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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7594368 | Device for fastening termination strips The invention relates to a device for fastening termination strips, in particular skirting, wall termination strips or the like, comprising an angle profile which bears against the wall and/or floor and which has a fastening part in the form of a receiving finger on... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7404272 | Protective baseboard A protective baseboard for protecting a building wall in an industry requiring sanitary requirements. The protective baseboard is positionable substantially adjacent the ground surface. The protective baseboard includes a substantially rigid and substantially water ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7380381 | Modesty panel and external wall construction structure using said modesty panel The present invention provides a modesty panel capable of being stably attached to a fixing surface of a building side regardless of the unevenness of the fixing surface, and an external wall construction structure in which the modesty panel is attached. In the exte... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7353617 | Surface template A surface template is disclosed. In one illustrative embodiment, the surface template includes at least two template panels of similar size and shape and disposed in spaced-apart relationship to each other. Each of the at least two template panels has a pair of side... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7299593 | Metal half wall and a connector assembly for securing studs of a half wall to an underlying support structure A metal half wall is provided, with the wall including a lower track, an upper track and a series of spaced apart studs extending between the two tracks. A connector is disposed adjacent each stud for connecting the stud to the lower track and to a support structure... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7284355 | Wall fastener A wall fastener that attaches a wallboard member to a mounting track in a manner that allows for relative movement between an overhead roof structure to which the mounting track is secured and a non-load bearing wall. The wall fastener holds the wallboard in a fixed... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7240459 | Joist support apparatus An apparatus for supporting a plurality of joists. In one embodiment, the apparatus may include a joist rim having a web and first and second rim legs extending substantially perpendicularly from the web. The apparatus may also include at least one opening through t... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7228663 | Decorative trim assemblies An exterior trim assembly for use with a window or door surround in a building structure comprises at least one mantle for affixing above the window or door, and first and second pilaster assemblies for affixing on the sides of the window or door. The mantle compris... | 06/12/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7093401 | Light gauge metal truss system and method A truss system wherein the structural components and fixtures are formed from light gauge metal. The trusses are fabricated from roll formed truss chord members and truss web members. The truss chord members are roll formed to have a generally U-shaped cross-section... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7089707 | Radiator with cover and mounting board and method of installation A baseboard radiator having notched fins. The notches are retained by a flange on a back plate mounted to a wall. The fins are further retained by a flange in the upper portion of the back plate. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7065933 | Trim piece, a trim piece mounting arrangement and a method of mounting a trim piece for an electronic equipment cabinet A trim piece for mounting to an electronic equipment cabinet, a mounting arrangement, and a method of mounting a trim piece to an electronic equipment cabinet or rack. The trim piece may be mounted on a support member of an electronic equipment cabinet to conceal a ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6990776 | Wall covering with holder The present invention provides a pasteless wall covering system in which wall covering becomes easily installable, removable, changeable and reusable without damaging walls. A wall covering border is attached to, or made from, a semi-rigid paper stock and is held on... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6944995 | Prefabricated frame for ceiling fan and fabrication method therefor Prefabricated frames and fabrication methods thereof are disclosed. The prefabricated frames comprise substantially L-shaped frame members. In addition, spreader members and space adaptors coupled to the substantially L-shaped frame members adapt the prefabricated f... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6837012 | Structural profiled section in particular for partition A structural profiled section, in particular for partitions, has cross-with two parallel U-shaped parts designed to receive the partition panels. The inner branches of the U-shaped parts are assembled by a transverse junction element arranged at a short distance fro... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6786016 | Baseboard and insect capturing assembly A baseboard and insect capturing assembly includes a base panel having a first side, a second side, a top edge, a bottom edge, and a pair of end edges. The base has a plurality of openings extending therethrough for receiving fasteners to be extended through a wall.... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6729087 | Two-part separable base molding A two-part base molding system includes mounting and molding portions. The mounting portion includes at least one mounting engaging element extending therefrom. The mounting portion has an outer surface, and the mounting engaging element has inner and outer surfaces... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729088 | Positioning jig for installing molding A jig adapted for easily positioning, properly orienting and installing a molding. The jig includes a body having a positioning portion configured to receive a molding. The body also includes a first positioning margin and a second positioning margin each emanating ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6672014 | Structural support and positioning system for angularly directed structural support members A system (100) for positioning and securing angularly directed structural support members (20) to a longitudinally extended structural member (30) of a building includes at least a pair of mounting devices (105, 105', 105") respectively mounted to at leas... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6615559 | Resilient construction member, especially a unitary construction member A resiliently flexible construction beam includes a pair of lateral flange portions and a web extending therebetween, preferably, but not necessarily, so as to present a cross-sectional profile corresponding to commonly used construction beam members (e.g... