Abstract: A frame for forming a housing of a group of air-handling units mainly includes a plurality of extruded plastic angle columns and a plurality of integrally injection molded plastic three-way unions. The plastic angle columns and three-way unions eliminate the problem of condensate on the surfaces of the housing and allow the air-handling units to operate with reduced energy consumption, because the plastic columns and unions have low coefficient of thermal conduction and would not easily have a surface temperature lower than a dew point temperature of ambient air outside the housing. Meanwhile, the extruded plastic angle columns and the injection molded plastic three-way unions can have standardized dimensions and be efficiently produced through mass production, the frame for the housing of the air-handling units can therefore be formed at reduced labor and time.

Abstract: A building system which uses a plurality of interlocking members which can be used to construct an unlimited number of structures which can be assembled, disassembled and used by children and adults. The building system requires no tools, fasteners or adhesives, yet creates rigid and sturdy structures of all sizes, through interlocking ends and edges.

Abstract: A concrete-filled fiber-reinforced structural member comprising a concrete core encased in a lightweight fiber-reinforced composite shell formed by winding polymer impregnated high-strength filaments. The fibers are arranged for optimal strength and may be tailored for a specific requirement. The shell structure is durable, chemically inert, and adaptable to a variety of civil engineering applications. A plurality of composite structural members can be connected via connectors to form complex space frame structures such as industrial support structures, bridges, buildings and the like.

Abstract: On a sheet of plastic material or plate of glass, transparent or translucent, colored or otherwise, decorations in paint or plastic material, in the form of lenticular dots or flat dots or lines are applied by way of a “cliché” provided with conical points or ridge shapes, previously immersed in a paint or plastic and then applied to the sheet or plate. A plurality of sheets thus decorated can be assembled with or without distance pieces and set in a frame, to form a decorative panel.

Abstract: A post. The post includes a rigid support structure. The post includes a plurality of pieces. Each piece has a hole extending through it so the piece can fit into the support structure and remain in place on the support structure. Each piece is stackable upon another piece. A method for installing a post. The method includes the steps of placing a rigid support structure on ground. Then there is the step of aligning a hole of a piece over the support structure. Next there is the step of moving the piece down onto the ground so the support structure extends through the hole and the support structure maintains the piece in place. Then there is the step of aligning a hole of another piece over the support structure. Next there is the step of moving the other piece down onto the piece so the support structure extends through the hole of the other piece and the support structure maintains the piece in place. A method of forming a stone for a post.

Abstract: A lightweight, preferably clay roofing tile, preferably having surface configurations to simulate the thick heavyweight of natural slate, or to simulate natural wood shakes, or other natural materials, is provided, constructed so as to be molded from materials with weight-reducing zones, and strengthening webs, integral with the tile, such that each tile is of unitary, molded, one-piece construction. The placement, type and number of webs enable the cutting of the tiles to form tile accessory pieces, at ends of laid-up courses, hips, ridges and the like, to minimize or eliminate the necessity of inventorying large numbers of special accessory pieces. The webs provide strengthening while the hollow zones reduce weight, with at least some of the webs being located to provide strength to the tiles along newly cut edges. An interlock design at tile edges facilitates reduction in weight by eliminating the need for a double coverage overlap.

Abstract: A reinforced-concrete floor slab thickness indicator/reinforcement rod spacer combination consists of a base, a spacer and an indicator erected from the base, and a bracket integrally and laterally extended from the spacer. The indicator is releasably attached to the bracket by a U-shaped clamping member cooperating with a cam member. The spacer consisted of a seat fixedly mounted on the base, a medial portion threadedly connected with the seat and a supporting portion slideably mounted on the medial portion.

Abstract: A screen device to prevent animal entry into weep holes of foundation walls is formed from flexible, polymeric materials such as nylon or other conventional plastics. The screen device includes a frame having inner and outer sections with a porous barrier therebetween. The method of installing the screen device over a foundation wall weep hole includes the step of sealing the edges of the outer frame section with a standard silicone sealant, and thereafter inserting a porous barrier into the outer frame section. The porous barrier is releasably held in place with an inner frame section which is lastly placed in and connected to the outer frame section.

Abstract: A partition system includes a first partition having a face and a horizontal row of slots accessible through the face, and a second partition having an abutting end adapted to be positioned adjacent the face. The first partition includes a frame and covers on the frame that define a horizontally extending gap for accessing the slots. A connector for interconnecting the abutting end to the face includes a one-piece U-shaped clip having a pair of legs forming a first end with opposing hooks configured to securely horizontally engage the slots in the face, and having an intermediate section forming a second end configured to securely engage the abutting end. The intermediate section is resilient such that the legs can be flexed together to an install position for insertion into a selected slot and can be flexed apart to a retaining position where the hooks are positioned to securely engage the selected slot in the first partition.

