Abstract: A ceiling assembly includes a plurality of elongate, side-by-side gripping members which easily fit onto and conceal the otherwise exposed lower portions of overhead floor joists, as in a basement. Appropriately sized elongate panels fit between the floor joists and have edges supported by the gripping members, thereby forming a smooth, finished appearing ceiling which is quickly and easily installed at low cost by a home resident. Extender members may be used to drop the gripping members a short distance below the joints to accommodate cross braces and plumbing lines.

Abstract: A cargo transport container body liner assembly is disclosed comprising a plurality of liner sheet elements mounted in adjoining disposition to form a smooth continuous interior wall with each liner element having a normally arcuate profile between its top and bottom portions and a first clamping apparatus for clamping the bottom portion of the liner elements to the support posts and a second clamping apparatus for clamping the top portion of the liner elements to the support posts and allowing vertical expansion and contraction of the liner elements.

Abstract: Joining planks to form a wall construction. Each plank has a wooden facing member on each side and there is insulation between the facing member and in each facing member there are jointing surfaces facing away from a surface of the facing member and to this surface another plank is joined and metal connecting members are inserted with connecting arms which are in contact with the jointing surfaces of the contacting facing members of contiguous planks. There is no metallic contact across the joined planks between the connecting members which have arms in contact with the jointing surfaces of the parallel facing members of the planks which are to be joined.

Abstract: An insulated wall construction having a substrate defining a wall surface, compressible insulation board positioned over the wall surface of the substrate and a specifically designed clip and fastener for securing the insulation board to the substrate. The clip includes a generally flat plate for providing a bearing surface against the compressible insulation board and a plurality of prongs extending outwardly from the plate for partially penetrating the insulation board for securing the clip to the insulation board. An elongate fastener passes through a central aperture in the clip and is of greater length than the thickness of the insulation board for penetrating through the insulation board and into the substrate for securing the insulation board to the substrate, while being restrained by the clip from undesired compression of the insulation board.

Abstract: The invention herein is drawn to a plurality of structural products comprising segregated slabs, a process of making such structural products, and apparatus for performing such process of making such products and structures incorporating such products.The product comprises a plurality of slabs connected to each other only by an array of steel bar members extending therebetween and firmly attached thereto, whereby the slabs are movable relative to each other in directions transverse to the length of said bar members to the limit of flexibility of said steel bar members, so that many undesirable yet usually developed stresses and strains and failures developed in conventional reinforced concrete structures are obviated, and a light, strong, low-cost, thermal insulating structure is provided.

Abstract: An interlocking frame assembly for constructing and supporting a wall system, wherein a plurality of substantially H-shaped support sections are each formed with a pair of flange members extending substantially perpendicularly from a side thereof, with each pair of flange members having a pair of inwardly directed projections and each pair of leg members forming the H-shaped support section also having a pair of inwardly directed projections. A plurality of connecting sections are selectively positionable to engage the inwardly projecting projections of separate support sections to interconnect said support sections in perpendicular or parallel arrangement relative to one another.

Abstract: The invention is comprised of a plurality of parallel spaced-apart stud members with a plurality of blocks positioned between adjacent stud members. A plurality of straps are positioned around alternate stud members to form a lattice assembly. When the straps are tightened, the blocks are held within the lattice assembly. The entire lattice assembly is surfaced with a layer of concrete, plaster, or other suitable building material to provide a load bearing building structure. Providing that the surface material can withstand the abuses of weather, the building structure of the invention may be used for exterior walls and roofs. In a specific embodiment in which the blocks are of a foamed polystyrene insulating material the invention provides a better insulated building structure that conventional construction.

Abstract: A composite structure and an assembly joint for a floor system and the like is disclosed of the type having a plurality of elongated boards arranged generally in a side-by-side and end-to-end abutting configuration wherein an assembly joint is provided for joining the ends of the boards together while the individual boards are joined in a plurality of side-by-side, integral pre-assembled sections. The ends of each board include a groove which defines a unique upper and lower end portion construction which operates with an elongated channel strip to provide a highly improved joint.

