...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6786018 | Coping or fascia assembly for building roof A coping or fascia assembly for a flat or raised building roof edge, parapet wall, cant dam, gravel stop or the like resiliently maintains the coping or fascia assembly in a tight-fitting interlocking installation and has a locator member beneath the coping or fasci... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6360504 | Coping assembly for building roof A coping assembly for a parapet wall, cant dam or gravel stop resiliently maintains the coping assembly in a tight-fitting interlocking installation and has a locator member beneath the coping cap or cover for maintaining at least a portion of the outer c... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6212829 | Coping assembly for building roof A coping assembly for a parapet wall, cant dam or gravel stop resiliently maintains the coping assembly in a tight-fitting interlocking installation and has a locator member beneath the coping cap or cover for maintaining at least a portion of the outer c... | 04/10/2001 |
| 5893247 | Coping A coping system for parapet is comprised of three separate components, a plurality of cleats, a plurality of chairs and a plurality of caps. The cleats are secured to the parapet at spaced intervals and each cleat supports a corresponding chair. Each cap ... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5414965 | Roof edge anchoring devices for building structures An assembly is provided for sealingly anchoring a sheet-like base roofing material on a building structure. The assembly includes an anchoring flange or plate having a number of openings therethrough, and a marshal strip of sheet martial overlies the anch... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5272846 | Roof edge anchoring devices for foam roofing An roof edge assembly for anchoring foam-type roofing materials includes an anchoring flange having a longitudinal channel extending along the edge of the roof, into which a floating retainer member is received and allowed to move to accommodate thermal e... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5251411 | Roof edge anchoring devices for building structures An assembly is provided for sealingly anchoring a sheet-like base roofing material on a building structure. The assembly includes an anchoring flange or plate having a number of openings therethrough, and a marginal strip of sheet material overlies the an... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5230192 | Ventilated roofing system A roofing system having preferred metallic roofing panels overlying a roof structure or a substrate (such as a waterproof membrane) includes a mat of loosely-woven ventilation mesh material between the panels and the roof structure or substrate in order t... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5189853 | Edge sealing devices for building structures An assembly is provided for sealing and capping an edge construction on a building structure wherein a facing, composed of masonry or other materials, is placed along a back wall, generally in a face-to-face relationship. The edge sealing or coping assemb... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5123208 | Reglet assembly with snap-on flashing A reglet or flashing assembly includes a termination bar member with a snap-on resilient flashing and accommodates longitudinal expansion without leakage at longitudinally-adjacent joints, as well as providing for such a snap-on flashing or skirt componen... | 06/23/1992 |
| 4969250 | Fascia assembly and method of making same A sheet material assembly for forming a fascia assembly, raised roof edge assembly, coping assembly, or other such building component assembly, is disclosed. Such assembly includes at least a longitudinally-extending generally vertical outer face member, ... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4964248 | Coping assembly for a non-uniform parapet wall A coping assembly is disclosed for a parapet wall on a building structure that can accommodate varying or inconsistent wall widths, with the parapet wall having generally vertical inner and outer vertical surfaces interconnected by a generally horizontal ... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4909006 | Fascia assembly and method of making same A sheet material assembly for forming a fascia assembly, raised roof edge assembly, coping assembly, or other such building component assembly, is disclosed. Such assembly includes at least a longitudinally-extending generally vertical outer face member, ... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4890426 | Fascia assembly and method of making same A sheet material assembly for forming a fascia assembly, raised roof edge assembly, coping assembly, or other such building component assembly, is disclosed. Such assembly includes at least a longitudinally-extending generally vertical outer face member, ... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4780999 | Roof edge construction with snap-on roof block restraint An assembly is disclosed for forming a raised roof edge on a building structure that preferably has a generally horizontal roof and a geneally vertical outer face. The assembly includes a dam member for forming a water dam or gravel stop and a fascia memb... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4759157 | Roof edge construction An assembly is disclosed for forming a raised roof edge on a building structure that preferably has a generally horizontal roof and a generally vertical outer face. The assembly includes a dam member for forming a water dam or gravel stop, a fascia member... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4662129 | Roof edge construction with compression and flashing members An assembly is disclosed for forming a raised roof edge on a building structure that preferably has a generally horizontal roof and a generally vertical outer face. The assembly includes a dam member for forming a water dam or gravel stop, a fascia member... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4641476 | Roof edge construction An assembly is disclosed for forming a raised roof edge on a building structure that preferably has a generally horizontal roof and a generally vertical outer face. The assembly includes a dam member for forming a water dam or gravel stop, a fascia member... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4617770 | Nailerless roof edge, framing structure and building panel mounting assembly This disclosure relates to a roof edge assembly for use in forming a raised edge or gravel stop on a roof. The disclosure also relates to a framing structure useful for framing windows and doors; and to a mounting assembly for securing building panels, cu... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4598507 | Roof edge construction A roof edge assembly includes a resilient member secured to the roof structure of a building. The resilient member has at least one sloping portion protruding upwardly and inwardly and serves to mount and support a fascia member on the edge of the roof st... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4586301 | Retainer clamp membrane fastening system A retainer clamp membrane fastening system is disclosed particularly adapted for retaining elastomeric membrane materials in position on a building roof. Various embodiments are described which may be attached to an upwardly projecting wall around the roo... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4549376 | Roof edge construction A roof edge assembly includes a resilient member secured to the roof structure of a building. The resilient member has at least one sloping portion protruding upwardly and inwardly and serves to mount and support a fascia member on the edge of the roof st... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4488384 | Roof edge construction An improved roof edge structure of the type providing a gravel stop and a water dam around the periphery of a roof deck is described. The roof edge structure features a novel cant securing assembly which includes a cant member and a retainer member. The c... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4472913 | Nailerless roof edge This disclosure relates to a roof edge assembly for use in forming a raised edge or gravel stop on a roof. The nailerless roof edge of the present invention eliminates the need for the piece of wood or nailer which is normally bolted to the top of a cemen... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4071987 | Gravel stop The gravel stop is made of a springable material which has top and bottom portions joined by a horizontal and a sloping portion disposed therebetween. Since the material has spring characteristics, a fascia having a channel at the top and the bottom may b... | 02/07/1978 |