Abstract: In the case of a natural stone element for lining facades of buildings, the suspension of the stone plate is effected via a ceramic tile glued to the back of the stone plate.

Abstract: Improvements to a door frame are provided, comprising the provision of in a jamb member of the frame a slot that receive spaced apart legs of a hardware element, the said adapted to frictionally hold the position of the hardware element in the slot, and further comprising means for mounting the frame member to adjoining studs and headers by means of resilient elements adapted to provided angular adjustment of the members. There is further provided means to adjust the length of the frame elements by means of an extension element, which is used in combination with a decorative cover. A decorative trim element is further provided that resiliently mounts to the frame members and is adapted to press against the adjoining wall to provide a smooth junction therewith.

Abstract: An attachment system, method and connector connection for constructing a structure having supporting members and supported members as most commonly found in house and patio wood decks, board walks, stair systems, wood benches and trellis systems. The structures using the present disclosures are characterized by the apparent absence of nails or other fasteners. In fact, however, the structures are securely fastened by nails or screw fasteners in combination with a unique connector which uniquely is not directly connected to the supporting members.In some forms of the invention, locator prongs are provided on the connector for assisting the installer to attach the connector to the supporting board member. In its broadest form, however, no prongs are needed on the connector.In a preferred form of the connector, a projection is formed in the connector which bears against the underside of an adjacent structure even though the connector is not precisely installed.

Abstract: A new and useful latch structure for suspending ceiling panels from a grid of inverted T-beam support members. The latch structure comprises a relatively rigid, hook-shaped member which is coupled to a respective ceiling panel so as to move with the ceiling panel relative to the inverted T-beam support members. Each hook-shaped member can tilt, or pivot, relative to its respective ceiling panel. Each hook-shaped latch member is biased by gravity toward a locking position. As a ceiling panel is brought upward against an inverted T-beam support member, the inverted T-beam support member engages the hook-shaped latch member and tilts the latch member away from its locking position, to allow the latch member to clear the inverted T-beam support member. Once the hook-shaped latch member clears the transverse leg of the inverted T-beam support member, the latch member tilts, or pivots, under the influence of gravity, to its locking position.

Abstract: An insulation member for use in insulating a high temperature furnace, the insulation member comprising a deformable mat of fibrous insulation material, and attachment means located in the mat for attaching the mat to a furnace surface to be insulated, the attachment means being resiliently deformable for resiliently biasing the mat into conforming engagement with such a surface.

Abstract: A brick cladding assembly including a metal strip from which there is punched a plurality of mounting flanges, the mounting flanges receive "brick" tiles which have side slots which receive the mounting flanges in order to secure the tiles to the mounting plate.

Abstract: An insulation member for use in insulating a high temperature furnace, the insulation member comprising a deformable mat of fibrous insulation material, and attachment means located in the mat for attaching the mat to a furnace surface to be insulated, the attachment means being resiliently deformable for resiliently biasing the mat into conforming engagement with such a surface.

Abstract: Architectural glass block walls or panels are constructed by assembling a plurality of blocks using connectors which provide securement and uniform spacing of the blocks in a width and height direction. Each connector comprises a pair of rigid, elongated members each having a pair of spaced, planar opposite surfaces, and a laterally centered longitudinal groove in each surface. Each member is joined to the other member and each connector is disposed at an intersection of the corners of and in abutment with a plurality of blocks with each longitudinal groove engaging a ridge which extends around the circumference of each block. The connectors can be secured to the blocks with an adhesive compound, e.g., a curable silicone caulking composition, and the spaces between the blocks can be filled with mortar, grout or caulking material to seal the wall or panel and embed and conceal the connectors in the mortar.

Abstract: A watertight fastener for mounting a peripherally grooved prefabricated bathtub surround panel on a wall. The fastener includes a rigid support and a resilient seal. The support has a mounting portion adapted to be secured to the wall, and a surround-receiving portion adapted to enter the peripheral groove of the surround panel and defining adjacent the free end thereof an aperture extending at least partially therethrough. The seal has an elongate body portion and a sealing portion. The body portion is adopted to enter the peripheral groove of the surround panel with the surround-receiving portion, has a serrated front surface, and defines a transversely-extending plug resiliently retained by the aperture. The sealing portion is adapted to extend intermediate the surround and an adjacent surface to form a watertight seal therebetween.