Abstract: A pane having a flowable, moisture-resistant adhesive on its inner marginal edge portions is positioned on an existing glazed unit mounted in a fenestration. An elongated member having a grooved form therein is mounted to the fenestration walls or framing with the groove facing the outer marginal edge portions of the pane. Thereafter, a resilient glazing strip is urged in the groove to bias the pane toward the existing glazing, to flow the adhesive, to effect a hermetic seal between the pane and the glazed unit and to provide an acceptable closure between the applied elongated member and the installed pane.

Abstract: A movable multi-panel partition arrangement wherein mounting elements are provided on the ceiling, the floor, and lateral walls of a room to which the panels of the partition arrangement are secured. Tubular connecting elements are provided and employed to interconnect adjacent panels of the partition arrangement. The tubular elements are of various configurations and are received in recesses provided in adjacent edges of the respective panels. Sound absorbing material may be disposed between the panels and light strips, windows, doors, or other installations may be connected to the partition arrangement by further connecting members.

Abstract: A panel assembly comprised of two or more pre-formed panel members securely joined operatively with each other without utilizing separate fastening means. The panels employed utilize pre-formed snap locking means provided along margins thereof to effect interconnection of adjacent panels to each other or to a pre-formed connecting member interposed therebetween. The panel assembly may be incorporated into roof, ceiling and wall constructions, which may include integral corner joints depending upon structural requirements. Tools to assist in assembling panels into an integral assembly also are disclosed. The procedure of hook and snap-lock assembling a panel structure may be performed by hand; by utilizing the assistance of tools disclosed; or by utilizing other mechanical aids.

Abstract: A structure composed of a girder grating as well as building blocks retained by such girder grating. The girder grating consists of trusses and the chords of the trusses engage into grooves provided at the building blocks.

Abstract: A roof insulator support system includes a plurality of longitudinally extending beams supporting a plurality of regularly spaced, laterally extending purlins of Z-shaped cross section with an upturned lip portion on the lower flange of each purlin. Elongated liner support members, being extrusions of a generally inverted T-shape, are attached to and extend along the bottom of each purlin. Each liner support member is attached to a purlin by the interaction of a clip member which engages the lip portion of the purlin and a clip flange which engages the bottom of the lower flange of each purlin to prevent vertical displacement thereof. The horizontal portions of liner support members on adjacent pairs of purlins support roof liner panels laid between the purlins. A layer of insulation material is laid on top of the roof liner panels and a roof extends over the purlins.

Abstract: A wall or partition system in which panels are supported by structural members to make up a full height wall or a low partition space divider, in which structural members embrace the margins of the panels, in which the structural members are useable with glazing stops to mount glass panels or panes, and in which the structural members have unique physical configuration which carry out the assembly schemes of simplicity and economy.

Abstract: A metal covering for a roof deck which comprises: a spaced parallel array of corrugated pan supports, fastened to the deck; standoff support strips placed substantially centered therebetween and fastened to the deck, said standoff strips consisting of a base, a vertical member and a horizontal member spaced above the base; roof pans which lay on the corrugated pan supports and the horizontal member of the standoff supports in abutting relationship to the vertical member of the standoff support strip, abutting portions of the said roof pans consisting of an upturned edge on one side and an upturned edge with a downturned flange on the opposite side; the downturned flange being placed over the vertical member of the standoff support and the abutting upturned edge of the adjoining roof pan; the seam consisting of three pieces, the upturned edge of the roof pan, the vertical member of the standoff support, and the upturned edge of the adjacent roof pan, being dimple punched on alternating sides along the length o

Abstract: An interlocking frame assembly for constructing and supporting a wall system, wherein a plurality of substantially H-shaped support sections are each formed with a pair of flange members extending substantially perpendicularly from a side thereof, with each pair of flange members having a pair of inwardly directed projections and each pair of leg members forming the H-shaped support section also having a pair of inwardly directed projections. A plurality of connecting sections are selectively positionable to engage the inwardly projecting projections of separate support sections to interconnect said support sections in perpendicular or parallel arrangement relative to one another.