Abstract: A dominant and secondary component cooperate with an office panel frame to define a light transmitting port through the office panel frame. The dominant component is supported by the office panel frame and the secondary component is supported by the dominant component. The dominant and secondary components cooperate to provide improved safety features and more effectively distribute accidental forces to the office panel frame.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for connecting modular structures include I-beams which are placed beneath and longitudinally perpendicularly to the integral longitudinal supporting beams of the modular structures. A pair of upper plates and a pair of lower plates are positioned with respect to the upper beams and the lower I-beams, respectively. Bolts are passed through the upper plates and the lower plates, and nuts are tightened on the plates to cause the upper and lower beams to be clamped together. The plates are installed on the beams without requiring any structural modification of the beams, such as, for example, cutting, drilling, welding, or the like. Thus, the beams are not weakened by the process, and the modular structures can be readily disconnected and transported to another location for reconnection.

Abstract: A loading dock comprising a dock wall including a dock opening formed by a generally horizontal upper portion of the dock wall, a resilient head pad mounted in front of the upper portion such that the head pad is positioned to be compressible between the upper portion and a back of a vehicle when a vehicle is positioned at the loading dock, and a tether member interconnecting the head pad with the upper portion. The tether member is positioned to facilitate substantially vertical movement of the head pad relative to the upper portion. The assembly can further include a substantially rigid support member connected to the dock wall. Preferably, the loading dock further includes a back pad (e.g., a resilient pad) connected to the dock wall, and the head pad comprises a front pad positioned adjacent the back pad. One portion of the tether member can be secured to the front pad and another portion of the tether member can be secured to the back pad.

Abstract: A storage partition adapted for partitioning an area proximate a corner or along a flat wall having a partitioning means selectively repositionable between (a) a first position wherein access to the area is prohibited and (b) a second position wherein unimpeded rolling access to the area, via a floor surface, is permissible.

Abstract: A door is provided that has a first outer skin and a second outer skin. A first and second outer skins are separated by a frame to form a hollow core between the frame and the outer skins. The outer skins have molded potions that extend into the space between the outer skins. An expandable spacer is connected to the first and second skins to hold the first and second skins a predetermined distance apart. The expandable spacer has a plurality of elongated members having a width. The elongated members are each oriented substantially perpendicular to the first and second outer skins. The expandable spacer has a plurality of expandable core liners extending between the elongated members. The expandable core liners support the elongated members with respect to the first and second outer skins in a perpendicular direction. The elongated members and the expandable core liners have a reduced width portion formed therein that corresponds to the molded portion of the outer skins.

Abstract: A polymer tile for forming a floor covering, comprising a perimeter wall for providing support and for enclosing a perimeter boundary for the tile. A honeycomb configuration of intermediate wall structure is interconnected between inner portions of the perimeter wall and forms recurring hexagon units of hexagon support walls of common dimension, wherein the hexagon support walls have a height common with a height of the perimeter wall for providing support for a load imposed at a top surface of the tile within an intermediate area. A plurality of ribs of lesser height than the hexagon support walls are disposed in traversing orientation between opposing vertices of the hexagon support walls, and are joined at a central axis of the hexagon units as a common load transfer point to form a tile grid defining a plurality of hexagon support walls reinforced by equilateral triangles of lesser height formed within the hexagon units of the tile.

Abstract: A resilient deformable sealing strip for sealing a gap between a window jamb and a rough opening of a window includes a generally V-shaped body portion formed of resilient material having two wing portions having proximal and distal ends, said proximal ends meeting at a common vertex and diverging from each other at a predetermined angle. The body portion has a planar axis defined between the vertex and extending away from the vertex toward a midpoint between the distal ends of the wing portions, where the planar axis bisects the predetermined angle. The wing portions are configured to compressibly deform toward each other in a direction orthogonal to the planar axis to permit the body portion to compress and sealingly fill the gap between the window jamb and the rough opening of the window. Each wing portion has at least one of a linear channel and a linear rib disposed on an outside surface of the wing portion and extending along a length of the body portion.

Abstract: A universal fitment for use with polymer-coated roof membranes to cover areas on and around vertical protrusions in a roof, is disclosed. The universal fitment has a body with at preferably three sides, a tab, and a neck connecting a corner of the body to the tab. The body is preferably either substantially square or substantially triangular. A universal boot is also disclosed. The universal boot has a generally rectangular section with a split extending vertically in a side, and a fitment with a body having at least three sides, a tab, and a neck connecting a corner of the body to the tab. The tab of the fitment is preferably welded to the back of the rectangular section above the split.

Abstract: An improved siding panel for covering an exterior portion of a structure includes a fabric attached to an edge thereof and a siding nail coupling the fabric to the exterior. The fabric is formed of monofilament polyester yarn, with the warp yarn woven into a solid band and the weft yarn woven to form a series of loops beneath the solid band. The weft yarn loops are laminated into the top edge of the siding panel. The siding nail is then securely nailed into the solid band of yarn.

Abstract: A house for parking bicycles so that bicycles can be placed separately in a circular storage area. The bicycles are positioned radially with the rear ends of the bicycles being directed toward the center axis of the house. The storage area of the house is provided with fixed walls and a door thus providing a closed room with at least one door. The floor of the area is sloped toward the center axis and is shaped as a double floor of which the inner floor is rotatable. The storage area is divided into stalls for placing the bicycle.

