Patents by Inventor Hiroo Fukada

Hiroo Fukada 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: 4675939
    Abstract: A curtain runner comprising a runner body (10) made of a synthetic resin previously mounted in a curtain rail (40) with a curtain rod (30) vertically mounted to and coupled with the runner body. The rubber body is shaped in a box with a bore (15) in the bottom wall. The rod has a head (31) larger in diameter than the other portion thereof. A sleeve (20) is fitted from the bottom in the bore and provided with top and bottom flanges (21, 22) larger in diameter than the bore. The axial hole (24, 26) of the sleeve except for the top portion (25) thereof, is larger in diameter than the head. The sleeve has the upper portion thereof formed with a plurality of slits (23) to contract the top flange smaller than the bore when it is fitted in the bore and expand the top portion of the axial hole larger than the head when the head passes through the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1987
    Assignee: Toso Company, Limited
    Inventor: Hiroo Fukada
  • Patent number: 4525893
    Abstract: A curtain runner suited for use with a curtain box comprising a body containing a top wall, side walls, and a bottom wall, a sleeve fitted in a vertical bore of the bottom wall, and a rod fitted in the center hole of the sleeve. The sleeve is formed with top and bottom flanges which are larger than the vertical bore. The walls form a hollow space or chamber which is longer than the sleeve and has an upper portion which is wider than the lower portion, the width of which is slightly larger than the diameter of the top flange. The rod is formed with at least one knob at the top end thereof and a curtain-joint at the bottom end thereof. The center hole has the top portion smaller than the knob and another portion larger than the knob. The sleeve is formed with a plurality of upper and lower radial splits for expanding the top portion wider than the knob and contracting the bottom flange smaller than the vertical bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1985
    Assignee: Toso Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroo Fukada