Abstract: A roofing system includes a weathering member (1) which underlies a ventilating tile (10) having a venilation opening (11). The member (1) includes an aperture (4) which permits air flowing through the tile opening (11) to reach the roof space, the aperture (4) being spaced from the opening (11) and being shielded therefrom by an upstanding ledge (6) of the member. A filler member (20) secured to the underside of the tile (10) engages over the top of the ledge (6) and forms an approximate seal therewith. In an alternative embodiment, the filler member (20) is omitted, and the ledge (6) includes a resilient upper portion which engages directly the underside of the tile.

Abstract: A furniture channel for vertical disposition against horizontal framing members, with an intermittent raised bead on the furniture channel inner surface for selective, optional positioning, against the horizontal framing members, for obtaining the desired spacing of the furniture channel faces from the framing members.

Abstract: A skylight system for standing seam metal roofs, shingle roofs and sun roofs in which sheet plastic skylights having upstanding edges are provided. In one embodiment, a skylight is installed in a roof formed from metal standing seam panels. In another embodiment, a skylight is installed in an opening in a shingle roof in which step flashing is used to form a standing seam with the skylight upstanding edges and a watertight joint with the roof shingles. Another embodiment utilizes the skylights in which the flat edges are formed by folding over to make lateral joints between adjacent skylights while longitudinal joints are formed by abutting the upstanding edges to thereby produce a sun roof.

Abstract: A suspended ceiling system having tiles and fixtures with interspersed hooks resting on runners. The hooks from adjacent ceiling components rest on the top of the same runners, but not upon each other. Each tile, consequently, may undergo removal without interfering or disturbing any of its neighbors. The tiles may have kerfing and backcutting with a metal bracket, or spline, inserted in the kerfing. The hooks extend from the metal bracket upwards and over the top of the suspended runners. Generally, the location of the hooks and spaces form mirror images of each other through a plane passing through the middle of the tile. When used on the opposite side for a neighboring tile, the hooks from either tile land in the space between the hooks on the other tile. Although resting on top of the same runner, they do not lie on top of each other, permitting the removal of one tile without disturbing any others.

Abstract: A roof edge fascia system having a dam-cant for supporting the edges of a waterproof membrane and a plurality of snap-on fascia cap members for covering the dam-cant and for clamping the membrane against the dam-cant is provided with means for expansibly interlocking a plurality of longitudinally extending snap-on fascia cap members.

Abstract: A window glass in a motor vehicle having fixed mouldings covering an outer peripheral end edge of the window glass. The fixed mouldings are solidly secured to the window glass along the bottom side and one of the vertical sides of the window glass. A plurality of retainers are arranged at suitable intervals along the fixed mouldings on the inner side of the outer peripheral end edge of the window glass and fixed to a window frame. A plurality of clip assemblies are coupled to the window frame from the outside at suitable intervals at positions adjacent the outer surface of the outer peripheral end edge of the window glass. The clip assemblies press the outer peripheral end edge of a top side of the window glass and one of the vertical sides of the window glass. Moulding covers the clip assemblies, the outer peripheral end edge of the top side of the window glass, and one of the vertical sides of the window glass, and is secured to the clip assemblies from the outside.

Abstract: A bracket for installing panels, such as aluminum siding, is formed by an elongated member having a cross section providing great rigidity and a cross bar section having a profile for engaging a bottom marginal channel of a panel member. The bracket can either be first mounted on the sructure and the panel received thereon or it can be mounted in the panel and then fixedly attached to the structure to secure the panel thereto.

Abstract: A straight elongate structural member, and a structure incorporating such members, capable of rigid mounting at its ends into a reticulated structure to form one of a plurality of structural members forming that structure, the member comprising a straight elongate element serially interconnected with a load responsive means which at working loads axially applied to the member is rigid and which at a desired predetermined load, in excess of the working loads, axially applied to the member becomes plastically deformable the predetermined load being less than the critical load of the member when rigidly supported at its ends.

Abstract: End strips for longitudinal edges of a sandwich panel to be used in facade cladding or in garage or entrance doors, the strips being provided with lugs which extend along the length of webs and each of which is arranged to engage with a lug of complementary shape on the other strip. Each lug is disposed on one side edge of the web with an adjoining flange which is disposed at least in part at an acute angle relative to the web, to co-operate with the adjoining cover plate of the sandwich panel.

Abstract: A multipart thermally insulated metal profile for facade structures or roof structures, which receives covering panels made of glass (9) or other materials (10) between an interior profile (2) and an exterior profile (1) with interposition of sealing means (7, 8), while the exterior profile (1) is screwed to insulators (4) let into the interior profile (2), is to be provided with a more favorable heat transfer coefficient, designating the k value, than was hitherto possible. For this purpose the interior profile (2) is composed of a contact profile (11) for covering panels (9, 10) and a screening profile (12) oriented parallel thereto at an interval on the room side, which are mutually connected by means of insulating bars (13) anchored in respective profile grooves and continuous in the longitudinal direction of the profiles.

