Abstract: An open mesh is adapted for use as the upper portion of a cubicle curtain. The open mesh has a major portion with openings, and a narrow and a wide selvedge. The open mesh major portion has said integral narrow knitted selvedge on an edge opposed to said integral wide knitted selvedge. The selvedges have a substantially finer mesh than the open mesh major portion. The open mesh is knitted in multiple adjoining panels. Adjoining panels are connected with in order a first narrow selvedge, an intermediate strip comprising a tear thread, a waste strip and an open mesh relief band, and a second narrow selvedge. The selvedges are thus made integral with the major open cell portion and are ready without further manufacturing steps (except for separating from a roll and for sizing) for the insertion of grommets in the wide selvedge and the sewing to a vision-resistant fabric at the narrow selvedge with the narrow selvedge retaining a straight outer edge due to use of the relief band during sizing on a pin frame.

Abstract: A mesh web is characterized in that it has interlaced threads providing meshes that define locally a zone (5a or 5b) having a mesh void factor that is different from that of the remainder of the web. It is applicable to make light-attenuating binds.

Abstract: A Roman blind is provided which includes a head rail and a web of fabric material attached at a first end to the headrail. A pair of lifting cords extend from the headtail to a second end of the fabric web, to which they are attached. Two columns of guide elements are provided wherein each column guides a respective lifting cord. The guide elements of each column are arranged also to provide horizontal rows, about which the blind folds when raised. A pair of connecting tapes are disposed between the head rail and the second end of the fabric web. The tapes are secured to the fabric web by the guide elements, whereby unfolding of the fabric web is constrained by the tapes to a pre-defined maximum spacing between vertically adjacent pairs of guide elements, the maximum spacing between the vertically adjacent pairs of guide elements being less than the corresponding length of fabric web disposed between them.

Abstract: There is disclosed a system for suspending a rigid panel in an opening formed in a barrier structure. The system comprises a sleeve of flexible material having an anchor portion attachable to the perimeter of the opening and a grip portion opposite the anchor portion. The grip portion is contoured so as to form a channel disposed between an anterior extension and a posterior extension of the grip portion. Each of the anterior extension and the posterior extension comprises a fold of the flexible material having an apex at its inner end. A first elongated tensioning member received within the apex of the anterior extension and a second elongated tensioning member received within the apex of the posterior extension. The edges of the panel are received within the channel and the first and second elongated tensioners may be made sufficiently taut to prevent easy removal of the panel from the channel. Also disclosed is a method of suspending a rigid panel in a barrier structure employing structure as disclosed.

Abstract: A shower curtain made of breathable fabric, which holds replaceable and disposable potpourri sachets. The fragrance is formed by the release of natural scents of potpourri ingredients through sachets comprised of tightly meshed netting. The potpourri sachets are retained within the rotund pockets of the shower curtain, which are sealed with velcro. Fragrance is additionally enhanced by the release of steam from warm shower or bath water saturating the atmosphere, and the bathroom is perfumed by the potpourri sachets. Furthermore, selected potpourri ingredients produce an environment conducive to aromatherapy.

Abstract: A screen assembly for a door opening to a cargo bay area has mounting tracks for attaching around the top and opposite sides of the door opening. A screen panel of pliable material has a shape and dimensions substantially matching those of the door opening. A bead extends along at least part of each of the opposite side edges and upper edge for engagement in the track to secure the panel in the opening. The panel has a central portion which can be rolled up and stored out of the way for access to the cargo bay.

Abstract: A fastening device comprising a pair of attachment pads, each pad having at least two faces with one face having a plurality of mushroom-shaped interlocking members. The interlocking members are uniformly spaced so that the mushroom-shaped members of one attachment pad interlock with the mushroom-shaped members of the opposing attachment pad. A screen material has a mesh corresponding substantially with the spaced relationship of the mushroom-shaped interlocking members of the pair of attachment pads. The screen material is securely engaged by the mushroom-shaped interlocking members of the attachment pads.

Abstract: An inflatable partition incorporating a three-dimensional inflatable component. The three-dimensional inflatable component may be attached to a sheet which has attachment apertures along its top edge for receiving a plurality of fasteners. Thus, the combination of inflatable component and sheet may be suspended from a support rod. Alternatively, the three-dimensional component may have a sealed border or other structure configured to enable the fasteners to attach directly to the inflatable component. Thus, the inflatable component, alone, may be suspended from a support rod. A plurality of retention devices for holding useful articles may be incorporated on at least one surface of the partition. The partition may incorporate attractive three-dimensional figures. The partition demonstrates increased stiffness when used as a shower curtain. The partition demonstrates an increased sound-deadening/weight ratio, increasing its usefulness as a shower curtain or room partition.

