Abstract: An hydraulic and electrical control system are provided for an accessory unit such as a vehicle mounted V-plow blade snowplow.

Abstract: A canvas stretching and framing device upon which canvas or other sheet material may be stretched includes fixed corner sections and straight sections. The fixed corner sections ensure the squareness and rigidity of the device while simultaneously allowing for easy adjustments in order to maintain the canvas in a taut condition over the device. The straight sections may be easily cut to any desired length, which allows for easy adjustment of the device's size. The corner sections may include a plurality of protrusions which engage a plurality of cavities formed in the straight sections in a way that forms a continuous perimeter upon which canvas may be stretched.

Abstract: An ironing board center is mounted in a custom closet and occupies less than 10″ of the closet. The ironing board center includes a pivot arm which is mounted to a side wall or divider of the closet, an extension arm journaled about the pivot arm and is movable axially and rotatably relative to the pivot arm, and an ironing board which is fixed to the extension arm. A pivot stop holds the pivot arm in a generally horizontal plane when the ironing board is pivoted down. A rotation stop prevents the ironing board from rotating relative to the pivot arm, and maintains the ironing board in a substantially horizontal position when the ironing board is lowered. An extension lock maintains the extension arm in the extended position. A spring clip engages the extension arm or pivot arm to hold the ironing board in its upright, storage position.

Abstract: The calendar of the normally folded type is displayed in an unfolded position on a backboard upon which is pivoted a frame. The frame has upper and lower openings defined by stiles and crosspieces. The back of the frame has a recess sized to receive the calendar in its unfolded position. The openings in the frame permit viewing of the upper and lower calendar sheets when positioned therein. When the frame is closed against the backboard, the calendar is held in position with access to both the upper and lower calendar sheets. The frame is easily opened for adjusting of the calendar sheets.

Abstract: A motion apparatus for decorative purposes has a rotary motion having at least two rotors movement-coupled to one another and each having an axis of rotation. The rotors each have a rotary base element coupled to one another and rotating synchronously at identical angular speed about their axis of rotation. Each rotor has a securing arm extending at a right angle to the axis of rotation and further has a radially outer front end. The securing arms are moveable in a longitudinal direction of the securing arm perpendicular to the axis of rotation, wherein movement of the securing arms in the longitudinal direction is coupled to the rotation of the rotary base elements such that for a complete rotation of the securing arms the front ends of the securing arms describe a spiral path.

Abstract: A bidirectional album for the storage of photographs or similar objects in which typically rectangular photographs may be retained in either a horizontal or vertical orientation. Each page of an album leaf is partially covered by a transparent sheet attached along several of its edges to a leaf page. Additional lines of attachment between the transparent sheet and leaf page are disposed and oriented so as to permit horizontal storage of photos and the like between the attachment lines. Photos and the like can also be stored in a vertical orientation under the sheet adjacent the storage lines.

Abstract: A display plate kit 10 is provided which allows a message display plate 20 to be attached to the rear bumper B of a vehicle V in various modes without the use of adhesives. In a first mode, the plate 20 may be attached to a tow ball T on a vehicle V by means of a top tab 30 having a slot 35 to receive a post P of the tow ball T which is threadably secured to a tow ball nut N. In a second mode, the plate 20 may be attached by means of bottom tabs 40 with holes 45 whose spacing corresponds to those of a standard license plate L so that the same screws 47 used to attach the license plate L to the vehicle V may be used to secure the display plate 20 to the front or rear bumper B of the vehicle V. In a third mode, the display plate 20 may be attached to a receiver R extending from a vehicle V by means of a tube 60 which is attachable to a front surface 24 of the display plate 20 and slidably mates with the receiver R.

