Abstract: A temporary support surface, deck, walkway or roadway that includes a plurality of interlocked and interconnected lightweight universal panel mats and one or more side ramps and adapters. Each panel mat is made of plastic or elastomeric material and having a first section that provides a relatively flat, textured or structured top surface to facilitate movement over the upper surface, a second section having geometry that includes a plurality of cells having top surfaces that support the first section and an optional third or bottom surface. The panel mats also have sides that are configured to matingly engage with the sides of similarly configured mats. Also, adapter elements are provided to assist with the installation of the mats. Also, the side ramps and adapters themselves are additional embodiments of the invention.

Abstract: A lightweight universal panel mat (100, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1100, 1500, 1800, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020) made of plastic or elastomeric material and having a first section that provides a relatively flat, textured or structured top surface to facilitate movement over the mat and a second section having geometry that includes a plurality of cells having top surfaces that support the first section. The panel mats have first, second, third and fourth sides (110,120,135,145) that are configured to matingly engage or connect to the second, third, fourth and first sides, respectively. The connection can be by insertion or snap-locking of one side to another, or by the use of fastening elements that more securely holds the sides together. Thus, similarly configured panel mats can be connected by interlocking to form a temporary support surface, deck, walkway or roadway.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for providing a conductive concrete slab having protection against one or more of surface current, ground fault current, and current leakage. A method includes, but is not limited to, introducing an electrical insulation base layer to a ground surface; introducing a plurality of electrodes to the electrical insulation base layer; and casting conductive concrete over the plurality of electrodes and the electrical insulation base layer. An electrical insulation top layer can also be applied to mitigate one or more of surface current and ground fault current.

Abstract: The invention relates to a paving machine comprising a material bunker for receiving a construction material, a chassis, an operator stand which is arranged behind the material bunker when seen in the construction direction, a paving screed which can be leveled for assembling the construction material onto a substrate, a material conveying unit which is configured to transport the construction material from the material bunker to the paving screed, and at least one optical projector which is configured to generate at least one projection in the visible spectrum on the substrate laterally and/or in front of the chassis of the paving machine when seen in the construction direction. The projection is visible to an operator of the paving machine from the operator stand when seen in the construction direction.

Abstract: A asphalt pavement recycling device comprising a base frame hingedly secured to a platform, a rotatable drum unit rotatably secured to the base frame, the drum unit having a drum opening and a drum rear, a hopper assembly hingedly secured to the base frame, a burner assembly hingedly secured to the base frame wherein the burner is used to heat the materials which are to be recycled/processed, a fuel source, a plurality of right-handed flights secured within the rotatable drum unit, a plurality of left-handed flights secured within the rotatable drum unit, a plurality of gator plates secured within the rotatable drum unit, a hydraulic unit secured to the device and operationally associated with the base frame, the rotatable drum unit, the hopper assembly and the burner and a control station operationally associated with the hydraulic unit, the base frame, the rotatable drum unit, the hopper assembly and the burner.

Abstract: A rotary mixing system is provided. The system includes a construction machine. The machine includes a frame and a power source mounted on the frame. The machine also includes a milling tool rotatably mounted on the frame and configured to be selectively coupled to the power source. The machine further includes a foaming bar mounted on the frame in association with the milling tool. The system also includes an auxiliary vehicle configured to be coupled to the machine. The auxiliary vehicle includes a chassis and a plurality of wheels movably mounted to the chassis. The auxiliary vehicle includes a bitumen tank mounted on the chassis. The auxiliary vehicle also includes a heating element and a bitumen rump coupled to the bitumen tank. The auxiliary vehicle further includes a bitumen hose fluidly coupled to the bitumen pump and the foaming bar.

Abstract: The invention relates to a self-propelled ground milling machine, in particular a road milling machine or road recycler, having a machine frame supported by running gears and a working roller arranged on the machine frame in a roller housing, a hold-down device which is height-adjustable with respect to the traffic surface being arranged upstream of the working roller in the working direction. The invention further relates to a method for working on a traffic surface using a self-propelled ground milling machine. The ground milling machine comprises a detection unit which is formed in such a way that a physical variable characteristic of an undesirable state of the operating process is determined, in which state fragments are broken off from the traffic surface during work on the traffic surface using the working roller, apply a compressive force to the hold-down device and can press the hold-down device into a raised position with respect to the traffic surface.

Abstract: A sign system snaps for displaying informational or warning information to passing motorists or pedestrians is designed to be snapped on and interferingly engaged with the top end of a traffic marker or cone.

