Abstract: A trenching apparatus (100) comprises a main body portion (10), trench cutting equipment (50) depending from the main body portion, at least two ground contacting units (16) arranged on opposed sides of the main body portion and on which the main body portion is supported, each said ground contacting unit being connected to the main body portion by a respective independently operable suspension assembly (20), the respective suspension assemblies being configured to compensate for unevenness of the ground thereby to maintain the trench cutting equipment in a desired angular orientation with respect to the vertical. A method of forming a trench which can use the trenching apparatus is also disclosed.

Abstract: A rubber stopper is formed with a body part having an attach surface part to attach a cover body, a mounting leg part to put into a mounting part hole formed on the mounting part penetratingly and a recessed portion for tucking formed on the attach surface part positioned aligned with the mounting leg part in the front back direction, and the rubber stopper is mounted to the mounting part by putting the mounting leg part to the mounting part hole.

Abstract: Disclosed are a hydraulic circuit for using a hydraulic fluid in a hydraulic pump in another hydraulic actuator, during levelling and grading work by means of an excavator, and a method for controlling a floating function.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a closed circuit hydraulic system for a construction machine including a plurality of actuators and a plurality of hydraulic pumps selectively supplying working oil to the plurality of actuators bidirectionally and the closed circuit hydraulic system includes: a charge line selectively connected with a low-pressure side hydraulic line which returns to the hydraulic pump from the actuator among hydraulic lines connecting the hydraulic pumps and the actuators; a charge pump supplying a supplement flow to the charge line; and a variable relief valve selectively changing a normal mode to limit a pressure of the charge line to a predetermined pressure or less and a boost mode to limit the pressure of the charge line to a pressure lower than the pressure of the charge line in the normal mode.

Abstract: Atmospheric water generators, systems and methods are presented involve user authentication, recording and tracking of water volumes dispensed by respective users over periods of various lengths, controlling component noise level and timing, and cleaning, heating and cooling the collected water more efficiently. The generators may be placed in network communication with other such generators to exchange water availability information therewith, or may communicate with a central server element by way of LAN, Internet, cell tower, peer-to-peer mesh or satellite. Information is conveyed to the user regarding the amount of water they consume from the water generators, and their resulting positive impact on the environment. Water dispensing data may be shared on the users' social media accounts, or used as inputs for competitions or games in order to further engage the user. User authentication may be accomplished by way of biometrics or an RFID/NFC tag embedded in the user's water vessel.

Abstract: The present invention provides a valve assembly for a faucet that provides a rigid mounting for valve bodies.

Abstract: An environmental faucet includes a body, a valve seat, a valve core, an outlet elbow, a water-intake duct, an aerator, a locking cap and a handle. The valve seat and the valve core are mounted in the body. The outlet elbow is connected with a top end of the valve seat and has an outer pipe and an inner pipe, the outer pipe is made from metal, and the inner pipe is made from plastic. The water-intake duct is connected with a bottom end of the valve seat and has an outer pipe and an inner pipe, the outer pipe thereof is made from metal, and the inner pipe is made from plastic. As water entering the environmental faucet in a flow path sequentially through the water-intake duct and the outlet elbow does not flow through the metal portions, excessive heavy metal released in the water can be avoided.

Abstract: An electronic faucet assembly includes a mixing valve and a user interface in communication with a controller. Input to the user interface illustratively causes the controller to operate in a flow control mode or a temperature control mode. In the flow control mode the mixing valve provides flow control of water at a constant temperature, while in the temperature control mode the mixing valve provides temperature control of water at a constant flow. A memory device may be secured to a faucet component to store identification data related thereto.

Abstract: An overflow for a tub or basin includes a bracket and a movable cover. A water passageway is disposed through the bracket. The cover is attached to the bracket and translatably movable by a user. A drain aperture is disposed through the cover. An edge is disposed along a perimeter of the cover with a channel disposed on an inside edge surface. The bracket includes a flexure or a pin biased by a spring. When the cover is attached to the bracket the flexure or pin is partially disposed within the channel creating a force biasing the cover to remain attached to the bracket. Alternatively, a magnet may be used to bias the cover to the bracket. When the cover is in an open position, water can flow through both the bracket and the cover. When the cover is in a closed position, it blocks the flow of water.