Abstract: A retro-reflective sign is formed of a lens plate bearing indicia and having a front face and a rear face. The rear face is formed with a plurality of adjacent cube corner configurations having central axes, which configurations may reflect light rays approximately parallel to incoming light rays. The front face can be formed with adjacent rows of prisms that are saw-tooth shaped in cross-section. The prisms overlap the configurations and are shaped to bend incoming light rays towards the axes of their respective overlapped configurations and to re-bend the reflected light rays parallel to the incoming light rays. The lens plate is bowed so that its front face is convex and its rear face is concave. A rearwardly bowed support plate covers the rear face of the lens plate and the two plates are secured together along their peripheral edges for rigidifying the sign. The rear plate may be sufficiently light transparent to pass some light therethrough to backlight the indicia on the front plate.

Abstract: A holder for receiving a placard with indicia, comprising a unitary upper member having a backing and a front face, at least a portion of which is transparent, the placard to be positioned therebetween. The front face and backing each have a lower edge portion oppositely positioned. An outwardly-directed protuberance extends above, and generally the length of, each of the lower edge portions. Each protuberance can have an eave. A recessed top portion of a support member receives and engages the lower edge portions. The engagement of the upper member to the support can be by way of sliding or downward snap- or press-fit engagement. The lower edge portions may inwardly dovetail (whether to the point of releasable interlock). A first vertical-side of the backing can be sealed along a first vertical-side of the front face and the recessed top can have open and closed ends.

Abstract: The pistol comprises a frame. A trigger is mounted in the frame and is pivotable between a release position and a firing position and spring urged into the release position. The frame comprises a grip portion with a magazine well in which a magazine is removably inserted. A trigger bar is pivotally attached to the trigger and spring urged upwardly. The trigger bar has an abutment member at its rear end which coacts with a sear member that is movably mounted in the frame. A safety member is mounted on the grip portion and is movable between two positions. At its upper end the safety member has a catch for engaging the trigger bar. A second spring urges the safety member into its first position in which the catch pulls the trigger bar down out of engagement with the sear member. The safety member has an abutment face which is engaged by a part of the magazine when the latter is inserted. The part pushes the safety member into its second position in which the catch is out of engagement with the trigger bar.

Abstract: A personalized safety device for a hand held weapon for preventing unauthorized use of a hand held weapon having a trigger. The personalized safety device for a hand held weapon includes a housing which is coupled to a weapon such that the housing is positioned in front of the handgrip and trigger of the weapon. A pair of elongate guard plates outwardly extend from a pair of elongate slots in the back of the housing. A motor is disposed in the housing for extending and the retracting the guard plates from the housing. A computer is provided for controlling the retraction and extension of the guard plates by the motor. A scanner is mounted to the handgrip of the weapon and is in communication with the computer. The scanner obtains an image of the fingerprints and handprint of the user grasping the handgrip. If the scanned image matches data stored in the computer corresponding to the fingerprints and handprint of an authorized user, the computer activates the motor to retract the guard plates.

Abstract: The invention provides for a shotgun mountable shell holder which may be readily attached to the forearm of a shotgun. The present invention includes a first member having a forearm mounting region and a second member having a shell mounting region. The present invention is constructed so that when it is mounted to a shotgun it may hold an additional round of ammunition near the forehand of the shooter along the forearm or grip of the gun.

Abstract: A cover assembly for a shooter's rest for use with a bucket having a top opening The cover has a preselected opening in which is positioned a tubulaly-shaped support member having an internal bore. An elongated threaded rod is sized to slidably fit within the bore. A manually-rotatable wheel with a central-threaded bore is positioned on the threaded rod. A support means is attached to the upper end of the threaded rod.

Abstract: The increased tension in the fishing line created by a strike causes an alarm sensor with an armature to be pulled downward bringing a distal portion of a primary sensor wire into contact with a distal portion of a secondary sensor wire to complete an electrical circuit and activating an alarm circuit within a housing. An adjustable loop permits the selectivity of the sensor to be adjusted. The alarm sensor has a distal portion of the secondary wire formed in a triangular configuration to provide an expanded surface area for contact with the distal portion of the primary sensor wire. A rubber clamp has a slit which enable the clamp to be fitted over a distal end of the fishing rod. The alarm sensor is electrically connected to the electrical circuit mounted on the handle by a two-conductor cable having the primary sensor wire and the secondary sensor wire.