Abstract: An insulation assembly consisting of a blanket of insulation folded into a plurality of "S" folds to form an insulation bundle having length, width and depth with a rod having first and second end portions and passing longitudinally through the insulation bundle along its length. The rod has an axial opening at one end and the remaining end portion has a narrowed diameter which is less than the diameter of the axial opening. A bracket is attached to the rod and extends below the insulation bundle so that it can be attached to a surface.With the above construction, a series of bundles can be secured to the surface by securing the first bundle to the surface, then attaching additional bundles by inserting the narrowed end of the rod into the axial opening of the preceding bundle and then attaching the bracket for each bundle to the surface to be insulated.

Abstract: A refractory supporting end anchor for the end of a refractory lined conduit, and a lined conduit having a series of the anchors at the end thereof.

Abstract: A truck bed liner has a plurality of slot pairs spaced around the top of the vertical walls of the liner at a level just below the interior flange of the truck bed walls. Resilient retainer clips engage the flange of the truck bed walls and secure the liner to the bed through the slot pairs.

Abstract: A building system integrating the combination of aluminum and steel structural elements for the efficient assembly of stone and glass panels in a curtain wall system which is conspicuous for its lack of a grid appearance. A plurality of discrete steel clips are utilized for securing stone panels to supporting mullions. A plurality of aluminum members are secured to structural mullions whereby glass may be mounted thereto. The stone and glass panels are sealably secured adjacent one another while a glazing adapter is constructed for assembly over the structural mullions there behind. A splice facilitates mating engagement of the aluminum mullions to permit relative movement therebetween. In this manner, both steel and aluminum may be utilized most efficiently for the assembly of stone and glass panels in a curtain wall system with improved structural and aesthetic qualities.

Abstract: A support plate for tiles comprises a rectangular metal plate formed with a plurality of tile support pieces projecting out of the metal plate. The end portions of tile support pieces are bent to form flanges which are adapted to fit into a groove or grooves provided in a tile.

Abstract: A refractory support device comprising two elongated members pivotally connected at one end and adapted to be attached to shaped connecting surfaces, and an insulated structure comprising connecting surfaces having the support devices attached thereto and having refractory material covering the surfaces and surrounding the support devices.

Abstract: A center mount module of ceramic fibers having internal hardware adapted to engage a prior art anchor stud and guide the module into place on the internal wall of a furnace. The module may be a plurality of edge stacked mats or loop folded mats; the edge grain forms both the hot and the cold face of the installed module in the former case whereas, in the latter, either the loops or the edge grain may form the cold face but a looped cold face is preferred. The mats are joined together by an elongate tine having a central hole therein and lying in a plane between and substantially parallel to the hot and cold faces of the module. A notched tube disposed between adjacent mats straddles the tine in co-axial relationship with the central hole of the tine.

Abstract: A metal fitting for fixing a precast concrete board comprises: a supporting metal member with one end portion secured to the board and with the other end portion provided with a first screw to move the board upward and downward through the supporting metal member and a second screw to move the board backward and forward through the supporting metal member; and an adjusting metal member including a base board which is secured to a building's structure, and a pair of third screws for moving the board rightward and leftward through the supporting metal member, so that the position adjustments of the board in the three directions can be achieved independently of one another.

