Abstract: A support apparatus for supporting a glass unit in a window assembly including a support surface for holding and supporting the glass unit and a leg extending downwardly from the support surface for being received by the sash of the window assembly. Also, a window assembly including a sash, a glass unit, and a support apparatus. The glass unit of the window assembly rests on the support surface of the support apparatus and is attached to the corresponding hinge hardware, including the sash arm. By attaching the support apparatus to the sash arm, the sash does not have to act as a structural support and is less affected by deformation forces over time. The support apparatus may be made of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion similar to that of glass, which helps to eliminate the problem of sash sag caused by deformation forces.

Abstract: A window or door assembly including a jamb member and a jamb liner having a fastener opening coupled along the jamb member. A sash is moveably coupled along the jamb liner. The window or door assembly includes a structural filler coupled over a portion of the jamb liner, and the structural filler substantially conceals the fastener opening. The structural filler includes a flange sized and shaped to engage with the sash, and the flange substantially prevents movement of the sash over the structural filler. In one option, the flange extends along the structural filler and the sash. The structural filler further includes a contact surface engaged with the jamb liner and a projection rotatably coupled with the jamb liner, and the structural filler rotates in a first direction around the projection.

Abstract: The metal shutter is a metal device attached to the existing protruding window frame by bending in the side edges of a sheet of metal. The side bent edges slide over the track frame and at the same time provides a secure grip to the existing metal frame. The top side of the metal shutter is also bent so as to rest and grip over the top track frame of the window. The bottom side of the metal shutter is not bent as to provide free up and down movement. No additional hardware is needed to hold and support the Sliding Metal Shutter. The width and length of the sliding metal shutter varies according to the window frame opening.

Abstract: A security door is provided comprising a solid body, and a metal gate, said solid body comprising substantially a single type of material, wherein the metal gate is embedded in the solid body. Methods for constructing the security door are provided for solid bodies comprising plywood, wood, chipboard, fiberboard, fiberglass, rigid polymer foam, paper pulp, or pressed cardboard.

Abstract: An abrasive tool includes a substrate, a plurality of abrasive particle groups, and a bonding layer. The abrasive particle group consists of a plurality of abrasive particles grouped together. The abrasive particle groups are disposed in a regular pattern on the surface of the substrate and fixed on the surface by the bonding layer. To control the disposition of the abrasive particle groups, an abrasive particle template is used to form the required pattern. The size of the abrasive particle positioning holes on the template is used to adjust the number of particles in an abrasive particle group.

Abstract: A deck with a drainage system. The drainage system is comprised of drainage channels formed by a flexible membrane disposed beneath a floor of the deck.

Abstract: An illumination device is disclosed which comprises a box-like body having a back wall and side walls extending from the back wall, an opening being formed in a wall opposite the back wall while a decorative image is reproduced on an inner face of the back wall. A light source extends interiorly to a frame delimiting the opening, the side walls having inner faces made of reflective material.

Abstract: An outdoor decorated and ventilated shoe box for ventilating, storing or drying one or more pairs of shoes outdoors. The container has a water-resistant top cover, perforations or openings on its side walls and bottom to allow the outdoor air into the box, awning or fins on its sidewalls to prevent water from getting into the box, yet letting the air inside through the perforations on its sidewalls, and secure attaching element to attach the shoe box to the window, window frame, or the wall adjacent to the entrance door of a building.

Abstract: A frameless storage enclosure having opposed pairs of integrally interconnected walls to provide a pod forming a sealed storage compartment for receiving articles. The front wall has an access opening being connected to a door being moveable from a position closing said access opening to an upper secured position to provide access through the access opening. The weight of the articles in the storage compartment is substantially carried on the support surface on which the enclosure rests during use. The configuration of the storage container is established by suspension cords connected between an upper portion of the storage enclosure and structural elements above the enclosure. An air ventilation compartment receives a removable filter to provide ventilation into the storage compartment.

