Abstract: A mounting apparatus including a mounting bracket, for attachment of an open web structural support to an end support such as a support wall enables the upper chord member of the structural support to be mounted flush to the top of a bearing plate on the top of the support wall. The bracket is comprised of an angled plate member which is securable to the bearing plate and includes a chord receiving portion having outwardly extending channel members which receive opposite side edges of the ends of the upper chord member. Adjustable length end web members are connected to the angled plate member to accommodate a change of length of the structural support. An adjustable spacer apparatus is provided in the channel members between the end of the upper chord member and angled plate member for accommodating structural supports of different lengths.

Abstract: A metal frame and glass panel structure comprises a metal shoe having a receiving channel therein, the receiving channel having at least one smooth side surface and an opposite side surface spaced apart from said smooth side surface; a glass panel positioned within the channel against the smooth side surface and spaced apart from the opposite side surface; at least two independent expandable pressure units positioned within the channel between the glass panel and the opposite side surface of the channel; and means within the pressure units for generating a pressure against the opposite side surface of the channel whereby the pressure units are forced against the glass panel to secure the glass panel within the channel. A pair of adjustment screws is provided in the channel, upwardly extending from the bottom thereof, for squaring the glass panel with the shoe. A strip of double-face tape is provided on the one side surface of the channel to prevent the glass panel from slipping relative to the shoe.

Abstract: A method of installing marble panels on a flat wall, includes the steps of cutting a slab of marble having a front face and opposite ends, into a plurality of thin marble sheets; attaching a backing panel to opposite sides of each marble sheet; cutting each marble sheet in half to define two marble panels, each comprised of a marble layer and a backing panel; installing the marble panels on the flat wall such that marble layers which represent successive cuts from said slab of marble are adjacent to each other and such that adjacent side edges of adjacent marble layers are in abutting relation and correspond to the same end of the slab of marble, to form a continuous pattern on the flat wall.

Abstract: There is provided a new and useful system for the construction of partition walls comprising: a floor channel adapted to be secured to a building floor; a ceiling channel adapted to be connected to a building ceiling; a series of rectangular panel assemblies each including a rectangular frame having top, bottom and side edges, a pair of rectangular panels secured to opposite sides of the frame, and a pair of adjustable support members associated with the bottom side of the frame; and wherein the side edges of the frame extend beyond the top and bottom edges thereof and include longitudinal recessed channels; and, an elongated spline including first and second lateral extensions adapted to connect two adjacent panel assemblies and to extend into the ceiling channel, the spline adapted to be moved laterally from a first position wherein the spline is contained entirely within the said recessed channel of one panel assembly to a second position wherein the first and second lateral extensions extend respectively

Abstract: A profile consisting of two sections (1, 2) joined together. One section (1) is an open hollow section with an inner contour which is uniform with and somewhat bigger than the outer contour of the other section (2) and where the opening (4) is arranged so that two identical profiles can be telescoped into each other. According to the invention the other section (2) is solid or a closed hollow section. The opening (4) of the open hollow section (1), has a width which is somewhat bigger than the wall thickness of the hollow section (1) in an area (5), which is situated on the opposite side relative to the opening (4) of the connection (3) between the sections (1, 2). Thus, it is achieved that the open hollow sections (1) of the profiles substantially, completely surround the other sections (2) of the profiles, respectively, when two identical profiles are telescoped into each other.

Abstract: Articles and a method are disclosed useful for providing a lift insert for a cast concrete product, such as a cast concrete slab or panel. The articles include a threadless plug for temporary insertion into an insert for receiving a lifting device in a cast concrete product, an insertion tool therefor, and the insert assembly. The threadless plug is characterized by an elastomeric tubular member having closure and/or abutment means on each end and dimensioned such that, in its operative position in the lift insert, such as a coil insert, the portion of the tubular member between the ends is placed in tension to positively seal against ingress of concrete into the top of the coil or insert and between the void plug and the coil during casting.

Abstract: A knockdown housing structure formed of a number of wall panels which are interconnected together. The wall panels are slidably interconnected by the use of projecting pins which are slidably received in elongated slots. Pins are formed on one edge of each wall panel for direct engagement in slots formed in one edge of a horizontally adjacent wall panel. Connecting strips having projecting pins are utilized for interconnecting vertically adjacent wall panels. Each of the panels and connecting strips can be slid into place. The projecting pins have enlarged heads and the slots include spaced apart enlarged openings interconnected by a narrow slit. The pins can be inserted in either of the enlarged openings and slid to the narrow slit where the pins are maintained in place.

Abstract: An inexpensive, expandable and easily erected shelter structure. The structure comprises a multi-sided roof supported by a single center upright, the roof being assembled using metal tubes and fittings. A center member is attached to the top end of the upright, the center member supporting a plurality of short tubes for receiving the corresponding ends of a plurality of elongated tube members. The other end of the elongated tube members are each connected to a fitting, each fitting also receiving the ends of two peripheral tubes. The other end of the upright is placed in a pipe sleeve anchored in the ground. A mechanism is provided to secure the roof to the center member. Two or more shelters can be easily interconnected to form larger structures with a minimum of ground support required.

Abstract: 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 of a cable to bring the span to a desired shape; and3. Post-tensioning cables connected between each said column structure and the center span to produce relative rotational movement between the column structures and the center span about the hinge joints to raise the column structures from a substantially horizontal to a substantially vertical position thereby elevating the center span to its final position.

