Patents by Inventor Ben Hsu

Ben Hsu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6962186
    Abstract: A retaining structure for a cordless continuous folding blind includes an upper beam, a continuous folding blind attached to the bottom of the upper beam, and a retaining plate fixed at opposing ends of a bottommost slat of the continuous folding blind via a fastening agent or seamed to the bottommost slat. The retaining plate has an extending section protruding outwards at each outer edge of the bottommost slat and a flexible counterweight stick securely fixed at an inner central section. The retaining plate is selectively bent and folded inwards to abut against a predetermined number of collected slats of the folding blind to locate the blind in a predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: Ching Feng Blinds Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ben Hsu
  • Publication number: 20050235562
    Abstract: A plastic ventilation window structure includes a left/right side bracket, an upper/lower side bracket, support members, closure members, and a plurality of slats wherein the left and right side brackets have a recessed engagement groove indented at the corresponding inner side thereof respectively, and a pair of retaining ribs each having a slant tapered guide facet defining one end thereon properly protruding at the inner wall of the recessed engagement groove thereon. The closure member has a pair of arc and tapered guide ribs and stop ribs symmetrically extending at both lateral sides thereon to define a pair of retaining cavities there-between.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventor: Ben Hsu
  • Publication number: 20050238854
    Abstract: A dinner mat includes a mat embodiment with a protective decoration layer of a proper thickness coated at the surface of both top and bottom sides thereon respectively wherein the protective decoration layer thereof is made of a plurality of protruded decorative spots or thin films that are distributed at both surfaces of the mat embodiment thereon. The mat embodiment thereof can also have the protruded decorative spots disposed at one side thereon, and the thin films coated at the other side thereof. Besides, the protruded decorative spots or the thin films can be randomly dispersed or artistically arranged into diagrams at both sides of the mat embodiment thereon. Otherwise, the protective decoration layers thereof can be fully extended to cover the whole surface of the mat embodiment thereof. In practical use, the protective decoration layers can better protect the surfaces of the mat embodiment and reduce the abrasion of the dinner mat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2004
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventor: Ben Hsu
  • Publication number: 20050235529
    Abstract: A cover layer for ironing stand includes an ironing stand made up of an ironing board, a foldable supporting stand pivotally mounted to the underside of the ironing board thereof, and a protective cover layer wrapped at the upper surface of the ironing board thereon. A securing piece is disposed at a preset lateral edge of the protective cover layer thereon, and an attachment piece is fixed at the upper edge of a bag member to be mutually engaged with the securing piece thereby. Besides, storage pockets are disposed at one side of the bag member for retaining daily-used articles (such as cellular phones, cordless phones, needle/threads, or buttons, etc.) therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventor: Ben Hsu
  • Publication number: 20050224192
    Abstract: A pull cord control device for Venetian blind includes a mounting body made up of an engagement piece having symmetrical registration posts for positioning rollers to be mounted thereto, and a limiting piece equipped with a pair of teeth racks symmetrically extending at both sides thereon in mesh with a control gear disposed at one side thereof to define a confinement space there-between for a coupling post with an embossed mounted thereto to be located in the middle thereof. A U-shaped groove is vertically indented at the inner side of the limiting piece therein for a U-shaped and metallic protection rod to be located therein and abutted against the upper edge of the confinement space thereof A decoration lid of an oval shape with a pull-cord passage slot disposed thereon is integrally formed at one end of the limiting piece thereof with the protection rod exposed precisely at the inner lower edge of the pull-cord passage slot thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventor: Ben Hsu
  • Publication number: 20050217808
    Abstract: A fixing device for a telescopic hanging rod of a screen includes a major/minor telescopic hanging rod mounted to side walls of a window frame or a bathroom thereon for a plurality of hanging hooks of a screen such as a shower curtain or a window blind to be led there-through and suspended thereby. Both ends of the telescopic hanging rod are respectively provided with an abutting support member having an integrally molded and hooked limiting piece protruding at a preset spot thereon for retaining an end hanging hook attached at one side edge of the screen thereby after the hanging hooks are sequentially led through the hanging rod thereof Thus, in case the screen is drawn by great force in expansion, the hooked limiting pieces thereof can securely stop the end hanging hooks thereof from being slid along therewith so that the screen can precisely shelter the side walls of the window frame or the bathroom thereof to achieve the best using condition thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventor: Ben Hsu
  • Publication number: 20050218278