Abstract: A support for positioning a marking pole relative to a driving surface and a method of using the same is disclosed. The support includes a shaft member extending between a first end and a second end and an intermediate portion between the first end and the second end. A first anchor extends from the second end of the shaft member. A second anchor extends from an area of the shaft member between first end and the second end of the shaft member. The shaft member defines a cantilevered section between the first end and the intersection of anchor. A receiver is at the first end of the shaft and configured to receive a marking pole.

Abstract: The absorbent spreader is the only product of its kind that is specifically designed to make spreading maintenance absorbents a cleaner and faster task, saving consumers time and energy usually spent from traditional methods. The absorbent spreader is uniquely designed with a release button enabling users to precisely control where to drop the clay, ensuring no accidental messes or unnecessary waste of clay during task work.

Abstract: Equipment for creating a cross-country ski trail for a vehicle; comprising a tracker device to form tracks in a snow cover; and a connection structure for coupling the tracker device to a first tiller or to the vehicle; the connection structure and the tracker device being connected to each other in a jointed manner around a first axis incident with the snow cover or the ground, such as transverse to a feed direction.

Abstract: A shark barrier that comprises an anchoring assembly having a pair of anchors (9) with a flexible connecting element (11) extending between the anchors. The shark barriers also includes multiple spaced apart buoyant resiliently flexible elongate members (15) that are secured at one end along a length of the connecting element of the anchoring assembly to operatively extend generally upwardly from the connecting element. The buoyant members comprise an elongate flexible spine (32) that extends through a series of tubular members (38).

Abstract: A migratory fish passage arrangement arranges water flow past an obstacle upstream of the water's natural flow direction, and includes a hydraulic flow arrangement with a first intake tube from upstream of the dam from an intake point to a location downstream of the dam to a feeding point, where a fish gate allows fish to enter into an elevation tube, to enter from the feeding point in the water in the elevation tube to be transported in the elevation tube to an outlet upstream of the dam. The intake point is higher than the outlet. Also disclosed is a system to guide a migratory fish to pass a dam that includes the migratory fish passage arrangement and additionally a siphon tube from an upstream location with respect to the dam to a downstream location with respect to the dam to constitute a migratory fish return route.

Abstract: Concrete foundations for supporting towers and other structures under heavy cyclical loads are described. Some or all of the major concrete components, such as the beams and the hubs, that form the foundation are fabricated off-site and then transported to the intended use site for the foundation. The concrete components can be fabricated as pre-cast segments, sections, or pieces, with the pre-cast segments then being assembled in the field at the use site to form each component, and the components then being assembled together to form the foundation. In one embodiment, the beams used in the foundation may have a box-girder construction.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to reinforcement devices, systems and methods for use in constructing new structures, including post frame structures. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to reinforcement devices, systems and methods for replacing traditional wood and/or precast concrete columns utilized in building a new construction foundation, with a height adjustable foundation column assembly constructed from a corrosion resistant material. The present disclosure also relates to reinforcement devices, systems and methods useful for reinforcing existing post frame structures, particularly those with framing elements requiring repair.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a monolithic floor for use with a hot slag bucket. The monolithic floor improves the lifespan of the bucket when used with hot slag by reducing warpage caused by heating and cooling and thus significantly reduces the cost of owning and operating the hot slag bucket.

Abstract: A hydraulic excavator tool adapted to be secured to the distal working end of an excavator boom including a main tool assembly with a tool framework, a spaced apart pair of connection flanges fast with the tool framework, and, a structural tubular casing integral with the tool framework extending across and through the tool framework and through the flanges, plus a rotary hydraulic actuator within the tubular casing extending between the connection flanges and providing a rotational drive motion to a drive axle extending between the connection flanges adapted to provide a controlled rotary drive motion of the axle adjacent the connection flanges, and a working tool framework fast to the axle adjacent each of the connection flanges for relative controlled rotation of the working tool framework about the drive axle between the tool framework and a working position.

Abstract: A hydraulic system includes a first hydraulic device, a second hydraulic device, a first control valve to control the first hydraulic device, a second control valve disposed on a downstream side of the first control valve and configured to control the second hydraulic device, a communication tube connecting the first hydraulic device to the first control valve, a supply fluid tube connecting the first control valve to the second control valve, a connection fluid tube disposed on the first control valve, the connection fluid tube connecting the communication tube to the supply fluid tube, a discharge fluid tube connected to the first control valve, a setting portion disposed on the discharge fluid tube and configured to increase a pressure in the discharge fluid tube, a branching fluid tube branched from the connection fluid tube and connected to the discharge fluid tube, and a throttle disposed on the branching fluid tube.

Abstract: A control unit is provided for a working machine. The working machine includes an implement and a main body. The implement is movable relative to the main body. The working machine further includes a control entity adapted to be activated upon receipt of an action initiating signal. The control unit is adapted to identify that a human operator of the working machine actively operates the implement relative to the main body towards a reference surface until the implement contacts the reference surface, thereby identifying a human operator input signal, and upon identification of the operator input signal, issue the action initiating signal to the control entity.