Abstract: A portable collapsible shelter trailer comprising of a container having four doors on each side that are hinged along the bottom, and which may be folded to a horizontal position to yield a portable shelter having rigid frame and flexible fabric sections. The deployment of the fabric shelter after the doors are deployed is accomplished by air actuated cylinders which are mounted to each of the doors, and are controlled from a control panel by means of air valves that regulate the flow of compressed air into the cylinders to impart tension to the fabric shelter.

Abstract: A telescopic shelter system comprises two pairs of guide rails having a pair of parallel outer rails and a pair of parallel inner rails arranged at an inner side of the outer rails, a plural of shelters comprising two side walls facing each other and a roof connecting at the top of the two side walls, the two side walls and the roof are tapered at one end of the shelter, each shelter arranged on the guide rail in a row, a plural wheels provided at each lower portion of two side walls of each shelter along movement direction of the shelter, having a pair of first wheel running on the outer rail and a pair of second wheel running on the inner rail, and a motor mounted on the shelter for providing a clockwise-counterclockwise movement of the wheel.

Abstract: The subject invention pertains to a method for constructing, transporting and erecting buildings. The subject invention also relates to buildings which can be transported and erected at a desired site. Advantageously, a specific embodiment of the subject invention can be relocatable. The subject invention is advantageous in situations where an individual or group, such as a school system or construction company, needs temporary, portable buildings which can easily be constructed and broken down for transportation to a new site. In a specific embodiment, the subject method utilizes durable construction materials to comply with building codes and withstand the rigors of years of service in a variety of environmental conditions in addition to providing rapid construction and relocation benefits.

Abstract: A shim assembly is adapted to fit in a space between articles to be separated and the space filled with grout. The shim assembly comprises a plurality of elongate one piece bodies of a plurality of different thicknesses. Each one piece body is of a uniform thickness. The bodies have a plurality of bores extending therethrough. Spacing between the bores is uniform.

Abstract: A split door frame assembly, including: a hinge jamb, a strike jamb and a header that connects the hinge jamb to the strike jamb. The hinge jamb, the strike jamb and the header each formed by a stop element and a trim element. The stop element is substantially L-shaped with a short leg of the L-shape forming an outer trim flange and a long leg of the L-shape extending 90° from the short leg. The long leg has a first member that extends from the trim flange, a second member arranged in a common plane with the first member and spaced therefrom, a first wall extending 90° from an end of the first member facing the second member, a second wall extending 90° from an end of the second member facing the first member, the first and second walls being parallel to the trim flange and extending in a common direction, and a joining wall extending between the ends of the first and second walls. The joining wall is parallel to the first and second members.

Abstract: A fireproof resin sash that is usable in fire zones or the like is provided, regarding which fireproof performance is easily imparted to a general non-fireproof resin sash without modification of the structure thereof. In a fireproof resin sash 1, vertical frame members 11 and 12 and lateral frame members 13 and 14 that are synthetic resin members having a plurality of hollows along the longitudinal directions thereof are combined with each other to constitute an opening body 10, and vertical rail members 21 and 22 and lateral rail members 23 and 24 are combined with each other to constitute screens 20 that support windowpanes 25. Fireproof sheets 15 and 15A made up of thermally expandable fireproof material are inserted into hollows selected from the hollows of the members so that fireproof surfaces can be formed in the direction along the glass surfaces.

Abstract: A protective shelter and methods for manufacturing are disclosed. The shelter is capable of protecting individuals from significant wind velocities and other catastrophic damages that occur from dangerous conditions such as hurricanes, tornadoes and the like. Prior to the pouring the floor slab of a home, the shelter is fixedly attached to a plurality of supports that have been fixedly attached to a portion of the foundation of the home. When the floor slab is poured, enough concrete is poured to cover the supports up to essentially the top edges of the channel frame base rails to form the base of the shelter, thus incorporating and anchoring the shelter into the foundation of the home.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a customizable saferoom includes a ceiling panel, a first wall panel having a first set of dimensions, a second wall panel having a second set of dimensions, a third wall panel having a third set of dimensions, and a fourth wall panel having a fourth set of dimensions. Each of the ceiling panel and the first, second, third, and fourth wall panels are coupled to at least one other of the ceiling panel, the first, second, third, and fourth wall panels to form an enclosed structure. The first, second, third, and fourth sets of dimensions are selected to optimize the volumetric capacity of the enclosed structure within the confines of a pre-existing space within a building.

