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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350337 | Tile protector platform The present invention 10 discloses a floor-tile platform 12 that is used with freshly laid tile 16 to allow walking on the floor 30 while the adhesive dries prior to applying the grout. The tile-like platform 12 is suspended over t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7251918 | Fixing bracket for joining wooden building components A fixing bracket is described for joining wooden building components to each other and to a substrate, particularly of the kind used for joining boards used to cover balconies and decks outdoors. It is essential that the fixing bracket is a double angle consisting o... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7007438 | Crossarm systems and methods A crossarm system adapted to support power lines from a vertical pole. The crossarm system comprises a wooden crossarm member and first and second nail end plates. The wooden crossarm member defines upper, lower, inner, and outer surfaces and first and second end su... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6457292 | Composite structural member A metal flange member for use in making a composite structural member, the flange member having a base wall and two side walls extending from the base wall, the base wall and side walls forming a pocket to receive a portion of a web member. Each side wall... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6389762 | Lintel Lintels having metal side plates are described. In an exemplary embodiment, a lintel constructed in accordance with the present invention includes a generally rectangular frame of a height, length and thickness substantially corresponding to the dimension... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6367216 | Fastener clip for security wall system A fastener clip for use in constructing a security wall system, and a security wall system so constructed are disclosed. The fastener clip has an elongate smooth surfaced planar body, a counter-sunk fastener recess formed s centrally within the body, a fa... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6167675 | Steel-wood system A web-reinforced wood joist defines a top edge surface, a bottom edge surface opposite to the top edge surface, a first lateral web surface, and a second lateral web surface opposite to the first lateral web surface. A longitudinal metal reinforcement is ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 5848866 | Truss plates, punch for forming same, and associated method for using same A truss plate includes a generally planar backing member that includes a plurality of elongate apertures defined by a pair of side edges and a pair of end edges and a plurality of teeth, each of which extends in a first direction from one side of the back... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5160209 | Fastener assembly for concealably fastening a paper retaining mechanism to a binder A fastener for fastening a paper retaining binder mechanism to an inner surface of a binder while remaining entirely concealed from an outer surface of the binder. The fastener includes an anchor plate and a post. The anchor plate defines first and second... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5022805 | Cantilever mounting system for structural members having dissimilar coefficients of thermal expansion In a reheat system of an aircraft gas turbine engine there is provided a cantilever mounting for a ceramic tubular flameholder 10 on a metal bracket 11, the bracket being provided with a face having an upstanding annular flange 16 adapted to mate with the... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4986006 | Apparatus for locating a connector plate or the like A locator for accurately positioning a connector plate in a predetermined location on a jig for interconnecting structural members that are to be assembled in the jig. The locator comprises a base which supports the locator on the jig. The base has at lea... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4737060 | Staggered teeth plate A method for quickly manufacturing a connector plate of varying design strength in a minimum size plate for joining wooden members which approximates the ideal connector plate for that particular design, thereby making it unnecessary to use plates of grea... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4734003 | Wood joint connector plate A wood joint connector plate is formed of a thin, rigid metal sheet having numerous narrow, elongated, struck-out openings. The struck-out sheet material is bent perpendicularly at each end of each opening to form a pair of opposing reverse-oriented mirro... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4639176 | Truss plate A truss plate for connecting together wood members forming trusses, joists, beams and the like construction parts, formed of stiff sheet metal having struck-out teeth extending perpendicularly to the body of the plate. The teeth are struck-out in pairs, l... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4549838 | Method of manufacturing a connector plate, connector plate and machine for manufacturing connector plate A method for quickly manufacturing a connector plate of varying design strength in a minimum size plate for joining wooden members which approximates the ideal connector plate for that particular design, thereby making it unnecessary to use plates of grea... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4418509 | Structural joint connector A structural joint for bearing a structural load is formed by a pair of wooden members fastened together by at least one metal connector plate. The connector plate is formed from a metal plate having a plurality of pairs of teeth punched therefrom. The te... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4348850 | Web member A relatively flat sheet metal structural web member for interconnecting a pair of generally parallel spaced-apart chord members to form a floor truss or the like. The web member is generally V-shaped, comprising first and second legs integrally joined at ... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4343580 | Structural joint connector A structural joint for bearing a structural load is formed by a pair of wooden members fastened together by at least one metal connector plate. The connector plate is formed from a metal plate having a plurality of pairs of teeth punched therefrom. The te... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4318652 | Connector plate A connector plates for joining together wooden members is formed by striking out longitudinally aligned rows of pairs of teeth from a thin metal plate leaving a single elongate slot in the plate between the two teeth of each pair. Each of the pairs of tee... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4308703 | Metal connector struts for truss-type beams A sheet metal web unit for interconnecting vertically spaced apart, horizontal wood chords, is formed as an elongated channel-shaped strut with integral, flat, connector plates on its upper and lower ends. The channel is curved and shallower at the lower ... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4031803 | Connector plate The connector plate has a plurality of slender nail-like teeth struck to project at right angles to the plate for embedment into adjoining wooden members. The teeth are struck in longitudinal rows with the teeth in each row being staggered longitudinally ... | 06/28/1977 |
| 3951033 | Connector plate A connector or nailing plate having a plurality of openings arranged in columns extending lengthwise of the plate, the openings in each column being spaced at equal intervals and the columns being spaced at equal intervals transversely of the plate. Each ... | 04/20/1976 |
