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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4523416 | Flooring system with service trunking provision Services segregation apparatus for a gap between corrugated sheeting (40) of flooring comprises at least one apertured divider (11) communicating separately with upwardly closed elements (17, 18) to each side. Endmost elements also communicate with sheeti... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4507900 | Electrical distribution for metal deck construction A metal raceway structure has a metal ribbed deck cooperating with an underlying member to define a plurality of cells each adapted to carry electrical utility wires. A housing member is positioned in cooperation with the deck in such fashion that opening... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4499332 | Preset block assembly for underfloor electrical distribution system A preset block assembly adapted for use with an underfloor electrical distribution system having one or more electrical conductors enclosed in elongated, laterally spaced cells. The block assembly includes a housing having a terminal portion that rests on... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4465897 | Three-service wire distributing unit and outlet means therefor A metal cellular flooring unit presents at least two enclosed cells separated by a lengthwise trough. A distinct partitioning element substantially coextensive in length with the first cell, divides the first cell into first and second subcells. A set of ... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4454692 | Metal deck raceway construction A metal raceway structure for use in composite, concrete-metal construction including an elongated metal deck having alternating ribs and valleys. A sheet underlies the deck in order to define a plurality of cells. The metal deck has spaced first and seco... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4453349 | Floor and roof deck A structural deck especially suited for floors and roofs. It comprises an undulating metal structure having substantially horizontal bottom walls and top walls interconnected by downwardly and outwardly tapered, substantially flat side walls. Doved-tailed... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4453364 | Corrugated steel decking section Improved corrugated steel decking of the type having plural crest surfaces, plural valley surfaces and plural sloping web surfaces connecting each crest surface to the adjoining valley surface. An inwardly depressed groove is provided in each of the slopi... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4408090 | Trimless carpet base insert device A trimless carpet base insert device, further provided with novel positioning and assembly features, enabling assembly and use thereof to be made in situ, by initially interlocking end members of the insert device with apertured portions of the cable race... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4341919 | Insert device A novel conduit device including oppositely opening conduit sections of triangular outline, formed complementarily with and engaging and grommeting axially offset apertures in the side walls of parallel raceways, for separate passage through the raceways ... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4232493 | Fire-resistant electrical wiring distributing floor structure and method A floor structure comprising a metal subfloor including metal cellular units providing plural enclosed cells; housings associated with certain of the cells, each adapted to provide future access to different electrical services at one location in the floo... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4211043 | Precast concrete building module form A precast monolithic concrete building module includes a vertical wall, a horizontal roof and a pair of roof supporting legs spaced from the wall. A plurality of ribs project outwardly from the wall and also from the lower surface of the roof. In one embo... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4194332 | Electrical wiring distribution system A wiring distribution system for fill-on-slab or fill-on-grade floor constructions, including an uninterrupted main unit providing main passageways and at least one laterally extending feeder unit providing feeder passageways supported on a substructure (... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4178469 | Closure device and floor structure utilizing the same A closure device comprising an insert and capping means. The insert includes first, second and third generally U-shaped members. The first and second members cooperate with a lengthwise trough of the sheet metal element to provide laterally spaced-apart v... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4125977 | Internally composite cellular section and composite slab assembled therefrom A composite slab useful as a floor or roof structure of a building. The composite slab comprises plural cellular sections which span across horizontal structural support beams, and which provide a substantially flat upper surface and plural longitudinal c... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4106249 | Method and apparatus for interlocking and venting a structural diaphragm A fluted deck for use in the building industry includes a plurality of vents disposed within the webs interconnecting top and bottom flutes. Since the webs are proportionally stronger than the top and bottom flutes, the vents do not reduce the inherent st... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4096347 | Outlet box access cover A preset access housing assembly is disclosed for use in underfloor electrical distribution systems having a plurality of raceway cells extending below the floor surface. The housing has a base wall and a sidewall extending upwardly therefrom and terminat... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4041238 | Preset housing for electrical distribution systems A preset access housing assembly is disclosed for use in underfloor electrical distribution systems having a plurality of raceway cells extending below the floor surface. The housing includes a base wall bridging between two raceway cells and communicatin... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4012873 | Protective cap for underfloor access housing Protective covers for outlet openings of an underfloor access housing are provided to prevent ingress through the outlet opening of a subsequently poured layer of floor fill, such as concrete. The protective covers are enveloped by the floor fill and have... | 03/22/1977 |
| 4012874 | Protective cover assembly for underfloor access housing A protective cover assembly for an outlet opening of an underfloor access housing is provided to prevent ingress through the outlet opening of a subsequently poured layer of floor fill, such as concrete. The assembly comprises a cup-shaped cap having a fe... | 03/22/1977 |
| 3973366 | Composite preset block for underfloor wire distribution systems Method and means for adapting a poured concrete floor above a wire distribution system for installing outlets connecting with said system. A composite block assembly comprising a rupturable block covered by a hold-down plate having an access opening is pr... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3962835 | Building unit A pre-fabricated unit, usable singly or with others in constructing a building, has a roof section and a floor section interconnected by central end columns, the roof and floor sections both being rectangular, each being formed with transverse beams acros... | 06/15/1976 |
| 3959423 | Modular construction system A construction system for constructing multistory buildings is disclosed. Concrete joists are poured in place, using high-strength concrete. The concrete is poured into a removable, reusable ganged-form structure. The sides of the joist forms swing away f... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3943272 | Dual preset service fitting or insert for underfloor wireway systems The fitting is mountable on a cellular steel floor or deck prior to pouring of the concrete of a completed floor and comprises a separable flat base plate, a box-like housing, and a cover plate. Two self-grommeted openings in the base plate are axially al... | 03/09/1976 |
| 3932696 | Underfloor access housing utilizing a trough space of a cellular flooring unit An underfloor access housing adapted for use with cellular flooring units of the type normally placed in building floors, and which provide plural cells separated by troughs. The access housing presents a dual outlet opening in its top wall, spans across ... | 01/13/1976 |
