Abstract: A framing system for use with the panel and/or the frame of a door/window system includes inner and outer portions, inner and outer extensions, and an insert. The inner portion is connected to an inside face of the panel and/or the frame. The outer portion is connected to an outside face of the panel and/or frame. The inner extension extends from the inner portion towards the outer portion, and the outer extension extends from the outer portion towards the inner portion. The insert is formed from an insulating material and is positioned between and connects the inner portion to the outer portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a weight compensation device (6) for a lifting door (1), comprising a spring element (61) and a tensile element (62), which can be wound onto or unwound from a winding device in such a way that the spring element (61) achieves its greatest pre-tension when the door leaf (2) is in the closed position and is essentially tension-free when the door leaf (2) is in the open position. According to the invention, the tensile element (62) is narrower at the end facing the winding device than at the end facing the spring element (61) and the winding device comprises a guide device (63), which is used to wind the tensile element (62) in such a way that the wound layers lie adjacent to one another without making contact. To achieve this, the guide faces around the perimeter of the guide device (63) have a continuously increasing radius in the winding direction.

Abstract: An apparatus includes an enclosure and a door configured to seal the enclosure. The door includes a plate. A rotational apparatus is disposed over the plate. At least one first member with a first arm extends from a first rib of the first member. At least one second member with a second arm extends from a second rib of the second member. The first and second arms are connected to the rotational apparatus. At least one corner member has a first edge. The first edge has a shape corresponding to a shape of a corner of the frame. The corner member is connected to a first end of the third arm. A second end of the third arm is connected to the rotational apparatus. A sealing material is disposed along a first longitudinal side of the first rib and a second longitudinal side of the second rib.

Abstract: A door or window (1) comprises a main frame (10) and at least one wing (101) fitted movably to the main frame, in such a way that the door or window can assume an open condition and a closed condition, and sealing means (200), positioned in such a way that they are interposed between main frame and wing when the door or window is in the closed condition. The sealing means comprise at least one gasket (303, 307) extending along at least part of the perimeter of the main frame and a movable sealing member (230, 250) supported movably by one of the said main frame and wing, and capable of exerting a compressive force on the gasket against the other of the said main frame and wing when the door or window is in the closed condition.

Abstract: An automotive weather strip mounted on a flange at the peripheral edge of various openings in a vehicle body such as an automotive door, trunk, and back door includes a weather strip body. The weather strip body includes a coating layer having a hollow seal part, which is made of thermoplastic elastomer, and a core material having a substantially U-shaped cross section, which is made of a hard synthetic resin. A seal pad part made of thermoplastic elastomer is provided on the inner bottom surface of the core material having a substantially U-shaped cross section or on the coating layer provided on the inner bottom surface of the core material having a substantially U-shaped cross section. The seal pad part is formed with a large number of protrusions on the surface thereof facing to a flange.

Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle door (1), the interior of which is divided by a partition (6) into an outer wet space (7) facing the chassis (3) and an inner dry space (8) facing the door trim (2, 2.1), comprising a seal region (14) within which the partition (6) is held between the chassis (3) and the door trim (2, 2.1), with at least one spring-like device (10, 12, 15) arranged in the seal region (14).

Abstract: A fast operating, free egress latch system is provided with a cam having three distinct surfaces. One of these surfaces has a concave inner cam region for receiving a window latch pin. Another of these surfaces serves to prevent inadvertent relocking of a window, skylight, door, etc. once it has been opened.

Abstract: A segmented inflatable beam truss includes at least first, second and third separate inflatable beams mounted or mountable to one another and having, respectively, first, second and third lengths and a substantially constant diameter among all of the three beams. Each beam of the three separate beams includes an outer flexible substantially non-resilient sleeve along the entire length of the beam and an inner inflatable bladder extending substantially entirely along and in the entire length of the sleeve.

Abstract: A rodent guard configured to be attached to an end of a gutter for preventing rodents from entering the gutter, climbing the gutter to the roof and entering a house is disclosed. The rodent guard may include a gutter receiving opening at one end and a cover receiving opening at a second end generally opposite to the first end. A perforated cover formed from a rigid material may be removably attached to the rodent guard body at the second end that enables the cover to be removed from the base during use such that debris within the gutter can be easily removed from the gutter. The perforated cover may be sized to allow water to pass through the cover, but prevent rodents from entering the gutter through the cover.

