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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7340868 | Universal structural element The invention describes a universal structural element (1) for the purpose of forming in particular, three-dimensional structures, which structural element can be manufactured in a convenient manner efficiently, cost-effectively from the most varied materials... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7223043 | Structural members and joining arrangements therefor A joining arrangement for use in the construction of stud frames and for releasable attachment of a first member to a second structural member forming part of the frame. The first member includes in at least one side wall a female recess which, when the members are ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7191987 | Sway brace fitting A versatile sway brace fitting, includes a pair of spaced jaws, for firmly and deformingly gripping a brace, and a method for manufacturing the fitting. The fitting can withstand substantial loads and is adaptable to receive a variety of braces such as bracing pipes... | 03/20/2007 |
| RE39448 | Connecting device for connecting a fan blade to a rotor of a motor of a ceiling fan A connecting device includes a bottom member with a periphery for attaching on a rotor of a motor, a circumferential wall which extends upwardly from the periphery, and a mounting arm which has an anchored end adapted for mounting the fan blade thereon and an anchor... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7093398 | Wall panel assembly and method of assembly A wall assembly includes at least two panel elements which are configured for contiguous placement adjacent to one another. Each of the panel elements defines a hollow internal passageway. The panels are configured to permit a contiguous placement whereby the respec... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7073758 | Pole clamp for partition mount A partition mounting system a system mitigates or eliminates sag, or gaps, between an installed curtain and an abutting surface such as a wall or ceiling. The system accomplishes this in a manner that avoids permanent damage to the wall or ceiling surface. A clamp i... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6953174 | Sway brace fitting A versatile sway brace fitting, includes a pair of spaced jaws, for firmly and deformingly gripping a brace, and a method for manufacturing the fitting. The fitting can withstand substantial loads and is adaptable to receive a variety of braces such as bracing pipes... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6942004 | Partition mount In a spring-loaded curtain mount, the mount includes a pole interface at a proximal end, a compressive mechanism, and a head at a distal end. The pole interface is adapted to receive the end of a standard length adjustable pole or a painter's pole. The compression m... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6920727 | Wall panel arrangement with accessory-supporting top cap A space-dividing wall panel arrangement having a plurality of upright wall panels serially connected one with the other by an upright support post. The wall panel arrangement additionally includes an open-frame structure which allows routing of cabling therethrough ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6874291 | Universal structural element The invention describes a universal structural element (1) for the purpose of forming in particular, three-dimensional structures, which structural element can be manufactured in a convenient manner efficiently, cost-effectively from the most varied materials... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6739795 | Telescoping trough A telescoping cable trough section is provided including first and second U-shaped trough sections which are slideably received with each other. One trough section includes slots, and the other includes flanges received in the slots for mating the two trough section... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6709186 | Coupler for cable trough Couplers for a cable trough system including a spacing defined by first and second guiding surfaces, the spacing being sized to receive the terminal end of a trough member into the spacing. One or more springs are carried on the couplers and may be at least partiall... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6682256 | Fastening device A fastening device includes two side boards attached to each other with an included angle therebetween and two securing members respectively and pivotally mounted to the side boards with a space formed between each securing member and the associated side ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6644370 | Device for enlarging a machine table A device for enlarging a machine table of a machine tool has a rectangular table plate having an end face which can be attached to an edge of the machine table via a retaining device. The retaining device includes a supporting strip which can be fixed to ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6584748 | Deck covering system Interlocking cover members made of a rigid polyvinyl chloride (PVC) material and formed by an extrusion process are each defined by a main panel having a top side with a top surface, a bottom side, and opposite first and second longitudinal edge zones. Lo... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6543957 | Holder and housing comprising at least one holder A holder is provided for attaching a housing to a rail, being securable to the housing and having a recess which is engagable with a projection of the rail and a flexible member having a closed cross-section and which is clearly deformable in a direction ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6536984 | Taper lock fastening bracket system and method of assembly A fastening bracket system for connecting two abutting members at a fixed angle includes a locking bracket having a flange and attached to one member and a channel bracket having a channel and attached to the other member. The channel or the flange, or bo... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6497529 | Snap-on rail mounted electrical device A electrical device can be snapped onto a support rail by a compression spring orthogonal to a length of the rail and arranged in a cylindrical housing. The housing opens to the outside, opposite the edge of the rail, via an opening in a top adapted to ax... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6464262 | Mechanical interface connection for vacuum ejectors, and a modular assembly for supplying negative pressure to an industrial process by means of at least one vacuum ejector driven by compressed air An assembly for generating a negative pressure in an industrial process includes a plurality of interconnected units formed with wedge-shaped connections in their mutually contacting surfaces. Intermediate units in the assembly, such as an ejector housing... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6438913 | Glazing panel wall system The invention is a glazing panel wall system having unique and advantageous glazing clips. The clips, several different embodiments of which are described, serve to hold the glazing panels and frame member face covers in place. The system comprises the va... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6430880 | Display panel with deployable vertical stabilization A modular display panel and edge latching system therefor which employs concealed movable latching mechanism that can be actuated between adjacent panels set up, for example, on a floor to lock the panels into vertical alignment and against any tendency o... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6421979 | Composite constructional element A process for producing a composite constructional element from a basic body made of plastic which is provided with ribs and is partially or completely connected to a reinforcing element made of metal or reinforced plastic. In this process, the connection... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6368011 | Sign box joining device A sign box joining device for slidable engaging and interlocking with at least one extrusion member. The joining device having an elongate, flat, top wall having downwardly extending side walls at opposite sides of the top wall and inwardly extending bott... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6354759 | Connector for frame members A connector made of two pieces, each piece being a single one-piece stamping, the pieces having mutually engaging hooks forming camming elements. The pieces are mounted on the exterior surfaces of the members of the frame to be connected. The connectors a... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6347495 | Panel coupling assemblies Two generally co-planar panels (4) are supported almost edge-to-edge by an intermediate beam (1). A coupling member (2) is captive to the beam (1) by interengaging longitudinal formations (6,11) and provides an interlocking engagement (12,18) for the edge... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6273631 | Connecting rod equipped with ball joints capable of adjusting the distance between the centers A connecting rod includes first and second ball joints made of ball-shanks and holders tiltably connected with the ball-shanks. A connecting portion, which connects the holders of the first and second ball joints, adjusts the distance between the centers ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6272803 | Connector system for in-line connection of freestanding partitions A partition system includes adjacent partitions that have aligned top frame members with abutting and horizontally aligned cantilevered end sections. An in-line connector system includes a flat top connector and a U-shaped bottom connector that mateably s... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6261064 | Combination of ceiling fan bracket and motor casing A ceiling fan bracket has a first end connected to a ceiling fan blade and a second end of the ceiling fan bracket has two L-shaped wings. A connector is connected to the second end of the ceiling fan bracket and has two tongues. A motor casing has a plur... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6254304 | Fastening body for sheet member A fastening surface body which can mount a sheet-like fastening body to a sheet-like mounting body having various kinds of cross-sectional shapes with no play. The fastening surface body can securely engage a surface fastener of a sheet member to which a ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6099194 | Splice joint for connecting adjacent side rail sections in a vehicle body and frame assembly A splice joint for connecting a pair of open channel side rail sections in a vehicular body and frame assembly focuses stresses imposed thereon away from the longitudinal edges of the structural members. In a first aspect of this invention, one or both en... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6092346 | Method for connecting a sheet pile to a beam A method for connecting a standard sheet pile equipped with a standard locking element to the flange of a standard girder (31). First the initially flat edge (39) of the flange of the girder (31) is given an undulating profile having of a longitudinal ser... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6089781 | Structure utilizing a shape-memory alloy fastener A structure includes an electronic device support, an electronic device, and a fastener for the electronic device support and the electronic device. There is a first dovetail slot in the electronic device support and a second dovetail slot in the electron... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6060661 | Security device A security device for securing a device to store shelving units such as gondolas having a clamp made from two sections that are secured to the gondola by threaded fasteners. The device is enclosed in a outer housing formed by two sections that fit within ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5966888 | Building elements A hollow building element of plastics material comprises one or more longitudinal ducts and having, at opposite sides thereof, coupling members, whereby elements may be connected to each other, a coupling member at one side comprising a duct for receiving... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5951197 | Connecting device for connecting a fan blade to a rotor of a motor of a ceiling fan A connecting device includes a bottom member with a periphery for attaching on a rotor of a motor, a circumferential wall which extends upwardly from the periphery, and a mounting arm which has an anchored end adapted for mounting the fan blade thereon an... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5924260 | Methods for anchoring within a channel An anchorage assembly is formed by a first member and a second member. Each member is movable into and out of a channel, but when connected together, the interconnected members resist removal from the channel.... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5924255 | Shutter assembly A shutter assembly which includes separate top and bottom portions and intermediate slatted portions. The top and bottom portions both include right and left side flanges which include inner and outer channels. Likewise the slatted portion includes a righ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5901528 | Building elements A hollow building element (10) of plastics material comprises one or more longitudinal ducts (30) and has at opposite sides thereof, coupling members (32, 34), whereby elements are connectable to each other directly or indirectly, wherein lower coupling m... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5887629 | Corner connection for a heddle shaft A heddle shaft is formed of shaft rods which have hollow ends containing inserts fixedly positioned therein and lateral supports which include projections that respectively extend into recesses in the inserts. Clamping screws, which can extend through the... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5860759 | Connector for frame members A pair of steel counterpart pieces, of steel, each being integral, and including a backing element, a side blade element, and a hook element. The side elements are on opposite side edges respectively of the backing elements. The pieces are mounted on fram... | 01/19/1999 |