Abstract: A solid food waste material collection device is provided. The solid food waste material collection device includes a multi-port valve, an outer vessel in fluid communication with the multi-port valve and an inner vessel contained within the outer vessel and in fluid communication with the outer vessel. The inner vessel is configured to separate solid food waste materials from liquid wastes. The multi-port valve is configured to selectively direct food waste materials to the outer vessel or direct food waste materials to a drain system.

Abstract: The invention provides a connector having: a. a chamber having an open upper chamber and a lower chamber, b. an inlet connector and c. an outlet connector formed in a floor of the lower chamber. The inlet connector is supported above the open upper chamber by one or more arms. The upper chamber has an upper chamber floor having an upper chamber outlet, the upper chamber being in fluid communication with the lower chamber by means of the upper chamber outlet. The upper chamber outlet has a non-return valve which is arranged to open at a pre-selected pressure and the lower chamber forms a flow conduit for receiving the valve when it is open. In some embodiments a shielded connector is provided in which a shield is shaped to cover the open upper chamber of the connector. A valve assembly may be provided for use in the connector or shielded connector wherein the valve assembly has a stem, a biasing member for biasing the valve assembly into a closed position, a valve disc for sealing the outlet.

Abstract: A combination package and dispensing article comprising an adhesive lavatory treatment composition which is adherable to a part of a lavatory appliance, e.g.

Abstract: A toilet apparatus includes a toilet bowl with a seat, a reservoir for containing water for flushing the toilet bowl, and a water jet device including a conduit with an inlet, an outlet, and a nozzle at the outlet and located in the toilet bowl for generating a water jet to clean a user. A thermoelectric heat pump having a cold side in thermal communication with water in the reservoir extracts heat from the water in the reservoir and a hot side in thermal communication with a conduit section of the conduit supplies heat extracted from water in the reservoir and increases the temperature of water flowing through the conduit.

Abstract: A modular fluid capture system retains stormwater runoff beneath a ground surface. Internal components include columns and struts, while outer components include walls, ceilings, and/or floors. Load bearing vertical column components having column openings are spaced apart and/or stacked to form capture system layer(s). Elongated horizontal strut components install into the column openings to couple columns into an interconnected internal structure that distributes physical loads across all or most column components. Wall, ceiling, and/or floor components couple to this interconnected internal structure to form the outer walls, ceiling, and floor. The overall fluid retention volume is the overall volume within the walls, ceiling, and floor, minus the displacement volume of the internal components. This overall system fluid retention volume is substantially greater than the displacement volume.

Abstract: A stormwater management system adapted for retaining or detaining stormwater. The underground system comprises a plurality of cells arranged in a generally honeycomb configuration. Each of the plurality of cells is generally hexagonal in cross-section and has an internal region. The plurality of cells are in fluid communication with one another to allow stormwater to flow from the internal region of one of the plurality of cells to the internal region of another of the plurality of cells.

Abstract: A method for managing the flow of water beneath a ground surface uses modules. Assemblies of such modules are disclosed. The modules include supports and a deck portion, and the supports are spaced apart and form multiple channels with a main section of the deck portion. The deck portion also includes at least one section extending from a main section.

Abstract: A seal and protection system and method for use with a drain body to protect components of the drain body from damage during construction and eliminate trip hazards to a user created by an opening of the drain body is provided. The system also permits the user to test the drain body for leaks. The system includes a gasket coupled to the drain body opening, and a circular cover coupled to the gasket and having a beveled outer edge, a top face and a bottom face, the bottom face having a plurality of inner ribs disposed thereon and radially spaced apart such that each inner rib of the plurality of inner ribs is equidistant from each adjacent inner rib. The beveled outer edge of the cover conforms to contours of the drain body and extends to enclose the opening of the drain body, thereby sealing and protecting the drain body.