Abstract: A fishing rod holder (H) includes a first leg (12) having an inner edge (14) in direct contact with an inner surface (18) of a vertical sidewall (20) of a bucket (B) or other support object. A second leg (28) having a length shorter than the first leg is disposed parallel to the first leg. The second leg is in direct contact with an outer surface (34) of the vertical sidewall (20) of the bucket. The first leg and the second leg define a slot (42) which receives the vertical sidewall (20). An arm (60) extends from an upper end (38) of the second leg. The arm (60) includes a first portion (62) extending upward from the second leg at an angle away from the first leg and a second portion (64) extending upward from the arm first portion at a negative angle. The arm lower and upper portions each include an inner side (66, 68). A bridge (44) spans a top end (24) of the first leg and an upper end of the second leg, interconnecting the first leg and the second leg.

Abstract: A fishing assembly for reducing entanglements between one or more fish hooks and weeds found in the body of water where fish are attempted to be caught is provided. The fishing assembly includes a single fish hook or a number of fish hooks, such as a treble hook, and a weed guard device. The weed guard device includes at least a first leg member and, in the case of a treble fish hook, three leg members. In one embodiment, each leg member has an attachment section and a guard section having an opening. Each leg member is connected to a center member having a slot. Securing material, such as an epoxy or other adhesive, affixes the center member to the fish hook adjacent to its eyelet. The guard section including opening is bent to form an upper portion and a lower portion, with the hook tip being positioned through the lower portion and adjacent to the upper portion. In another embodiment, the guard section has a crease with two side walls for receiving the hook tip.

Abstract: The lawn edging (10) is formed by extruding a thermoplastic resin, preferably a thermoplastic resin such as polyethylene containing a dispersion of prevulcanized elastomer granules through a die (62) having a vertical die orifice (64) for forming the wall (12) of the channel (16). The vertical die orifice (64) also contains an element for forming protrusions (20) on a surface of the wall (12). The element preferably forms a horizontal edge on the protrusion (20). The feed rate of the element can be higher than the adjacent sections of the wall (12) such that the extruded material backs up in the die (62) and intermittently feeds through the outlet orifice (64). The channel (16) can contain a lower bead (34) and an upper hollow head member (14) which can be coated with a liquid impervious film (100) and perforated by a laser (120) to form spray apertures (122).

Abstract: The present invention aims at providing the water-storing tray for the plant cultivation mat, with the concomittant objects of ameliorating the water irrigation function in the plant cultivation mat as well as of facilitating control of the water content in the soil. An additional object is to much more stabilize the plant cultivating arrangement as a whole on the mat laying surface. Disclosed is a water-storing tray for plant cultivation mat, which is characterized in that a linkage part having a substantially hook-shape in its cross-section and a large breadth on its upper surface is provided externally on the upper end part of at least one side wall of the water-storing tray, and a linkage part having a substantially hook-shape in its cross-section and a small breadth on its upper surface is provided externally on the upper end part of the other side wall.

Abstract: A plant pot providing an internal plant growing vessel formed at least partially from a transparent material. The plant pot can be formed in two portions, an internal vessel and an external vessel. To allow the root and soil matrix condition to be viewed without lifting the plant out of its pot, the internal vessel is manufactured from a transparent material. The internal vessel may be supported within the exterior vessel by a rim or tabs projecting from the top of the internal vessel and bearing against the upper rim of the exterior vessel. Alternatively, a support may be located in the base part of the interior vessel and bear against the base part of the exterior vessel. The plant pot may have a variety of geometries including circular, rectangular, square and the like. The exterior vessel may be adapted so as to prevent the admission of light into the space between the interior and exterior vessels thereby avoiding root damage from prolonged exposure to light.

