in a retracted position, an extended position, and a plurality of intermediate positions. The temporar... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252132 | Window covering A window covering has a headrail, a plurality of lift cords extending from the headrail and a plurality of shade elements positioned sequentially below the headrail. Each shade element has two longitudinal edges which are substantially parallel to one another. A fla... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249624 | Post and beam furniture system A post and beam furniture system having a plurality of horizontally-extending beams having a longitudinally-extending T-shaped first channel and a longitudinally, T-shaped second channel, and a plurality of vertical posts each having a lower portion thereof adapted ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243698 | Pleated shade with sewn in pleats A pleated shade with sewn in pleats is provided, in which each pleat is formed by a seam. Preferably, the seams that form pleats in the front side of the material separate only a few threads of the fabric from the main portions of the pleat. The seams that form plea... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7219710 | Lifting mechanism for window shades Provided is a lifting mechanism for a shade including a plurality of continuous slats and two lift cords. The mechanism comprises a winding assembly, and a hoisting assembly fixedly attached to an inner surface of a lowest slat, the hoisting assembly comprising an e... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213680 | Acoustical wall covering assembly pleated and secured in situ for covering walls in movie theatres and method An acoustical wall covering assembly (10) with pleats (11) formed and attached in situ to a trim member for covering a wall of a movie theatre, in which a panel (22) of an acoustical wall covering attaches to a pleating member (22) having... | 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 |
| 7210646 | Cord seat assembly A cord seat assembly includes a seat, a spool rotatably supported by the seat, and a cord. The seat includes an end wall and a through-hole in a bottom thereof. The cord extends through the through-hole of the seat. The cord is wound around the spool and includes an... | 05/01/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7185691 | Reversible pull cord mechanism and system A reversible pull cord mechanism adapted for rotating a shaft in one direction when the pull cord is pulled in a first direction and rotating the shaft in the opposite direction when the pull cord is pulled in a second direction. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175730 | Insulating label stock An insulating label stock including a thermal insulating layer, which may be fiberfill batt, is provided. The batt is laminated to at least one layer of film, paper or fabric. Also provided is a method of making the insulating label stock. The insulating label stock... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165688 | Retractable hanging apparatus A retractable hanging apparatus that includes an engagement structure, such as a bar, upon which an article is hung or secured, with the engagement structure being suspended by one or more lines that are attached to a spring-biased roller assembly rotatably mounted ... | 01/23/2007 |
