Abstract: This invention provides fall protection systems comprising a suspension fabric, supported by a grid-work of longitudinal and lateral bands, in metal building construction. The fall protection system uses safety clips to attach lateral bands to intermediate purlins, and also provides novel attachments of the lateral bands to eaves and ridges whereby the respective eave and/or the ridge absorbs an enhanced portion of the force of impact when an object falls onto the fall protection system. The invention further provides methods of installing such systems, and buildings embodying such systems.

Abstract: A measuring wheel for determining a ground-traverse distance while operated by a user. The measuring wheel comprising a wheel, a ground-traverse element, a processing element, a memory element, a communications element, and a handle. The wheel has a known radius and is rotatably secured to the ground-traverse element. The ground-traverse element is configured for determining the ground-traverse distance by measuring rotation of the wheel. The processing element, the memory element, and the communications element are located within a central housing of the measuring wheel for receiving and wirelessly communicating information indicative of the ground-traverse distance to an external computing device. The handle is secured to a housing of the ground-traverse element and is configured to be grasped by the user during operation to move the wheel.

Abstract: This invention provides fall protection systems, in metal building construction, and methods of installing such systems. A given such system comprises a suspension fabric, supported by a grid-work of longitudinal and lateral support bands. The distance of the safety band from the rafter corresponds to about 40 percent to about 75 percent of the diameter of the bag. Thus for a 30-inch diameter bag, the distance between the edge of the rafter and the middle of the safety band is about 12 inches to about 23 inches. The safety band protects the suspension fabric from being cut by the near edge of the rafter when a falling object impacts the fall protection system near the edge of the rafter.

Abstract: This invention provides fall protection systems comprising a suspension fabric, supported by a grid-work of longitudinal and lateral bands, in metal building construction. The fall protection system uses the combination of relatively softer banding, a safety band spaced a particular distance from each rafter, and safety clips to attach the safety bands to the intermediate purlins, thus to distribute the force of impact of a load, falling close to a rafter, to better absorb and dissipate the force of the impact, including distributing the impact of the falling load over a greater area of the roof structure. The invention further provides methods of making elements of such systems, methods of installing elements of such systems, and buildings embodying such systems.

Abstract: This invention provides fall protection systems comprising a suspension fabric, supported by a grid-work of longitudinal and lateral bands, in metal building construction. The fall protection system uses safety clips to attach lateral bands to intermediate purlins, and also provides novel attachments of the lateral bands to eaves and ridges whereby the respective eave and/or the ridge absorbs an enhanced portion of the force of impact when an object falls onto the fall protection system. The invention further provides methods of installing such systems, and buildings embodying such systems.

Abstract: This invention provides suspension fabric product, methods of making such product, and methods of installing such product, in fall protection systems used in metal building construction. The fabric product is presented Z-folded on a core, with essentially all surface air removed, and wrapped in a protective plastic wrapping which extends into the roll alongside outer layers of the roll of fabric. Essentially all surface air is removed from the Z-folded fabric at a compression station as the roll is being fabricated. Use of the roll includes extending a shaft through the core, elevating the roll to a working height at the roof elevation, temporarily mounting the shaft to existing roof structural members of the building being constructed, and drawing a leading edge of the fabric from the roll and along a run of the space between next adjacent ones of the purlins and across the space between first and second ones of the rafters.

Abstract: This invention provides fall protection systems, in metal building construction, and methods of installing such systems. A given such system comprises a suspension fabric, supported by a grid-work of longitudinal and lateral support bands. At least one of the lateral support bands is a relatively softer steel having greater elongation properties, while having lower yield and tensile strengths. The balanced properties better distribute the force of a falling object to the respective members of the fall protection system so as to limit the force which must be tolerated by the suspension fabric, such that the system can catch and hold a dropped test load, or a worker falling onto such system, without catastrophic failure of the suspension fabric.

Abstract: An apparatus for containing tools and other work items including a box having a bottom, two sides, a front and a back. A rail is positioned along an inside face of the back of the box, the rail having an upper edge that is spaced from the inside face of the back of the box. At least one hanging bin is configured to be removably mounted on the rail and to be slideable along the rail. A plurality of hooks is attached to an outer surface of one of the front or the back of the box for mounting the box over a railing of a lift cage.

Abstract: A holder for circular containers of polish, waxes, pastes and liquids comprising a generally circular base having an underside surface cupped downward and a hollowed circular aperture having an aperture bottom and at least one vertical aperture wall adapted to frictionally accept a container. The holder includes an adapter ring having an outer diameter corresponding to the at least one vertical aperture wall and an inside diameter adapted to frictionally support the container. The downward cupped underside surface is adapted to create a vacuum adhesion to a support surface upon which it is placed when a downward pressure is applied to the holder.

Abstract: The application of cold or warm applied directly to the underside of an animal/pet/dog's neck where blood vessels run close to the skin can aid in the cooling or warming of the pet/dog's body temperature thereby making the animal/pet/dog more comfortable in warmer/cooler temperatures. My invention creates an easy to use pouch that can hold a cooling or warming medium like manufactured ice cubes, gel or other medium, and slips over the animal/pet/dog's regular collar. This device enables the cooling or warming medium to stay securely against the underside of the animal/pet/dog's neck. This allows the coldness/warmth produced by the cooling/warming medium in the pouch to transfer to the animal/pet/dog's body, lowering the animal/pet/dog's body temperature making the pet/dog more comfortable in hot/cold temperatures.

Abstract: A self-contained climate control system includes a housing having an interior defined as the space between the top, base and walls of the housing. In the interior of the housing are a refrigeration circuit, a conditioned air path, an exhaust air path and an electronic control circuit. The conditioned air path and the exhaust air path are separated by a housing partition, and the electronic control circuit is separated from both the conditioned air path and the exhaust air path by at least one electronics partition.

Abstract: An illuminated magnifying device comprises an elongated magnifying lens, a light source, and an elongated light pipe disposed along the magnifying lens operable to receive light emitted from the light source and direct the light outwardly from the light pipe and distribute the light substantially evenly onto an object surface to be viewed

Abstract: An illuminated magnifying device comprises an elongated magnifying lens, a light source, and an elongated light pipe disposed along the magnifying lens operable to receive light emitted from the light source and direct the light outwardly from the light pipe and distribute the light substantially evenly onto an object surface to be viewed