Abstract: A cell for a stormwater management system adapted for retaining or detaining stormwater. The cell comprises a body portion and an internal region. The body portion comprises a plurality of corner columns spaced from each other, a plurality of wall portions, and a window. Each wall portion extends from one of the corner columns to another of the corner columns. Each wall portion comprises an inner surface and an outer surface. The inner surface of each wall portion is curved. The window is through at least one of the wall portions. The window is adapted to permit passage of stormwater into and out of the internal region of the cell.

Abstract: An orthogonal framework including L shaped brackets connected to a hollow support tube by bolts and press nuts with the short leg of the brackets against the tube and the long legs extending therefrom and a pair of beams bolted to the long legs of the brackets provides an exceptionally strong framework made of exceptionally light structural elements which can be readily mass produced and assembled.

Abstract: A modular building system including: assembled modules, where the modules provide framing for a structure; panels, where the panels are implemented within the modules to create a building structure; fixed hinges, where the fixed hinges are attached along the edges of the modules; and a series of hinge connectors throughout the structure, where the series of hinge connectors provide a mechanism for attachment of the modules to each other. The framework may include metal channels to adjoin the components of the framework. Each module may include a frame, an inner surface, an outer surface, insulation within the frame and a spacer between the inner surface and the outer surface.

Abstract: Modular or temporary healthcare building units are provided that interconnect with a patient's home. In one embodiment, one of the modular or temporary units includes a fully-equipped ADA-compliant bathroom. In another embodiment, the modular or temporary unit is referred to as a flex unit and typically accommodates a hospital bed and other associated support structures and features for housing and accommodating a patient that is in a stage of recovery or rehabilitation or, in some cases, the flex unit is used for end-of-life care.

Abstract: A hanger for concrete walls, the joist hanger comprising a flat plate having a front surface and a back surface. A truss chord bracket or hanger that supports the bottom chord of a truss at the side of a building.

Abstract: A hybrid insulation product, and a related system and method of producing the hybrid insulation product in a cost-effective manner are disclosed. The insulation product has superior insulating and flame-retarding properties when compared to fiberglass insulation. The product can be used in blown-in applications, batts production, and board production.

Abstract: A method of making a nonwoven wet laid aerogel blanket is provided. The aerogel blanket can exhibit improved thermal conductivity, lower corrosivity, lower dust production and a uniform structure. The blanket can be made from an aerogel floc that is formed from a slurry of aerogel particles.

Abstract: A fiber product is described which includes fibers, a binder and a temperature control additive. The fiber product has properties that make it useful for a variety of applications. The fibers may be glass fibers and the product may be a fiberglass insulation product for use in buildings, vehicles, or other structures for acoustic and/or thermal insulation. The fibers may be cellulosic fibers and the product may be a wood board product. The temperature control additive is incorporated into the uncured fiber product to prevent deleterious self-heating during or after binder curing. The temperature control additive undergoes an endothermic process that consumes at least a portion of the energy generated during the exothermic curing reaction.

Abstract: A ridge vent having a top side including a top wall with a bottom surface, a bottom side spaced apart from the top side, a side wall connecting the top side to the bottom side and an air outlet positioned in one of the top wall or the side wall. The ridge vent including a fire resistant material adjacent the bottom surface of the top wall. The ridge vent forms air flow path directing air through the vent and out of the air outlet. In a first position, the fire resistant material is not in the air flow path. In a second position, the first resistant material blocks the air flow path in response to the ridge vent being exposed to excessive heat.

Abstract: Seismic damage reducing system for partitions. A seismic protective structure (100) for forming part of a board partition (190) and for limiting damage to the board partition (190) when a given level of seismic stress is appearing, is described. The seismic protective structure (100) comprising a breaking mechanism (107) introduced near an upper corner and/or lower corner of board partition (190), wherein the breaking mechanism (107) is adapted for, when a given level of seismic stress is appearing, intentionally causing damage of the board partition (190) thereby releasing stress from the remainder of the board partition (190).