Abstract: A wall construction formed from a plurality of pre-cast reinforced concrete building panels each of which includes interior and exterior faces defined peripherally by upper and lower end edges and opposed side edges extending therebetween. The plurality of panels includes two adjacent panels disposed in side by side relation. An improved welded joint is provided between two adjacent side edges of two adjacent side by side panels. The welded joint comprises a plurality of vertically spaced horizontally extending adjacent pairs of welding bars fixed within the two adjacent side edges respectively of the two side by side panels. A single line of welding material is provided for rigidly securing each pair of adjacent welding bars together. Alternatively a bridging plate is welded over each pair of adjacent bars by two lines of welding material.

Abstract: A special stud which permits drywall installation on walls and ceiling surfaces independent of the structural qualities of the synthetic plastic material used in building panels. A stud member is positioned between adjacent building panel members which are preformed to form conduits in both the wall and ceiling members. Male attaching members such as lag screws or nails are partially inserted into the stud members so that their heads remain in the conduits to permit fastening thereto of column or roof beam structural steel members as well as rebar members. Furring strip members may be attached to the inside of the studs so that drywall members may be attached to the furring strip members.

Abstract: A roof construction has a substantially flat, horizontal substrate, which may be of insulating material, having mounted thereon at least one structure having an inclined surface. A membrane of water-impervious material extends over the substrate and over the structure. The portion of the membrane covering the inclined surface of the structure has photocells thereon, the inclination and orientation of the inclined surface being selected for maximum radiation reception from the sun. The structure may be of generally triangular shape, is thermally insulating, and a plurality of parallel structures may be provided, with photocells on parallel, inclined surfaces. The structures may have additional surfaces which are opposite and facing the first mentioned surface of an adjacent structure, which additional surface or surfaces is provided with a reflective film for reflecting radiation into the photocells of the adjacent structure.

Abstract: A dual-function pillow which is transformable into a figurative form or character. In its normal mode the pillow serves as a comfortable head rest, while in its transformed mode it functions as a plaything. The pillow which has a soft and compressible body includes a rectangular bag or outer case whose face has applied thereto a two-dimensional figure or character. The bag or case is provided with one or more transversely-placed draw strings which when tightened act to constrict the pillow and to thereby impart contours thereto to define a main head portion and at least one secondary portion to create a three-dimensional form.

Abstract: A greenhouse construction is provided which includes adjacent panels, each including a front wall section, a sloped roof section and a curved section which is located between and connects the front wall and sloped roof sections to form a continuous module. Each panel includes and is laterally bordered by glazing bar sections and glazing is provided which extends between these sections. The glazing is, at least in part, supported by the glazing bar sections and includes a curved glazing section corresponding to and constituting at least a part of the curved section of the associated panel. One of the galzing bar sections of each panel abuts the corresponding glazing bar section of the next adjacent panel and is in mirror image and matched relationship therewith. Together the glazing bar sections cooperatively form a glazing bar. The abutting glazing bar sections include matched curved sections which can be matched by being bent simultaneously by a common bending force.

Abstract: A protective panel for attachment to a window or door pane. The panel is a molded one-piece body of suitable transparent plastic material with a peripheral rim having a flat adhesive-covered face for attachment to the window pane. Inside this rim the panel has adjoining inclined flat segments extending laterally inward from the rim at a substanial angle to the plane of the adhesive-covered face of the rim. Additional segments of the panel close the space inside the inclined flat segments.

Abstract: A sheet roofing system and the method for forming it are mechanically attached to the roof with a flap having a securing bar held to the roof by screws or other fasteners which extend through holes in the sheet material. The bar and the fasteners and the holes through the flap are covered by the strip of sheet material which is then sealed to present a finished roof having an outer membrane which is free of perforations and other penetrations which could detract from the integrity of the finished roofing system.

Abstract: A ceiling panel 6 has on each of two longitudinal sides at least one protrusion (24, 26) having a transverse edge (36, 38). The transverse edges are aligned with each other and constitute swing bearing surfaces on which the ceiling element may be swung down from its normal horizontal position in the false ceiling and suspended on two spaced parallel support rails in a generally vertical open position. The ceiling element is constructed of a single metal plate with stamped bent-off edge sections that form the protrusions that permit displacement of downward swung ceiling panels in the longitudinal direction of the support rails, and strengthen the ceiling panel so that it may have large longitudinal and transverse dimensions.

Abstract: Disclosed is a depository wherein the deposit envelope is conveyed in an enclosed carrier from a deposit opening along an attack resistant passage to a remote opening to a vault. There a wall of the carrier moves, relative to the carrier, to displace the deposit from the carrier into the vault. External access to the vault is protected by both the walls of the passage and the carrier, as well as by the vault walls.

Abstract: A glass holder provided with a pair of opposed side walls and a bottom which define an open-ended slot for receiving an end of a glass pane. The opposed side walls include a piston in engagement with an anti-flow member inserted into the slot so as to function as a dam for closing at least one end of the lost, and the bottom has a hole having a volume enough to receive the anti-flow member. When the holder is mounted on the glass pane, the anti-flow member is attached within the slot whereby an unhardened fluid adhesive filled within the slot is retained within the slot by the anti-flow member to prevent useless protuberences resulting from the outflow adhesive from being formed. As the glass pane is inserted into the slot, the anti-flow member is escaped into the hole.

Abstract: Single piece injection molded security seal includes a flexible strap having fastener support bodies at each end defining a telescoping locking means and having a camming surface for cooperating with the hasp to hold the security seal in descrete positions.