William M Schultz

US Patent:

57691436, Jun 23, 1998

Filed:

Mar 20, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/618985

Inventors:

Joe N. Morgan - Otterbein IN
Jay R. Cleaver - Lafayette IN
Mark A. Parker - Lafayette IN
William C. Schultz - Lafayette IN

Assignee:

Lafayette Venetian Blind, Inc. - West Lafayette IN

International Classification:

E06B 930

US Classification:

1601681R

Abstract:

In all three versions, the bottom rail has a flat, smooth bottom and does not tilt. In two versions, transverse horizontal holes receive ladder cords. In one of these versions, another horizontal hole opening at the rear of the rail extends obliquely into intersection with the transverse hole midway between the front and rear of the rail. A vertical hole extends down from the rail top to this intersection. A lift cord extends down through the vertical hole into the oblique hole where a knot on the lift cord fixes the end of the cord in the oblique hole. In too the other of these two versions, a horizontal transverse hole above each ladder cord hole receives a lift cord which extends out at the front and rear of the bottom rail. These lift cords, and the ladder cords, extend entirely up to the headrail. In this version, each slat has a notch at the front edge and rear edge, receiving the corresponding lift cord and ladder cord.

US Patent:

D3498832, Aug 23, 1994

Filed:

Aug 9, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/743564

Inventors:

P. Sean Gallagher - Park Forest IL
William H. Schultz - Northbrook IL

Assignee:

Skil and S-B Power Tool Company - Chicago IL

US Classification:

D13108

US Patent:

43661971, Dec 28, 1982

Filed:

Jul 28, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/172558

Inventors:

Charles M. Hanlon - Addison IL
James H. Mein - Palatine IL
William J. Schultz - Saint Charles IL

Assignee:

Masonite Corporation - Chicago IL

International Classification:

E04D 126
E04D 330

US Classification:

428 43

Abstract:

An exterior, deep embossed, shingle lap siding system for building well and roof structures comprising rectangular building panels having a decorative outer weather resistant surface embossed to resemble, when assembled, a plurality of rows of shingle elements laid side-by-side, said weather resistant outer surface including a lower edge portion projecting downwardly below the upper edge portion of the next subjacent row and having an irregular lower edge embossed to resemble the lower edges of a row of variable length shingles placed side-by-side. A method for making said rectangular building panels includes the steps of deep embossing a plurality of rows of said shingle elements on an integral sheet of pressed wood fibers or other suitable building material, the forming of a discontinuity of irregular appearance between adjacent rows and reducing the thickness of the lower edge of each row to separate the adjacent rows while providing an area of reduced thickness for overlapping adjacent rows of said building panels.

US Patent:

D3484289, Jul 5, 1994

Filed:

Aug 9, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/743563

Inventors:

P. Sean Gallagher - Park Forest IL
William H. Schultz - Northbrook IL

Assignee:

Skil and S-B Power Tool Company - Chicago IL

US Classification:

D13108