Abstract: Seismic base isolation and energy dissipation device using a plurality of multi-walled swing plate's that are placed on many central walls that are attached to a base support structure. This arrangement creates a strong load bearing multi-walled swing beam that moves in true pendulum fashion. This system is placed between the structural load and its foundation. This seismic wave base isolation system has the purpose of absorbing seismic wave displacement energy in all directions. This unique design can scale up for very large and heavy loads or scale down to protect sensitive cargo and equipment from destructive motion. The multi-walled swing plates inside the multi-walled swing beam will provide support and absorption of motion by moving as a pendulum and therefore redirecting and dissipating seismic energy. This invention is particularly suited to reduce the initial shock of horizontal ground displacement.

Abstract: A structural wall unit system includes a plurality of wall units having at least one face being a rotational tessellation. The face has at least two irregular sides extending therefrom. Each side of the wall units have at least one spacer or connector configured to engage other wall units. The structural wall unit system also includes a plurality of starter course units, where each starter course unit has a portion of a primary rotational tessellation element having at least one irregularly shaped side that is an image of the first side or the third side. Each irregularly shaped side of the starter course units have at least one spacer or connector configured to engage the wall units, and the starter course units have at least one straight side. The starter course units and the wall units are configured for assembly as a structural wall having a natural, random appearance.

Abstract: A workspace divider includes a divider frame, a screen secured to the divider frame so as to extend across and essentially span a central opening defined through the divider frame, and an illumination device carried by a top edge portion of the divider frame, the illumination device including a light source configured to emit light and disposed along the top edge portion of the divider frame, and a light transmitter extending from the top edge portion of the divider frame and configured to transmit light emitted from the light source and to direct the transmitted light laterally beyond at least one broad side of the divider frame, to illuminate a workspace bounded by the divider frame.

Abstract: A connector for connecting together first and second elongate members is described. Each of the members to be joined by the connector comprises an open channel extending along the member, the channel having an opening along one side of the member and being partially enclosed by a lip extending along the opening. The connector comprises a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is shaped to fit into the channel of the first member via one end of the first member. The second end portion is shaped to achieve one of two types of engagement with another channel. Firstly, it may be shaped to permit its insertion into the channel of the second member via the opening when the connector is in a first rotational position with respect to the second member.

Abstract: A wall element having two sets of columns with panel between the columns so that the columns of the first set and the second set are within each other so that the wall element can be extended and contracted, depending on the room height, in such a way that the wall panels cover the area between columns and form a substantially continuous wall from floor to ceiling.

Abstract: A suspended ceiling system in one embodiment includes a ceiling panel and a mounting assembly. The mounting assembly includes a cable secured to a building support structure, a first coupler for attachment to the cable, and a second coupler for attachment to the ceiling panel. The first coupler includes a cable mounting channel having first and second openings and a cable adjustment mechanism for releasably gripping the cable. In one implementation, the adjustment mechanism includes a spring-biased plunger configured to engage the cable. The cable is routed through the channel from the first to second opening. The position of the cable with respect to the first coupler may be adjusted to select the desired position and angular orientation of the ceiling panel. In one embodiment, the first coupler includes ball element pivotably engaged with the second coupler to accommodate various angular positions of the panel and/or panel configurations.

Abstract: Three dimensional structural frames and enclosures and related methods are disclosed herein. In an example embodiment, an enclosure includes a plurality of three dimensional structural frames and opposing wall portions interconnected by the plurality of three dimensional structural frames, where the wall portions include a plurality of uniform wall sections, where the wall sections include a wall panel portion, a top wall portion, and sidewall portions, where the sidewall portions of the plurality of wall sections are joined to form the wall portions, and where the plurality of three dimensional structural frames are attached to the top wall portions of the wall sections.

