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| 7631470 | Heliport and civil engineering/building material In a heliport of the present invention, a plurality of long deck materials are arranged and joined to form a planar member having an approximately plane structure. The planar member is placed on a structure such as a space framework that can float on water, or on an... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7441384 | Pre-glued tongue and groove flooring The invention provides a new floor covering panel and floor covering system in which the floor covering panels include first and second generally planar surfaces, first and second side edges containing first and second complementary coupling members, respectively, a... | 10/28/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7377079 | Flexibly connected panel elements The invention relates to two panel elements which are flexibly connected to one another, at least one profiled lateral edge being provided on each of the panel elements for the flexible connection which, as connecting edges, have a suitable bearing and contact surfa... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7270497 | Paving element A cluster of paving elements is formed with a peripheral edge having a re-entrant formation formed between the upper supporting surface and the lower, supported surface. The formation engages a complimentary formation on an adjacent cluster to inhibit relative movem... | 09/18/2007 |
| RE39439 | System for joining building boards The invention relates to a system for laying and mechanically joining building panels, especially thin, hard, floating floors. Adjacent joint edges (3, 4) of two panels (1, 2) engage each other to provide a first mechanical connection locking the joint... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7127860 | Flooring and method for laying and manufacturing the same Floorboards for installation of floors in herringbone pattern are formed with two opposite sides inverted relative to each other. The invention further comprises methods for producing and making floorings comprising such floorboards, as well as fitting pieces and se... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7114298 | Roll-up floor tile system and method A plurality of interlocking tile pieces form a generally flat traffic-carrying surface. The tile are locked together in a manner to form a plurality of non-bendable tile joints. The tile includes a hinge or fold line along a first axis and a hinge or fold line along... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6988341 | Ventilated interlocking translucent blocks A vented hollow translucent/transparent plastic block for use in wall construction includes a single aperture disposed along the lower edge of the plastic block for alleviating pressure within the plastic block and for discharging any condensation within the plastic... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6810633 | Deck board fastener A fastening device for securing adjacent, parallel boards to a transverse structure, including a top plate having flanges to fit into slots cut into the sides of boards, a center hole in the top plate to accommodate a screw or nail, and top and bottom tabs to provid... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6722809 | Joint A joint for two flat structural members, in particular floor panels, wherein a groove and tongue joint joining two flat structural members is provided functionally separate from a twistlock locking the two flat structural members. The twistlock is formed on one of t... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6718709 | Snap panel display unit A light-weight, portable display system which includes plural, hollow, plastic panels having uniquely contoured corners. The panels may be of flat or curved configuration. Most of the plastic panels are fabricated to present smooth front and rear faces. However, som... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6684592 | Interlocking floor panels The disclosed invention is a portable floor comprised of interlocking floor panels which may be used for dancing, theatrical productions, musical performances, trade shows, and other settings where it is desirable to have a firm wooden floor surface. The ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6637169 | Sleeper assembly for resilient hardwood floor system A resilient floor includes a plurality of parallel spaced rows of sleeper assemblies, or substructure members, supported by pads over a base, with a wear layer of floorboards secured to the rows of substructure members. The substructure members include an... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6418693 | Flooring assembly and fastener therefor A flooring assembly and fastener therefor comprises flooring planks, preferably made of recycled lumber, and a clip fastener arranged between opposing longitudinal edges of the planks. The planks, in one embodiment, use tongue and groove construction. The... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6357194 | Tapered dovetail joint The tapered dovetail joint is a method of joining two boards, or other rigid materials such as particleboard, wafer board, etc., by a unique type of modified dovetail joint. The modification to the classic dovetail joint includes tapering the dovetail pin... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6282858 | Roofing panel system and method for making same An injection molded rigid roof panel system for constructing pitched roof structures of the type affixed directly to roof trusses or rafters and needing no structural or supporting sheathing surface or moisture barrier. Comprised of no less than (23) stan... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6237295 | Flooring assembly and fastener therefor A flooring assembly and fastener therefor is comprised of a plurality of elongated flooring planks, with each flooring plank having on opposing ends a tongue-containing first longitudinal edge and a groove-containing second longitudinal edge. The flooring... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6185878 | Modular panel construction system A utility shed is disclosed comprising modular side panels (30) which are connected together by corner connectors (26) and in-line connectors (28) to form sidewalls. The connectors (26, 28) have an I-beam cross section and comprise U-shaped ends (106, 80)... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6026625 | Angular interlocking floor tile A angular interlocking floor tile is provided with a generally flat top surface, a parallel bottom surface, wherein the tile includes two elongated sides which converge to a point or short inner side at one end and which sides diverge at an internal angle... