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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360341 | Slab support truss system A column mounted shoring bracket has a support sub-assembly attached to a column or other supporting surface, a jack sub-assembly attached to the support and a head sub-assembly attached to a part of the jack that varies in height relative to the support. The head h... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7290372 | Expandable container A container, especially intended for use as a workroom, with an adjustable volume includes a base container with a floor panel and a roof panel, and at least one box-shaped expansion element that can be extended from the base container. The expansion element include... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7246469 | Multi-piece eaves beam for preassembled glazed roof system An eaves beam for a glazed roof system includes a base member and an upper member. The base member includes a base plate adapted to rest on a building wall and includes upstanding wall members. The base member can be fastened from the top into the wall with the fast... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7156245 | Device for demountable assembly of the jib elements of a tower crane The invention is concerned with the demountable assembly of latticework jib elements comprising upper and lower chords connected to one another by means of triangulation bars. In the region of the upper chords, there is provided an assembly by shackle, tenon and a c... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7051487 | Conservatory structures A conservatory framework has an eaves structure from which the roof is supported, at least one comer and/or in-line joint in the eaves structure being two connector parts which are angularly adjustable relative to one another. The first and second elongate frame mem... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6966159 | Flat soffit, doubly prestressed, composite, roof-ceiling construction for large span industrial buildings A prestressed, roof-ceiling construction with flat-soffit for constructing an industrial large-span building with a bearing plane-space by assembling pre-fabricated elements. A problem of constructing flat-soffit, finished ceilings in large-span buildings is solved ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6915615 | Prestressed composite truss girder and construction method of the same The present invention relates to prestressed composite truss girder and construction method of the same. The prestressed composite truss girder of the present invention comprises a concrete bottom plate having structure of composite truss; a lower-chord member being... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6772570 | Variable pitch connector brackets for use in attaching supporting members to bearing members in roofs A roof framing system includes a first bracket and a second bracket. The first bracket attaches a first rafter and a second rafter to a ridge beam. The second bracket attaches a third rafter, through the first bracket, to the ridge beam. The first bracket and/or the... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6705051 | Method of transporting prefabricated module with roof mounted in a horizontal position and apparatus for mounting the roof during transport A method of transporting a module of a modular structure to a building site on a transporter with a roof of the module in a horizontal position, and an apparatus for coupling the roof to the base structure of the module to permit movement of the roof between the hor... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6430887 | Hinge assembly for a truss For a truss, a hinge assembly for connecting truss members that form the truss. The hinge assembly may include a first hinge plate having a first boss formed thereon and a second hinge plate having a second boss formed thereon. The second boss defines an ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6397527 | Roof bracing and braced roof structures Roof bracing, and a braced roof structure including the bracing located at the junction of dihedral surfaces of the roof structure which meet at a dihedral angle determined by trusses in a roof framing system. The bracing includes a pair of elongate brace... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6318043 | Shelter and shelter support members A shelter may be readily assembled or disassembled from a plurality of identical shelter supports. Each shelter support is formed from an outer beam placed in a divergent relationship to an inner beam. The converging ends of each beam are capped by a firs... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6276094 | Light weight pre-engineered prefabricated modular building system A Lightweight Pre-engineered prefabricated modular Building System comprised of nine pre-fabricated structural members and two prefabricated connectors which create the entire building main frame system. A multiple use principal structural member is utili... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6223481 | Roof construction The invention relates to a roof construction, assembled from aluminium alloy extrusions and sections which may be cut on site to the appropriate dimensions. There is a ring beam, made from a channel and a ridge member in the form of a central extruded alu... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6178708 | Metal-faced angled spline for use with structural insulated panels A spline for joining two adjacent structural insulated panels each having an insulating core disposed between and joined to first and second outer facings includes a backer member attached to a metal strip by a conventional coupler such as an adhesive. Th... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6112493 | Conservatory roof construction A conservatory roof construction with a ridge member, glazing bars or rafters and two hip bars. Each hip bar has a track extending therealong. A connector plate connects to the track and is both slidable along the length thereof and is hingable with respe... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6085469 | Structural connector system for the assembly of structural panel buildings A structural connector system for the assembly of structural panel buildings is provided. The system is adapted for use in association with structural panels including roof and wall panels. The system comprises a pair of adjustable roof ridge structural c... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6047513 | Steel construction system A construction system for building a steel frame using steel members. Rafters form a roof portion of the steel frame, and a ceiling joist having two ends forms a ceiling portion of the steel frame. Compression webs and tension webs, disposed between the r... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5983589 | Truss pitch break connector plate A truss pitch break connector plate having a main body portion. A first stiffener flange projects generally perpendicular from one face of said main body portion along an arcuate first edge having an outer radius. A second stiffener flange projects genera... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5983577 | Light weight pre-engineered prefabricated modular building system A Lightweight Pre-engineered prefabricated modular Building System comprised of nine pre-fabricated structural members and three prefabricated connectors which create the entire building main frame system. A multiple use principal structural member is uti... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5901522 | Collapsible building truss A truss for use as support for a sloped roof of a building. The truss can be a collapsible metal truss. A method for assembling the truss is described. Each of the of the rafter and beam can include a metal chord all which chords lie in a first plane. Eac... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5890339 | Hinged pitch break connector A pitch break connector is provided. The pitch break connector has an outside and inside rigid member. Each member has a first generally U-shaped channel defined by a spine member between first and second legs. Each member has a first and a second pivot e... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5875592 | Retrofit roof subframing support assembly A retrofit roof riser subframing support assembly for attaching a new roof over an existing roof wherein the new roof has a slope independent of the slope of the existing roof. The assembly can include a series of spaced apart rows of roof support members... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5826380 | Roof ridge apparatus for adjustable-pitch roof The invention comprises a ridge beam apparatus which is adjustable to receive roof halves in a variety of roof pitches. Such adjustability results from inner and outer sleeves which may rotate about each other through a reasonable range of pitches. The ap... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5737882 | Apparatus and method for attaching a roof to a building A method of attaching to at least one bearing beam of a building. A clip with a blocking tab is attached to the bearing beam, and a roof assembly with two pivotally attached frames is unfolded and lowered. Each frame has a blocking member, and the roof is... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5704170 | Apparatus for roof support A panel support assembly apparatus for supporting panel members used in a new roof assembly is disclosed. The panel support assembly provides the ability to support a new roof assembly over underlying support structure, which may be a preexisting roof ass... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5701713 | Adjustable truss An adjustable truss is made up of a chain of truss elements sharing common edges. Pairs of adjacent elements are pivotally joined at their common edges, these shared edges acting as hinges. Tension cables are slidably received at the ends of each hinge. T... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5681021 | Roof jack with bracket A system for lifting and supporting a roof including a jack and a pair of jack mounting brackets. One of the mounting brackets is attached to a roof truss and the other of the mounting brackets is attached to a ceiling joist. The jack extends between the ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5570544 | Inflatable structure Inflatable, air supported frames may be employed to support a variety of structures, including tents. The inflatable frames are composed of one or more elongated inflatable air chambers to which are coupled plural restraints that prevent full extension of... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5426822 | Hinge structure A hinge structure having a leaf having knuckles so formed that leaves having two identical such knuckle structures can be joined together to form a hinge, rather than requiring knuckle structures that are not identical. The hinge structure can have plates... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5337531 | Adjustable camber truss An adjustable camber truss comprising an upper chord member having opposed ends and being disposed to receive a load acting in one direction; a major support structure fixed to and subtending substantially the entire length of the upper chord member, the ... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5303528 | Standing seam roof assembly and support apparatus An improved standing seam roof assembly and support apparatus which seeks to achieve a number of objects including improved panel joining integrity both at the standing seam joints along longitudinal edges of the panels and at interlapping panel ends incl... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5265394 | Expandable-retractable portable structure An expandable-retractable portable structure is provided which is capable of being transported on public highways in its retracted position. The structure has a stationary portion and a movable portion, wherein the movable portion pivotally encloses the s... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5142838 | Standing seam roof assembly and support apparatus An improved standing seam roof assembly and support apparatus which seeks to achieve a number of objects including improved panel joining integrity both at the standing seam joints along longitudinal edges of the panels and at interlapping panel ends incl... | 09/01/1992 |
| 4934439 | Tension strut apparatus and method for an overhead garage door The present invention relates to a novel strut and bracket apparatus for mounting to a section of an overhead garage door, the strut and bracket combination being utilized to selectively impart the desired tensile forces to the section, thereby correcting... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4890429 | Building truss The invention relates to a building truss having an intermediate flexible section and two end stiff sections. The truss is formed of upper and lower chord(s) with the lower chord(s) of the intermediate section having a plurality of lengths of tube slidabl... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4872297 | Header assembly Apparatus for adjustably attaching roof panels to the side walls of an enclosure and for securing the pitch of the roof panel with respect to the side walls after it has been established is disclosed. The apparatus includes a header support member which i... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4864796 | Variable polyhedral framework A variable polyhedral framework made from at least two joined tetrahedrons hinged at their coincident base edges, which may thereby move easily through and be made rigid in many different configurations.... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4712337 | Load-carrying structure for making volume-enclosing constructions, in particular for placing against buildings The invention relates to a load-carrying structure for making volume-enclosing constructions for placing against buildings, and in particular for volume-enclosing constructions having an outside surface with at least two intersecting planes, with at least... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4676045 | Post-tensioned steel structure A method of constructing and erecting a post-tensioned steel frame structure consisting in: 1. Constructing on the ground a center span of the structure to each end of which are hingedly connected column structures; 2. Post-tensioning the center span by means ... | 06/30/1987 |