Abstract: A pre-tensioned centrifugal concrete pillar comprises, a concrete body (1), a steel cage comprising a plurality of pre-stressed rebars, a plurality of stirrups (4); and two plates (2), the rebars are steel strands (3), a plurality of conical through holes (21) are provided on the plate (2), and multiple clips (5) are disposed inside each conical through hole (21), each clip (5) having a toothed inner surface (51), the multiple clips (5) are spliced together to form a chock assembly (6) for clamping each steel strand (3), and a peripheral surface of the chock assembly (6) has a conical surface (61); a clamping hole (62) is formed in the center of the chock assembly (6), the steel strand (3) passes through a clamping hole (62) and is clamped tightly. It is a practical and feasible centrifugal concrete pillar. The present invention also comprises a method for manufacturing a pre-tensioned centrifugal concrete pillar.

Abstract: The invention relates to structural panel systems with at least a four-layered generally in-plane sidelap, at least a three layer generally in-plane sidelap, or corner sidelaps of various layers, and methods for manufacturing and assembling structural panel systems with these types of sidelaps. The structural panels may be provided with an edge having a “lower lip” with two layers, and an opposite edge having an “upper lip” with two layers. Individual panels may be coupled together by placing the upper lip of a first panel over the lower lip of an adjacent panel, thus creating an un-joined sidelap. The lips may have nested portions for helping to place one lip over the other. The panels may be operatively coupled through various couplings configurations, such as fasteners, welding, cutting the sidelap, or the like. The present invention improves the shear strength of the structural panel system and reduces costs.

Abstract: A glazing panel roofing system includes a glazing panel and glazing panel brackets configured to clamp upon one of the side edge surfaces of the glazing panel. The glazing panel includes two flat face surfaces and two side edge surfaces. The glazing panel brackets are configured to clamp upon one of the side edge surfaces of the glazing panel. Each glazing panel bracket includes a base clamping feature including a base gripping feature surface configured to abut a first surface of the flat face surfaces, a top clamping feature including a top gripping feature surface configured to abut a second surface of the flat face surfaces, and a threaded fastener securing the top clamping feature to the base clamping feature, wherein torque applied to the threaded fastener changes a clamping force applied between the top clamping feature and the base clamping feature upon the glazing panel.

Abstract: A drainage panel for arrangement between rafters and battens of a pitched roof to drain a flow of precipitation from the pitched roof. The drainage panel has a plurality of flow deflectors capable of splitting a single flow of precipitation into a plurality as it flows.

Abstract: A screen device (I), comprising a covering which comprises a beam (2, 3, 4) as a structural part (2, 3, 4) of the covering and which is attachable to at least one adjacent structural part (2, 3, 4, 5) of the screen device (I), and comprises a end cap (6, 6?) which is attachable to one end of the beam (2, 3, 4) in order to attach the beam (2, 3, 4) to the adjacent structural part (2, 3, 4, 5) of the screen device (I).

Abstract: Hangers for gutters that prevent the passage of water to the internal components of the hangers and prevents passage of water to wood fascia on which gutters are normally fastened.

Abstract: Hangers for gutters that prevent the passage of water to the internal components of the hangers and prevents passage of water to wood fascia and the fasteners by which gutters are normally fastened.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing debris, including an elongated hollow structure wherein, at least a portion of the elongated hollow structure extends in a curved configuration. The elongated hollow structure comprises a sidewall which defines an opening which extends within and along the elongated structure. The sidewall also defines a first and second apertures spaced apart from one another and in communication with the opening. The apparatus further includes an elongated insert member having a length which exceeds a length of the elongated hollow structure and has a width dimension smaller than a width dimension of the opening and the first and second apertures such that the elongated insert member slides within the elongated hollow structure and in and out of the first and second apertures.