Abstract: A number of embodiments of flower pots are disclosed. The pots include a transparent or transluent panel or cylindrical portion which exhibit a pattern when one or more light sources are provided behind the panels or cylindrical portions.

Abstract: A nursery gate is provided with a pivoted latch. When the gate is swung to a closed position where it is co-planar with the keeper and hinge axis, the latch draw engages the keeper. At that time, a detent provided by the nose and the recess engages due to a spring movement of one of the part in the direction of the hinge axis. The gate is released for opening by a movement in the opposite direction against the spring so as to separate the nose and recess and allow the latch to pivot.

Abstract: A device for completing the assembly of a window raiser mechanism. The device includes a cover (12) partly surrounding the drum (1) for winding the cables. At the base of the drum (1) a circular tunnel (16) defines a peripheral passage for manually inserting the hooking pellet of the second cable (4). The end pellet of the first cable (3) is inserted in the opening and this cable is then wound on the drum (1) by adjusting this winding in such manner that the opening for the pellet of the second cable (4) is accessible to an operator and that a slider (6), which is fixed to the first cable, is in the end-of-travel abutment position. Then the second cable (4) is manually inserted around the drum (1) on substantially one turn until it is possible to place its end pellet (19) in the corresponding opening (21). Then the loop formed by the two cables is closed.

Abstract: A hinged connection between a removable housing closure and a stationary housing part, wherein a terminal configuration of the housing closure has a convex molding, with a web that is contiguous with the molding and which web has a tapering cross section. Adjacent to the web there is an indentation, in which a convex molding that is on the stationary housing part and is offset at an angle of 90 degrees from a projecting leg and is connected to the projecting leg by a contiguous web that has a tapering cross section is engaged. The housing closure can thereby be pivoted with respect to the stationary housing part and re-engaged with it. Additionally, when the housing is closed, no parts project either inside or outside in the vicinity of the housing closure and the stationary housing part.

Abstract: A door sweep includes a holder and a plurality of astragals extending from the holder. The holder has a generally U-shaped cross-section defining a cavity for receiving a portion of a door. The astragals are provided with tongues, which are received in grooves of the holder.

Abstract: A multi-entertainment platform that combines the elements of a motion picture with the elements of a live performance using a theatre construction. An upper stage and a motion picture viewing screen arrangement allows the audience to experience continuous uninterrupted entertainment on screen and on stage with seamless transitions between stage to screen and screen to stage.

Abstract: The invention relates to a metal roof plate for cleaning and maintaining the clean state of building roofs, in particular from plant growth of environmental pollution. The object of the invention is to improve the efficiency of said metal roof plate comprising a metal reacting in conjunction with moisture, said plate being produced by punching from material in the shape of a plate, and having textured reaction surface (2) with raised lumps (3) and openings (4). The object is attained in that the openings (4) of the lumps (3) are inclined in the opposite direction to the direction (A) of water discharge.

Abstract: A temporary gutter retainer includes an attachment member, support member, and lateral containment member. A bottom gusset is preferably formed behind the attachment member, support member, and lateral containment member. A top gusset is preferably formed above the junction between the attachment member and support member. At least two holes are formed through the attachment member. Each of the holes are sized to provide clearance for a suitable screw. The temporary gutter retainer is preferably used in the following manner. A first temporary gutter retainer is attached near one end of a facia board and a second temporary gutter retainer is attached near the other end of the facia board with screws and a portable power tool. The installer places the gutter segment into the first and second temporary gutter retainers. A level is placed inside the gutter segment at one of the ends thereof; the gutter segment is raised or lowered to the correct height; and the gutter segment is then attached to the facia board.

Abstract: A swingable handrail apparatus for assisting a person onto and off a toilet, in particular. The swingable handrail apparatus includes a mounting bracket being adapted to mount to a wall structure and having a base member, a pair of boss members being spaced apart and each having a groove therein, a pair of clamping members each having a groove therein and being fastenable to a respective boss member; and also includes a handrail support member being rotatably mounted to the mounting bracket; and further includes a handrail member having a first end securely attached to the handrail support member and having a second end; and also includes a handrail support bracket having a base member, a first and second boss members being spaced apart and forming a handrail receiving space, a lever member pivotally attached to the base member and having a handrail retaining member which is biasedly received in a notch in the handrail member with the lever member being essentially spring-loaded.