Abstract: A ceiling system for attachment to an existing ceiling. The system comprises a plurality of laths, each lath mounted to an existing ceiling, wherein each lath is provided with at least a first slot and a second slot, the second slot parallel to the first slot; a cloth stretched between the laths, wherein the cloth is detachably fixed in the first slot by a strip clamped down therein, and a cover mould having a rib, the rib detachably clamped down in the second slot, the cover mould extending beyond the strip positioned in the first slot.

Abstract: A flange of a panel is inserted into an extrusion port of an extrusion molding die through an insertion slit, which opens laterally of the extrusion port, to thereby form a molding space that corresponds to a trim member between the extrusion port and the flange. A material for forming the trim member is extruded forwardly of the extrusion port through the molding space. The die and the flange are moved relative to each other while adjusting the insertion depth of the flange into the extrusion port so that the distance between a reference on the panel and the trim member is maintained at a desired distance. Thus, a trim member is extrusion molded on the edge of the flange of the panel and is mounted thereon simultaneously, thereby accurately mounting the trim member on the in a desired outer shape.

Abstract: An early warning leak detector. The early warning leak detector is placed in a hole is formed in the sealed deck of a roof. The early warning leak detector has an exterior shell having a nipple for connecting the early warning leak detector to a hose. Located within the exterior shell is a one way valve. The one way valve allows water to pass through the early warning leak detector while maintaining any negative pressure between the roof deck and the roof membrane.

Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, there is a raised floor body having a plurality of parallel bottom arches, each arch defining a lower race thereunder, wherein the lower races are separated from one another by the arches. The raised floor body preferably includes at least one transverse top slot extending into the top surface of the body, thereby defining an upper race. The top slot may be disposed generally perpendicularly to the bottom arches. The body is further preferably provided with at least one vertical opening between the upper and lower races. A cover may be disposed over the top slot, and a liner may be disposed in the top slot. The body is preferably made at least partially from a cementitious material. The raised floor body may also include a mold for forming the cementitious material. The body may be cast in-situ or may pre-cast and installed as whole, by panels, or in individual modular blocks. The present invention also relates to a method for producing the raised floor.

Abstract: A glazed roof has a ridge and at least one free ridge end, a ventilation path being provided through a ridge end component.

Abstract: Window grill clips which can be used to removably attach window grills to windows. The window grill clip has a window frame segment and a grill segment extending from the window frame segment at an upward inclined angle. An opening is defined through the grill segment. A tang connected to the grill segment has a first leg extending away from the grill segment and a second leg extending from the first leg and back toward the opening in the grill segment. The grill segment may have a tab which extends downward from and end of the grill segment opposite an end of the grill segment connected to the window frame segment. Window frame engagement spikes may be provided on the window frame segment.

Abstract: A profiled web for arrangement between the underside of floor tiles and an upper surface of a support plate. The profiled web is based on a rigid plastic film formed to have a parallel series of successive channels, each of the channels being defined by first and second edge portions and a trough portion therebetween. The series of channels are open alternately to the upper surface of the support plate as a first group of channels and to the underside of the floor tiles when in an installed position as a second group of channels. First trough portions of the channels open to the support plate are parallel, and form an upper surface of the web; second trough portions of the channels open to the tiles are parallel and form a lower surface of the web. The web is provided with a plurality of through-openings which produce a liquid- and gas-permeable connection between successive channels.

Abstract: A new modular floor protection mat system for protecting a variety of sizes and types of floor surfaces from contaminants such as dirt, petroleum products and thawing compounds and the like falling off of vehicles parked on the floor surface. The inventive device includes at least one floor protection mat module having a mat portion and a perimeter lip portion. An elongate perimeter strip member mounts over the perimeter lip portion of the floor protection mat module to connect the mat module to other similar mat modules and allow a vehicle to roll over the perimeter lip portion of the mat module.

Abstract: A drywall finishing system for finishing 1) normal inside and outside corners of any angle, 2) stub wall or closet corners, 3) window wrap corners, and 4) L-metal for window sills and areas where drywall ends against some other surface like brick. The finishing system comprises a preformed trim piece comprising a semi-rigid member that is relatively thick in the center and tapers laterally to a thin edge. A layer of paper is bonded to the inside surface of the semi-rigid member for receiving joint compound to continuously bond the trim piece to the dry wall. A layer of finishing material is bonded to the exterior surface of the semi-rigid member. To install one of the pieces, it is selected from stock and cut to length. A flat coat of mud is applied to both sides of an exterior or interior angle, and the trim piece is placed over the mud and smoothed into place. Since it is preformed, the piece makes a straight line at the required angle.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a shelter, particularly useful in servicing outdoor utility and telecommunications cabinets. A tent is detachably engageable with the cabinet through a set of flexible beads extending along tent flaps which slidably engage with a set of slotted rails mounted to the perimeter of the cabinet.

Abstract: A connector and method for connecting two drywall corner finishing devices. The connector connects and/or aligns the two drywall corner finishing devices positioned end to end by being inserted into corresponding openings located in the profile of the drywall corner finishing devices. The side members of the connector are pinched in, reducing the size and shape of the cross-section of the connector so as to fit within the corresponding openings. When released the side members deflect back pressing out against the sidewall of the openings.