Abstract: A fixture having a plurality of upright panels and a top joined together with vertical connectors and horizontal inserts. Adjacent edges of the panels have complimentary beveled faces and aligned grooves extended normal to the beveled faces. The connectors have flat webs and ribs located in surface engagement with the beveled faces of adjacent panels. Flanges joined to the outer end of the webs engage the panels and cooperate with the ribs and lips joined to the inner end of the web to hold the panels in a structurally stable and tight sealed engagement at either a 45 degree relationship or a 90 degree relationship relative to each other.

Abstract: An integral room divider panel and freestanding desk system comprises a base wall formed of interconnected modular base wall panels of uniform height and width and a freestanding desk unit that integrates into the base wall. The desk unit includes a work surface supported at side edges by vertical support members, with a back panel extending across the back of the desk. The desk back panel is formed of modules of the same height and width as the base wall panels and have the same appearance as base wall panels, so the back of the desk can comprise a section of the base wall. The top of the desk is recessed from the vertical support members and back panel so that the modular upper wall panels can be mounted on the back panel and vertical support members, as well as on the base wall panels, to selectively increase the height of the wall panel system and the peripheral enclosure for the desk.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to office panelling systems and, in particular, an office panelling system wherein a flat electronic display screen is incorporated within or directly supported by an office panel, with the display screen visible to one side of the panel. The office panel with the display screen located therein greatly enhances the amount of work space available at an associated work station, which otherwise would have a CRT supported on the work surface. The depth of the work surface can be cut down if the work station is primarily used for a dedicated data entry station or computer work station. In other cases, the computer monitor screen is a flat thin profile screen mounted on an adjustable arm supported at a position adjacent the panel whereby the spacing of the screen from the panel is adjustable by varying the effective length of the arm.

Abstract: A panel system for office workstations wherein a display board is removably secured to a hanging bar, The bar has a bracket assembly for selectively and removably hanging it onto a selected surface and has flanges arranged in the bar which may receive the bracket assembly and which removably secure the display board on the hanging bar when the display board is oriented with the flanges in a predetermined position. The display board has a frame defined by top, bottom and side extrusions and corner members joining the extrusions together, utilizing channels arranged in the extrusions, and hangers slideably fixed in the extrusion channels which are adapted to be secured in channels when properly oriented therewith. A tray may also be removably secured in the channels of the display board extrusions in selected removably secured positions.

Abstract: A modular support structure for a control room work station is disclosed which is capable of being used to support top surfaces of different shapes. The support structure includes a plurality of adjustable posts wherein each post comprises two elongated rectangular post flanges, each having a top edge for supporting the top surface, a bottom edge, an elongated outer edge and an elongated articulating edge opposing said outer edge, and hinge means for articulating said two rectangular post flanges with each other along said articulating edges. The hinged posts permit the attachment of panels at a variety of angles to accommodate the shape of the top surface. Also provided is a control room work station having the modular support structure of the present invention.

Abstract: An activities module is positioned on a support surface, such as the floor of a room, to provide activity stations with horizontal work surfaces. The module includes an upright post member that has at least two vertical grooves. A flat panel has an opening sized to receive the post member when the flat panel is oriented horizontally, and upright partition panels are provided corresponding to the vertical grooves in the post member. Each partition panel has an inner edge fitted into the groove, an outer edge and a bottom edge that rests on the support surface. The partition panels each have a slot to receive the flat, horizontal panel, and fasteners secure the module together. A second flat, horizontal panel may similarly be mounted below the first flat panel, and a third flat, horizontal panel may provide a shelf or bench.

Abstract: A dynamic workspace module is provided for open plan spaces, and the like, and includes a compact footprint, comprising a freestanding framework supporting a three-sided partition to form an interior workspace and a portal opening for user ingress and egress. A door partition shaped to selectively close the portal opening is movably mounted on the framework. The door partition preferably has an arcuate plan shape, and is positioned adjacent one side of the portal opening, such that shifting the door partition from the fully open position to the fully closed position both increases the amount of the interior space in the workspace module, and alters the plan shape thereof for improved freedom of user movement, while alleviating any sense of user claustrophobia.

Abstract: Workstations with the look and feel of millwork but with the flexibility of systems furniture comprise modules constructed from a relatively few number of elements. The modules are based on several basic geometries, and comprise a horizontal work surface, a forward support panel assembly, and end panel assemblies. In addition, each module can be equipped with transactional shelves and various accessories, e.g. pull-out writing shelves and pencil drawers, drawer pedestals, courtesy shelves, lighting, etc. The elements of the modules are constructed from durable materials that are easy to maintain and clean. Certain embodiments of these workstations are particularly well adapted for use in health care settings.

Abstract: A telephone enclosure which provides wheelchair access while maintaining efficient usage of floor space is disclosed. The enclosure includes two telephone instruments. The enclosure may be constructed from mass-produced components while providing an appearance that can be customized for a particular business establishment.

Abstract: A modular system for erecting workbenches and equipped walls, in particular for use in laboratories, comprises a structure constructed of modular uprights and crosspieces to which beams can be fixed which permit supports for pieces of furniture, working tables, etc . . . , to be fitted in a slidable manner.Mounted to the wall are also panels including electrical connections, panels for fluid supply, etc . . . , which have all of the components entirely received inside the associated wall in a flush-relationship therewith.