Abstract: A device for the treatment of a window or opening that is interchangeable with a variety of rolled sheet materials and serving the purpose of a bug screen, shade screen for sunlight, or an insulating barrier for thermal protection. The device housing, roller tube, and rolled sheet materials are adjustable as to accommodate openings of different widths and heights. The device comprises an adjustable housing which contains an adjustable roller tube upon which the window treatment material is rolled. The adjustable tube has catches at its ends which engage slots near the edges of the treatment material thereby keeping the material at the same width as the adjustable tube when the material is rolled upon the tube. Extending perpendicularly outward from the ends of the housing are adjustable slotted tracks whose slots engage hooks on the sides of the treatment material thereby holding the material in the opening.

Abstract: A new Window Shade System for offering a system of window shades that send a message or illustrates an ornamental image. The inventive device includes a shade attachment with an attachment arrangement, a first thickness, a second thickness, an intermediate thickness, and a fold edging. In use, the attachment arrangement is installed on the shade attachment 16 and the existing window shade 20. An intermediate thickness 34 is placed between the first thickness 30 and the second thickness 32 to give a desired color. The shade attachment 16 is then place upon the existing window shade 20 and the lights in the dwelling illuminate the message image 14 that is included within the shade attachment 16.

Abstract: An apparatus for visually shielding a corpse from view at a crime scene includes a plurality of free-standing shroud support stands and a plurality of rectangular shroud panels of flexible, opaque sheet material. Each shroud support stand is formed with at least one upright post for supporting the shroud panels in a vertical disposition. The shroud support stands are placed at appropriate locations about the body of a deceased person at a crime or accident scene. The shroud support panels are strung from one post to the next to form a vertical, enclosing barrier that visually shields the body from view by spectators in the vicinity of the crime or accident scene. By visually shielding the body from view, police personnel are able to reduce spectator anxiety and the likelihood of emotional outbursts and disturbances among spectators while awaiting the arrival of personnel from the coroner's office.

Abstract: A portable wall component is disclosed. The wall component comprises a pair of vertical posts. Each post has an upper component and a lower component with a hollow aperture extending therethrough. Each post also has a downwardly extending smaller cylindrical section at the bottom of the upper component and a complimentary cylindrical recess at the top of the lower post for receiving the smaller cylindrical section. An elastic band is located within each aperture extending along the length thereon and slightly beyond. A ring at the upper end of each upper component is coupled to the upper end of its associated band. A base component at the lower end of each lower component is coupled to the lower end of its associated band. A flexible sheet is provided with parallel upper and lower horizontal edges and parallel vertical end edges therebetween coupled to the posts. The flexible sheet has half-moon wind flaps cut therein and openings at the regions where the upper and lower components join.

Abstract: The invention provides a multilayer plastic sheet of self-rollable material comprising at least two layers of material joined to one another at states of different relative stretch and capable of alternating between a relaxed and a tensioned state and of inherently assuming a rolled-up configuration in said relaxed state as a result of the different states of stretch of the respective layers and to retain said inherent property of spontaneous rolling up even after prolonged exposure to sunlight and heat.

Abstract: A new golf cart enclosure has a top panel (14) with roll cover (5) attachable to a top (13) of a golf cart (4) or other vehicle or structure (32) above an area to be enclosed. Roll-up side panels (1-3 and 37) made of flexible and selectively transparent materials are attachable to the top of the golf cart (4) or structure at a position under the roll cover (5). This allows the roll-up side panels (18) to be rolled up under the roll cover (5) at select sides of the golf cart or structure to protect the transparent panels (1-3 and 37) from sun and other elements. The roll-up side panels in rolled-up condition are then held in a position under the roll cover with straps (20). The roll cover (5) can be positioned on top of the golf cart (4) or structure (32) such that the roll cover (5) has a plurality of edges at a plurality of sides of the golf cart or structure. The roll cover overhangs edges of the golf cart or structure and overlies rolled-up side panels (18) like flexible eaves.

