Integral Embracing Means Patents (Class 160/227)
  • Patent number: 7105057
    Abstract: An adjustable paint guard for filling the opening of a door frame so that one side of the door frame can be quickly painted without having paint strike the other side of the door frame includes a multi-panel nested arrangement wherein at least one panel serves as the stationary base panel from which the other panels are capable of selective and independent slidable movement along an x-y axis whereupon all the panels can be brought into abutting relationship with the interior vertical and horizontal portions of the door frame that surround the opening thereby completely filling the opening of the door frame and closing off the opening so that paint cannot reach the opposite side of the door frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Inventors: Barry B. Colussi, William M. Kurek
  • Patent number: 6196626
    Abstract: A pushing projection having a portion for abutment at a front end thereof and a pulling-in projection having a portion for engagement at a rear portion thereof are provided on an upper surface of a front end portion of a rear sunshade so as to protrude therefrom. And at a rear end portion of a front sunshade, there are provided a pushing portion to be brought into abutment with the portion for abutment of the pushing projection so as to push rearward the front end portion of the rear sunshade and a hook portion being oriented downwardly, when the front sunshade is moved rearward and a hook member having at a rear end portion. Further, there is provided a hook member to be brought into engagement with the portion for engagement of the pulling-in projection so as to pull out forwardly and upwardly the front end portion of the rear sunshade when the front sunshade is moved forwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Ohi Seisakusho Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Nobuo Ito
  • Patent number: 6178693
    Abstract: An adjustable gate including a frame having opposing vertical stiles each with a vertical groove therein, an upper gate section and a lower gate section. The upper gate section can be lowered such that only an adult dog may pass through the gate while preventing the passage of puppies. The upper gate section includes an upper crossbar with ends which slide within the vertical grooves of the stiles. Both the upper gate section and the lower gate section have a plurality of evenly spaced vertical slats. The slats of the upper gate section telescopingly or slidingly engage the slats of the lower gate section when the upper gate section is lowered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Inventor: Susan R. Hunt