Abstract: A two-layer arrester seal for venting a pitched roof at a ridge termination. The arrester seal includes a foundation layer and a gas permeable layer disposed or formed thereon. The foundation layer can be self-supporting to provide structural definition to the arrester seal and can be formed to contour to a transverse profile of the roof adjacent the ridge termination. The gas permeable layer can be formed from a bonded-fiber matting and the foundation layer can be formed from a liquid-impermeable closed cell foam. The foundation layer can include a weep conduit to provide a liquid egress route below the arrester seal.

Abstract: A foldable ceiling ladder assembly for installation within a ceiling opening includes a concealment panel sized and shaped to substantially cover the ceiling opening when the ladder is in a stowed configuration; the concealment panel including a swingout door portion capable of pivotal rotation away from the ladder when in a deployed configuration to permit uninhibited foot access on the ladder rungs by the user for improved safety and for facilitating ease of ascending and descending the ladder.

Abstract: An apparatus for use in erecting a temporary guardrail on a stair, having a stair stringer. The apparatus has an elongated stanchion. A first jaw assembly is operatively attached to the stanchion for engaging one side of the stringer, proximal the bottom edge thereof, and includes a first compression assembly to operatively urge the stanchion against the stringer. A second axially spaced, jaw assembly is operatively attached to the stanchion for engaging the one side of the stringer proximal a top edge thereof, and includes a second compression assembly to urge the stanchion against the stringer, and a bracket attached to the stanchion, and being adapted to receive a temporary guardrail member.

Abstract: A vertically adjustable railing having first and second elongate balusters each with a first and second ends, the balusters having a first connection elements at their first ends and second connection elements along their length. An elongate handrail is pivotally connected at its first end to the first connection element of the first baluster and pivotally connected at its second end to the first connection element of the second baluster. An elongate lower rail having a first end and a second end is pivotally connected at its first end to the second connection element of the first baluster and pivotally connected at its second end to the second connection element of the second baluster. A distance between the first end and the second connection element of the first baluster is greater than the distance between the first end and the second connection element of the second baluster.

Abstract: A floor panel for forming a floor covering wherein the floor panel is substantially realized on the basis of synthetic material. The floor panel is rectangular and comprises a first pair of opposite edges and a second pair of opposite edges such that both pairs of opposite edges comprise coupling parts allowing for mutually coupling a plurality of such floor panels to each other. The coupling parts of at least the first pair of opposite edges are configured such that two of such panels can be coupled to each other at these edges by means of a turning movement and the coupling parts to this aim consist of a tongue and a groove as well as locking parts, which, in the coupled condition, prevent the shifting apart of tongue and groove. The floor panel has a global thickness which is smaller than or equal to 4.5 millimeters.

Abstract: A tile spacing device comprises a U-shaped handle, a pair of washers affixed to both open ends of the handle; and a gap-creating spacer bar extending between the open handle ends beneath the pair of washers. A method of using this device for improving spacing consistency between horizontally-installed tiles is also disclosed.

Abstract: An immersive theater is provided having a screen is oriented with respect to a pitched seating area to provide an immersive theater experience for all of the viewers. The theater can include a three-dimensional, concave shaped screen, defining a central axis that extends perpendicularly from the center point of the concave screen directed toward the seating area. The screen is oriented at a prescribed pitch angle (?) relative to the horizontal. The theater has a seating area having a plurality of seats for viewers and is set up in a stacked arrangement along a planar region and pitched at a prescribed angle (?). The seating area is further confined within a viewing area that is centered on the central axis of the screen.

Abstract: The disclosure provides for pool step forms and related methods for forming steps in a pool formed by wall panels. The step forms may include a wall panel insert configured for insertion between adjacent pool wall panels. The step forms may include one or more step form brace configured to couple with the wall panel insert and, thereby, the wall panels. The step forms may include riser forms that from riser portions of the stairs when the step forms and riser forms are coupled. The pool stair forms may be filled with filling material to form tread portions of the stairs. The pool stair forms may include liner support members coupled to the step form braces and/or the wall panels that facilitate the coupling of a liner to the stairs formed by the pool stair forms and filling material.