Abstract: A drywall tape with an attached bead allows application of mud to adjacent drywall panels not oriented right angles. The bead is carried in a lengthwise orientation by the middle of the drywall tape on the side facing away from the drywall. The bead provides left and right rails that are typically 1/16 or 2/16 of an inch in height. The drywall tape is positioned in the corner between first and second drywall panels. The blade of the application tool is supported at one corner by a lip carried by one of the rails, and at the other corner by the surface of the first drywall panel. A guide tool is inserted into a groove between the rails of the bead at the upper end of the drywall tape, and is moved downwardly in tandem with an application tool. The application tool smooths mud about one side of the drywall tape carried on the first drywall panel. The guide tool carried by the groove prevents the application tool, or any mud pushed by the application tool, from contacting the second drywall panel.

Abstract: A manhole cover receiving frame includes an outer tube and a cover receiving frame. The cover receiving frame may be axially moved relative to the outer tube so that an upper surface of the manhole cover receiving frame matches the level of the surrounding road surface. The cover receiving frame is moved by a plurality of bolts threaded in the outer tube.

Abstract: An adjustable tarpaulin (11) that can be adjusted to various predetermined lengths, and more securely fastened. The adjustability of the adjustable tarpaulin (11) is provided by having one or more sets of valances of the top layer (23, 41) and the valances of the bottom layer (27, 43). Because the valances are free on one end, the length of each of the valance side edges may be adjusted as desired and the valances provide two different pull angles to share the load of the tarpaulin. By doing so, the adjustable tarpaulin (11) enables the tarpaulin to be adjusted between two or more prefixed sizes. Moreover the adjustable tarpaulin (11) can provide the distribution of the load from more than one angle so stress and the load will be distributed over two different sets of tie points (33).

Abstract: A collapsible structure is provided that includes at least a first panel, a second panel and a third panel. Each panel includes a flexible loop member that is adapted to assume an expanded position and a collapsed position, and a fabric for substantially covering the loop member. The loop members of the first and second panels overlap each other at a first overlapping point along the upper edges of the loop members of the first and second panels, and at a second overlapping point along the bottom edges of the loop members of the first and second panels, with the overlapping loop members defining a hinge portion about which the first and second loop members of the first and second panels are pivotable. One side of the third panel is hingedly connected to either the left side or the right side of the first panel.

Abstract: A modular, insulated framing beam assembly is adapted for residing at a head of a door or window frame. The beam assembly includes an elongate top framing member having first and second opposed ends, first and second opposed sides, and top and bottom major surfaces. The top framing member includes a pair of laterally-spaced and longitudinally-extending grooves formed in its bottom major surface. An elongate bottom framing member resides in spaced, vertical registration with the top framing member. The bottom framing members has first and second opposed ends, first and second opposed sides, and top and bottom major surfaces. The bottom framing member includes a pair of laterally-spaced and longitudinally-extending grooves formed in its top major surface. First and second laterally-spaced side framing members are positioned in respective pairs of laterally-spaced grooves formed in the top and bottom framing members.

Abstract: A tent pole base bracket (10) having at its outer end (18) a termination hook (24) for receiving attachment of common tent options like canopies, tarpaulins, and rain flies. The preferred form of the bracket (10) has a pass through slot (30) located at its inner end (20) for accepting a web strap from a tent wall, which may be permanently or temporarily attached to the bracket (10). Roughly central to the bracket (10) a pole orifice (34) is provided for receiving the end of a tent pole. The bracket (10) may have a base curved shape (38) to permit it to rock into a position that optimally handles stresses received concurrently from tent wall fabric, a tent pole, and an attached canopy. Further, the bracket (10) may be constructed so that a defined pole axis (40) and a defined hook axis (42) may be substantially parallel in use of the bracket (10).

Abstract: A heat insulating structure comprising a vacuum insulator fixed to a surface on which the vacuum insulator is to be applied is provided for the purpose of improving the workability in fixing the vacuum insulator to the surface to be applied. A thermally adherable layer comprising a thermally adherable material is made between the vacuum insulator and the surface to be applied, and the thermally adherable layer is heated and melted whereby the vacuum insulator is fixed to the surface to be applied.

Abstract: An air deflector for installation with a roof ventilator having a pair of vent parts defining a multiplicity of air passages, the air deflector comprising a base member and a generally upright air flow blocking member extending upwardly from the base member at a generally acute angle of 75.degree.. Two air deflectors extend along the entire length of the roof ventilator proximate to the outer edge of each opposing vent part. The base member is disposed between the bottom surface of the corresponding vent part, and the upright air flow blocking member confronts and is spaced apart a selected distance from the outer edge of the vent part and angles inwardly slightly toward the vent part. The top edge of the upright air flow blocking member angles slightly outward away from the vent part, and is disposed at approximately the same height as the top panel of the roof ventilator.

Abstract: An improved roof edge ventilation strip serving as a starter strip to underlay the first course of shingling along a roof line. The roof edge ventilation strip comprises a roofing panel which is, in use, at substantially the same angle to the vertical as the roof to which it is attached. The material of the ventilation strip is wavy or corrugated for providing added strength. A horizontal soffit section of the ventilation strip has louvers which add strength to the ventilation strip and permit a ladder to be leaned against the strip outer edge. A vertical fascia section provides for fastening the ventilation strip in abutment to a vertical side of a house or a building. An alternate embodiment comprises a protruding drip edge to insure water run-off away from the house.

Abstract: Provided are a method for moving a multipurpose field and an apparatus for the same wherein the multipurpose field can be caused to float above a basic floor plate under a fluid pressure and can be moved and placed in a desired position by delivery means. The moving apparatus comprises a nozzle provided over a basic floor plate common to a field region of a roofed stadium and an outdoor region for detecting existence of the multipurpose field and for jetting a fluid upward in response to a detection signal, and delivery means for alternately moving the multipurpose field between both the regions.