Abstract: Disclosed is a wallboard panel construction including first and second abutting wallboard panels secured to generic framing members by a series of distortable clip pairs, each of the clips having substantially flat, coplanar plate and tongue portions, extending at substantially right angles and in opposite directions from central web portions, the web portions extending within the wallboard panel joints terminate with wallboard impaling pointed portions extending in the direction of and substantially parallel to the plate portions, the tongue portions are severed or slotted to form a fastener attachment terminal end portion, hinged from the plate portion by leaf spring edge portions, the first wallboard panel having a first series of clips, initially having coplanar plate and tongue portions with the terminal fastener ends mechanically secured (screwed or nailed) to a framing subsurface, the second wallboard panel having a second series of identical clips with tongue portions urged between the first wallboard

Abstract: A ceramic fiber insulation module is now provided from ceramic fiber units of finite length. The formation of the module can be initiated by folding an individual ceramic fiber strip or blanket, which is in unfolded condition, in a manner doubling the ends over on themselves. Then the double-over ends are folded up towards each other. As a result, the module, in cutaway, may be described as a "B-fold". The module presents an unbroken blanket surface for the hotface. The module also lends itself to fastening by cross-tying, between adjacent modules, to a backing member. Cross-tying can provide joint compression at the through joints which occur between modules.

Abstract: An apparatus for joining panel members into walls or dividers is provided which does not require the use of a wet sealant to close the gap between adjacent panels and which allows thermal expansion and/or contraction of the panel members to be absorbed by the joints. The apparatus includes a channel for receiving turned down edges of adjacent panel members. The channel has interlocking portions for engaging mating portions on the panel edges and locking them into position. A resilient spring member is used to hold the interlocking and mating portions in engagement. A profiled elastomeric sealing member is provided to seal the gap between the panel members. The sealing member is held in position by the resilient spring member.

Abstract: A roofing system including insulation blocks and a flexible membrane. A plurality of insulation blocks are positioned atop a roof frame with the longitudinal edges of the blocks being spaced apart. A plurality of plates are mounted atop the insulation blocks with the plate being positioned adjacent the four corners of adjacent but spaced apart insulation blocks. Downwardly depending ribs from the plate space the insulation blocks apart while preventing rotation of the plate. Additional ribs extend form the plates against and into the insulation blocks further limiting movement of the plates. A fastener secures each plate to the roof frame. A membrane extends over the entire roof and is attached thereto by adhesive means located atop the plates.

Abstract: A laminated glazing unit having outer sheets of glass or plastic and at least one resinous interlayer bonding the outer layers together. The unit is provided with an attachment member embedded in the interlayer free from contact with the outer sheets for attachment to a support structure.

Abstract: In a prefabricated building wall panel a rigid supporting frame is covered on one face by masonry or ceramic cladding, the cladding being held to the supporting frame by a composite fastener system comprising rigid supports underlying the cladding to carry the dead loading thereof with resilient means adhesively securing the cladding to the support frame to resist live loading thereof.

Abstract: An anchor for use in slab facings comprises an anchor bolt (2), which has an inner end that is adapted to be inserted into and to be embedded in mortar in a hole (6) formed in a wall (7) to be faced and an outer end provided with a transverse rod (1) for insertion into at least one bore formed in at least one edge face of at least one facing slab (9). To ensure that the anchor can be economically fixed and that the facing slabs can be mounted quickly, the anchor bolt (2) is provided at its inner end with a cylindrical enlarged portion (4), which has an embossed or channeled peripheral surface, and the anchor bolt is provided between the transverse rod (1) and the enlarged portion (4) with a driving sleeve (3), which is slidably mounted on the bolt and has a serrated or finned surface, which is larger in outside diameter than the enlarged portion (4).

Abstract: Architectural glass block walls or panels are constructed by assembling a plurality of blocks using connectors which provide securement and uniform spacing of the blocks in a width and height direction. Each connector comprises a pair of rigid, elongated members each having a pair of spaced, planar opposite surfaces, and a laterally centered longitudinal groove in each surface. Each member is joined to the other member and each connector is disposed at an intersection of the corners of and in abutment with a plurality of blocks with each longitudinal groove engaging a ridge which extends around the circumference of each block. The connectors can be secured to the blocks with an adhesive compound, e.g., a curable silicone caulking composition, and the space between the blocks can be filled with mortar, grout or caulking material to seal the wall or panel and embed and conceal the connectors in the mortar.

