Patents by Inventor Roger Bidney

Roger Bidney 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: 4179091
    Abstract: The drapery rod support comprises a mounting plate which includes a central web and a pair of laterally spaced, vertically extending ribs projecting from the front side thereof, the web having a slot between the ribs extending parallel to the ribs. A pair of flange members are welded to the rear side of the web and project laterally therefrom, the flanges forming a groove therebetween with the projecting portion of each flange having a mounting hole therein. A block is positioned between the ribs, the block having a hole extending therethrough for the accommodation of a screw, a rectangular nut on the threaded end of the screw residing in the groove formed by the flange members on the rear side of the plate. The block can be retained at various preferred elevations by tightening the screw. In one embodiment, a conventional angled drapery bracket, the bracket having a forwardly extending arm, is threadedly attached to the block so as to be vertically adjustable by means of the block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1979
    Inventor: Roger Bidney