Abstract: Novel structural support framing assemblies and component thereof are described herein for use in residential, commercial, and industrial building construction. Preferred embodiments of the inventive framing assembly include the employment of a variety of structural studs and stud mounts, the studs preferably fabricated of a composite material.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method of erecting a pylon of prestressed concrete finished parts and an apparatus for advantageously carrying out the method. In order to at least reduce the problems present in the state of the art when erecting a pylon, there is provided a funnel-shaped apparatus 8 for guiding a tensioning wire, the smaller cross-section 11 thereof being substantially the same as that of the jacket tube 7. There is further provided a seal 20 for producing a pressure-tight transition between two mutually superposed segments 4, 6, wherein the height of the seal 20 substantially corresponds to the intended spacing of the segments. Also provided is a prestressed concrete finished part 4, 6 in which the apparatus 8 according to the invention is integrated. Finally there is provided a method in which epoxy resin is used as a composite joining material 34 between two segments.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method extend the exterior surface of a wall below a debridge of the weep screed. An exemplary weep screed includes an upper vertical flange, a debridge, and a lower screed portion that allows an exterior surface material to be applied below the debridge. The lower screed portion includes a lower vertical flange that extends form a lower debridge member to a tool guide. In addition to application of the exterior surface material above the debridge, the exterior surface is applied over the lower screed portion. The resulting exterior surface extends the full height of the wall while damage due to moisture is minimized since the debridge facilitates the weeping of water from the exterior surface above the debridge. The “high tide” appearance is eliminated while meeting building code requirements and maintaining a dependable, weather resistant, and structurally sound building wall.

Abstract: A means and method for simplifying the covering of elongated wallboard joints formed by the abutting of adjacent wallboards using an improved resin impregnated water-activated adhesive tape containing mold and mildew inhibitors, and having air venting perforations extending between first and second planar surfaces applied directly over the joint. Following which an applied single coat of plaster composition is used to conceal the tape.

Abstract: A wall panel assembly and panel pieces therefore are disclosed. The panel pieces have edges with tongues having interengageable angularly oriented surfaces arranged toward the rear side of the panels. When the edges of adjacent panels are engaged to form a wall panel assembly, a tongue on one panel is captured in overlying relation with a tongue on the adjacent panel. Arrangement of the tongues toward the rear side of the panels permits vertical loads on the panels to be carried by shear forces in the fasteners attaching the panel pieces to a structure, increasing the dynamic load that the panel pieces can withstand without failure. The panel pieces are advantageous for use in moving structures such as elevator cabs.

Abstract: A concrete countertop includes a concrete slab that defines a substantially planar work surface. The work surface is treated for direct contact with foodstuffs. A piping circuit is embedded within the concrete slab and is coupled to a refrigeration motor for circulating refrigerant through the piping circuit. The concrete slab and work surface are thereby cooled by the circulation of refrigerant through the piping circuit. In another aspect, the concrete countertop may additionally, or alternatively, include a heating element embedded within the concrete slab to facilitate maintaining the work surface at an elevated temperature. The concrete countertop may further include a control communicating with the refrigeration motor and/or the heating element and operative to maintain the work surface within a desired temperature range.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an article in the form of a reinforced slab, which has upper and lower surface that are flat and parallel, includes the step of providing granulate of a predefined grain site, binder; preparing a cement mixture; distributing the mixture in a tray-like mold; deaeration by intense vacuum; vacuum vibrocompaction; hardening and setting; and extraction.

Abstract: A door panel includes an upper beam, a lower beam, and two side beams secured together to form a rectangular configuration. The beams each includes an outer peripheral wall having a partition to separate the beam into an outer portion and a inner portion, the outer portion includes an insert engaged in a chamber, to reinforce the outer portion of the beam, and to allow the outer portion of the beam to be solidly coupled to objects. The inner portion of the beam includes a chamber having one or more reinforcing panels to reinforce the hollow inner portion of the beam. One or more rails may be attached between the side beams, and may be secured between the side beams with catches.