    Abstract: An end securing device for a telescopic tube includes a vacuum sucker made up of a suction cup, a retaining piece, a control piece, and an activation piece to be mounted to both ends of a telescopic tube thereof respectively wherein the suction cup has a driven post protruding at one side of a conic suction space to be engaged with the retaining piece thereby, and the retaining piece has a registration column and a central through hole in sleeve engagement with a coupling groove of the control piece. The driven post of the suction cup led through an engaging through hole of the control piece is securely screwed up to a linkage rod of the activation piece thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventor: Ben Hsu
  • Publication number: 20050205219
    Abstract: A non-pull cord operated blind structure includes a retaining box, a recoiling spring element, a movable member, a control button, and a cover wherein the retaining box is equipped with an engaging cavity having a locating rod protruding at the center thereof to be registered with the movable member thereby, and the recoiling spring element has an inserting hook piece and a fixing piece disposed at both ends thereon to be securely attached to a recess of the locating rod thereof and an engaging hook of the movable member respectively thereby. The movable member is provided with a retaining chamber having two opposite abutting blocks with tapered guide slopes protruding at the inner periphery thereon to be abutted against tapered locating plates of the control button so as to precisely locate the movable member with retaining cords collected therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventor: Ben Hsu
  • Patent number: 6938663
    Abstract: A non-pull cord blind structure includes a blind body attached to the underside of an upper beam wherein a plurality of elongated passages are equidistantly seamed from bottom to top of the blind body thereof for a support stick to be led and adapted therein respectively. A buckling piece of a fastening belt or a hook is properly attached to the bottommost elongated passage, correspondingly matched to a plurality of buckling rings equidistantly fixed to the other elongated passages thereof respectively. Thus, via the buckling piece registered with the buckling rings thereof, the blind body is levelly raised upwards and located at a desired position thereby without any pull cords applied thereto so as to ensure the safety of children in the household.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Ching Feng Blinds Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ben Hsu
  • Publication number: 20050155728
    Abstract: A shower screen shield includes a shower curtain made of a solid color fabric with a plurality of hanging rings equidistantly attached at the top side thereon to be sequentially led through a hanging rod for location thereby. Both the front and the rear sides of the shower curtain are coated with a layer of waterproof basic color respectively wherein the front waterproof basic color is preset with a plurality of water-absorbing invisible or hidden diagram areas figured with diagrams of various designs. In case the shower curtain is in contact with hot steam or water, the hidden diagram areas thereof will absorb the water or moisture pervading in the air and the hidden diagrams thereof will be gradually revealed in different shades, providing a fresh and appealing visual effect in bathing so as to improve the quality of daily life as well as to attract the curiosity of children and make bathing more interesting to them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventor: Ben Hsu
  • Publication number: 20050133168
    Abstract: A locating device of a fan-like blind embodiment includes a door/window with a frame, a fan-like patterned blind embodiment attached at the top of the frame thereon, and a locating device adapted into a room exposed under the base of the patterned blind embodiment thereof wherein the locating device is made up of a retaining mount and a pair of supporting boards. The retaining mount thereof has an arc top surface to sustain the base of the blind embodiment in abutting location, a through hole to securely fix the retaining mount onto the top of the door/window frame thereby, and a coupling groove for protruded parts of the support boards to be inserted thereto for location thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventor: Ben Hsu
  • Publication number: 20050109468
    Abstract: A cordless blind structure includes a blind body attached to the underside of an upper beam, and a plurality of magnet components of elongated bars or blocks equidistantly distributed from the bottommost slat upward to the top of the blind body thereof wherein the magnet components are securely fixed to the outer surface of the blind body via thermal melting art or equidistantly sewed and concealed therein. To collect the blind body upward, the magnet components are consecutively lifted upwards from bottom to top and sequentially piled up in line with each magnet component securely fastened to the immediate magnet components in juxtaposition thereby so as to precisely fold up the slats of the blind body in half piece by piece and securely fix the blind body thereof at a desired position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventor: Ben Hsu
  • Publication number: 20050109469
    Abstract: A non-pull cord blind structure includes a blind body attached to the underside of an upper beam wherein a plurality of elongated passages are equidistantly seamed from bottom to top of the blind body thereof for a support stick to be led and adapted therein respectively. A buckling piece of a fastening belt or a hook is properly attached to the bottommost elongated passage, correspondingly matched to a plurality of buckling rings equidistantly fixed to the other elongated passages thereof respectively. Thus, via the buckling piece registered with the buckling rings thereof, the blind body is levelly raised upwards and located at a desired position thereby without any pull cords applied thereto so as to ensure the safety of children in the household.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventor: Ben Hsu