Abstract: The present invention entails a wood I-joist and method of manufacturing and fabricating the same. Structurally the wood I-joist comprises a web assembly secured between two wood flange assemblies. Each wood flange assembly comprises a plurality of individual wood members secured together in end-to-end relationship to form an elongated wooden member subassembly that extends the entire length of each respective wood flange assembly. A series of wood member subassemblies are glued together in side-by-side relationship to form a respective wood flange assembly. In forming each wood flange assembly, an inner side is provided for receiving the web assembly. Each inner side is formed by providing an opening or void that stretches the entire length of each wood flange assembly to secure the web assembly within this opening or void. There is provided a number of wood wedge members which are driven into the web receiving opening, between each side of the web and an adjacent side of the wood flange assembly.

Abstract: In a series of insulated panel members an interlocking labyrinth seal is provided to minimize the heat loss, the seal having a pair of first slots for receiving a U-shaped clip, a pair of second slots for receiving an offset spacer, and a plurality of right angle flanges for locking the offset spacer into the second slots. Insulated panel members are placed in end-to-end relationship and locked together when the U-shaped clip is inserted into the first slots and retained in position by an undercut slot. Heat loss through the seal is minimized because slots in the spacers expose insulation material into the area where the heat loss can occur.

Abstract: A wire harness supporting structure in a door according to the present invention includes a reinforced bracket having a guide and a pair of harness holders projecting upward from the guide. The reinforced bracket is fastened jointly with a doorlock to the internal part of the door. The wire harness extended from the electrical part is laid along the guide and fixed and supported at the harness holders.

Abstract: A fire stop for sealing the space between a flue pipe and the periphery of an opening in a floor through which the flue pipe passes comprises a collar having a bore for sealable engagement with the flue pipe. Portion of the outer periphery of the collar tapers in an axial direction for sealing engagement with a correspondingly tapered periphery of the opening. The collar is formed from two collar segments which are pre-fabricated from a fibre reinforced cementitious material which is selected so that the density of the material of the collar is similar to the density of the floor. Each segment extends into the space above the floor. A heating dissipating fin extends radially from the outer periphery of the collar above the opening. In the event of a fire in the flue the collar rises on its taper maintaining sealing engagement with the periphery of the opening and dissipating heat into the heat sink formed by the floor and into the ambient air above the floor.

Abstract: An appliance frame having a score line formed by pressing metal to form a plurality of dimples each having a substantially straight severed edge extending out of the plain of the metal and arranged in a substantially straight line to form the score line, thereby to weaken the metal sufficiently that it may be manually bent to form a substantially right-angle bend at the score line.

Abstract: The specification discloses a preassembled iron reinforcing rod structure for reinforcing a concrete base of a building comprising lateral rods welded to horizontal side rods and interconnected with vertically oriented rotatable rods which may be folded over parallel to the side rods for transportation.

Abstract: A modular wall panel construction including at least two vertically oriented structural members in edge-to-edge engagement, and means affixing the structural members together and permitting ready disassembly thereof, comprising a vertically oriented standard affixed to the edge of one structural member and having slots provided therein, and a plurality of rotary bolt locks mounted in the edge of the other structural member, the rotary bolt lock having an arcuate bolt engaging the slots of the vertical standard member, thereby locking the structural members together, and permitting easy disassembly thereto. In one embodiment of the invention some of the structural members comprise pilasters also having rotary bolt locks or vertical standards for assembly with the other structural members.

Abstract: A base trim system for partition corners comprises a base trim and a mounting bracket for the base trim. The base trim piece for the corner of intersecting walls has two upright wings angularly joined at a first edge of each, a recessed flange joined to the opposite edge of each wing, and a planar hook projecting upwardly from each such flange to lie in a plane between the vertical planes of the corresponding wings and flanges. The hook acts as a fastener for an abutting planar base trim piece. The mounting bracket has two planar upright wings, a recessed attachment flange connected to each wing, and an upwardly oriented planar hook extending above each attachment flange. The attachment flanges of this mounting bracket extend laterally beyond the lower flanges of the base trim.

Abstract: A simplified plastic window framing system for single or multiple glazing comprising combinations of complementary extrusions wherein the outward appearance of the finished mullions and peripheral framing appears to be that of single extrusions. In outward appearance the glazing is retained within recesses formed in the mullions or frame members and separable retaining members. The combination creates a substantially rectangular external appearance to the individual mullions and framing members.The framing members are roughly L-shaped and the mullions are roughly T-shaped in cross section. The retaining members are substantially rectangular or trapezoidal in cross section. As finished units however, the mullions and framing members are both substantially rectangular in cross section with only the co-extruded glass seals slightly protruding from the mullions or framing members.

Abstract: A roof system positionable over an existing roof wherein the roof system is formed of at least one roof section.