A covering sized to cover at least one of a bed, a sofa, a couch, a love seat, a chair and a recliner. The covering is for use as a decorative bed covering or a blanket providing extra warmth for a user. The covering includeds a quilt secured to a comforter by a connection device, preferably a nylon threaded. The quilt may be a finished quilt including a batting layer. The batting layer is positioned between the quilt and a top side of the comforter. Alternatively, the quilt may be unfinished, n...

A method of preparing a seamless carpetlike floor covering comprising applying a layer of a solvent-free liquid two component plastic system of resin and hardener to an inside floor or wall of a building, electrostatically spraying fiber flocking material onto the plastic system before it hardens, and hardening the plastic system with the flock material imbedded therein.

A covering for an underlying structure comprises a bottom layer of U-shaped sections with gaps between covered by an upper layer of inverted U-shaped sections, the sections having clearance holes and/or flexible edges to permit transverse thermal flexing. The bottom sections are attachable to the structure by clip elements previously attached to the structure.

A non-contact covering for covering skin. A peripheral sealing ring is covered by a barrier layer and this assembly is attached to the skin with an adhesive. The barrier layer and peripheral sealing ring together define a treatment volume over the skin. The barrier layer may include active and passive heaters and the sealing ring may dispense water to control the humidity of the treatment volume. One form of active heat is the transfer of a heated fluid to the covering.

A divided flexible covering (1,2)serves to expose any desired region of a surface or opening while masking the other regions. Two gripping slats (3,10) are located respectively at the beginning of a length of fabric (1 or 2) or at the beginning and end of at least one or two strips (4 or 8), each of which is guided endlessly over four rollers (5,9) or sliding blocks (47). Each length of fabric (1 or 2) is provided with an end piece (7 or 12). The length of the lengths of fabric (1 or 2) is appro...

A floor covering with a fiber pile which is anchored in a layer selected from the group consisting of a latex, polyvinyl chloride, and bitumen layer, and a substrate layer, includes a base plate. The base plate is provided with burls which project to one side in rows at a distance with attendant formation of cable channels. The base plate with the burls is constituted by a knitted or woven material which is coated with synthetic resin and hardened. Alternately the cable channels can be provided ...

A roof covering or wall covering for a building or the like comprising a supporting layer having open channels, preferably made of corrugated metal sheet. Encasing structures, filled with a fire-retarding substance, are located in the channels of the supporting layer. The fire-retarding substance is a thickened liquid. Since the liquid is thickened, it cannot escape or can escape only very slowly from leaky points in the supporting layer in the event of fire. This ensures an evaporation of the f...

A casement covering comprising a metal frame rigidly secured to glazing, the glazing being substantially shatter resistant, and means securing the apparatus to a casement comprising fasteners that cannot be removed by an ordinary screwdriver.

A detachable cover for a window blind is disclosed. The detachable cover can be a sleeve which may be attached by a first attachment device such as velcro to a second attachment device of a vertical window blind which may also have velcro. The sleeve may have a top, bottom, and two sides and may have an opening at the top for sliding onto the blind and may be substantially closed at the bottom and two sides. The first attachment device on the sleeve may be a ring of material located near the top...

A temporary floor covering 10 that allows air and moisture to pass through the covering 10 is disclosed. The floor covering 10 has a first layer 12, a second layer 14 connected to the first layer 12, and a plurality of perforations 18 in the covering 10. The first layer 12 is typically made of a low-density polyethylene foam, and the second layer 14 is typically made of a polyethylene film. The perforations 18 extend through the first and second layers 12, 14 to allow air and moisture to pass th...