Abstract: A modular plastic cabinet door has a frame formed by left and right side frame members 30 and 32 cut from a first extruded plastic strip, top and bottom frame members 34 and 36 cut from a second extruded plastic strip, and a plurality of vertical center members 40, 42, 44 and 46 cut from third and fourth extruded plastic strips. The left and right side frame members have opposite orientation and extend the full vertical height of the door with inner facing surfaces having dovetail grooves 52 formed therein. The top and bottom frame members have opposite orientation with end edges having dovetails 62 fit into the respective upper and lower ends of the dovetail grooves in the side frame members and have inner facing surfaces with grooves 58 formed therein equal in width to the dovetail grooves.

Abstract: A combinative partition includes at least two panels, a corner element, and a connector. Each panel includes a top cover installed thereon and a vertical edge element secured thereto. The corner element connects the top cover with the vertical edge element of each of the panels. The connector is connected with each of the corner elements in a non-pivotal manner so that the panels are kept at desired angles from one another.

Abstract: In a door constructed of spaced apart skins mounted on a rectangular frame and reinforced with the core between the skins filled with a plastic foam, a window or door light frame system consists of a two part frame system with a window light permanently installed in one part of the system and the other part releasably adapted to register with the frame part with the window light installed during shipping and rotated when installed to bring the locking elements of the several parts into registry to permanently lock the frame system in an aperture formed in a door with stop means in the locking arrangements to prevent damage to the frame system or the door on which the frame system is installed from excessive compressive forces on the frame parts.

Abstract: A structural panel for use in building structures or in the formation, finish or decoration thereof includes an outer sheet and a connector sheet with a plurality of collapsible or compressible dividers therebetween. The panel in a rest condition is expanded and of a desired thickness for final use but can be compressed into a relatively thin thickness or profile for shipping purposes. The panel is very lightweight but structurally strong and can be selectively bent in one transverse direction if desired. The panel can be easily cut or formed into any predetermined size or shape.

Abstract: A structural panel for use in building structures or in the formation, finish or decoration thereof includes an outer sheet and a connector sheet with a plurality of collapsible or compressible dividers therebetween. The panel in a rest condition is expanded and of a desired thickness for final use but can be compressed into a relatively thin thickness or profile for shipping purposes. The panel is very lightweight but structurally strong and can be selectively bent in one transverse direction if desired. The panel can be easily cut or formed into any predetermined size or shape.

Abstract: The invention is a patch for a pivot hinge having an attachment lug, the lug being a substantially rectangular prism having a plate face and a cover plate attached to the attachment lug at the plate face, the cover plate being a substantially flat rectangular prism. The lug has two through holes that penetrate two opposing faces of the lug, other than the plate face, the holes being chamfered at one end and threaded along the remaining, non-chamfered portion. The plate is substantially larger than the plate face of the lug, and the lug and the plate consist of a single piece of unitary construction, and the thickness of the plate perpendicular to the plate face of the lug is 1/16th of an inch.

Abstract: Disclosed is a length/width adjustable combination jamb, including a first jamb section, a second jamb section, and an insertion part, in which the first jamb section is provided with a first jamb corner at one end and a first junction surface at the other; the second jamb section is provided with a second jamb corner at one end and a second junction surface at the other; the second and the first junction surface are structurally corresponding to each other; and, two ends of the insertion part are structurally corresponding to the first and the second junction surface, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a sub-flooring assembly. The disclosed assembly includes at least two rectangular sections. Each of the sections have first and second ends and first and second sides. A male component extends outwardly from the first end of each of the sections. The male component has a flange proximate a free end thereof. An opening is disposed on the second end of each of the sections. The opening extends into the section to form a cavity. A pocket is formed in the cavity. The flange of one of the sections is removably received in the pocket of another of the sections for detachably securing the first end of one of the sections to the second end of another of the sections.