Abstract: Self-contained, modular building systems that create temporary structures consisting of various panels that fold compactly for shipping, but that deploy into complete building segments, such that a large surface area of panels sufficient to provide a structure of superior size as compared with like known modular structures may be efficiently stored and conveniently deployed.

Abstract: A human habitat structure for placement upon a non-uniform, non-level site.

Abstract: An expendable and collapsible mobile structure includes a central structure having a floor, a roof, front and rear end walls, and at least one longitudinal side wall that is movable out from the central structure. In an expansion operation, the front and rear side walls are adapted to be initially swung out perpendicular to the longitudinal side wall and positioned by ground supports. The top and bottom portions of inner sides of the front and rear side walls, moreover, are provided with rails, and top and bottom portions of front and rear side edges of the longitudinal side wall are provided with respective guide members which are movably journalled on the rails. The roof of the central structure is movable in a vertical direction and is provided with guide members that are guided along vertical rails provided on an inside of the front and rear end walls of the central structure.

Abstract: A horizontal arch is a structural element formed from a series of compression members which are arranged side-to-side in a curve array, and compressed together under the application of loading perpendicular to the plane of the curve of the horizontal arch. The vertically downward loading of the members may also result from structures suspended from the tops of the members of the horizontal arch structure. The object of the invention is to provide a structural element with horizontal cohesiveness for inclusion in self-supporting frameworks for the exterior of structures and exoskeletal structures.

Abstract: A conventional cargo or passenger-type van (typically about 14-24 feet in length) is fitted with a boom assembly that is readily transported with the van in a collapsed position and substantially parallel to the van roof, but can be elevated to a substantially vertical position, and quickly extended upwardly to full height. Where four booms are used, full height may be about 65 feet, or even more. A support frame is provided which substantially supports a main pedestal exteriorly of the roof and connected to the booms and an extension cylinder, to the van's main frame, including initially telescopic support posts disposed inside the van interior which do not impede access to the van interior from the side and rear doors, and which leave the center of the van interior essentially unobstructed. A pivotal connection for the first boom about which it moves from a transport to a substantially vertical position is mounted slightly to the rear of the centerline of the rear axle of the van.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for hermetically sealing a casket in an enclosure to be entombed in a mausoleum crypt. The casket enclosure comprises a tray and a flexible cover. An adhesive material is used to affix the cover to the tray. The enclosure includes a check valve to vent any gases that may build up over time.

Abstract: The movable manufacturing facility brings standard size home building comprehensively within a controlled factory environment. The main structure of the movable manufacturing facility is sufficiently tall to allow assembly and movement of standard size homes within. Multiple independent production lines are established to each produce portions of the dwelling in the form of subassemblies. Finishes, cabinets, appliances, roofs, paint, etc. are installed in the partially completed dwellings prior to houses leaving the production floor. The movable manufacturing facility allows a standard size home under construction to be advanced via a transport element from one production line to the next until complete. The completed homes are subsequently transported on the transport element over a controlled access roadway to individual sites with pre-constructed foundations specifically designed to accept these standard size dwellings.

Abstract: The invention relates to one- or two-component polyurethane lacquers for coating elastomers containing polyurethane prepolymers with an average of two or more isocyanate groups per molecule which have been prepared by mixing alcohols having a functionality of two or higher with an excess of isocyanate compounds having a functionality of two or higher and solvents, characterized in that a compound containing iron oxide is added in an extremely large quantity to improve surface slip, and to the production and use of such one- or two-component polyurethane lacquers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a motor-vehicle window (1) provided with a peripheral region which engages, at leas in places, with a sealing element (4). The motor-vehicle window (1) can be fitted both in a fixed manner and in a moveable or sliding manner. The surface of the motor-vehicle window (1) is provided, at least in the peripheral region of contact with the sealing element (4), with a structurization (2) which produces a large number of locally delimited areas of contact between the sealing element (4) and the motor-vehicle window (1). In this way, excessively high adhesion forces, with the occurrence of noise during a relative movement between the window (1) and the sealing element (4), are avoided.

