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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7347412 | Modular fence A modular picket fence including a pair of vertical posts positioned at suitable distance and adapted to be secured to a suitable support surface. A pair of horizontal upper and lower rails extend between and secured to the vertical posts. The upper rail has a plura... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7152378 | Panel forming system and components The present invention relates to configurations of pre-cast panel forming systems and various components of the panel forming systems. In one embodiment, a bulkhead is provided wherein a cross-sectional support member is located at a point along the height dimension... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7117647 | System for constructing log structures A system for constructing log structures includes a corner connection structure, a through-bolt clamping apparatus, an opening support structure, a butt joint connection structure, a log profile, and an exterior casing structure. The corner connection structure has ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7047700 | Panel forming system and components A pre-cast panel forming system. The system includes one or more bulkheads to constrain the flow of uncured panel-forming material. The bulkhead is made up of an upstanding form and a base clip to secure the upstanding form to a panel-forming surface. The base clip ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7025335 | Modular fence A modular picket fence including a pair of vertical separated posts and adapted to be secured to a suitable support surface. A pair of horizontal upper and lower rails extend between and secured to the vertical posts. The upper rail has a plurality of apertures whic... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6960045 | Connector for profiles A connector device for connecting a first profile to the end side of a second profile with a central recess having a connector bolt with a shank and an end contour. When the connector is installed, the end contour engages with a clamping action behind a recess, in p... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6679645 | Furniture support system A furniture support system generally includes a first frame member, a second frame member, at least one pin inserted into the first frame member, and at least one fastener inserted into the second frame member. The fastener is engageable with the pin via ... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6223917 | Profile arrangement for building exhibition or shop systems A profile arrangement for building exhibition or shop systems is described which has the purpose of expanding the multiple usage possibilities of such profiles and improving the aesthetic effects particularly by additional different colorations. For this ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 5464299 | Clamping device A clamping device that can be anchored in a hollow profile member (2) by expansion in force-derived fashion comprises two wedge-like wedge sleeve halves (5.1, 5.2). A surface responsible for the force-derived connection is constituted at least in part by ... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5461837 | Window meeting rail A window meeting rail for single hung windows made from hollow plastic parts. The meeting rail comprises an elongated body, a clip inserted into an opening in the body and fastener means for joining the clip to a window jamb. The clip defines a bore and h... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5411061 | Heddle frame assembly with releasable end braces A heddle frame has a pair of laterally extending slats and a pair of end braces connected to the slats to form a rectangular heddle frame. Each of the connections between the slats and the end braces includes an elongated opening defined within the end of... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5363625 | Modular building system A modular building system wherein two profiled tubular members are connected to each other by two first cores which are slidably received in one of two elongated channels of one of the members, by two second cores which are received in the two channels at... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5288058 | Railing system Skeletal railing systems are usually formed of metal tubing welded together and/or interconnected by metal T-connectors, cross connectors and elbows. The assembling of such railing systems is often time consuming and expensive. A simple alternative includ... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5261647 | Guardrail assembly The guardrail assembly includes at least one tubular metal stanchion, having a base and an extendable/retractable setscrew, and at least a horizontal top rail. The horizontal top rail has an inner metal pipe, an outer plastic pipe, and at least one apertu... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5186570 | Fastening device for the releasable fastening of a strut to a column, a column for holding struts, and strut for fastening to a column The fastening device (5) for the releasable fastening of a strut (3a-3d) to a column (1) comprises a retainer ring (7), attachable to the column (1), and a connecting element (9a-9d) for connecting the strut (3a-3d) to the retainer ring (7). The connectin... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5171099 | Apparatus to attach a sandwich panel An apparatus for attaching a sandwich panel to another structure. A hollow pin passes through the panel near the edge to be joined to the structure. A bolt, passing through the edge of the panel, and barrel nut, inside the hollow of the pin, are used to d... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5171098 | Apparatus for releasably connecting two rod sections A device for releasably connecting first and second rods together is characterized by a connecting flange mounted on one end surface of the first rod by a self-tapping screw. The flange includes at least one latch projecting from a surface thereof to enga... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5138802 | Device for fastening a mounting frame for hygienic apparatus Device for attaching a mounting frame to a building wall. The frame has openings in its side walls into which holders (2) made of plastic stops are inserted. The holders (2) have a receiving part (2a) with two openings extending at right angles to one ano... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5048995 | Coupler for tubular frame members An improved coupler for use in assembling display frames is provided. The coupler includes a male plug, a female receptacle and a locking lever. After insertion into frame members, the plug and receptacle are engaged and locked in place. The coupler enabl... | 09/17/1991 |