Abstract: Floor covering, including hard floor panels which, at least at the edges of two opposite sides, are provided with coupling parts, cooperating which each other, substantially in the form of a tongue and a groove, wherein the coupling parts are provided with integrated mechanical locking elements which prevent the drifting apart of two coupled floor panels in a direction (R) perpendicular to the related edges and parallel to the underside of the coupled floor panels, and provide a snap-action coupling.

Abstract: Floor covering, including hard floor panels which, at least at the edges of two opposite sides, are provided with coupling parts, cooperating which each other, substantially in the form of a tongue and a groove, wherein the coupling parts are provided with integrated mechanical locking elements which prevent the drifting apart of two coupled floor panels in a direction (R) perpendicular to the related edges and parallel to the underside of the coupled floor panels, and provide a snap-action coupling.

Abstract: Floor covering, including hard floor panels which, at least at the edges of two opposite sides, are provided with coupling parts, cooperating which each other, substantially in the form of a tongue and a groove, wherein the coupling parts are provided with integrated mechanical locking elements which prevent the drifting apart of two coupled floor panels in a direction (R) perpendicular to the related edges and parallel to the underside of the coupled floor panels, and provide a snap-action coupling.

Abstract: This invention provides a configuration of a joint that allows a satisfactory welded joint to be formed with reduced deformation of the joint region when two-face structures (panels) are friction-welded end to end. The panels 31, 32 each have two substantially parallel plates 33, 34 and a third member 35 connecting the two plates 33, 34. The end portions of the plates 33, 34 of one panel 32 are friction-welded to the end portions of the plates 33, 34 of the other panel 32. At least one of the panels has a plate 36 at its end for connecting the plates 33 and 34 and has a rigidity to support a pressing force produced during the friction welding.

Abstract: This invention provides a configuration of a joint that allows a satisfactory welded joint to be formed with reduced deformation of the joint region when two-face structures (panels) are friction-welded end to end. The panels 31, 32 each have two substantially parallel plates 33, 34 and a third member 35 connecting the two plates 33, 34. The end portions of the plates 33, 34 of one panel 32 are friction-welded to the end portions of the plates 33, 34 of the other panel 32. At least one of the panels has a plate 36 at its end for connecting the plates 33 and 34 and has a rigidity to support a pressing force produced during the friction welding.

Abstract: This invention provides a configuration of a joint that allows a satisfactory welded joint to be formed with reduced deformation of the joint region when two-face structures (panels) are friction-welded end to end. The panels 31, 32 each have two substantially parallel plates 33, 34 and a third member 35 connecting the two plates 33, 34. The end portions of the plates 33, 34 of one panel 32 are friction-welded to the end portions of the plates 33, 34 of the other panel 32. At least one of the panels has a plate 36 at its end for connecting the plates 33 and 34 and has a rigidity to support a pressing force produced during the friction welding.

Abstract: A pin with threads that extend along a portion of a stem of the pin interact with framing members as the pin pierces and is axially driven through the framing members. The interaction of the threads with the framing members cause the pin to rotate as the threads pass through the framing members and fastens the framing members together.

Abstract: This mounting clamp is used as a truss adapter for support of fixtures, electrical and otherwise, from a truss ceiling. The clamp comprises a plate suspended by a pair of upstanding arms, each of which is formed by a bolt connected to an inverted U-shaped rectangular hanger member. The hangers and their associated bolts are inserted upwardly between the spaced beams of a bar joist from below and then the hangers are rotated 90 degrees before they are lowered into place to rest on both of the spaced beams, spreading the load, as the hanger arms are tightened to the plate. The plate carries a connector for mating to the object to be mounted. Leveling screws provide adjustment for orienting the mounted object. A vibration damping pad is included when appropriate. Variations of the clamp may be used in wall or parapet mount configurations.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for clamping a module within a structure, e.g. a cold-wall structure. The apparatus includes a plurality of longitudinally aligned, movable members defining a plane and having at least one beveled surface in contact with a beveled surface of an adjacent movable member. A guide wire aligns the movable members. A guide pin is used to guide the insertion of the apparatus into the structure. A screw mechanism, mounted at one end of the apparatus, engages with a hole in the structure. Rotation of the screw mechanism forces an end of the apparatus into contact with the structure. Continued rotation of the screw mechanism generates a compressive force which induces the movable members to move out of the defined plane in opposite directions relative to the movement of adjacent members. Members contact a wall of the structure and the module, thereby clamping the module against the structure.