Abstract: An array of connected plates mounted on the inside wall of the vacuum vessel of a magnetic confinement reactor in order to provide a protective surface for energy deposition inside the vessel. All fasteners are concealed and protected beneath the plates, while the plates themselves share common mounting points. The entire array is installed with torqued nuts on threaded studs; provision also exists for thermal expansion by mounting each plate with two of its four mounts captured in an oversize grooved spool. A spool-washer mounting hardware allows one edge of a protective plate to be torqued while the other side remains loose, by simply inverting the spool-washer hardware.

Abstract: An assembly for mounting plate-like materials on a wall surface. Horizontal bars are directly or indirectly mounted on the wall surface one above the other with spacings left therebetween. Two kinds of supports, one having a downward flange and the other having an upward flange, are mounted on the bar to support the plates with the downward and upward flanges engaging the top and bottom edges of the plate members, respectively.

Abstract: An insulating system for walls of furnaces, kilns and the like including apparatus and methods for retaining the system in place. The system includes a crisscross pattern of insulation blankets positioned against the wall, a vapor barrier and high temperature modular insulation blocks positioned against the vapor barrier. The apparatus and methods for retaining the system in place utilize studs welded to the wall upon which the insulation blanket and vapor barrier are impaled and between which are positioned the modular blocks. A block retaining pin with a notched portion midway thereof cooperates with an aperture in the end of the stud permitting the pin to pass through the aperture of the stud piercing the wall of block to retain the block while the pin is rotated to provide an interlock of the notched portion of the pin with the aperture of the stud.

Abstract: The invention provides for a fastening arrangement for a screening or lining panel in which the fastening arrangement includes half-tubular protrusions along the periphery of the panel which can fit in pairs into corresponding apertures in a support frame. The bore of each half-tubular protrusion is blanked off so that when a pair of such protrusions are fitted in an aperture in a support frame, a blind bore is formed. The fastening means further includes a pin which can be inserted into the bore formed by a pair of protrusions fitted into an aperture. The pin when inserted into the bores of the protrusions spreads the ends of the protrusions and thereby fastens the panel to the support frame.

Abstract: An insulating lining is made up of modules of ceramic fibre, each hung over a module rod. The modules are held in tight side by side relation by engaging the rods with respective engaging means spaced along a hanger rod extending through the modules. The engaging means are spaced apart by a distance selected according to the degree of compression desired in the modules.

Abstract: A retainer clip for fastening a fragile panel into a surrounding frame comprises an integral body member which is composed of a relatively rigid material and a cushioning pad which is composed of a relatively soft material. Means are provided for mounting the cushioning pad on the body member. The cushioning pad contacts the edge portion of the panel when the body member is secured to the surrounding frame.

Abstract: For use in a modular decorative wall system, a decorative panel structure includes a decorative panel adhesively bonded to a backing panel of rigid expanded polystyrene, the size of the backing panel being greater than that of the decorative panel to provide the backing panel with a marginal region extending beyond at least two opposite side edges of the decorative panel. To mount to the composite panel structure on a wall, the broad heads of a plurality of tacks are first fixed to the wall so that the prongs of the tacks, the lengths of which exceed the thickness of the backing panel, project outwardly from the wall at respective locations bracketing the two opposite side edges of the decorative panel. The composite panel structure is then "hung" on the wall by pushing the marginal regions of the backing panel onto the projecting prongs until the free end regions of the latter have penetrated through the backing panel.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a spline structure for use with at least two wallboard structures. A vertical web is positioned between the butt edges of two wallboards and is provided with a decorative fabric coating to provide a decorative joint for the wallboard structures. Horizontal flanges from the vertical web member form fastening splines to hold the wallboard structures in position on a wall.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for connecting curtain wall units, which are juxtaposed vertically and horizontally in a vertical plane, at a portion where four corners of said curtain wall units gather with one another in such a manner as to permit in-plane displacement of said curtain wall units and restrict out-of-plane displacement, said apparatus comprising first coupling members fixed to an upper edge portion of horizontally adjacent curtain wall units, said first coupling members each having either of a projecting portion or a recessed portion adapted to be engaged with each other in such a manner that in-plane displacement thereof in the vertical plane is permitted, while out-of-plane displacement is restricted; second coupling members fixed to a lower edge portion of horizontally adjacent upper curtain wall units in such a manner as to be arranged in opposed relation with each other, said second coupling members each having the other of said projecting portion or said recessed portion; a connecting

