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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7354224 | Adjustable pile splicing apparatus, system, method, and product-by-process Piles are spliced using a first splicer element comprising a first splicer face and a cross-section sized and contoured to mate with and press firmly against first faces of a pair of piles to be spliced; together with a second splicer element comprising a second spl... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7140609 | Locking/unlocking mechanism A cartridge apparatus includes a media cassette, face plate and a locking and unlocking mechanism. The locking and unlocking mechanism includes a lock bar, a first post and a second post, and is configured to lock and unlock a cartridge during insertion in a printer... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6945727 | Apparatuses and methods for joining structural members, such as composite structural members Apparatuses and methods for joining structural members. In one embodiment, an apparatus for joining a first member to a second member includes a first part and a second part configured to be engaged with and bonded to the first part. In one aspect of this embodiment... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6751382 | System for organizing wires and cables A system for organizing elongated objects (such as wires, cables, pipes, hoses, ducts, tubing, and other similar items) into bundles to create a more uniform, neat and functional arrangement is disclosed. The system includes a fastener adapted to extend along the le... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6547478 | Coupling plate frame A coupling plate frame is integrally made of hardened high molecular material and comprises a top plate section a vertical plate section, a bottom plate section, and two flap plates. The top plate section has an engaging hole thereon. The vertical plate s... | 04/15/2003 |
| 5385423 | Joint for corrugated structural members A joint assembly for an arched building structure comprises a non-corrugated flat plate member and at least one corrugated plate member connected to and extending outwardly of the non-corrugated plate member. The corrugated plate member has proximal and d... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5383690 | Arrangement for fastening a fluid line to a body particularly a fuel filter for an internal combustion engine In an arrangement for fastening at least one fluid line to a body, in particular a fuel filter for an internal combustion engine wherein the body has a bore and the fluid line includes a cylindrical connecting piece received and locked in the bore, the co... | 01/24/1995 |
| 4712757 | Portable voting booth adapter An adapter device for portable voting booth serves to widen the space between front support legs. The adaptive device is comprised of two parallel, spaced apart cylindrical members, with coplanar lower end portions. The cylindrical members are connected t... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4692057 | Taper connection on a chair or table column of adjustable height A taper connection between a chair column and a seat plate is proposed. The external taper of the chair column adjoins a cylindrical section of the chair column. The internal taper of the seat plate, fitted together with the external taper of the chair co... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4338039 | Toenail Disclosed is a toenail having a generally triangular shaped head and one or more shanks. The head has two wood bearing surfaces which are typically formed at right angles to each other and a third head surface adapted to be driven, typically by a hammer. ... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4138094 | Adjustable railing assembly An adjustable railing section including upper and lower rails connected by spaced vertical members is mountable between a pair of vertical posts, the posts being secured in vertical positions on a surface by use of U-shaped brackets and individually inser... | 02/06/1979 |
| 4128354 | Knock-down container side panel connections A connecting arrangement for box-shaped support structures connects the upright walls constituting the support structure to one another at upright marginal portions thereof. The connecting arrangement includes upper and lower connecting projections which ... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4077728 | Distortion of plastic parts aligns non-coaxial members A plurality of substantially parallel, laterally spaced, male parts formed of a plastic having low dimensional stability are removably insertable into a base member of similar plastic having a similarly arranged plurality of sockets. If the spacings of th... | 03/07/1978 |
| 4052826 | Breakaway coupling assembly with fracture-initiating washer An upright standard assembly for failing when subjected to horizontal impact forces while solidly supporting an upright standard under normal conditions. The assembly includes a generally vertical standard, a base member, a connection member to releasably... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4020132 | Construction joint for reinforced concrete structures This specification relates to apparatus and method for improving construction joints in reinforced concrete structures. A coupling member extends a short distance beyond the joint between two pours and has edges which mechanically couple to joining or ada... | 04/26/1977 |
| 4007564 | Breakaway coupling and assembly An improved breakaway coupling is provided which is particularly suitable for use in assemblies which are subject to impact such as roadway lamp standards, highway signs and the like. A number of longitudinal grooves provide fracture-initiating regions wh... | 02/15/1977 |
| 4004856 | Scaffold subassembly A scaffold which can be readily assembled and disassembled. The cross numbers are outfitted with retractable hooks for, when extended, engagement with slots in the uprights. With the hooks extended, wedges secure them in tight engagement with the slots. T... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3999875 | Upright and cross-piece assembly for collapsible racking or the like The invention relates to adjustable storage arrangements, such as racks, which may be readily erected and dismantled from a plurality of interconnectable, elongate shaped members comprising uprights and/or cross-pieces, at least some of which have substan... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3990129 | Multi-cable connector A cable connector is disclosed having the capacity to secure simultaneously a number of cables or wires having different diameters. The connector includes a common male member and a plurality of female members adapted to rotate thereon and means for provi... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3932047 | Connecting systems In a connecting system for connecting a first hollow tubular member to a second member the first member is provided with a circumferentially-extending slot of a longitudinal extent sufficient to receive the second member therein, and the second member is ... | 01/13/1976 |