Abstract: A permanent columnar multi-floored open air housing structure comprising, in each floor, a plurality of enclosures, each of said enclosures used to house a manufactured home, wherein the manufactured home is in compliance with HUD standards defined in 24 CFR Part 3280. The housing structure additionally comprises a plurality of internal and external columns which provide the structural support for each of the floors as well as define the space of each enclosure. Safety walls are provided along the perimeter of each floor in between the external columns, while privacy walls are provided in between rows of internal columns that separate adjacent enclosures. The heights of the privacy walls and safety walls are selected so that they may perform their desired function while still providing the natural light, ventilation and other benefits of an open air structure.

Abstract: A damper brace for use in a rectangular structural building frame pane which pane is defined by interconnecting beams and columns includes a formed rigid triangle having an apex, and a force-adjustable, relative-motion braking structure operatively interposed the rigid-triangle apex and one of the frame beams forming the pane.

Abstract: A system and a method for installing a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus comprising several modules, each of which is provided with a number of module supporting feet at a bottom side. The system and the method comprise a supporting point reduction frame, having an upper side and a bottom side, said frame at the upper side being provided with a number of first supporting points, such that each foot of a module of said semiconductor manufacturing apparatus corresponds with a first supporting point, said supporting point reduction frame at the bottom side being provided with a number of second supporting points, whereby the total number of module supporting feet exceeds said number of second supporting points, and the stiffness of said supporting point reduction frame being such that, during transportation, deviations in the relative positions of the modules mounted on said supporting point reduction frame remain within specified transportation limits.

Abstract: Stairs are described, comprising a lining made of tread plates (3) fastened in the tread area (2) of the steps (1) and riser plates (5) arranged in the riser area (4) which are held with a lower boundary section between the riser area (4) of the steps (1) and the respectively adjacent bottom tread plate (3) and are overlapped in the upper boundary region (14) by a downwardly projecting boundary nose (16) of the respective upper tread plate (3). In order to provide advantageous fastening conditions it is proposed that the riser plates (5) engage with their bottom boundary section into an upwardly open holder profile (6) which is U-shaped in its cross section and is fastened with the leg (8) on the step side in the riser area (4) of the steps (1) and overlaps the adjacent bottom tread plate (3) with a bent covering flange (10) of the other leg (9).

Abstract: A window treatment system is disclosed. The system has a first end member and a second end member. The end members have a top surface and a sidewall extending downwardly from the top surface. There is also an end wall at one end of the end members. There may be one or more center members between the end members. The top ledges and the sidewalls are generally in the same plane thereby creating the appearance of a unitary structure or frame for securing a window treatment thereto.

Abstract: A tower module, tower module structures and related methods are provided for use in construction support structures. The tower module includes vertical support members, and horizontal members rigidly attached between the vertical members to provide a box-like structure. The box-like structure has a top end portion and a bottom end portion. The top end portion includes a first portion of a connection interface, and the bottom end portion includes a second portion of a connecting interface. The top portion of a first tower module is adapted to receive and connect to the bottom portion of a second tower module for forming a column.

Abstract: A panel-sealing and securing system for securing a panel to a mullion coupled with weather seal pressure gaskets for sealing exterior joints under high wind velocity. The mullion is formed in one piece or in two halves of a split mullion which occurs at the joint between multiple pre-fabricated units of a unitized grid system. The mullion has a concealed front corner cavity adjacent to panel for installing the panel-sealing and securing system. For weather sealing, elastic pressure gaskets and expansion joints comprising panel gasket seals at a joint between the panel and the mullion and mullion gasket seals at a joint between the two halves of split mullion where a unitized split mullion system is used. To securing the panel to the mullion and allow for thermal expansion movement of the panel, two segments formed in one piece or in two hinge connected pieces include a gasket holder segment and a spacer plate segment.

Abstract: A leveling assembly for an interior wall system is disclosed. The wall system is composed of a number of wall panels configured for installation in a building having a ceiling and a floor. The assembly includes at least one elongate floor channel secured to the floor and a floor rail longitudinally disposed within the floor channel. The floor rail supports one or more of the wall panels. A number of levelers are positioned along the floor channel. The levelers permit the floor rail to be vertically spaced apart from the floor channel. The levelers are adjustable to level the floor rail in relation to the floor.