Abstract: A flooring system comprising a foundation, a plurality of adjacent floorboards, each of the floorboards including a generally vertical side including a generally horizontal slot, and a base adjacent the foundation and including therein an opening spaced from the side, and clips for fastening the floorboards to the foundation, each including a generally horizontal upper portion received in the slot in the floorboard, a generally vertical portion, a lower generally horizontal base portion extending between the foundation and the base of the floorboard, and a projection extending upwardly in the base portion and spaced from the vertical portion and received in the opening in the base of the floorboard.

Abstract: According to the invention a multi-layered furnace wall construction for industrial use is provided. The wall construction comprises an outermost iron shell layer, an innermost refractory fiber block layer and an intermediate layer interposed between the iron shell layer and the refractory fiber block layer. The refractory fiber block layer is secured to the intermediate layer by means of stud bolts and washers of ceramic material. The fibers constituting said refractory fiber block layer are oriented such that they extend in the direction substantially perpendicular to the surface plane of the furnace wall.

Abstract: A structural support and thin panel assembly wherein the longitudinal axis of the structural support is attached perpendicular to the thin panel comprising a structural member, a thin panel, a female member attached to the structural member and a fastening means removably attaching the female member to the thin panel.

Abstract: An industrial cleanroom structure including a plenum enclosure assembly positioned above a cleanroom enclosure assembly. The plenum assembly includes plenum support structure rigidly attached and including top and bottom covers and sidewall covers sealed to prevent entry of microcontamination into the plenum enclosure. The plenum top cover includes openings for receiving air propelled by overhead fans into the plenum area. The plenum bottom cover comprises a filter system through which air is expelled into the cleanroom enclosure. The cleanroom enclosure includes a plurality of fabricated wall studs removably attached to the plenum support structure in vertical orientation to form wall support structure having exact vertical and horizontal alignment. At least one horizontal span cord is coupled to the plenum support structure and indirectly to the wall support structure to rigidly tie all coupled studs together in load sharing relationship.

Abstract: A method and a device for providing a frontage part (1) with glass sheet (2) to which a supporting means (20) is secured, in which the glass sheet (2) is arranged on hooks (3) provided on the frontage (1) and thereupon locking means (22) which are previously arranged on the frontage part (1) are moved to their locking position.

Abstract: A membrane roof system includes a single ply water impermeable membrane held to a roof deck by two separate fastening systems. The peripheral portion of the membrane is bonded to the peripheral edge of the roof deck by an adhesive and without mechanical fasteners. The central portion of the roof membrane is held down by traditional fastening means such as ballast, membrane-penetrating mechanical fastenings or preferably, non-membrane-penetrating mechanical fasteners. This provides maximum adherence around the periphery to withstand high uplift forces at a relatively low cost.

Abstract: A high temperature resistant refractory mortarless joint wall and method made from pre-formed, unburned plastic refractory blocks having siliceous clay, and from ten percent to seventy-five percent pyrophyllite, by weight, and workability from twenty percent to forty percent when erected before drying and firing.

Abstract: A building panel is provided having a channel in its back surface which matingly receives a rigidifying element. A fastener plate secures the panel to a substrate by slidable engagement with the rigidifying element.

Abstract: A system for installing individual marble panels on flat wall surfaces is disclosed which eliminates the need for skilled artisans to do the installation. The marble individual panels are formed of a thin marble layer which is attached to a backing layer. Special clips are attached to the flat wall surface to which the marble panels are to be secured. The clips are inserted in routed out portions in the backing layer behind the layer of marble. A system for ensuring effective, efficient and foolproof installation of the marble panels is provided.

