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Temporary curtains

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1973-07-18
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Granted: 1975-10-21
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Expires: 1993-07-18
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Abstract

Abstract A temporary drapery or curtain kit consisting of two elongated strips of stiffener material having an adhesive coating of one or both sides thereof and a sheet of paper curtain material, the strips being attachable to the curtain material and at least one of said strips being attachable to both the curtain material and a housing wall.

Inventors

  • 👤 Toshio Ogino

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 20:01
CPC Classifications
E; E06; E06B; E06B9/00; E06B9/24; E06B9/26; E06B9/262; E06B2009/2622; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/14; Y10T428/1476

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 177 words
A temporary drapery assembly comprising, in combination, a sheet of paper drapery material having a top and a bottom, and a pair of stiffening strips, each of which comprises a length of easily cuttable multi-sheet paper laminate stiffening material having a back and a front surface coated on one of said surfaces with an adhesive, at least one of the stiffening strips being coated on both of said surfaces with adhesive, the adhesive being covered by a removable paper strip, the stiffening strips dimensioned to be attachable to the drapery material adjacent a top and a bottom edge of the drapery material to stiffen the same, the attachment being by the adhesive, the stiffening material having a thickness from the back to the front surface at least twice the thickness of the drapery material whereby, when attached to the drapery material, the stiffening strips function to stiffen the top and bottom edges of the drapery material while providing weight to the bottom edge of the drapery material to keep the drapery material taught between the stiffening strips.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 177 words
A temporary drapery assembly comprising, in combination, a sheet of paper drapery material having a top and a bottom, and a pair of stiffening strips, each of which comprises a length of easily cuttable multi-sheet paper laminate stiffening material having a back and a front surface coated on one of said surfaces with an adhesive, at least one of the stiffening strips being coated on both of said surfaces with adhesive, the adhesive being covered by a removable paper strip, the stiffening strips dimensioned to be attachable to the drapery material adjacent a top and a bottom edge of the drapery material to stiffen the same, the attachment being by the adhesive, the stiffening material having a thickness from the back to the front surface at least twice the thickness of the drapery material whereby, when attached to the drapery material, the stiffening strips function to stiffen the top and bottom edges of the drapery material while providing weight to the bottom edge of the drapery material to keep the drapery material taught between the stiffening strips.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 110 words
The drapery assembly of claim 1, wherein the drapery material has perforations therethrough, the perforations aligned in a vertical line from adjacent the top edge to adjacent the bottom edge thereof, the stiffening strips having Bores therethrough running transverse the length of the strip, the bores alignable with the perforations, a cord receivable through said perforations and said bores, the cord being of a length sufficient to extend from a stiffening strip attached to the bottom edge of the drapery material through all of the perforations and through a stiffening strip attached adjacent the top edge of the drapery material when the drapery material is in a full extended condition.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1978-10-20 1979-04-21 1979-10-21 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1982-10-20 1983-04-21 1983-10-21 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1986-10-20 1987-04-21 1987-10-21 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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