Abstract: A door frame clip is provided for interconnecting first and second door frame members when a longitudinal end of the first door frame member bears against a surface of the second door frame member at a portion of the surface which is adjacent to a longitudinal end of the second door frame member. The door frame clip comprises an apex, a first arm extending from the apex, and a second arm extending from the apex in a direction which is substantially orthogonal to the first arm. The second arm is significantly longer than the first arm to enable the second arm to reach the first door frame member when the apex engages an outside edge of the longitudinal end of the second door frame member. Also provided is a door frame system. The door frame system comprises a first leg member, a second leg member, a header, a first door frame clip, and a second door frame clip. The second leg member is substantially parallel to the first leg member.

Abstract: A building frontage including first frontage elements fixed to the building each including a cellular core and second frontage elements. The first and second frontage elements are arranged in substantially the same plane. The second frontage elements are fixed only to the first frontage elements.

Abstract: A workspace partition system, for example, for an office building includes a relocatable cable raceway that can be positioned selectively at the belt line or at the baseline of a wall panel of the system depending on where power and data communications are required. Each wall panel of the system includes a structural frame. A raceway element can be selectively coupled to the frame in co-operation with any transverse member of the frame. Front and rear cover plates can be attached to mechanically protect cabling within the raceway. This design allows the panel to be reconfigured on site to change the location of the raceway.

Abstract: The invention relates to a lightweight gypsum coated decorative moulding, for installation on an interior building surface. The moulding is lightweight and flexible enough to withstand handling without cracking of the finished gypsum surface of the moulding. A gypsum coated surface is advantageous in that: fire resistance is enhanced; the moulding can be painted and repaired easily; and liquid gypsum compound can be used as an adhesive to install the lightweight moulding without mechanical fasteners or other support. Bevel joints can be cut with standard carpentry tools and the joints can be secured with liquid gypsum compound as well. The use of liquid gypsum compound as an adhesive and finishing coat ensures accurate fitting and finishing of joints as well as ease of repair. The moulding has an elongate foam core of a resilient expanded polystyrene foam solid, having a cross-sectional profile proportionately smaller than the desired cross-sectional profile of the finished decorative moulding.

Abstract: A horizontal joint between upper and lower building panels, as well as a building wall including such a horizontal joint, in which a liquid diverting arrangement includes a gutter with first and second ends and at least one aperture disposed between these ends. Also contemplated are a method and apparatus for forming at least two building panels, in which the panels have different reveal dimensions, and a method and apparatus for forming a building panel in which a first reveal portion is registered while a second reveal portion has been formed at a preselected distance therefrom. Further contemplated are a method and kit for customizably assembling a building wall, in which panels having different thickness dimensions can be interchangeably connected with one another, as well as a method and kit for customizably assembling a building wall, in which on or more decorative profile panels and one or more structural building wall panels can be interchangeably connected with one another.

Abstract: A method of applying tiles to a roof, the tiles being of at least two different appearances, includes establishing a collection of pattern units, each pattern unit representing an arrangement of a plurality of tiles formed into a specific pattern, the specific pattern of each pattern unit being different from the specific pattern of every other pattern unit in the collection of pattern units. Each pattern unit includes representations of tiles of at least two different appearances, such as different colors. Tiles are applied according to a first one of the pattern units, to a first portion of the roof. Tiles are applied according to one of the pattern units, to a second portion of the roof that abuts the first portion of the roof. Additional tiles are applied to additional portions of the roof, the tiles being applied to each additional portion of the roof according to one of the pattern units, with each additional portion of the roof abutting a previously applied portion of the roof.

