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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079186 | Soffit system A soffit system is disclosed and has elongate first and second soffit components. Each soffit component includes a support flange and a sidewall integrally connected to one another along a lengthwise joint. A connector is carried on each of the sidewalls. A connecto... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7661229 | Electrical conductivity in a suspended ceiling system A ceiling system including a grid framework having a plurality of grid elements arranged in a substantially horizontal plane. A conductive material is embedded in one of the plurality of grid elements. The grid element in which the conductive material is embedded in... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7503147 | Fiberglass ceiling grid system A suspended ceiling grid system has parallel main runners and perpendicular cross members which are formed of pultruded fiber-reinforced plastic. The main runners have vertical webs with regularly spaced vertical slots. The cross members are connected to each other ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7281355 | Integrated ceiling and wireway distribution system Ceiling panel assemblies are conventionally suspended from a building structure, and each panel assembly has a core panel provided with dividers and spacers, and panel bridging members to allow cables to be strong in the ceiling as required to accommodate the power ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7264214 | Stock bar and T-bar coupling structure for mounting sprinkler Disclosed herein is a stock bar and T-bar coupling structure for mounting a sprinkler. In the present invention, a locking bracket is easily securely coupled to a T-bar using an elastic locking unit and a wing bolt. Furthermore, a stock bar made of standard rectangu... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7240884 | Mounting device of sprinkler A mounting device of a sprinkler comprises: a main body provided with a pair of side plates and an upper plate disposed on upper portions of the side plate; a rail mounting portion formed at lower ends of the side plates and insertedly fixed to a support rail; a sup... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7143562 | Suspension system and structure for securing border ceiling panels An apparatus and system to secure a panel to suspended ceiling system which includes a plurality of suspension elements. The apparatus is a border structure that enables attachment of the panel to the suspension element. The border structure includes a plurality of ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7029535 | Paint shields for light fixtures Paint shields formed from relatively stiff but pliable material are configured to cover the transparent or translucent lenses of light fixtures so that frames of the fixtures which extend perimetrically about the lenses can be painted by brush, by roller or by spray... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7017317 | Decorative ceiling panel and fastening system A ceiling system is disclosed which has the desirable aesthetic features of a decorative ceiling without the disadvantages of custom fabrication or other types of pre-manufactured ceiling systems. The ceiling system utilizes a plurality of pre-manufactured, modular ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6931794 | Method and apparatus for installing fitting A framing device or support member (1) for framing a fitting, such as a power point or switch (8), within orifice (4) provided in a surface member (3). The device/member is provided with a lip (5) on the extremity thereof which ena... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6715246 | Ceiling tile transmitter and receiver system A ceiling tile transmitter and receiver system having at least one transmitter/receiver device located in a ceiling panel either during or after the ceiling panel fabrication process. In one embodiment one or more pockets of variable size and shape are created on a ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6532706 | Gridless ceiling system A gridless drop ceiling assembly having ledger boards mounted on opposing longitudinal walls of a room and extending the length of the opposing longitudinal walls, the ledger boards being mounted proximate to the height of the desired drop ceiling and in ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6481173 | Flat panel sound radiator with special edge details An apparatus for mounting a flat panel sound radiator into a tegular ceiling. The tegular ceiling has openings defined by main beams and crossbeams. The main beams are secured through hanger wires to a hard ceiling. The main beams and the crossbeams have ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6467228 | Hinged ceiling panel The invention is directed to a hinged ceiling panel, which is pivotally attached to a suspended ceiling grid structure to provide for a hinged ceiling panel that pivots to allow access to the area above the grid. The hinged ceiling panel includes a hinge ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6397531 | Ceiling display system Relatively thin collectibles such as movie posters and sports jerseys, as well as relatively thin works of art and the like are displayed through transparent bottom wall regions of relatively thin protective enclosures that are sized the same as and subst... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6351919 | Compression relief section A compression relief section in a beam in a grid for a suspended ceiling that permits controlled collapse of the section during a fire, whereby the ceiling is kept relatively intact. The section has a channel formed from the web portion of the beam, and a... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6338228 | Modular element for making up a ceiling, and a ceiling made up of an assembly of such modular elements A modular element for making up a ceiling, said element being a metal section member whose section on a plane perpendicular to the length of the element has a flat bottom web with two vertical flanges: a front flange and a first rear flange, the front fla... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6202360 | Medical work station with devices disposed in a double ceiling or a double floor of an operating room A medical workstation is contained in an operating room having one or both of a double ceiling and a double floor. The medical devices forming the medical workstation are disposed in the double ceiling or in the double floor, or are distributed so that so... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6112483 | Communications cable interconnection apparatus and associated method for an open office architecture Communications cable is routed within horizontal pathways between the structural ceiling and drop ceiling to a fire-resistant cabinet mounted between the ceilings. Communication cable switching and termination equipment is carried by the cabinet for provi... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6073407 | Heating and cooling ceiling A plurality of air-conditioning panels (1), which are arranged one beside the other and parallel to one another and have a width of from 100 to 150 mm, each have, on the top side, a central longitudinal groove (4) for receiving a pipe (5). In order to for... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6047517 | Hanger for hanging electrical fixture from suspended ceiling As stamped from sheet metal, a hanger useful for hanging an electrical fixture from a suspended ceiling has a main panel, a lower flange, and an upper flange. Near each of its opposite ends, the hanger is provided with a slot defining a tab. The slot open... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6003273 | Utilities infeed panel A floor-to-ceiling partition wall system includes a plurality of partition panels, each having panel frames interconnected along opposite side edges thereof. The partition panels have cover panels mounted on opposite side faces thereof to form a partition... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5911661 | Zone cabling termination cabinet A zone cabling termination cabinet of fire-resistant metal, provides a non-plenum enclosed space, close to the work station it serves, recessed into the plenum above a suspended ceiling, for housing communications cable connections and switching, without ... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5904015 | Cover plate connecting structure of a network floor The present invention is directed to a connecting structure of a cover plate for a network floor. The floor supports or floor plate bodies for the network floor are integrally formed with a hollow portion, a frame rim portion, and a central pillar on the ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5901515 | Raised floor having multiple layers Disclosed is a raised floor to be installed on the subfloor of a room. The raised floor is constructed with a plurality of upper layer plates and lower layer plates separated and supported by a plurality of base seats. The separation between the lower lay... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5842313 | Communications cable interconnection apparatus and associated method for an open office architecture Communications cable is routed within horizontal pathways between the structural ceiling and drop ceiling to a fire-resistant cabinet mounted between the ceilings. Communication cable switching and termination equipment is carried by the cabinet for provi... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5809730 | Mounting system, especially grid-type ceiling system, for clean rooms A mounting system for mounting filter-fan units in a clean room has support rails arranged at the ceiling of the clean room in a grid structure that provides receiving openings for the filter-fan units. The support rails have support surfaces for the filt... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5784847 | Suspension system for false ceilings A suspension system for mounting a false ceiling which allows for adjusting the height of the false ceiling to any desired value. The system includes: a system of ceiling rails screwed or otherwise connected to an existing ceiling; a number of suspension ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5713157 | Deck hanger A deck hanger utilizes two sheet metal spring hanger clips to hook behind parallel accessible edges of a deck installation. Each clip has a body which includes a rectangular hole. A rectangular bar is positioned through the holes and U-shape blocking clip... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5666820 | Ceiling cooling A cooling ceiling for interior air conditioning having a pipe system through which cooling air flows is arranged at least in part between the ceiling (1; 101) of a building and corresponding ceiling elements (3; 103) and is secured in the mounted position... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5628157 | Elevated metal floor with wire duct An elevated metal floor with wire duct, including an elevated square metal floorboard formed with dent portion on upper surface along the periphery, a connecting seat, a connecting cap, a wire duct, multiple duct cover and multiple leg members. The connec... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5548932 | Adjustable cable tray support system A support system for a cable tray has a plurality of support rods supported between adjacent pedestals. Each pedestal can provide support for a respective support rod at various locations along the length of the pedestal thus providing for the adjustabili... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5516068 | Device support bracket A support bracket spans framing members and is secured to two ceiling framing members, two studs, or between two tee-bars. The support bracket is wide enough to accommodate a device mount, which could be a junction box for electrified devices or a support... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5457925 | Artificial ceiling system An improved ceiling system to be assembled under an existing ceiling. The ceiling system is constructed of materials so as to simulate naturally occurring materials. The support members simulate such items as logs, wooden beams, and the like. Panels betwe... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5263290 | Modular assembly for fire-safety sprinkler, heating/cooling, and lighting/communication system installations A modular assembly applicable to building constructions combines fire-safety sprinkler system piping, heating and cooling system heat exchangers, and lighting system fixtures and communication system wiring into an integrated unit installation. A channel ... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5231810 | Ceiling board aperture The invention is a ceiling board with a factory cut aperture therein. The edges of the ceiling board and/or the edges of a design cut in the face of the board are of the same or compatible design to that of the edge(s) of the aperture.... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5195286 | Ceiling infeed module A ceiling infeed module for a free standing, space dividing, wall panel system which includes, in combination, a ceiling panel for inclusion in a suspended ceiling system, a hollow space dividing wall panel and a tubular member with a removable side cap i... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5009383 | Suspended ceiling electrical bracket A suspended ceiling electrical bracket for installation in a grid type suspended ceiling to provide a means for mounting one or more rectangular junction boxes (24) or mounting a single octagonal junction box (48), to which can be installed in such boxes,... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4833839 | Panel assembly A panel assembly wherein plurality of upper panels are connected by a plurality of elongated couplers. Each upper panel is made of an elastic material and curved convexly outward at both the side edges thereof and extend in the transverse direction of the... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4671033 | Suspended ceilings A suspended ceiling has a grid formed from a number of parallel first support sections and a number of parallel second support sections extending perpendicular to and between the first support sections. The support sections are extruded from a metal having goo... | 06/09/1987 |