Abstract: A novel decorative panel comprises specified rigid decorative sheets replaceably installed on a structural support such as frame works, substrate boards or walls. Such decorative sheets can be readily installed or replaced by the use of removable fixing means such as screws. The decorative sheet is characterized by cutouts at the corners thereof and depressions adjacent to the cutouts. When four decorative sheets are assembled together, the assembled corners of the sheets form a cut-out hole where a fixing means is inserted and a depression around the hole where the head of the fixing means is recessed. By utilizing the heads of fixing means, a variety of decorative accessories or articles can be further set on the decorative panel by means of pins, hooks, rods or magnet pieces.

Abstract: A fastener which is affixed to a wall and on which a panel or other generally flat object is placed and held in position. The fastener has at least one straight and flat edge. The fastener is a device to be used at least in twos. On one fastener rests the panel and the other fastener holds the top of the panel to the wall. The fastener is made up of two interacting pieces (1, 2) of which one, for hanging (1), to be affixed to the wall and the other, for holding in position (2), which can be engaged by or released from the first to fix or release the panel. The first piece (1) has the general shape of an essentially straight angle piece of which one branch (1') is arranged in such a way as to enable it to be fixed to the wall, and the other branch (1") has an aperture (4) through which the second piece (2) can pass the second piece (2) is in the shape of a cross of which one part is longer than the other.

Abstract: For gas-tight lining of a chamber which is exposed to high temperatures a ceiling and wall construction is provided which is assembled from support bars, rows of profiled bearing bricks supported thereon and central bricks inserted between these rows of bearing bricks and profiled to fit together with these bearing bricks. Support bricks which are also suitably profiled are inserted between the bearing bricks on the one hand and the central bricks on the other hand, and the central bricks have a truncated pyramid shape which tapers towards the interior of the chamber to be lined. All bricks in the construction can be replaced individually in a simple manner.

Abstract: A nailing anchor for use in fixedly attaching a series of parallel wooden boards to a transverse joist. The member has two flat, horizontal tabs each positionable between one of a pair of adjacent boards and the joist. The tabs are fixedly attached to a flat spacer body and extend perpendicularly therefrom in opposite directions. A hole in the one tab allows the anchor to be nailed to the joist. An elongated slot in the spacer body allows the anchor to be toe-nailed through the one adjacent board into the joist. A flat, triangular point depends perpendicularly from an upper edge of the spacer for fastening the one board to the spacer body.

Abstract: A non-penetrating mechanical fastener for securing a flexible sheet of an elastomeric material to the upper surface of a roof via the use of a plurality of such fasteners, each of which includes upper and lower members, wherein the latter are anchored to the roofing surface. The upper member includes an inner resilient retainer and an outer locking cap which clamp the sheet about an annular knob formed on the lower member. The locking cap is engaged by a compression fit with the resilient retainer to secure the retainer in position about the annular knob. A bolt and nut securely attaches the locking cap to the retainer to prevent their disengagement from the annular knob of the lower member. A method for securing the flexible sheet to the roofing substrate also is presented.

Abstract: A flooring system comprising a foundation, a plurality of adjacent floorboards, each of the floorboards including a generally vertical side including a generally horizontal slot, and a base adjacent the foundation and including therein an opening spaced from the side, and clips for fastening the floorboards to the foundation, each including a generally horizontal upper portion received in the slot in the floorboard, a generally vertical portion, a lower generally horizontal base portion extending between the foundation and the base of the floorboard, and a projection extending upwardly in the base portion and spaced from the vertical portion and received in the opening in the base of the floorboard.

Abstract: A building panel wall assembly comprises a multiplicity of pan-like rectangular panels arranged side by side and end to end in closely spaced relation. Each panel has an L-shaped top flange and a bottom flange and side flanges that extend in from the principal wall of the panel toward the building structure. A drainage gutter extends vertically along the vertical junctures between laterally adjacent panels. Either the upper or the lower flange of each panel is fastened to the building structure, and one or more clips connect the upper flange of each panel to the lower flange of the panel above it in the manner of a slip joint to allow relative movement in a plane parallel to the principal wall.