Abstract: According to the invention, a system for supporting a floor structure from a central structure is disclosed. The system may include a plurality of receptacles and a plurality of support members. Each of the receptacles may be located within a corner of an exterior perimeter of the central structure. Each of the receptacles may also at least partially define a cavity which may open to two different sides of the central structure. Each of the support members may be configured to pass through the cavity of at least one of the receptacles. Furthermore, each of the support members may be configured to be supported by at least one of the receptacles, and extend outward from two different sides of the central structure. The support members may further be configured to support the floor structure on two different sides of the central structure.

Abstract: The invention provides load-resisting segments (e.g., panels or frames for openings) for transmitting loads through a building structure. In the context of a wall, the load-resisting segments transmit shear loads downward to structural elements below the wall, such as to a building foundation. The load-resisting segments may comprise a truss configuration, i.e., an assembly of members forming a rigid framework. Each load-resisting segment can include web members and pairs of truss plates secured to sides of the segment to secure connections of the web members to each other and to other members. The wall segments can include beam-separation blocks that reduce truss plate failure by spacing apart the ends of two web members bearing against a chord or post to position the intersection point of the load paths of the web members with the load path of the chord or post.

Abstract: The invention is a Polymeric-Arenaceous tile for roofing. It can be made in any color such as red, brown, black, gray, green, cherry as it is stained in mass therefore the color will not fade. It looks like any other type of ceramic tiling on the surface with a look that is trim and solid. The Polymeric-Arenaceous tile has a long life in terms of many decades. The tiling is hardy, stands differential temperature, range of temperature from ?65 C to +250 C. The tile is a good insulator so it does not transfer heat and cold. Polymeric-Arenaceous tile stifles noise. The weight of one square meter is up to 21 kilograms so it doesn't require strengthening of rafters. It is lowing in costs less than a similar roof made of another material with many of the disadvantages of the other material.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved shear wall structural panel assembly that is able to resist gravity loads and lateral forces imposed by wind and earthquake loads. The panel comprises a substantially rectangular frame assembly that is constructed from a plurality of vertical frame members dispensed between and perpendicular to two horizontal frame members. There is a water barrier that is approximately the size of the frame assembly that is fixedly attached to and covering one side of the frame assembly. A reinforcement layer covers and is attached to the water barrier. Four outer frame members are fixedly attached to the perimeter of the frame assembly holding the aforementioned water barrier and reinforcement layer securely in place. A cementitious layer is adjacent to, covering and bonded to said reinforcement layer.

Abstract: A reversible composite simulated beadboard planking and a method for making the same are provided. The planking may include a first finished side, a second finished side opposite the first finished side, a first pattern including integrally-formed uneven profile simulating a beadboard of a first plank width on the first finished side, a second pattern including integrally-formed uneven profile simulating a beadboard of a second plank width different than the first plank width on the second finished side, a base pigment distributed substantially uniformly throughout the planking, and a tongue structure on a first edge substantially adjacent to the first finished side and the second finished side, and a groove structure on a second edge opposite the first edge, the groove structure configured to receive the tongue structure from another similarly configured composite planking.

Abstract: Floor panels are shown which are provided with a mechanical locking system consisting of an extruded flexible tongue in a sidewardly open groove which during a vertical folding motion is bent horizontally.

Abstract: A modular wood flooring system comprising a plurality of multi-layer flooring sections, provided in pre-measured sectional units and adapted for rapid installation is disclosed. Each flooring section includes a resilient bottom layer, an intermediate sub-floor layer, and a top wood flooring layer. The ends of adjoining sections are staggered to avoid the appearance of a straight line seam. Each flooring section further includes a top edge portion adapted with a recessed latching mechanism to allow the sections to be mechanically connected. A first flooring section is adapted with a male latch member and a second flooring section is adapted with a female latch receiving member for receiving the male latch member of an adjoining first flooring section.

Abstract: A weather insulation barrier or block for insulating residential, commercial, and industrial dwellings and structures includes a rectangular-shaped panel member that includes a flat backing member to which an insulation member, preferably composed of foam rubber, is secured with the insulation member being slightly smaller than the backing member whereby the backing member defines a continuous peripheral lip with the long sides of the lip being centered on and secured to joists or studs that form the framework of a wall or the floor of an attic thereby providing year-round insulation for the dwelling or structure. The panel members can also be interconnected to form an insulation roll whereupon the panel members can be unrolled and used as needed.

