Abstract: A plastic wire frame structural clip includes two pairs of diametrically opposed, equally spaced tapered slots formed longitudinally in a peripheral wall thereof for retaining wire frame members in place at their points of intersection. A wire frame structure employing the structural clip and a method for compactly arranging components of a domed wire frame structure for packaging are also disclosed.

Abstract: A plastic clip, a plurality of which are employed to attach a plastic or fabric material to wire frame garden structures and wire fences, is formed in the general shape of a cylindrical shell, open at one end and closed at the other end, a peripheral wall of the shell having a pair of diametrically opposed slots formed longitudinally therein, each of the slots being tapered and terminating at an interior end thereof in a circular notch portion having a diameter slightly larger than the width of the tapered slot at its narrowest point. Each plastic clip may be quickly snapped into place over the plastic or fabric material and onto a wire member of the wire frame structure or wire fence. At such time as it is desired to remove the installed plastic or fabric material, each of the plastic clips holding it in place may be quickly and easily unsnapped from the wire member to which it was previously attached.

Abstract: Hand weeding tools have attempted to remove unwanted weeds from lawns and gardens by extracting as much of the root structure as possible. Usually, the extracted weed must be picked up after extraction. The disclosed device includes a curving cylindrical blade on one end of an elongated rod and a handle on the other. A lever on the handle operates a weed engaging jaw that grips the extracted weed against the concave surface of the curved blade. The jaw is pivotally hinged to the blade so that the jaw can be closed into the blade thus preventing unintended penetration of the blade into the soil, as when the tool is used as a cane to aid in walking or standing.

Abstract: A fastening device and method is disclosed for use in fixedly attaching a single-ply roof membrane to a roof structure of a building. The device comprises an elongated member formed with spaced-apart, upwardly extending arms forming an elongated channel therebetween. The elongated member is positioned on the roof surface and is fixedly attached to the roof prior to installation of the single-ply membrane. The elongated member may also be used to rigidly fix the roof insulation to the roof decking. A separate elongated plate is inserted into the elongated channel after the single-ply membrane is positioned over the roof surface. The single-ply membrane is positioned over the spaced-apart upwardly extending arms and lies within the elongated channel formed between the arms.