Abstract: A light proof pleated window shade comprises an upper rail, a bottom rail, a pleated blind arranged between the upper rail and the bottom rail, a string set with one end thereof being fastened securely to the bottom rail and with the other end thereof passing through a plurality of string loops attached integrally to the pleated blind and through the upper rail, and a string pulley lock arranged in the end portion of the upper rail to permit the free end of the string to emerge therefrom and to retain the string. The pleated blind is characterized in that it comprises thereto a plurality of loop areas of a width located at the protruded edges of folded portions thereof. The loop areas are composed of the woof thread and the warp thread which are not interlaced. The woof thread of loop area extends outwardly to form a string loop to accommodate therein a string.

Abstract: A rectangular shaped padded cloth cover for the outside of an oven door is constructed by securing together several pieces of material to provide the thickness or padding necessary to establish a protective barrier. Loops are provided to secure the cover to the oven door handle, and magnets, adhesive, or other fastening devices hold the cover to the door when the door is opened. The cover protects against injuries resulting from casual contact with a hot oven door, and also serves a decorative function.

Abstract: An elongate, coaxially aligned housing rotatably mounted to a carousel interiorly thereof, with the carousel including a plurality of planar support plates angularly inclined relative to each vertical wall of the carousel, with a window opening mounted overlying and coextensive with an upper terminal edge of each planar support for securing an upper portion of a shoe therewithin.

Abstract: A do-it-yourself-without-tools window shade which is width adjustable and installable by the consumer at the point of installation without the use of tools or cutting elements is disclosed. The window shade includes a composite sheet structure of a plastic sheet and a fabric sheet laminated to one another by a conventional plasticizer based adhesive under the action of heat and pressure. The composite sheet structure includes a plurality of parallel cut lines which extend all the way through the fabric layer and into the plastic layer to a predescribed depth thereby enabling the consumer to strip the sheet structure to its proper width.

Abstract: An arrangement in doors including a door leaf of a first material provided with an insert of a second material having properties differing from those of the first material. The first and second materials are sufficiently flexible to allow opening and closing of the door leaf by winding the door leaf respectively on and off a roller. The insert is replaceable and is attached to the door leaf by at least one row of loops secured to the door leaf and the insert. The loops are interdigitated and interlocked by a pintle wire inserted through the interdigitated loops to establish a pin seam so that the insert may be detached and re-attached to the door leaf. Further disclosed is a covering fabric which covers the insert and is attached to the door leaf by hoop-and-loop fasteners.

Abstract: A heat-retention device for windows, doors or the like is proposed, in the form of a curtain (10) or roller shade, which has a plastic foil as a carrier, to which at least one vapor-deposited or atomized metal coating having a high reflective capacity in the long-wave heat radiation range is applied. The plastic foil is subdivided at least in some areas, for instance by perforation (11) or by the joining together of narrow strips (15, 16), in order to alter its mechanical properties with a view to reducing its elasticity. The result is a structure which is substantially better and esthetically more pleasing when used in the form of curtains or roller shades.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for patching or covering an opening in a screen. A pair of patch covers are provided and there is provided cooperable fastening means associated with the backs of said patch covers for attaching the patch covers in back-to-back relationship. In use, the respective patch covers are disposed about opposite sides of the screen and the cooperating fastening means of each extend through the opening within the screen so as to fasten and connect the two patch covers together in close side-by-side relationship. Being attached, the two patch covers are secured together so as to effectively cover and patch the opening formed in the screen.

Abstract: An integral ventilating curtain is disclosed for use with a supporting structure to define a cubicle enclosure preferably of the type utilized for hospital beds or the like. The ventilating curtain is in the form of a fabric constructed of knitted inherently flame retardant yarn materials, and having a first section having a stitch density sufficient to render it sufficiently opaque to provide privacy for the user thereof. A second section is formed integrally with the first section and is in the form of an open mesh construction having knitted stitches of lesser density than the density of the knitted stitches of the first section so as to permit the passage of light and air to provide light and ventilation for the user.

Abstract: A body supporting furniture frame having two opposite longitudinal girders and a plurality of mutually parallel cross-girders disposed therebetween, wherein at least the edges of the cross-girders are provided with a lengthwise aperture in which a wire or bar is loosely inserted and the wires or bars are bent convexly upward in the longitudinal direction, and wherein the cross-section of each lengthwise aperture and the cross-section of the corresponding wire or bar are specially designed so that the wire or bar is blocked in the lengthwise aperture against rotation through an angle exceeding 90.degree..