Abstract: A spackling tool for applying spackling compound to sheetrock, the spackling tool includes a handle with a curved slot defined therein and a blade having a fixed edge secured in the curved slot of the handle so as to form a non-planar surface. The blade has a non-linear free edge disposed opposite its fixed edge. The spackling tool may be used on either butt or tapered joints for readily applying spackling compound over the taped joint and removing any excess without disturbing the finished edge of applied spackling compound. A spackling pan is also presented having at least one non-linear free edge for accommodating spackling tools having a non-planar blade with a non-linear free edge.

Abstract: An assembly comprising at least two panels (11, 12) and at least one joining element (13, 113) adapted to receive on the upper part and to hold an end of each of the at least two adjacent panels (11, 12) engaging them in stable manner and comprising on the lower part at least one shaped portion (49), wherein the assembly further comprises at least one support group (100, 200, 300, 400) for the at least one joining element (13, 113) provided on the upper part with at least a first portion (149?, 249?, 349?, 449?) shaped in a manner complementary to the at least one shaped portion (49) of the at least one joining element (13, 113), wherein the at least one support group (100, 200, 300, 400) is further provided with constraint means (149?, 203, 204, 349?, 449?) for connecting one of its lower portions (103, 203, 303, 403) with another element.

Abstract: A modular flooring assembly, includes at least two floor members, each including top and bottom portions, and edge portions configured for operative engagement with the edge portion of an adjacent floor member to form a common joint, wherein the engaged edge portions are further configured for facilitating radial movement of the juxtaposed floor members about the common joint, a resilient, elastic material supporting the bottom portion of the floor members in contact with the ground, and an attachment system including clip with a cross-piece member having first and second ends, a pair of opposed legs, each extending from the corresponding first and second ends inwardly toward one another, and the legs each configured for operatively engaging the top portions of corresponding one of adjacent floor members to securely retain the engaged floor members in juxtaposition and prevent lateral separation, while permitting radial movement of the adjacent floor members about their common joint.

Abstract: Covering panel(s) for floors have a groove (12) along at least one edge and have a tongue (6) along another edge (17). Panels (1, 2) to be joined to one another can be joined by inserting the tongue (6) into the groove (12). A bead (8) made of an adhesive and/or plastic is placed on or affixed to at least one tongue surface (7). According to the invention, a recess (3) is formed in the tongue surface (7) and serves to accommodate the bead (8), and a detent recess (5), which is delimited by a detent surface (4), is formed in the inside wall surface (15) of the groove, this surface facing the tongue surface (7). When the tongue (6) is inserted into the groove (12), the bead (8) projects into the detent recess (5) whereby enabling the bead (8) and the detent surface (4) to latch.

Abstract: A wall paneling system including at least one finish wall panel configured to prevent moisture from entering an interior of the wall panel and having a finish with a predetermined finished characteristic thereon and a drainage system configured to remove moisture directed into the drainage system by the at least one wall panel.

Abstract: An interlocking building component which comprises a generally rectangular hollow main body having operatively top and bottom surfaces and in which the operatively top surface has one or more upwardly extending projections and the operatively bottom surface includes recesses adapted and positioned to receive the projections of a like component in an operatively stacked arrangement.

Abstract: A flooring system comprises a preformed composite panel having a first sheet (2), a second sheet (3) and a core of insulating material between the first and second sheets (2, 3). In one case the sheet (2) is a generally flat top sheet and the sheet (3) is a profiled bottom sheet. A floor such as a wood effect floor (5) is laid over the flat top sheet (2). An acoustic barrier layer 6 is located between the floor (5) and the sheet (2). The profiling of the sheet (3) defines channels (7) for location of service ducts/conduits (11). A planar facing (8) is applied over the profiled sheet, bridging the channels (7).

Abstract: A metal roof truss assembly is provided comprising a plurality of elongated structural members, including a top chord, a bottom chord, and a web member. Each structural member comprises a planar base and planar legs extending from the longitudinal edges of the base. The base and the legs define an open longitudinal channel. A flange integral with the longitudinal edges of each leg has a planar first portion extending outwardly from the legs and a planar second portion extending from the longitudinal edges of the first portion of the flanges. The end of a first structural member is inserted into the channel defined by the legs and the base of a second structural member. The inserted end of the first structural member has no flanges for a length equal to at least the depth to which the first structural member is received in the channel of the second structural member so that the outer surface of the legs of the first structural member are adjacent the inner surface of the legs of the second structural member.

