Patents Assigned to Kenney Manufacturing Company
  • Publication number: 20240081572
    Abstract: A decorative assembly having a finial element and a fastening element configured to couple with the finial element, where the fastening element may be mounted to a surface such as a wall. The finial element may come in various shapes and sizes, including without limitation ball shape, end cap, cut acrylic, tiered glass, to name a few. The decorative assembly may be utilized for decorative purposes accenting the end of objects such as drapery or curtain rods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: KENNEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Kate Deschenes, Timothy Elliot, Scott Violette
  • Patent number: 11690467
    Abstract: An anchorless-installed wall-mount bracket system comprising a plurality of wall-penetrating fasteners. A wall-mount portion constructed to orient the wall-penetrating fasteners for supporting a load. A load bearing portion constructed to support the load at a hanging distance from the wall-mount portion. The load bearing portion extending laterally away from the wall-mount portion. Afinial attachment feature constructed to support any one of a plurality of distinct finials adapted for use with the wall-mount bracket system. The finial attachment feature disposed on the load bearing portion so that a finial attached thereto is at least partially exposed beyond the load when the load is disposed at the hanging distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Kenney Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Michael P. Hanley
  • Patent number: 11490728
    Abstract: A disengageable connection includes a back portion, a front portion, a handle portion, and a clutch plate portion, the back portion and the front portion are configured to removably secure a tube using the clutch plate portion and the handle portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Kenney Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Timothy Elliott
  • Patent number: 11369224
    Abstract: A device includes a front mounting plate having an aperture, a holdback arm having a generally flat proximal end with an aperture, and a rear mounting plate having a single central aperture and two mounting apertures configured at a 45° angle to a surface of the rear mounting plate, the holdback arm configured to be sandwiched between the front and rear mounting plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Kenney Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Michael P. Hanley
  • Patent number: 11297965
    Abstract: A cupped hook bracket includes a back wall having a central aperture, a cup, the cup having a semi-circular shape and projecting out from the back wall, a hook and a peg, the hook and the peg positioned centrally within the cup, and a stop and a ramp extending from the back wall and into a lower region of the cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Kenney Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Les Kenney, Scott Violette
  • Patent number: 11272801
    Abstract: A curtain rod return bracket is provided and includes a first bracket inner leg, a second bracket inner leg, a bracket outer leg and a bracket mounting portion, wherein the first bracket inner leg and bracket outer leg are associated with the bracket mounting portion such that a first space exists between the bracket inner leg and the bracket outer leg, and wherein the first bracket inner leg and the second bracket inner leg are configured such that a second space exists between the first bracket inner leg and the second bracket inner leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Kenney Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Michael P. Hanley, Sally Voas
  • Patent number: 11229329
    Abstract: An article includes a unitary front part, a left rear part, a right rear part, the front part, the left rear part and the right rear part molded from a flexible plastic material, and a liner, the rear parts fixed to the front part with the liner sandwiched between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Kenney Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Timothy Elliott
  • Patent number: 11185185
    Abstract: A curtain rod bracket assembly with a bracket base that is configured to be mounted to a wall or a ceiling, and a bracket arm defining at least one curtain rod supporting portion that is configured to hold a curtain rod in a generally horizontal orientation, and first and second mounting locations. The first mounting location is configured to be coupled to the bracket base when the bracket base is mounted to a wall, while maintaining a curtain rod supporting portion such that it is configured to hold a curtain rod in a generally horizontal orientation. The second mounting location is configured to be coupled to the bracket base when the bracket base is mounted to a ceiling, while maintaining a curtain rod supporting portion such that it is configured to hold a curtain rod in a generally horizontal orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Kenney Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey Klowan, Thomas Borawski
  • Patent number: 11092176
    Abstract: A rod bracket is provided and includes a bracket base, wherein the bracket base defines a plurality of bracket mounting cavities and includes a base front, a base rear, a base top and a base bottom, a bracket arm having a bracket arm length and a curtain rod cradle securely associated with the bracket base via the bracket arm, wherein the plurality of bracket mounting cavities communicate the base front with the base rear and are configured at an angle of between about 30.degree. and 60.degree. relative to a horizontal plane, and wherein the bracket base defines a first bracket base rear opening, and wherein the ratio between the bracket arm length and the distance between the first bracket base rear opening and the base bottom is about 1:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Kenney Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Michael P. Hanley
  • Patent number: 11002302
    Abstract: A rod bracket is provided and includes a bracket base, wherein the bracket base defines a plurality of bracket mounting cavities and includes a base front, a base rear, a base top and a base bottom, a bracket arm having a bracket arm length and a curtain rod cradle securely associated with the bracket base via the bracket arm, wherein the plurality of bracket mounting cavities communicate the base front with the base rear and are configured at an angle of between about 30° and 60° relative to a horizontal plane, and wherein the bracket base defines a first bracket base rear opening, and wherein the ratio between the bracket arm length and the distance between the first bracket base rear opening and the base bottom is about 1:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Kenney Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Michael P. Hanley
  • Patent number: 10959517
    Abstract: An adjustable caddy bracket includes a cam level handle, an interior of the cam level handle comprising a pair of cam level handle projections, a circular front plate, the circular front plate including front plate apertures to receive the pair of cam level handle projections, and a circular back plate, the circular back plate including a pair of back plate projections, the pair of back plate projections configured to receive and secure the pair of cam level handle projections through the front plate apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Kenney Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Timothy Elliott
  • Patent number: D935868
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Kenney Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Michael P. Hanley, Sally Voas, Jeffrey Klowan
  • Patent number: D945181
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Kenney Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Timothy Elliott
  • Patent number: D945727
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Kenney Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Timothy Elliott
  • Patent number: D950367
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Kenney Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Timothy Elliott
  • Patent number: D964778
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Kenney Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Timothy Elliott
  • Patent number: D968839
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Kenney Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Timothy Elliott
  • Patent number: D978556
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Kenney Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Timothy Elliott
  • Patent number: D978561
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Kenney Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Timothy Elliott
  • Patent number: D998371
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Kenney Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Timothy Elliott