Abstract: A resilient strip with a channel-shaped section that attaches to a flange on an automobile frame has improved metal carrier fixed to its channel-shaped section. The metal carrier has a continuous longitudinal web with sheet metal elements extending from either side that are triangular in shape. The triangular-shaped elements require only half the metal as the conventional rectangular elements, yet they have the same holding power for maintaining the resilient strip on the flange of the automobile body.

Abstract: A structural flange such as that which surrounds an automobile door is covered by a channel-shaped strip that needs no metal carrier to hold it in place on the flange. The channel-shaped strip may serve decorative, protective, or sealing functions, and may be made of either cellular or noncellular rubber, or plastic, or part of the strip may be made of cellular rubber and part of noncellular rubber or plastic. The structural flange has tabs protruding laterally from each of its sides, and the channel-shaped strip has structure that locks the strip in place over these tabs.

Abstract: An improved sealing assembly for sealing the expansion gap between adjacent sections of a structure has elongated elastomeric pads laid end to end along the length of the gap with a groove in at least one of the end surfaces of each pad for containing a flowable sealant.The groove has an inlet port at the top edge of the end surface through which the flowable sealant may be injected, an intermediate sealing portion for housing the sealant to prevent debris and liquid from passing between the end faces, and a vent portion communicating between the intermediate sealing portion and the top edge of the end surface, so that sealant emerging from the top of the vent portion will indicate that the intermediate sealing portion has been filled.

Abstract: An expansion joint seal assembly for sealing the gap between adjacent sections of a deck structure, such as a highway bridge or parking deck. The assembly includes an elongated body of elastomeric material that has two elongated compression pads extending along each side, and a flexible sealing section joining the two pads together. The compression pads are secured to the roadbed sections on opposite sides of the gap by means of metal cover plates that extend over ribs on the top of each compression pad, and fasteners such as anchor bolts that are secured to the deck sections at points in between the ribs of the compression pads. The anchor bolts extend up through the cover plates, and the heads of the anchor bolts are tightened down against the cover plates to press them against the compression pads and secure the compression pads in firm sealing engagement with the deck sections.

Abstract: A generally hollow compression type elastomeric seal with integral metal ribs for lateral reinforcement and with integral fibers linking the metal ribs for reinforcment against longitudinal stretch. Seal is installed in compression in a space between adjacent members, such as paving or wall members, which space may vary with thermal expansion and contraction of such sections. As installed between paving members, seal is nominally rectangular in cross-section with generally curved upper and lower support walls, which are resilient and adapted to selectively resist buckling from horizontal compression when installed in compression between such sections, and with generally vertical sealing side walls adapted to be urged into sealing relation against adjacent vertical surfaces by the resistance to compression of such support walls.

Abstract: An improved elastomeric bearing structure adapted for use to support members such as beams or decks upon piers, foundations, sills, etc., to accommodate static and dynamic loading, thermal movement, non-parallel surfaces or rotation caused by beam deflection and the like. Bearing structure includes a monolithic elastomeric member which defines two substantially parallel side surfaces bounded at their peripheries by a curvilinear edge surface; the elastomeric member is confined at its edge surface by a plurality of elongated inextensible tension members disposed in both vertically spaced apart relation and horizontally offset or staggered relation and of selected accumulative height to allow selected adjacent areas of the edge surface to remain unconfined. Such structure permits a substantial increase in horizontal shear deflection for a bearing of specified thickness while also permitting superior accommodation to rotation caused by beam deflection and limiting deflection caused by vertical loading.