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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8092112 | Dowel assembly for a furniture system A dowel assembly for a furniture system provides a fastener usable in assembling various components in a furniture system. The dowel may be employed to define the relationship between first and second components of the furniture system, such as the relationship betw... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7641414 | Furniture and joint systems Asymmetrical joint systems, structures having interlocking joints, methods of fabricating asymmetric joint systems and methods for fabricating structures having interlocking joints. In a preferred embodiment, the invention a joint system comprising an asymmetrical m... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7357448 | Unitary hydroformed roof support pillar A one-piece B-pillar having a front flange and a rear flange formed on an upper portion of the B-pillar. The front and rear flanges extend forwardly and rearwardly from a trapezoidal section of the B-pillar. An inner concave portion is provided in a lower portion of... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357362 | Bracket positioning structure for a slide A bracket positioning structure for a slide includes a bracket having an end plate at one end and a fastening seat close to the end plate. The fastening seat is pivotally connected with a connecting element. The connecting element comprises an arm having at least on... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341395 | Combinational bolt A combinational bolt which comprises a screw unit and a sleeve unit. The screw unit has a plurality of threads on a surface of a front terminal, the threads make the screw unit connect with a target object, another terminal of the screw unit forms a first concave po... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7293390 | Roof boundary clip A roof boundary connection uses a clip that eases installation of the clip to blocking members both in the field by a carpenter and at a factory by one such as a truss manufacturer. The clip is formed with two indexing tabs that are set against the blocking for corr... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7293823 | Interlocked pillar and roof rail joint A joint assembly for joining a tubular B-pillar to a tubular roof rail. The joint assembly includes an inner bracket plate and an outer bracket plate that are welded to each other around the roof rail and B-pillar. A flange of the roof rail is received in a slot for... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284353 | Window and door casing A window or door casing may have two side sections, a header or top section, and a bottom section. The bottom section also may have caps attached at either end. The trim casing is mountable on a window or door frame and cab be securely fastened to the side of the ho... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284672 | Multi-stage fastening structure A multi-stage fastening structure comprises an extension rod, a plurality of locking devices, and two fastening devices. A lateral retaining plate is formed at each end of the extension rod. A first flange and a second flange having different outer diameters from ea... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7275289 | Indented female blow-molded connector and male connector and method A device and method for forming an indented female connector where the dimension of the indented female connector provides for removing a male molding component without damaging a set of internal ribs formed inside the female connector. A structure comprising an ind... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7266932 | Furniture framing assembly and method of use The present invention provides a furniture assembly that includes rods and connection members, and that can be fully assembled without using tools or additional hardware. In one embodiment, the rods include a threaded end and an unthreaded end, and the connection me... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264416 | Hollow chamber profile system for precision superstructures A hollow chamber profile system for precision superstructures for gauges, measuring and control devices, and all types of devices, having first bore holes (9) which are arranged in a defined modular dimension, and second bore holes (11) which are arran... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264214 | Stock bar and T-bar coupling structure for mounting sprinkler Disclosed herein is a stock bar and T-bar coupling structure for mounting a sprinkler. In the present invention, a locking bracket is easily securely coupled to a T-bar using an elastic locking unit and a wing bolt. Furthermore, a stock bar made of standard rectangu... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255511 | Releasable dovetail corner joint A corner leg assembly comprises two grooved mating elements divided longitudinally which when held together form the female groove portion of two dovetail joints, one on each side facing laterally 90 degrees apart. One of the corner elements is a substantially trian... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249755 | Gate bracket systems and methods A bracket system for forming gate assemblies comprises at least two brace members that are rigidly attached to hinge assemblies. The brace members are adapted to be attached to support members to form two corners of a gate box functioning as the structural portion o... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246978 | Nut retaining apparatus and nut holder A body comprising a nut retaining apparatus mounted thereon for fastening a bolt to the body. The bolt is inserted into a bolt insertion hole at an end surface of the body from a direction inclined with respect to a direction tangent to the body. The nut retaining a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240884 | Mounting device of sprinkler A mounting device of a sprinkler comprises: a main body provided with a pair of side plates and an upper plate disposed on upper portions of the side plate; a rail mounting portion formed at lower ends of the side plates and insertedly fixed to a support rail; a sup... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241072 | Connecting device for tubular elements A connecting device for tubular elements (1), for assembling the tubular elements into modular structures, includes a plurality of inserts (22), each insert having an expandable portion (2) and a head (3). Shells (9) are provided, ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235019 | Stabilizing brackets for designing and constructing a swing set/play set system A customized swing set/play set system, and kit of components containing a pair of assembly brackets, where the assembly may be readily erected by a do-it-yourself handyman. The system, is for use in conjunction with a supply of wooden lumber products, which include... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7225590 | Brick tie A brick tie for interconnecting a brick wall with a back-up wall comprised of a plurality of spaced apart studs and a wall board secured to the studs wherein each stud includes a pair of opposed side flanges and a web formed between the flanges. The brick tie includ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7224577 | Mounting plate system A method and a mounting plate system for electrical equipment in a switchgear cabinet having spaced apart frame members. The mounting plate system comprises a first mounting plate having a plurality of orifices located proximate an outer edge of the first mounting p... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7188423 | Structure of hairdressing scissor assembly A hairdressing scissor assembly includes plural pairs of hairdressing scissors each having two cutting members pivotally connected together, female and male connectors respectively secured to first and second sides of the pairs of hairdressing scissors for joining t... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182543 | Joining structure A structure is provided between a first columnar structural member and at least a second structural member in which the stress concentration at the fixed end portion of the reinforcing member with the first columnar structural member and the second structural member... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178305 | Hanger bracket A bracket is provided comprising a rectangular and substantially planar base panel, a pair of generally opposed and substantially parallel panels extending generally normal to the base panel and spaced apart, with a third panel extending generally normal to the base... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7125196 | Securing device for rear walls of cabinet furniture A securing device for rear walls set in grooves of cabinet furniture exhibits at least one support element that can be placed in the angle area between the rear wall and a grooved sidewall and at least one other support element that can be placed in the angle area b... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118791 | Device for concealing caulking joint and method A device for concealing a caulking joint formed between adjacent first and second surfaces comprising an elongated central strip having first and second edges and the strip having first and second sides; a first flap longitudinally connected to the elongated central... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104021 | Terminal plug for screwing a muntin bar to a spacer frame of in particular an insulated glass window A terminal for use with a muntin bar or cross includes a muntin bar and a terminal plug. The muntin bar has an end and an outer surface. The end of the muntin bar includes a hollow space and an inner wall. The terminal plug is adapted to be inserted into the end of ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104024 | Connector for connecting two building members together that permits relative movement between the building members A connector for interconnecting two building members together. The connector, in one embodiment, includes first and second plates secured together. Each plate includes one or more elongated slots wherein the elongated slots of one plate are oriented at an angle of a... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7085139 | Surface mountable clip suitable for use in a mobile communication device A mobile communication device includes a printed circuit board (PCB); a radio frequency (RF) transceiver carried on the PCB; and an antenna coupled to the RF transceiver. A surface mountable antenna clip is mounted on the PCB for retaining the antenna. The clip is a... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7073757 | Adjustable bracket for securing an electrical box to a stud An electrical box bracket has an adjustable member to facilitate securing the bracket to supports of varying sizes. The bracket has first and second legs that are connected by a third leg. A cut-out extends from the first leg onto the third leg. The adjustable membe... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073299 | Circle wall track A curved metal track for receiving a series of metal studs and forming a part of a curved metal wall. The track comprises a plurality of sections with each section being pivotally connected to an adjacent section. Structurally each section comprises a base plate hav... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7065932 | Top flange stud to plate tie A connection in wood frame construction such as in frame walls of homes, wood framed apartment buildings and light wood framed commercial buildings. Specifically, the disclosure describes a pair of connectors for joining wall studs to a base plate and to a top plate... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066677 | Fastening arrangement for plug connectors A plug-connector body for latching-in in a switch cabinet or the like includes pin-shaped fastening elements mounted on the plug connector body for sliding into latching slits on a carrier body. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7062884 | Locking assembly for shutters A lock for retaining shutters in a closed position is disclosed. The lock includes backing and retention brackets, and a fastener. The backing bracket is mounted to a dwelling to maintain the shutters spaced from the dwelling when the shutters are in the closed posi... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7052200 | Resilient deck board fastener A fastener for securing deck boards to a support structure without the need for driving screws or nails through the deck boards. The fastener includes two horizontal flanges that fit into slots cut into the sides of adjacent deck boards, a center hole for securing t... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048462 | Newel anchorage system A systematic solution is provided to the anchorage of newel posts designed for building methods that are not conducive to cutting holes in framed flooring or to building in support for posts in the joisting. These brackets connect quickly to newels and anchor anywhe... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7036270 | Portable greenhouse cart A portable, wheeled greenhouse includes a chassis that can be wheeled, having upper and lower end portions. The upper end portion includes a tub-like reservoir with side walls and a bottom wall. One or more racks are supported upon the combination of wheeled chassis... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7036875 | Method for attaching undercover onto underside of car floor panel An apparatus and method for attaching an undercover to the underside of a car body floor panel having a plurality of studs, comprises tubular fasteners that are inserted into respective mounting holes of the undercover with diametral clearance and that are engaged w... | 05/02/2006 |
