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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980040 | Anchor sheet positioning and connection system Attachment devices are described for attaching and locating overlapped anchor sheets while allowing for some relative movement as to expansion and contraction. Generally, the devices are a male/female connection on corresponding sheets and expansion openings or aper... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7434364 | Wall panel arrangement A pair of upright wall panels are each provided with a sidewardly spaced pair of generally parallel but inclined guide grooves extending vertically along the outer face of the upright frame edge rails. A connector assembly including a main activator rod having a pai... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7412802 | Swimming pool formed of interconnecting panels with supporting buttresses A wall and buttress construction for swimming pools in which deck support extensions can be secured to the top of the buttresses. The wall includes a plurality of panels having end flanges at the sides of the panels, and a double slotted peg is provided. One of the ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7409803 | Hidden deck fastener system A deck system employing a plurality of substantially hidden fasteners to couple the floor boards of the deck to the joists. Each hidden fastener is rigidly coupled to a respective joist and positioned between a pair of adjacent floorboards. Each fastener forms a mat... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7389618 | Prefabricated panels for temporary structures The invention is a building panel and clip system, in which the building panel members are quickly and reversibly attached to other similar building panel members with clip members to form a temporary structure that provides shelter from the elements. Alternatively,... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7357467 | Door assembly for use in a home appliance A door assembly is made up of a door provided in a cabinet of a home appliance, such as a dishwasher, and a door handle for operating the door. The door assembly includes a door, installed in the cabinet, having an exterior surface; a door handle, affixed to the doo... | 04/15/2008 |
| RE40217 | System for securing composite gratings to structural members A fastener system for securing a grating to an underlying structural support member when the grating experiences extremely high wave pressures. The fastening system includes elongated generally L-shaped connectors for fastening the longitudinal edges of grating shee... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7290377 | Block connector A block connector for pre-cast building blocks comprising a top body portion to be fitted into the bottom surface groove of an upper block and a bottom body portion to be fitted into the top surface groove of a lower block. The top and bottom body portions define th... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7223045 | Device and method for detachably connecting abutting structural parts and tie member for use to form said device A device (1) for detachably connecting two abutting structural parts (2, 3) comprises a tie member (4), adapted to be at least partially inserted in a recess (5) formed in a first (2) of the structural parts (2, 3), and a lo... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216464 | Modular oven wall panel assembly A modular oven, such as a batch process oven, includes a standardized set of self supporting, interconnectable panels which, when assembled, from a self-supporting heat containment shell, free of added structural support members. The present invention is also direct... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7194844 | “C” section structural connectors A prototype connector has a section in the general shape of the letter. “C”, thereby causing it to have a convex outer surface. Ends of the prototype connector form lips that are contiguously connected through respective flanges to ends of a web. A connector for... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195218 | Rod hanger adapter A rod hanger adapter selectively mounted to an associated cabinet includes a first wall comprising an opening for mounting the rod hanger adapter to a wall of the associated cabinet and a second wall connected to, spaced from and at least substantially parallel to t... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178297 | Structures incorporating interlocking wall modules Modular structures constructed from interlocking wall modules made of plate steel and assembled with C-channel connectors, including tongue and groove elements used to position adjoining modules adjacent to one another, for example during the construction of a cell ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171790 | Clamp unit for Do-It-Yourself (DIY) solid wood flooring The invention relates to a clamp unit for Do-It-Yourself (DIY) solid wood flooring having a first clamp, a second clamp and two spring clips. The first clamp includes a first protrusion, a T-shape protrusion disposed at the junction of two adjacent solid wood panels... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7162836 | Temporary structure A kit for building a structure which includes a plurality of panels (28, 30), each panel having at least one respective peripheral formation (34) and a plurality of fasteners (10); each fastener having at least two clip formations (12, 14... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7152383 | Joining of foam core panels A blind connection for joining foam core panels which comprise a central sheet of foamed resinous material having top and bottom rails and veneers bonded to opposite sides of the central sheet and the rails. The rails having abutting side edge faces with matching sl... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150127 | Partition system A partition system for office spaces generally includes a framework and a plurality of different types of decorative and/or functional tiles mountable to the framework. The framework includes I- and C-shaped vertical frame members which are adjustably joined by uppe... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7121059 | System for joining building panels The invention relates to a system for laying and mechanically joining building panels, especially thin, hard, floating floors. Adjacent joint edges of two panels engage each other to provide a first mechanical connection locking the joint edges in a first direction ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7104221 | Collapsible doghouse A doghouse includes a plurality of side panels connecting a front panel and a rear panel. A roof includes two roof panels each including runners that slidably connect to upper ledges in the front and rear panels. The side panels can be connected to the front and rea... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097403 | Reduced material fastener A reduced material fastener has a shank cross-section selected to provide a parting line. Having a parting line means that the fastener may be made using two opposing dies, including roller dies, to cold form the cross-section. The cross-sections do not have to be s... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7051486 | Mechanical locking system for floating floor Floorboards with a mechanical locking system having a separately machined strip which is mechanically joined with the floorboard. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047576 | Plastic profile The invention provides a variable angle connector profile for connecting a plurality of enclosure panels, the profile comprising: a first end segment having a first open channel sized for receiving a first enclosure panel; a flexible middle segment attached to the f... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7037080 | Method of constructing a fan blade An improved fan blade is constructed from a series of wooden slats. Holes are drilled through the wooden slats and a dowel is placed through each of the holes. The dowel is preferably a wooden rod that is secured in the hole with wood glue. Alternatively, the dowels... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032712 | Scaffold with vertical supports and horizontal carriers The invention relates to a scaffold with vertical supports arranged spaced apart next to one another and/or behind one another, with horizontal carriers arranged between adjacent vertical supports and with scaffold decks which releasably lie at their end regions on ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021010 | Demountable building A structure such as a demountable building (10) including a base (11), a plurality of modular units (12–17) which are arranged for connection to the base (11). Each unit is fitted out with functional elements to enable that unit to perf... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014227 | Wedge bar locking mechanism A wedge bar locking mechanism is provided including a locking pin, a bracket and a wedge bar. In operation, the locking pin and wedge bar are mechanically coupled such that rotation of the locking pin results in translational motion of the wedge bar. The wedge bar a... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6996942 | Constructing geodesic domes Techniques are described for constructing geodesic dome structures. For example, a method includes connecting a set of temporary spacers to a set of connectors. The spacers arrange the connectors in space so that the connectors are referenced with respect to one ano... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6990780 | Mounting structure The present invention relates to a mounting structure which is arranged at two abutting structural panels (1, 2) so that said structural panels are connected with each other, comprising two pairs of clamping plates, with one of said pairs of clamping plates b... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6955015 | System for interconnecting wall blocks A wall is constructed from precast concrete blocks stacked in tiers in which adjacent blocks are secured together to increase the strength of the wall. Anchors are embedded in the tops of at least some of the blocks. The ends of the blocks have vertical grooves whic... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6880297 | Method and apparatus for providing a modular storage system A modular system for assembling a storage unit is provided which includes a plurality of panels and different connectors. The system allows for subdividing spaces which may feature walls, floors, ceilings, etc. at varying angles or in areas having irregular contours... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6880305 | Metal strip for interlocking floorboard and a floorboard using same The invention relates to a strip for a building board (2), exhibiting a board body (S) which is formed with a gripping stud (24). The strip (10) extends from the body (S) and from which are formed gripping elements (26, 28), which are ben... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6862858 | Apparatus for securing a part to an extruded section For securing a fitting to any point of an extruded section by a clamping device, the extruded section has two spaced apart parallel webs between which a holding part of the fitting can be inserted which is supported on the edge faces of the webs facing one another. ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6857237 | Modular wall component with insulative thermal break A modular wall component with an insulative thermal break for preventing the creation of a continuous thermal path across the modular wall component. The modular wall component may be formed with an insulated frame structure that is fixed to an open frame structure ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6854233 | Quick-connect panel system A partition panel system that requires no tools, is easy to handle and is quickly assembled. The partition panel system includes a panel of barrier material surrounded by a frame and several sets of connectors. Each connector of one set of connectors has an “H” ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6820388 | Stackable wall panel assembly and connector therefor A stackable wall panel assembly includes a lower wall panel having a top, a bottom, vertically extending ends and opposite sides and an upper wall panel having a top, a bottom, vertically extending ends and opposite sides. A lower connector post is connected to the ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6754998 | Partition panel for a space dividing system A space dividing system includes a column and a series of partition panels adapted for interconnection with the column. The column includes an internal passage, and is adapted to receive wiring from a building for supplying power to a receptacle arrangement intercon... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6745538 | Mounting structure The present invention relates to a mounting structure which is arranged at two abutting structural panels (1, 2) so that said structural panels are connected with each other, comprising two pairs of clamping plates, with one of said pairs of clamping plates b... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6729085 | Wall panel system A stackable wall panel assembly including a lower wall panel having a top, a bottom, vertically extending ends and opposite sides and an upper wall panel having a top, a bottom, vertically extending ends and opposite sides. A vertically extending stanchion has a low... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6715253 | Locking system for floorboards This relates to a locking system for mechanical joining of floorboards (1, 1′), a floorboard having such a locking system and a flooring made of such floorboards. The locking system has mechanical cooperating structure (36, 38; 6, 8, 14) for vertical... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6694700 | Fastener attaching frame members of a patio enclosure A fastener for use in forming a joint of a framework for a patio enclosure. The joint includes an end of an elongated first frame member fastened to a side of an elongated second frame member. The fastener includes a body having a first end and a second e... | 02/24/2004 |