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6021615 | Wood flooring panel Wood flooring panel is made of a plurality of parallel longitudinal wood slats situated side by side, with the slats being of the same length but staggered in their longitudinal positions. A tambour backing is adhesively secured to a back side of the slat... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5907934 | Interfacing floor tile An interfacing floor tile in the form a right triangle with two adjacent sides of equal length is provided with elongated third side opposite the right triangle. Each side is formed with a row of female cavities located adjacent the sides and positioned t... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5906082 | Resilient flooring system A resilient flooring system for assembly on a base surface to provide a resilient floor. The system includes a plurality of multi-layer planar panels having a flooring layer and a support layer. The flooring layer consist of a plurality of multi-length ha... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5904019 | Thermoplastic building blocks A thermoplastic building block consisting of a hollow block molded out of a thermoplastic resin such as an aromatic polycarbonate resin. The block has molded flanges extending outwardly from the outer surfaces of the block. The flanges have interlocking m... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5899038 | Laminated flooring, for example for sports facilities, a support formation and anchoring systems therefor The flooring, preferably made in the form of modules which can be likened approximately to large tiles, is composed essentially of a tread layer comprising a core of high or medium density material (HDF or MDF) with a laminate layer, for example of melami... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5870867 | Solid core partition wall A wall system which can be reconfigured and reused as needed, and which provides improved fire resistance and acoustical resistance, includes a plurality of edge connected panels having a solid structural core, a plurality of spaced apart structural studs... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5806273 | Multi-storey concrete construction system A concrete construction system enabling the construction of multi-storey buildings using single storey wall panels and elevated flat slabs is provided. The invention provides a plurality of concrete panels of a uniform thickness, the plurality of concrete... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5758461 | Lightweight, prefabricated building structures A lightweight, prefabricated building structure is assembled from panels having positive attachment means for attaching each of the panels to a suitable foundation. Each of the panels has friction lock means for interlocking one to another. Roof panels ar... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5680735 | Modular buiding system A modular building system comprising one or more wall panels having a top edge defining one of a male or female configuration and a bottom edge defining the other one of a male or female configuration such that the top edge of one wall panel can mate with... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5163259 | Interlocking manufactured logs A modular building component made of solid wood, capable of being fitted onto other correspondingly shaped modules to provide a wall of a building. The module includes a core made of horizontally laminated wood with a lengthwise groove cut along the top a... | 11/17/1992 |
| 4902259 | Connectable polygonal construction modules Polygonal construction modules are capable of being connected together by their edges and by their faces to create many different three-dimensional shapes. Each module has a generally planar body with edge faces, a top face and a bottom. Each edge face ha... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4878258 | Modular energy saving covering An energy saving covering module includes a central body portion having a pair of spaced apart walls defining an interior space containing insulating material. A first flange extends from the peripheral edges of the central body portion. A second flange c... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4858410 | Modular brickwork form A modular brickwork form for producing a regular pattern in brickwork construction. Raised ledges have concave and convex dimples to interconnect with adjoining forms, avoiding added space and deformation experienced by present day forms. The modulator br... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4685892 | Toy construction set A toy construction set having a plurality of generally planar geometrically configured unitary multi-sided construction elements, with each side having a tab connected thereto with living hinges, each tab including an aligned pair of connectors, each conn... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4509930 | Modular structures having hinge and mating pin fastening means A multilateral modular structure having fastening devices for connection to similar structures, the fastening devices including the module member having surfaces terminating in edges, a tab extending outwardly from an edge of and being offset from said me... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4238913 | Bulkhead structure A bulkhead construction for partitioning a deck comprises a lower panel member having an L-shaped portion affixed to the deck. An upper panel member has an L-shaped portion interfitting in the L-shaped portion of the lower panel whereby the upper panel me... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4190998 | Pivotably interlocking rigid heat-resistant tiles Welding backup comprising a flexible backing to which is adhered a train of rigid, heat-resistant tiles having knuckle joints wherein a protuberance of one tile fits into an indentation in the mating tile so that the train of tiles is conformable to both ... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4162597 | Insulation block and mounting means therefor A roof, or the like, composed of a plurality of blocks of relatively rigid insulating material which may be formed of Styrofoam. The relatively rigid blocks of insulating material being so configured that adjacent blocks will mate together forming a seali... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4157638 | Building panel and utilization thereof A building structure and a method of constructing a wall utilizing the building structure, for the construction of concrete buildings in a simplified manner. Each building structure unit includes a pair of exterior panels of cardboard sandwiching an insul... | 06/12/1979 |
| 4091590 | Structural element A structural element for use as a component part of a building, comprising a pair of parallel elongated rectangular side plates having opposite surfaces spaced a distance apart from each other and connecting means disposed between the side plates so as to... | 05/30/1978 |