Abstract: A column/beam connection in a building frame, including an elongate column having faces which join through corners, an elongate beam having an end, and a full-moment nodal connection connecting the end of the beam to the column solely through a pair of next-adjacent corners in the column, with the beam end, as so connected, being spaced from the column face which lies between the mentioned pair of corners. The connection per se features (a) plural standoffs joined to and extending, one each, outwardly from the column's corners at a selected, common elevation located along the length of the column, and (b) a halo collar joined through a gravity-seat-and-lock, full-moment interface connection to each of the standoffs, and, as so joined, spaced by the standoffs from the column faces which lie between the column corners.

Abstract: Top plate tie-down arrangements are used for securing the roof of a structure against uplift and overturning forces caused by high winds, earthquakes, and the like by anchoring the top plate of a wall to a foundation slab. An anchor bolt for use in a top plate tie-down arrangement has an internally threaded head for capturing the sill plate and holding it against the slab. The bolt also has a self-tapping thread on its bottom end that allows it to be threaded into a hole drilled through the sill plate and into the slab.

Abstract: A structure for example a blast protection structure (1) is provided formed by the inflation of one or more containers (2, 3, 4) and (5) which are then filled with a settable cement or other material to provide a rigid free-standing structure. Roof members (8, 9, 10, 11 and 12) (FIGS. 2 and 3) may be provided also. The roof is formed by inflating roof supports (8, 9) and (10), forming a further roof member (11) from settable cement material above the roof supports (8, 9) and (10), deflating the roof supports (8, 9) and (10) when the further roof member (11) has set to leave the further roof member (11) in place and forming a structural roof member (12) above the roof member (11). The containers and/or inflatable supports may be formed from dropstitch material which provides internal reinforcing. The invention allows free-standing rigid structures to be produced without the need for conventional formwork.

Abstract: A method of inhibiting the migration of termites into a structure comprising forming a band across exposed faces of external masonry walls of the structure wherein said band is disposed above ground level and includes, at least in part, a settable composition wherein in a set condition said settable composition is sealably engaged with a physical termite barrier, said physical termite barrier forming at least part of a termite barrier extending between a concrete slab of the structure and a mortar course in the external masonry walls.

Abstract: A method of reinforcing a corrugated steel floor panel comprises the steps of (a) providing a plurality of steel channel sections, each channel section having a length, a rectangular flat central portion with a pair of opposed long sides and a pair of opposed end sides, and a pair of opposed side walls depending downwardly from each of the long sides of the central portion; and (b) placing the channels sections along the corrugations of the floor panel such that the central portion of each channel section is proximate to the upper area of a corrugation and such that the pair of opposed side walls on each channel section depend downwardly towards a base area of a corrugation, and mechanically attaching the central portion of each channel section to an upper area of a corrugation with retainer pins.

Abstract: A metal roof truss assembly is provided comprising a plurality of elongated structural members, including a top chord, a bottom chord, and a web member. Each structural member comprises a planar base and planar legs extending from the longitudinal edges of the base. The base and the legs define an open longitudinal channel. A flange integral with the longitudinal edges of each leg has a planar first portion extending outwardly from the legs and a planar second portion extending from the longitudinal edges of the first portion of the flanges. The end of a first structural member is inserted into the channel defined by the legs and the base of a second structural member. The inserted end of the first structural member has no flanges for a length equal to at least the depth to which the first structural member is received in the channel of the second structural member so that the outer surface of the legs of the first structural member are adjacent the inner surface of the legs of the second structural member.

Abstract: An assembly and method for its use that provides a strong and efficient way of attaching a decorative molding component to a countertop unit or similar furniture piece. The countertop unit consists of a countertop core component with a countertop edge piece that is pre-attached to its unfinished edge before application of a countertop finish surface material. The countertop edge piece has a specially configured groove pre-cut in its bottom surface which in turn creates a wedge-shaped tongue. The decorative molding component has a unique “J”-shaped attachment side with a tongue and groove of its own that interlocks and wedges with the tongue and groove in the countertop edge piece portion of the countertop unit. The interlocking action of this assembly and methodology eliminates the need for clamping while still providing both a tighter fit between components and a precise method for adjusting and aligning component surfaces.

Abstract: A multi-layer prefabricated wall panel for modular building and a method for manufacturing the same. The panel comprises a load-bearing and vapor barrier core layer; an interior insulating and utility installation layer bonded to the inner face of the core layer; an exterior sheet of a first rigid building material bonded to the interior insulating layer; and an interior sheet of a second building material bonded to the outer face of said core layer. The method for manufacturing the wall panel comprises the steps of forming a stack of the panel layers with adhesive coating between successive layers and bonding the layers to each other by uniform compressing forces.