| 5004371 | Office partition, panel-to-panel quick-locking mechanism The invention is a new type of locking mechanism for office panel systems which allows quick joining or separation of connecting panels without the need for tools. This is accomplished by the invention of a spring-loaded "tab and slot" locking mechanism, ... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4934858 | Fastening device for support structures A fastening device for use in support structures wherein the fastening of support members is accomplished by slidably inserting end connectors into slotted fastening devices to produce a final locking fit between the support members and the fastening devi... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4861182 | Device for fixing an element on an outer surface of a support wall of a hollow body A device for fixing an element to an outer surface of a support wall of a hollow body in proximity to a first partition wall of this body perpendicular to said surface, including a bolt which extends through a part of the element and said support wall and... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4846600 | Apparatus for forming tubular joints An assembly rigidly joining a pair of tubular members together includes one tubular member having a shaped slot formed in its side wall for receiving the open end of another tubular member. An eyebolt has an eye projecting at the center of the shaped slot... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4821788 | Locking system for display panels A locking system is disclosed for rigidly joining together in various configurations display panels having at least one straight edge having an elongated longitudinal undercut retainer channel along that edge. The system comprises a pair of telescoped inn... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4813182 | Gates In a gate, a stile (20) and rail (21) abut side face to end face and are held together by a bolt passing at right angles through the end face to pull against a plate (25) located in a slot (26). Straps (34,41), see FIGS. 11 and 13, are used to reinforce t... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4783189 | Connectors for assembling structural members A mechanical connector for structural members including a threaded rod with double ends and a pair of similar nuts and cam sockets to tighten the connector. A pair of aligned bore holes and circular holes in the structural members receive the threaded rod... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4718789 | Joint between a tube and a rod or other tube being at an angle to the former A first tube intersecting a second tube is joined to the second tube by a clamp around the second tube having limbs projecting into the first tube. A screw thread member cooperates with the limbs and has an end portion seated against a first inner surface... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4646503 | Set of structural elements for the installation of exhibition areas, residential areas or any areas used for other purposes A set of construction elements for erecting three-dimensional structures comprises hollow structural members used either as posts or as longitudinal beams and also comprises hollow assembly blocks provided with a series of openings in different orientatio... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4615154 | Utility line transmission tower apparatus A lightweight electrical utility line transmission tower is disclosed, which is designed to be easily transported by helicopter or truck. The tower uses a single, hollow support column which is positioned in a foundation hole. The column is directly embed... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4549832 | Slip-in fastening element for joining together two parts so that they may be undone An expanding fastening element joins two structural members such as two pieces of girder of which one has a slot with lips at the sides thereof, so that the two members may be separated again when desired. The expanding fastening element includes two legs... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4490064 | Joint for modular frame construction A joint of the type made between two elongated frame members and including also a connector member releasably coupling the two frame members tightly one against the other. This joint is characterized by its exclusion of special machining and construction ... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4411549 | Installation and retainer device for power steering pitman arm An installation and retainer cap is disclosed for making a secure connection between an annular internally splined collar member and an externally splined shaft end. The cap includes a cap body, a threaded driving shaft extending from the inner side of th... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4360285 | Rail and post connector A connector to unite rail and post in a railing or the like by means of adjustable frictional engagement within the rail, adjustment being through a plurality of barbs extending from a leg of the connector and bendable toward or away from the leg to adjus... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4358214 | Rattan joint The disclosure relates to an improved rattan joint in a knockdown form employing a tonque and groove connection with the tongue extending diametrically to cover the outermost layer of the rattan and said joint being rigidified and securely fixed together ... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4355919 | Pipe connection A pipe connection, and method for forming said connection, wherein one pipe is connected at an angle to the side of a second pipe, said connection forming a structural joint and not a flow passage; a first pipe has a cylindrical opening formed in its side... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4207014 | Hollow rod joint connection A jointing device including arms which connect two elements together. The arms are elongated and of generally rectangular cross-section. One of the elements includes flanges with lips extending along the edges of the flanges and the other of the elements ... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4193706 | Bolt connections between tubular rods and junctions in three-dimensional frameworks A bolt connection between tubular rods and junctions in three-dimensional frameworks wherein the tubular rods are of constant diameter along their entire length and it continues the same beyond the hook-up parts at the tubular rod ends as far as those end... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4146343 | Structures for shelving and partitioning A unitary element is T-shaped with the crossbar of the T being a head and the upright of the T being a cylindrical collar. A bore passes through the collar and head and may receive a screw therein. A further portion protrudes from an end of the collar rem... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4132391 | Means for forming a structure of an optional curve The present invention relates to means for forming a structure of an optional curve such as a smooth spiral or the like, and more particularly means for forming a structure of a plane curve such as circle or ellipse or the like, or a cubic curve such as s... | 01/02/1979 |
