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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5555694 | Structural hanger A structural hanger connection including a supporting structure having a top surface and a front face; a supported structure disposed at an angle to the front face of the supporting structure and a structural hanger including a top flange element adapted ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5399044 | Rigid intersection connection A rigid intersection connection including three intersecting elongated wood structural members and a rigid connector made from a single sheet metal blank which requires no welding. The rigid connector includes a pair of angular members joined in angular r... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5380115 | Hip corner plate connection A hip corner plate connection in which a single element sheet metal hip corner plate connector is used to connect a hip rafter most commonly occurring in wood frame buildings having a stick-framed roof of either dimensional lumber or plywood I-rafters to ... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5380116 | Hip ridge connection A hip ridge connection in a building structure in which two hip rafters are connected to a ridge member by a sheet metal hip ridge connector having a base which is in registration with the end face of the ridge member and has flanges fastened to the side ... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5372448 | Rigid intersection connection A rigid intersection connection including three intersecting elongated wood structural members and a rigid connector made from a single sheet metal blank which requires no welding. The rigid connector includes a pair of angular members joined in angular r... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5341619 | Truss girder hanger connection A truss girder hanger connection including a metal truss girder hanger joining a supporting wood truss girder to a carried wood truss girder. The metal truss girder hanger is structurally connected only to a supporting wood vertical member of the supporting wo... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5335469 | Rafter to plate connection A rafter to plate connection in a wood frame building including wood top plate, and a wood rafter joined by a variable pitch connector including a rafter seat for receiving a portion of the wood rafter, a fixed base member affixed to the outside edge of t... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5333435 | Post to foundation connection A post to foundation connection for joining a wood post to an anchor bolt embedded in a concrete foundation after the concrete has hardened. The post to foundation connection includes a foundation connector which is formed from a single sheet metal blank ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5328287 | Rigid intersection connection A rigid intersection connection including three intersecting elongated wood structural members and a rigid connector made from a single sheet metal blank which requires no welding. The rigid connector includes a pair of angular members joined in angular r... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5324132 | Hinge connection A hinge connection for joining a heavy carrying wood member such as a glulam and a carried wood member having different depth dimensions including a metal hinge connector having side members disposed on opposite sides of the carrying and carried wood memb... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5317850 | Offset anchor bolt and method of orientation An anchor bolt connection in a framed building which includes a concrete foundation for supporting and anchoring a framed building against uplift forces and an anchor bolt for connecting the frame of the building to the concrete foundation. The anchor bol... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5297890 | Wood-to-pipe connection A wood-to-pipe connection in which a single sheet metal connector and a single threaded straight bolt are used to connect a wood frame member to an elongated pipe member. The elongated pipe member could be a metal conduit, standard pipe member or even a s... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5274981 | Rim tie connection A rim tie connection for building structures including a wood post member, first and second wood rim members and a sheet metal connector. One specialized use of the rim tie connection is in constructing the floor support framing in gazebo structures. In s... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5259685 | Rigid intersection connection A rigid intersection connection including three intersecting elongated wood structural members and a rigid connector made from a single sheet metal blank which requires no welding. The rigid connector includes a pair of angular members joined in angular r... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5253465 | Multiple framing member connection A multiple truss connection in which one or two trusses, such as a right hip truss and a jack truss, or a left hip truss and a jack truss, or two hip trusses are connected to a supporting girder by means of a sheet metal hanger. The sheet metal hanger is ... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5249404 | Holdown connection A holdown connection including a single element holdown connector formed from a single metal sheet member requiring no welding for connecting a wood stud member to an anchoring means such as a concrete foundation or another structural member. Three sides ... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5236273 | Rafter-to-corner plate connection A wood rafter to wood corner plate connection in either a gazebo or a building roof having a hip roof. A single element sheet metal connector is provided having a base member connected to the corner plate, wing members connected to and tying the corner pl... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5197241 | Gazebo top connection A gazebo top connection which includes a gazebo top connector formed from a single sheet metal piece, the upper ends of a plurality of wood rafters and fasteners joining the gazebo top connector and the wood rafters. The gazebo top connector is formed wit... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5160211 | Post to railing tie A connector for securing a wood railing to a wood post by fasteners which are in shear in relaton to all forces imposed upon the railing. The connector is a single piece sheet metal member formed in a generally triangular cross section with openings provi... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5150553 | Holdown strap A holdown strap connection including an elongated sheet metal holdown strap for joining a generally vertical wood frame member such as a post or stud to a concrete foundation without the use of threaded anchor bolts washers and threaded nuts. The elongate... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5150982 | Deck post tie An upright connection including a rigid one-piece connector for joining an upright supported member to a support structure having a support surface and an angularly related edge surface. The connector includes an elongated rigid back member which is conne... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5109646 | Bearing connection A bearing connection in a building structure for distributing downward gravity bearing loads through fasteners driven through sheet metal connectors and into a load carrying wood structural member such as a floor joist, a roof rafter or a wood truss membe... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5104252 | Hanger connection A connection in a wood frame building wherein a one piece sheet metal hanger connector is used to join together a wood supporting member, and one or two wood supported members. The connector is connected to the supporting member by a top flange and the su... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5042217 | Light wood truss connection A light wood truss connection in which a hip truss and a jack truss are joined to a wood supporting girder by means of a sheet metal connector which includes first second and third side wall members and first and second back wall members. A single seat su... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5027573 | Deck clip system, method and connector connection An attachment system, method and connector connection for constructing a structure having supporting members and supported members as most commonly found in house and patio wood decks, board walks, stair systems, wood benches and trellis systems. The stru... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4995206 | Elevated post base A metal integral elevated post base for elevating the base of a wood post above a concrete base in which the post base is embedded. The post base includes a metal foot member embedded in the concrete base, a pair of metal post members integrally connected... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4932173 | Truss clip A building frame connection including a metal connector for attaching plated wood trusses to wood top plates or mudsills in building structures consisting of a single member constructed from sheet metal including a base member for slidably receiving the b... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4924648 | Standoff timber base connection A timber and concrete connection which includes a steel connector formed with stirrup members embedded in the concrete and which extend above the concrete for fastening to the timber member. The timber member rests on a standoff member which holds the bas... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4897979 | Multiple wood truss connection A multiple wood truss connection in which from two to three hip and jack trusses may be supported by a single sheet metal connector at two locations and connected to a carrying girder. Each carried truss is supported on a common seat and individually supp... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4896985 | Snugging connection and method A snugging connection and method for moving a movable structural member into closer contact with a stationary structural member in which a connector for joining the two structural members is formed with a snugging member which is activated by driving a fa... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4890436 | Multiple wood truss connection A multiple wood truss connection in which from three to five hip and jack trusses may be supported by a single sheet metal connector at from two to three location and connected to a carrying girder. Each carried truss is supported on a common seat and ind... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4841690 | Impact nailed connector A sheet metal connector for wood-to-wood, metal or concrete connections between holding and held members in a building structure in which all or substantially all of the nail openings in the connector are omitted and replaced by indicia inscribed, printed... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4817359 | Multiple wood truss connection A connector for joining a wood member such as a hip truss and a second wood member such as a jack truss to a third wood member such as a girder truss. The connector is formed with a seat for receiving the bottom edges of the hip and jack truss, side membe... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4744192 | Tension tie A tension tie for holding a wood frame member subject to a design load in tension to a wood or concrete member. The tie is connected to the wood frame member by nail fasteners and to the concrete or wood member by an anchor bolt. The tension tie is constr... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4717279 | Bucket hanger A bucket hanger and method of making the hanger from a sheet metal blank. The hanger is characterized by an elongated strap back member for attachment to a vertical member in a wood truss. The hanger has a single member, non-welded seat and overlapped bac... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4714372 | Hurricane tie A hurricane tie for connecting wood members in a building structure having a unitary sheet metal body member including a truncated generally right angled triangular base member and a generally right angled triangular web member arranged in reverse apex or... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4572695 | Six finger wood jointing connector A jointing connector made from a sheet metal blank for connecting two to four wood members such as 2×4's. The connector includes a palm portion, and a finger portion with six distinct finger members. Each finger may be bent in the field by workmen to acc... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4498801 | Ridge rafter connector A ridge rafter connector formed from a strip of sheet metal which encapsulates the sides of the rafter and is normally connected to the side and top of the ridge beam. The top flange of the connector is configured so that it provides a locator function fo... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4480941 | Double shear angled fastener connector A double shear angled fastener sheet metal connector for connecting a wood held member to a wood holding member wherein the connector includes a side member formed with a restricted opening and a held-holding fastener driven at an angle through a portion ... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4423977 | Single element slope and skew hanger A one piece connector for attaching a supported member such as a wood joist or beam to a supporting member or header in a sloped and/or skewed relationship including a back plate, side support members for attachment to the supporting members, a seat for r... | 01/03/1984 |