Abstract: A plurality of tile panels suited for dry execution for a wall surface. Each tile panel is integrally formed by bonding a plate onto a back surface of a tile and a plurality of restriction blocks are disposed on coupling pieces of at least two opposite side edges of the plate in a tightly attached manner. The restriction blocks are positioned on the side edges of the plate so as to not overlap with each other when the tile panels are aligned vertically and horizontally. The coupling pieces protrude beyond a tile bonding range on the plate. Rivet holes, a nail hole, and a screw hole for an adjuster bolt are provided in each of the restriction blocks.

Abstract: A pre-cured caulk joint system including a joint having a width and opposite walls, an insert being formed of a flexible material and having a length and a width, and an adhesive. The width of the insert being greater than the width of the joint, the insert being received in the joint length-wise with the insert being compressed width-wise along its length, the insert having opposite walls, with one wall facing towards one wall of the joint, and the other wall of the insert facing towards the other wall of the joint, a channel being defined by each wall of the insert, and an adhesive being received in each wall of the insert for adhering the walls of the insert to the walls of the joint.

Abstract: A concrete panel system comprising a plurality of concrete panels arranged in side-by-side fashion on a substantially vertical supporting wall, each of the panels comprising a rectangular body having a front surface and a rear surface and beveled side edges, the side edges each forming an angle of between eighty-five and ninety degrees with the rear surface, and a concave caulking groove lying between and connecting each of the beveled side edges with the front face, the side edges of adjacent panels forming a V-joint between the adjacent panels, a flexible sealant material in a portion of the caulking grooves of adjacent panels and a portion of the V-joint for providing a seal between adjacent panels, and a hanger element embedded in the rear of the panels for securing the panels to the supporting wall.

Abstract: An improved wall stud assembly used to form a prefabricated partition or wall assembled within the interior space of a warehouse factory or other building structure, and comprising first and second elongate stud members, each having a joining part and a panel receiving flange disposed along each longitudinal side of the joining part. Preferably each of the joining parts of the stud members include a plurality of punched holes and extruded holes formed therein and relatively oriented to allow interconnecting fasteners to be applied to the stud member from either side of the stud assembly. The stud members are assembled so that joining parts are disposed in spaced, substantially confronting relation to one another and with the punched holes on the first stud member generally aligned with the extruded holes of the second stud member, such that at least one fastener element extend initially through a punched hole on the first stud member and subsequently into one of the extruded holes on the second stud member.

Abstract: The present invention is an improved modular panel arrangement for the assembly of a first panel to a second modular panel or a portion of a permanent wall. The arrangement comprises a modular panel of generally rectilinear configuration, having at least one edge thereon. A first corner block is attached to the edge of the panel. An elongated tensile connecting rod is pivotally attached to a pivot hinge of the first corner block, the rod having a lug disposed transversely across at least one end thereof. A second corner block is attached to the second panel or portion of the wall. The second block has at least one cammed locking finger on a base thereof, wherein the rod is swingable about the pivot hinge on the first corner block to permit the lug thereon to engage a cam surface on the second corner block to lockably secure and align the edge of the first modular panel with the second modular panel or wall. The tensile rod may be adjustable to accommodate variations in spacing of the panels and/or wall.

Abstract: A building block is provided for stacking with other like building blocks to fabricate a wall. The building block has top, bottom, front, rear and end surfaces. The front and rear surfaces are substantially planar. The top surface is ridged and the bottom surface is channeled to intermit with the ridge on the said bottom surface. The ends are notched so as to overlap, and present the appearance of a brick wall.

Abstract: Right rectangular parallelepiped construction modules including a system of latitudinal tangs and grooves and inner and outer shoulders which cooperate to interlock stacked or staggered construction modules. The construction modules can also include reliefs in their tops, sides and bottoms for receiving rebar supports, electrical lines, plumbing lines, or other means.