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6604331 | Baseboard molding strip unit An area between a wall and a floor of a building can be covered by a baseboard molding unit of the present invention. The baseboard molding unit of the present invention includes a wall-mounted track section that can be fixed to a wall by fasteners and wh... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6412233 | Structural member support and positioning system A system (100) for positioning and securing structural members (20, 30) to supporting walls (10) of a building includes at least a pair of mounting devices (105) respectively mounted to a pair of longitudinally extended laterally spaced building supportin... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6374558 | Wall beam and stud A channel construction beam, typically metal, comprises a plurality of chutes of rectangular cross-section perpendicular to the beam for receiving a plurality of generally rectangular building studs in sliding relation within the chute. The chute comprise... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6345479 | Hinged thermoplastic structural piece containing injection molded portion A thermoplastic, synthetic resin, baseboard panel or piece having a plurality of hinged sections and including resilient injection molded portions is presented. The panel or piece may be used in a variety of applications such as to provide sealing ends on... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6219980 | Quick-assembly corner protector A quick-assembly corner protector including an extruded aluminum retainer adapted to be attached to the corner to be protected; decorative wooden panels laterally, slidingly engaged in the retainer adjacent the corner; and a co-extruded vinyl locking memb... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6156402 | Wooden flooring strip with enhanced flexibility and straightness A wooden flooring strip having a wooden flooring strip, comprising a top surface and a base surface opposed to the top surface, the top surface and the base surface defining between them a predetermined thickness wood flooring material. The predetermined ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6135531 | Truck trailer scuff liner A truck trailer scuff liner formed from parallel grained laminated veneer panel adapted to be bolted to the insides and nose of a dry wall van trailer. The sections of the laminated veneer panel are secured together by a finger joint arrangement in which ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6066383 | Appliance protection device A new appliance protection device for improving cleanliness and sanitary conditions around and under appliances. The inventive device includes a plurality of strips adapted for coupling with lower ends of an appliance and abutting a floor surface. Each of... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5935668 | Wooden flooring strip with enhanced flexibility and straightness A wooden flooring strip having a top surface having a decorative finish and a base surface opposed to said top surface. The base surface has a multiplicity of closely spaced-apart scores extending into the flooring strip from the base surface transverse t... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5901514 | Extruded building frame and baseboard combination member An apparatus suitable for adaptation and use either as an exterior foundational base shroud or an interior decorative baseboard. In either case, the apparatus may be used to conceal and protect electrical, communications, or other conduit. The apparatus i... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5901516 | Snap on baseboard system A spacer and tension clip mount a baseboard to a wall in a manner such that the baseboard can be easily removed and then remounted to the wall. Corner modules mount to the baseboards to finish corners without requiring precise cutting to from corner joint... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5839240 | Partition construction and trim system therefor A partition system for subdividing a building space includes a partition frame including a top frame member and intermediate frame members, cover panels releasably attached to the partition frame to cover the partition frame, and a floor channel including... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5755066 | Slip track assembly A slip track assembly having a slip track mechanism and a non-combustible secondary member which together are fastened to a structural element and slidingly receive the studs and primary wall member of a non-load bearing stud wall so as to provide a desir... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5471805 | Slip track assembly A slip track assembly having a slip track and a non-combustible secondary wall member which together are fastened to an overhead roof structure and slidingly receive the studs and primary wall member of a non-load bearing stud wall so as to provide a desi... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5404684 | Method and apparatus for joining panels A method and apparatus is provided for the joining of sheets or panels of material. Joint strips are provided having sheet or panel connection slots defined by spaced integral connection flanges or portions. The joint strip is also provided with a yieldab... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5203132 | Wall assembly A wall assembly includes a wall frame which is made from a U-shaped support channel in which one end of a wall stud may be releasably engaged by a ratchet engagement formed between the channel and the stud. The ratchet engagement is defined by ratchet tee... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5127203 | Seismic/fire resistant wall structure and method Seismic and fire resistant wall structure and method in which a U-shaped channel member having vertically extending slotted openings in the side flanges thereof is mounted on the underside of a beam or other overhead structural member, with a layer of fir... | 07/07/1992 |
| 4918899 | Building frame construction A frame system of upper and lower wall plates with interconnecting wall studs. The plates and studs are connected by grooves on the flanges of the studs mating with inturned ribs on the wall plates. The studs and wall plates being of roll-formed metal.... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4827558 | Vacuum conduit arrangement for a central dust-collecting system A vacuum conduit arrangement for use with a central dust-collecting system that is provided in a building. The arrangement includes vacuum conduits that are interconnected by couplings. The arrangement further includes at least one connector for a vacuum ... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4565041 | Movable partition base attachment A base trim attachment assembly is provided for movable partitions comprising retainer clips having formed barbs which are installed into gypsum panels by pressing the barbs into the panels, and having means for receiving a nail which is driven on a downw... | 01/21/1986 |
