Abstract: This invention relates to a new and improved clamp for the "stick" holes of kidney dialysis patients when the needles are removed from the arm following treatment.

Abstract: A steel brace for reinforcing an offset truss intermediate its heel joint and its ridge board. The steel brace has one end thereof nailed into the ceiling joist on one side and has its other end nailed into the roof rafter on the other side. The brace is provided with a deep rib extending longitudinally from one end to a position beyond the center of the brace and a laterally spaced apart deep rib extending longitudinally from the other end to a position beyond the center of the brace in the opposite direction. One of the deep ribs being convexly formed in said steel brace and the other spaced apart deep rib being concavely formed therein. The ribbed steel brace is thus provided with oppositely disposed flat surfaces at the ends thereof to abut the oppositely disposed ceiling joist and roof rafter for nailing thereto.

Abstract: A corner bracket for the purpose of joining building walls of wood construction at right angles to one another and having a saddle to receive and effect a joining of an upwardly inclined roof hip rafter at 45.degree. relative to the walls.

Abstract: An elongated steel member for diagonal attachment to and the bracing of the studding in a building wall without any notching of the studs preliminary to the use of the wall and before it has an outer sheathing mounted thereover. The brace is thin enough at its points of contact with the spaced apart building studs to permit an overlay of an outer wall to the studs without bulging. The formed and shaped brace is relatively deeply ribbed at its locations disposed between the studs and is either flat or relatively extremely shallow edge ribbed at the areas of contact with the studs to enable the brace to be relatively rigid throughout its length and giving the brace both compressive and tensile strength in its reinforcement of the wall.

Abstract: A weld fabricated steel saddle bracket having an elongated angle member with a portion thereof adapted to abut the side of the top wall plate of a building and another portion thereof adapted to lie on the top of the top wall plate and two identical right angle members having horizontal portions welded to the top portion of the elongated angle member so that the side edges thereof are in planar alignment with the side portion of the elongated member and the ends thereof lie flush with the ends of the elongated member, and the two identical right angle members having vertical portions projecting upwardly in parallel spaced apart relationship from the top surface of the top wall plate to form a saddle to receive the cross tie members and roof rafters of the building.

Abstract: A fastener for joining insulation blocks to a wall of a refrigerator or cold storage chamber. The fastener is provided with a central flat back which is fastened by means of nails or the like to a concrete or other rigid wall. The fastener is also provided with a plurality of thin in-line spikes at each side of the central flat back and projecting outwardly therefrom in two parallel lines. The spikes are then preferably covered with an adhesive and an insulation block pressed onto the adhesive covered spikes. The adhesive seals the spike opening into the insulation block resulting in maximum insulation and a perfect and secure holding of the insulation block to the rigid wall. The elongated thin spikes are preferably undercut at their inner ends to act as barbs in the more secure holding of the spikes within the insulation block.