Abstract: A construction bracket for creating a roof venting space has a first flange having a first flange portion with an first flange outside surface and a first flange side extension that extends away from the first flange outside surface, and a second flange having a second flange portion with a second flange outside surface and a second flange side extension that extends away from the second flange outside surface where the second flange is connected to the first flange forming a predefined angle between the first flange and the second flange.

Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for tying down an existing roof frame to resist windstorm uplift forces, in which an elongate connector is inserted slantingly upward through a hole through the roof frame, allowing an upper end of the connector to protrude from the roof frame to receive a head member which is detachably attached thereto in order to prevent the roof frame from moving upward relative to the connector under an uplift force. The lower end of the connector is secured to an underlying wall such that the connector applies a restraining force against wind uplift forces.

Abstract: A doorjamb end cap and method of installation therefor, wherein application of the present invention to wooden doorjambs permits the enclosed or encased portion thereof to effectively resist or avoid the onset of rot therein, and wherein the present invention is effectuated without expensive extrusion processes and/or thermoplastic melt and adhesive applications.

Abstract: A post leveling assembly for indicating whether a fence or deck post is vertical or not is disclosed. The assembly includes a base, an arm pivotally mounted on the base and a marker disposed on the base. An assigned point on the arm lines up with the marker if the post is vertical and does not line up with the marker if the post is not vertical. In order for an installer to install a vertical post, the post is positioned initially in an approximately vertical position, the installer moves the post to the left or right until the assigned point on the arm aligns with the marker. The post is then permanently fixed into place.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method of erecting a pylon of prestressed concrete finished parts and an apparatus for advantageously carrying out the method. In order to at least reduce the problems present in the state of the art when erecting a pylon, there is provided a funnel-shaped apparatus 8 for guiding a tensioning wire, the smaller cross-section 11 thereof being substantially the same as that of the jacket tube 7. There is further provided a seal 20 for producing a pressure-tight transition between two mutually superposed segments 4, 6, wherein the height of the seal 20 substantially corresponds to the intended spacing of the segments. Also provided is a prestressed concrete finished part 4, 6 in which the apparatus 8 according to the invention is integrated. Finally there is provided a method in which epoxy resin is used as a composite joining material 34 between two segments.

Abstract: A building construction frame element consists of a wooden core provided with a thermal break formed of an insulating material extending across the heat conductance path of the element, which may be in the form of stud for a wall or ceiling. A method for producing the frame element is also disclosed.

Abstract: A storage tank with a pre-insulated outer tank has been described, and a method for building such. For building a wall of an outer tank, a formwork is erected with an inner partition to which PVC-foam plates have been attached, which at their inner surface are provided with a coating provided with gravel. Subsequently, concrete is poured into the inner formwork space, which concrete attaches firmly to the gravel sticking out of the coating. On a floor, a coating layer is applied, over which a layer of PVC-foam plates is applied. Subsequently, a secondary monolithic coating layer is sprayed over those PVC-foam plates and onto the inner surface of the coated PVC-plates 10 of the wall.

Abstract: The subject invention pertains to a method for constructing, transporting and erecting buildings. The subject invention also relates to buildings which can be transported and erected at a desired site. Advantageously, a specific embodiment of the subject invention can be relocatable. The subject invention is advantageous in situations where an individual or group, such as a school system or construction company, needs temporary, portable buildings which can easily be constructed and broken down for transportation to a new site. In a specific embodiment, the subject method utilizes durable construction materials to comply with building codes and withstand the rigors of years of service in a variety of environmental conditions in addition to providing rapid construction and relocation benefits.