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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7021879 | Anchorage fixed at corner part of wood The anchorage used at a corner part of woods includes a first anchorage including a first anchorage body; nails, punching on a long side plate of the first anchorage body; and nail insertion holes formed at the short side plate of the first anchorage body; and a sec... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6708461 | Pinch clamp A pinch clamp for clamping or drawing together building materials is disclosed having an elongated connecting bar having first and second ends, and first and second pyramidal prongs. Each prong has a triangular base, a distal tip, an inner flat tapered side and two ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6435792 | Tacking strip sleeve An improved sleeve for insulating a tacking strip from materials applied to furniture products. The sleeve covers and encompasses the entire tacking strip with the exception of a central corridor through which tacks from the strip extend. The sleeve slide... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6301857 | Composite structural member The invention is particularly directed toward a structural member comprising an elongate metal flange having a pair of parallel side walls joined at one end by a transverse base wall to form a web receiving pocket. Each side wall has a plurality of raised... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6071054 | Deck fasteners A fastener for securing boards to joists includes a first member having two parallel sharp, pointed prongs, and a third sharp, pointed prong extending from the first member. One of the prongs of the first member is driven into a first board and the other ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5924830 | Nail element and method for its manufacture Method for the manufacture of a nail element comprising a plate-shaped body and one or more elongate elements whereby in accordance with the invention in each case at least one elongate elements is set at an angle relative to the face of the plate-shaped ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5833421 | Connector plate The connector plate has a rigid, planar base, and a plurality of adjacent elongated slots defined in said metal plate. The slots are offset in a sinusoidal pattern having at least one cycle with a maximum amplitude slot position, minimum amplitude slot po... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5809723 | Multi-prong connectors used in making highly insulated composite wall structures Multi-pronged insulating connectors used in manufacturing insulative composite wall structures. At least a substantial portion of the connector is injection molded in a single step from an appropriate resinous material or moldable plastic. One or more pro... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5551819 | End plate for railway crossties, scaffolding planks, and other wood products and methods of use A metal end plate for a wood product including a plurality of elongated teeth protruding substantially transversely from the intermediate portion of the plate and a plurality of elongated teeth protruding substantially transversely from at least two oppos... | 09/03/1996 |
| 4659604 | Adhesive/nail plate truss assembly An assembly for connecting the wooden members of a truss is disclosed, characterized by the use of a combination of adhesive and a connecting plate. The connecting plate is formed of metal and includes a plurality of nail-like projections which extend fro... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4165672 | Connector plate This invention relates to a connector plate for joining wooden members comprising a planar metal plate having at least one pair of teeth formed by being struck from the plate so as to form a single opening therebetween with the teeth extending in a direct... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4160350 | Floor joist plate A floor joist formed of a pair of parallel wood chords, such as 2×4's, which are spaced apart and interconnected by sheet metal plates. The plate is normally vertically arranged and its upper and lower edge portions are slit and bent into alternatingly o... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4157676 | Lap-joint fastener There is provided a fastener for forming lap-type joints wherein a sheet metal plate has a plurality of teeth projecting in a substantially perpendicular direction from both sides of the plate. On one side of the plate the teeth are in rows of single teet... | 06/12/1979 |
| 4128979 | Suspension assembly for partition panel A suspension assembly for suspending a gypsum board panel from a channel member of a support structure comprises a plate having a plurality of panel-piercing members extending from one face. The plate has upper and lower portions with a transverse line of... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4079656 | One piece two prong flat head nail type fastener A fastener of the nail type adapted to be made in one piece from a narrow strip of sheet metal and composed of a quadrilateral, preferably, generally square, flat head with a single pair of prongs integrally projecting generally perpendicularly from the u... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4078673 | Anti-slip device for the transport or the storage of parcels Anti-slip device for the transportation or storage of parcels packed on wood or consisting of wood, such as cases or beams or the like, which are surrounded by at least one strap, comprising a rectangular metal securing plate provided in the longitudinal ... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078308 | Band holder and cutter A band holder and cutter device is defined by a simple L-shaped surface wherein the main leg of the device includes a protruding sharpened, tacking element that can be driven through a strapping band to hold it in place on a packing crate, and the support... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4078352 | Truss-web connector A V-shaped, substantially flat, sheet metal, combined web-connector plate having diverging web-forming legs and integral apex and leg end connector portions provided with struck-out teeth for embedding within spaced apart wooden chord members to form a wo... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4062162 | Clip for joining and maintaining alignment of acoustical tile in a starting row thereof A metal clip for joining the tiles in a starting row of a suspended ceiling system with their edges which are farthest from the wall in aligned relationship and stabilizing them against possible subsequent misalignment is described. The clip comprises a b... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4062163 | Alignment and stabilizing clip for acoustical tile installation An elongated metal clip, substantially L-shaped in cross section, is provided for joining the tiles in a starting row of a suspended ceiling system in edge-aligned relationship and stabilizing them against possible subsequent misalignment. The base of the... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4033081 | Modular building system A modular building system which utilizes as a basic building block thereof an elongated hollow structural frame member preferably formed of fiberglass. The structural frame member comprises a substantially flat elongation having longitudinal slots formed ... | 07/05/1977 |
| 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 |
| 3981051 | Bristle-like gripping device A self-gripping device is disclosed and includes a plurality of thin bristle-like gripping elements attached in close proximity to each other to a base. Each of the gripping elements have self gripping means spaced along the length thereof and they extend... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3967524 | Insulation block fastener A fastener for joining insulation blocks to a wall of a refrigerator or cold storage chamber. The fastener is provided with a central flat back which is fastened by means of nails or the like to a concrete or other rigid wall. The fastener is also provide... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3963452 | Connector plate stock The connector plate stock includes a sheet metal plate having a plurality of elongated nail-like teeth struck to project to one side thereof and in a plurality of longitudinally extending rows. Mutually normal scorelines are formed in the stock plate to d... | 06/15/1976 |
| 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 |
| 3948011 | Partition system for a building The system comprises a metallic channel framework formed of laterally spaced, vertical studs and vertically spaced, horizontal reinforcing channel members. Pre-finished gypsum board panels are equipped at the factory with suspending means comprising gang ... | 04/06/1976 |
| 3939549 | Process of assembling furniture corner joints A method of assembling furniture corner joints between framing members, such as rails or boards set at angles to each other. The corner joint is secured by connector plates, each of which has end portions set at right angles to each other corresponding wi... | 02/24/1976 |
| 3938289 | Construction elements and sheet metal web strips therefor In construction elements comprising two parallel plates of nailable material and one or more webs of elongated sinuous metal sheeting extending edgewise between the plates and having teeth at the edges driven into the plates, the metal strips used for the... | 02/17/1976 |
