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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7127869 | Wall covering with improved corner molding and method of installation A wall covering and method of installation using corner moldings formed with a plurality of tiers of simulated building elements and a plurality of panels each formed with a plurality of rows of simulated building elements. The corner molding includes flanges along ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7086203 | Support A support apparatus (10) for providing a robust load bearing support for screed rails (12) during the laying of concrete in which the height of the screed rails can be accurately adjusted and supported so as to allow the screed rails to be used for car... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7065930 | Weldment plate spacer support A spacer support having a body portion, a surface engaging portion and a securement to attach the body portion to a weldment plate in tilt-up construction is disclosed. In a first embodiment, the securement includes a resilient clip that can snap onto a Nelson stud.... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6931798 | Modular protection device for underpinning A modular protection device for underpinning for protecting underpinning from lawn care equipment includes an elongated trough having a first end and a second end. The first and second ends are open. The elongated trough includes a bottom wall, a front wall and a ba... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6823635 | Weldment plate spacer/support A spacer/support having a body portion, a surface engaging portion and a securement to attach the body portion to a weldment plate in tilt-up construction is disclosed. In a first embodiment, the securement includes a plurality of fingers that can snap onto the head... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6745532 | Process for the articulated imbrication of concrete slabs ¢i(in situ) The invention relates to the articulated imbrication of concrete slabs i(in situ) wherein joints are formed by laying i(in situ), along joint lines, a simple armored mesh device with a cut and fold pattern which has been already prepared in the workshop. Advantage i... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6588164 | Screed form stake The screed form stake has a cradle portion with a horizontal top surface. A screed rod groove in the top surface extends from a front wall to a rear wall of the cradle portion. First and second side flanges extend downward from the cradle portion and have... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6397542 | Adjustable screed An adjustable screed with a flexible body (suited for use in cut-out areas) or a rigid body (suited for use adjacent to wall-like structures), a horizontal adjustment mechanism for establishing a horizontal plane for the screed and for securely maintainin... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6393788 | Adjustable screed An adjustable screed with a body having a top rail and a bottom rail; a horizontal adjustment mechanism for establishing a horizontal plane for the screed and for securely maintaining the horizontal plane; a vertical stabilizing mechanism for attaching th... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6279282 | Screed A screed device (41, 42) formed by an elongated straight rigid member (54) that includes a pair of spaced threading assemblies (62) extending through member (54) between its rounded front side (47) and its back side (57). Each assembly (62) includes a scr... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6272413 | Safety system for boom-equipped vehicle While a crawler body 110 is traveling, infrared sensors 144 and an elevational difference calculator 132 incorporated in a controller 130 detects the magnitude of a step present ahead of the crawler body 110. A safety speed calculator 134 calculates a saf... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6178716 | Reinforced-concrete floor slab thickness indicator/reinforcement rod spacer combination A reinforced-concrete floor slab thickness indicator/reinforcement rod spacer combination consists of a base, a spacer and an indicator erected from the base, and a bracket integrally and laterally extended from the spacer. The indicator is releasably att... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5957424 | Device for the vertical arrangement of a pole or post-like object A device for the vertical arrangement of a pole or post-like object is disclosed. A securing device is disposed at the ground end and includes a substantially cylindrical, elongated mounting mandrel which projects upwards from the free upper side of the s... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5666769 | Supporting element A supporting element for supporting a construction on a supporting surface includes a bearing part with an inner section and two outer, bending resistant sections, spacer screws keeping the bearing part at a distance from the supporting surface, and clamp... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5419055 | Construction apparatus Construction apparatus used for positioning column base brackets, for positioning hold down plates used to position anchor bolts for steel beams, for constructing brick or block walls and columns, and for positioning concrete forms.... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5400555 | Modular swimming pool with wall hanging assembly A hanger plate for interconnecting an upper segmented wall of a swimming pool to a vertical support. The swimming pool includes a floor and a plurality of walls formed by an excavation in the earth. A plurality of wall panels are interconnected end-to-end... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5248122 | Pre-attached form system for insulated concrete wall panel An insulated structural wall panel includes a monolithic concrete shell poured to conform to a structural reinforcing grid embedded in the shell with insulation panels fixed within the grid spaces. The layers of concrete which sandwich the insulation pane... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5212919 | Nelson stud screed post assembly A screed post assembly which may be easily and quickly interfaced to a Nelson stud extending upwardly from a horizontal support beam used in the construction of a building framework. The screed post serves as a support for a screed support system which is... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5154536 | Adjustable screed rail Disclosed is an adjustable screed rail or guide comprising a top T-shaped element and an inverted lower T-shaped element which cooperate to form an adjustable elongated I-beam. The top T-shaped element and the lower T-shaped element are respectively forme... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5058348 | Method and apparatus for forming a path for a screeding means The invention relates to a method for forming a screed guide for a vibrating screed or the like in connection with the casting and direct smoothing of especially single-course structural floors and at the locations where the walls of the next story are to... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5016407 | Robot conveyor system A robot gantry has longitudinal beams supported by support elements. To fasten the longitudinal beams to the supports, the latter have brackets with binding post holes for binding screws. To make possible the adjustment of the brackets housing the beams, ... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5009052 | Method and apparatus for construction of grain bins A circular base form is constructed from curved lengths of corugated steel bolted together and has apertured vertical brackets secured to the inside of the base form at spaced intervals around the inside of the form. Vertical anchor pins slide within the ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4945698 | Adjustable screed support An adjustable screed support for supporting one end of a screed during screeding of cement on a wall generally comprises a support bracket for attachment to the wall support structure including a stand-off portion extending outward, away from the wall sup... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4913582 | Adjustable pipe screed support A screed chair having a base member and at least one threaded vertical member mounted therein supports a screed pipe on a yoke offset from the vertical member such that the yoke and pipe are isolated from rotation during rotation of the vertical member to... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4765106 | Conscreed bracket There is provided a conscreed bracket which comprises a bracket member, a conduit for receiving a rail to be retained in said conduit secured to said bracket, thread means to be receive a threaded bolt secured to said bracket on opposed sides of the condu... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4581863 | Roof anchor and support A variety of roof-mounted support apparatuses for supporting ducts, air conditioning units, roof access ladders, and walk-ways, each apparatus including a base plate mounted below the roof insulation, a vertical support member connected to the base plate ... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4571912 | Overhead anchoring track An overhead anchoring track with a C-shaped channel and a row of outwardly protruding eye sockets in the web portion of the channel shape, the eye sockets having conical portions and adjoining neck portions which engage the threaded shaft portions of coun... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4562672 | Stake for concrete smoothing operation An improved stake for supporting guides for screed members used in concrete smoothing. The stake is a hollow, open-ended tube having a wall of substantially uniform cross-section along at least most of its length, and having an upper edge adapted to suppo... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4524553 | Thermal insulated building slab A thermally insulated building foundation structure comprising a monolithic poured concrete foundation extending about the perimeter of a building site and having a plurality of elongate straight sides with flat, vertical outside surfaces with lower porti... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4516875 | Concrete slab key joint forming strip and supporting stake therefor A key joint forming strip and supporting stake therefor wherein the upper portion of the strip includes a hook segment engageable with a supporting ledge on the upper end of the stake and the intermediate portion of the stake includes a downwardly facing ... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4360993 | Method for constructing flush wall lathing A method for constructing a flush uniform wall lathing by providing wallboard fixings at given intervals for adjusting and levelling the wallboard fixing surface of the fixings with a screw, and attaching the wallboard to the wallboard fixings whereby, a ... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4195809 | Screed bar support stake and method A screed bar support stake and method are uniquely adapted to concrete screeding operations utilizing a vibratory-type screed. The stake is formed with means which allow it to be located after the concrete has been poured and is also adapted with means en... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4158937 | Concrete screed adjustable stirrup A stirrup for supporting elongated guide bars or rods for concrete screeds or strike bars used in leveling poured concrete floors, pavement and the like. The stirrup is vertically adjustably supported by a stud screw threaded in a base portion and extendi... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4040222 | Cavity wall and method using adjustable spacing devices A wall having an outer structural component of masonry units which are provided with dovetail slots in their inner faces. A fixing device is provided which has a tongue at one end of a screw threaded rod and an adjustable cap at the other. The tongue is i... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4033079 | Replacement hold-down clip for suspended-ceiling panels A replacement hold-down clip permits a standard ceiling panel to be manipulated into position in a suspended-ceiling support grid. The replacement clip is attached to the edge of the ceiling panel and is equipped with an extending tab by which the panel c... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4009547 | Precast monument base The invention relates to a precast monument base which is made from precast concrete, and is capable of being installed during any kind of weather conditions. The idea basically involves the utilization of a resilient layer between the base and the base c... | 03/01/1977 |