Abstract: An insulation system utilizes a plurality of insulation fasteners to support an insulation board or the like adjacent the roof-supporting framework/purlins of a building. Each fastener comprises a clip member with projecting shank with the former engageable with a projecting flange of the purlin. Upon extension of the shank through or across an edge of an insulation board placed adjacent the building purlins, an underlying support washer is engageable with the shank so as to sandwich a portion of the insulation board or adjacent edges of adjacent boards therebetween. A plurality of insulation fasteners are used with each insulation board so as to support a plurality of insulation boards and overlying batt insulation adjacent the purlins and roof of the building.

Abstract: A sheet metal nail of the type for securing built-up roofing membranes used to waterproof cementitious roof decks has a head and a hollow shank portion integral therewith and designed to resist withdrawal of the nail from the deck in a conventional manner, the head however being of larger diameter than the head of the conventional nail used for this purpose and further having a design which allows the fluid asphalt conventionally poured over the nail during construction of the roofing membrane to bond the portion of the membrane beneath the head and thereby increase the wind uplift resistance of the roofing membrane. The nail is preferably of "one piece" construction formed from a sheet metal blank.

Abstract: A fastener for securing built-up roofing membranes used to waterproof cementitious roof decks combines the conventional nail used for this purpose having a head and a shank portion designed to resist withdrawal of the fastener from the deck, with a non-integral tab penetrated by the shank of the nail and of larger diameter than the nail head, the tab having a design which allows the fluid asphalt conventionally poured over the nail during construction of the roofing membrane to bond the portion of the membrane beneath the tab and thereby increase the wind uplift resistance of the covering material. Removability of the tab allows its detachment in applications where increased uplift resistance is unnecessary.

Abstract: A fastener for supporting a section of wallboard inserted into the opening of a wall consisting of a metal clip having a pair of flat segments for engaging adjacent portions of the section and the wall. A V-shaped member connects the two flat segments and spikes are employed on the V-shaped member and the flat segments to effect the attachment.

Abstract: A fastener for securing built-up roofing membranes used to waterproof cementitious roof decks combines the conventional nail used for this purpose having a head and a shank portion designed to resist withdrawal of the fastener from the deck, with a non-integral tab penetrated by the shank of the nail and of larger diameter than the nail head, the tab having a design which allows the fluid asphalt conventionally poured over the nail during construction of the roofing membrane to bond the portion of the membrane beneath the tab and thereby increase the wind uplift resistance of the covering material. Removability of the tab allows its detachment in applications where increased uplift resistance is unnecessary.

Abstract: An integral clip for attaching wall panels to metal studs having flanges in engagement with the occluded surfaces of the wall panels, the clip comprising impaling points adapted to be driven into the occluded surface of the panel for securing the clip to the panel, the clip also having flange attachment members struck from the clip and adapted to engage the flange of a stud, thereby affixing the panel to the stud.

Abstract: Gypsum panels and the like are attached to "H" studs by a resilient, one-piece wire clip having talons which are anchored in the edge of a panel and a clamping portion which grips a flange of the stud.

Abstract: An integral clip for attaching wall panels to metal studs having flanges in engagement with the wall panels, the clip comprising impaling points adapted to be driven into the edge of a panel and additional impaling points adapted to be driven into a major surface of the panel for securing the clip to the panel, the clip also having flange attachment members struck from the clip and adapted to engage the flange of a stud, thereby affixing the panel to the stud.

Abstract: A metal strapping band to support flexible insulation within a wall cavity between spaced-apart wall studs, which strapping band comprises an elongated, metal strapping band having a plurality of uniformly spaced-apart lines of weakness therein extending from and adjacent at least one edge thereof, to define a plurality of defined tab elements in the plane of the band, which tab elements may be bent outwardly from the plane of the metal band, to form a support for flexible insulation to be secured within the wall cavity between the wall studs, the insulation supported by securing the metal strapping band to and across the wall studs, and bending outwardly the defined tab elements and impaling the flexible sheet material on the bent tab elements.

Abstract: A wall construction utilizing unique fastening clips to demountably secure wall panels to a suitable supporting structure, such as a stud, the fastening clips being constructed such that the outer surface of adjacent panels are maintained substantially flush.

Abstract: A detachable insulating cover assembly for greenhouses and similar structures using plastic cover sheets for the creation of a stationary air layer, the sheets being held in place by manually clampable and releasable fastener assemblies, each consisting of a fastener base with a stem and a fastener cap, the fastener bases being detachably clampable to the base flange of T-bars which form the skeleton of the greenhouse, using transversely movable attachment members with retaining noses that reach behind the edges of the T-bar base flange in the clamped position. Several variants of attachment members are disclosed.

Abstract: A method for installing insulation on cast-in-place concrete walls. The method makes efficient use of expensive wall ties used during cast-in-place construction and provides for a quick, easy to learn, cost and labor saving method for insulating concrete walls. Furring strips are firmly and permanently affixed to cement walls by slotting the furring, placing them over the wall ties and driving a wedge-like member through the aperture of each wall tie which extends past the furring so that the furring is pressed tightly against the wall. Insulation panels are then affixed to the furring. The method may be easily adapted for insulating cast-in-place concrete ceilings.