  • Publication number: 20050056379
    Abstract: A retaining bracket structure for a cordless continuous folding blind includes a continuous folding blind attached to the underside of an upper beam, and a pair of flexible retaining brackets wherein the flexible retaining bracket, of plastic materials, is made up of a pressing plate protruding at the middle section thereof, a pair of C-shaped clamping arms symmetrically extending at both sides of the pressing plate thereof, and a pointed hook bending inwards at each end of the C-shaped clamping arms thereof. In operation, the pressing plate of the flexible retaining bracket is applied from the front to abut against the upper side of the continuous folding blind collected from bottom to top at a desirable position, and the C-shaped clamping arms are bent downwards to extend backwards at the underside thereof till the pointed hooks thereof clamping in reverse at the top of the collected continuous folding blind from the rear thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventor: Ben Hsu
  • Publication number: 20050056380
    Abstract: A retaining structure for a cordless continuous folding blind includes an upper beam, a continuous folding blind attached to the bottom of the upper beam thereof, and a retaining plate fixed at both ends of the bottommost slat of the continuous folding blind thereof respectively via a fastening agent or seamed thereto for secure location thereon. The retaining plate has an extending section protruding outwards at the outer edge of the continuous folding blind thereof, and a flexible counterweight stick securely fixed at the inner central section thereof; whereby, the continuous folding blind thereof collected from bottom to top is firmly located at a desirable position via the extending section of the retaining plate bent and folded inwards to abut against the collected slats of the folding blind. Thus, even under the swing of strong wind, the retaining plate can securely locate the continuous folding blind without getting loose or detaching there-from.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventor: Ben Hsu
  • Publication number: 20050028330
    Abstract: A side hook for a shower curtain is mainly made up of a fixing clip having a base with a double-sided adhesive tape applied thereon disposed at one side thereof, and an arc flexible plate disposed at the other side thereof wherein a clamping passage is defined at the bottom ends of the base and the arc flexible plate there-between, and fixing teeth are correspondingly protruded at the inner side of both the base and the arc flexible plate respectively in clamping abutment. In practical use, the lateral sides of a shower curtain are pushed through the clamping passage of the fixing clip to be clamped tight by the fixing teeth therein for secure location of the shower curtain in closing manner. Besides, the fixing clip can also have a flexible plate with an arc slope and a plane section extending at one side thereof. Fixing teeth are protruded at the inner side of the plane section thereof in clamping abutment with the base thereof for precise location of the shower curtain thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventor: Ben Hsu
  • Publication number: 20050028945
    Abstract: A sealing cover for the upper beam of blinds is made up of a blind, a sealing cover, and a decoration piece wherein the blind has an upper beam, and a blind embodiment of a Venetian blind, a fabric drapery, a bamboo shade, a Roman blind, or a folding blind, etc. attached to the bottom of the upper beam thereof. The sealing cover has a coupling section disposed at one side to be engaged with a coupling hole disposed at both ends of the upper beam respectively. The other side of the sealing cover is disposed a dovetail fixing block with a stop flange extending transversely at the bottom thereof to which a dovetail fixing groove disposed at one side of the decoration piece is led from the top to bottom till abutted against the bottom stop flange thereof, securely locating the decoration piece onto the upper beam thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventor: Ben Hsu
  • Patent number: 6845955
    Abstract: A telescopic stick includes a retaining mount, a supporting sleeve, an inner tube, and an outer tube wherein the retaining mount has a base disposed at one side thereof, a step-wise through hole disposed at the center of the base thereof, a resilient stop block protruding at the upper surface of the base thereof, and a half-tubular abutment plate extending outwards at the lower surface of the base thereof. The supporting sleeve has a circular registration recess defined by an engagement ring and an abutment face of the same diameter at both sides thereof respectively, and a sleeve column with axial flexible ribs distributed thereon to be adapted at the corresponding outer side of the inner and outer tubes therein respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: Ching Feng Blinds Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ben Hsu
  • Patent number: D509598
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Ching Feng Blinds Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ben Hsu
  • Patent number: D510631
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: Ching Feng Blinds Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ben Hsu