Abstract: A blank for a spacer for an insulating window unit preferably includes a core made of a metal sheet, e.g., stainless steel, and a coating made of a synthetic material, e.g., polypropylene. The coating preferably has a thickness in the range of 0.02 to 0.2 mm and the core preferably has a thickness in the range of 0.05 to 2 mm, more preferably between 0.1 to 0.3 mm. Further, the insulating window unit preferably includes at least two glass windows, which extend in parallel and are spaced a first distance from each other. The first distance preferably is maintained by the above-mentioned spacer, which spacer is adhered to the glass windows using an adhesive or a sealing compound.

Abstract: A profiled rail has two opposite side walls (13) at least one connection wall (16) for connecting the side walls (13), first and second openings (17, 37; 27, 47) for passing therethrough a connection element (6) and having, respectively, first and second opening widths (B; F; C; G) measured in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal profile axis (12) of the profiled rail, with a minimal distance (A; E) between the opposite wall sections (14; 34) of the side walls (13; 33), which is measured in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal profile axis (12) of the profiled rail, at most corresponding to the opening width of (B; F; C; G) the first and second openings (17, 37; 27; 47)

Abstract: A system and method of manufacture providing reinforced structurally functional load-bearing members, including but not limited to using thermoplastic materials, such as High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) or polypropylene (PP), reinforced such as with an aluminum alloy, glass-reinforced polyurethane (foamed or unfoamed), or carbon fiber core element. Among its possible uses, the present invention has application for provision of structural support members, such as an illustrative I-joist product having a vertical center member preferably comprising a thermoplastic material, and top and bottom flanges having structurally meaningful reinforcement. The center member and flanges preferably comprising a thermoplastic material provides a relatively hard, durable, substantially weather-resistant structure. Certain embodiments of the present invention include reinforcing members having a plurality of lobes or arms.

Abstract: A packing-type vacuum-forming composite board welded by ultrasonic welding includes a plastic surface plate, a plastic bottom plate and filling materials packed between the plastic surface plate and the plastic bottom plate. The edge of the plastic surface plate overlaps the edge of plastic bottom plate, wherein a welding rod made of plastic is arranged along the edge at the overlapped joint region between the plastic surface plate and the plastic bottom plate. The welding rod is connected to the plastic surface plate and the plastic bottom plate by ultrasonic welding.

Abstract: Provided is a tamper proof outer wrapping with a reinforced tear zone. The reinforced tear zone includes a tear tape affixed between two layers of the wrapping material. A perforated line runs parallel to the reinforced tear zone on each of the reinforced tear zone. A tab is formed at one end of the reinforced tear zone. The tab is pulled to separate the reinforced tear zone from the remaining wrapping material and open remove the outer wrapping. The wrapping can be used on packages containing smoking articles such as cigarettes or orally consumed products such as candy or pouched tobacco products.

Abstract: A system and business method for maximizing the fabrication and distribution efficiency of transparent conductive carbon films, while at the same time preserving the desirable mechanical, electrical and optical properties of the films, are discussed. This system and method preferably employ a roll-to-roll fabrication process, environmental controls, testing of pertinent optoelectronic properties and packaging.

Abstract: The utilization of thermoplastic materials for fragrance tagging of products and fragrance enhanced packaging.

Abstract: The invention relates to a corner guard (1) for box-type containers (4), such as cases, transport boxes and the like. The corner guard (1) comprises a caplike corner-protecting element (8) to be fitted externally over a container corner (2), at least one elastic intermediate corner element (10) for impact-absorbing arrangement between the corner-protecting element (8) and the container corner (2) being provided. Here, the corner-protecting element (8) is to be fastened to the container corner (2) in such a way that it is disconnected from the container (4) in terms of elastic impact absorption by way of the intermediate corner element (10).

Abstract: A vertical form fill and seal continuous pouch machine includes a forming tube having a cross section area of CA is disclosed. A film tube is continuously formed about the forming tube and fed downward. A horizontal sealing assembly includes at least one pair of opposing sealing bars that make horizontal seals on the film, thereby forming pouches. The horizontal seals are formed in a horizontal sealing zone, and the vertical distance from a lower end of the forming tube to the center of the horizontal sealing zone is a transition distance that is (in inches) preferably no more than 0.5 multiplied by the cross-section area (in sq inches).