Abstract: An attachment for a skid loader includes a base configured to attached to a loader arm of the skid loader, a rotatable coupling attached to the base on a side opposite the loader arm, and a claw portion attached to the rotatable coupling. The claw portion includes a stationary jaw and a pivoting jaw. The pivoting jaw pivotable with respect to the stationary jaw about a pivot rod. The pivoting jaw is coupled to the rotatable coupling via a hydraulic cylinder such that movement of the pivoting jaw about the pivoting rod is effected by actuation of the hydraulic cylinder.

Abstract: A dredging system for the removal and cleaning of sediment in bays, port entrances, navigable channels, docks, watercourses, lakes or reservoirs, which is provided with means for excavating, dragging and removing the bottom of the waterway and means for regulation and support, the driving force for which is provided from land, which facilitates extraction of sediments directly onto the land, immediately leaving a planar surface on the sea bed. The aforesaid is achieved by controlling the excavator means and very closely controlling the cutting depth, all in a shorter period of time and at lower cost.

Abstract: A floor mat arranged in a working machine includes a floor portion, a wall portion arranged on a circumferential portion of the floor portion, and an opening portion arranged on a part of a connecting portion of the wall portion, the connecting portion connecting to the floor portion. The floor mat includes a mat main body arranged on the floor portion, a covering portion configured to cover the opening portion, and an connecting portion configured to connect the covering portion flexibly to a circumferential portion of the mat main body.

Abstract: A working machine includes a hydraulic pump, a first traveling device to be driven by a first traveling hydraulic actuator, a second traveling device to be driven by a second traveling hydraulic actuator, a first output tube to connect a first output port of the hydraulic pump to the first traveling hydraulic actuator, a second output tube to connect a second output port of the hydraulic pump to the second traveling hydraulic actuator, a first operation device to operate the first traveling device, a second operation device to operate the second traveling device and a correction mechanism to equalize a driving force of the first traveling hydraulic actuator and another driving force of the second traveling hydraulic actuator when the first operation device and the second operation device are operated each at same operation extents to perform a straight-traveling operation.

Abstract: A rotation device arrangement includes a structure and a suspension part for suspending the rotation device from a boom. The structure includes a first inner body part and first conduits for leading a pressure medium through the first inner body part. A second outer body part is arranged at least partly around the first inner body part completely rotatably. First connections are fitted for leading the pressure medium through the second outer body part. Second conduits are fitted to at least one of an outer surface belonging to the first inner body part and an inner surface belonging to the second outer body part for leading the pressure medium from the first conduit to the first connections. A bearing is arranged to permit the second outer body part to rotate and to carry loads axially and radially. Second connections attach a direct-drive pressure-medium operated turning device to the structure coaxially to transmit torque.

Abstract: Provided is a work machine that is equipped with a control unit that executes area limiting control with respect to a work device. The control unit includes: a position computing section that calculates the position, on an operation plane, of the forward end (first reference point) of a bucket and the rear end (second reference point) of the bucket; and a first distance computing section that calculates the distances in the operating plane from the first reference point and the second reference point to the target face A to be controlled. When the smaller one of the two distances is equal to or lower than a threshold during area limiting control, the control unit corrects an operation signal output from an operation lever device so as to reduce the operating speed of a hydraulic actuator that is a control target of the operation signal.

Abstract: A hydrant has a riser pipe and a shut-off element which can be brought from at least one open position into at least one closed position and vice versa. The shut-off element in the closed position seals the interior of the riser pipe from a hydrant inlet. The hydrant comprises at least one first passage, by which the interior can be fluidically connected to the outside of the hydrant, and one second passage, by which the pressurized hydrant inlet can be fluidically connected to the outside of the hydrant, wherein the first passage and the second passage can be brought into operative connection with each other. The operative connection produces a vacuum by water flowing through the second passage such that water in the interior of the riser pipe is led away via the first passage and the riser pipe is thereby drained.

Abstract: The present application provides a water faucet, including: a hollow mounting seat configured to be assembled to a mounting platform, a faucet body set around and fixed to the mounting seat, and a shower coupled to the faucet body. The faucet body defines a threaded hole, a screw is mounted in the threaded hole, and a distal end of the screw resists against an outside wall of the mounting seat. According to the present application, the faucet body of the water faucet is assembled to the mounting seat assembled to the mounting platform via a screw. The water faucet of the present application has a simple structure and can be assembled easily.

Abstract: The present application provides a touch-controlled faucet assembly, including: a faucet body defining a mounting portion; a conductive connector assembled in the mounting portion of the faucet body; and a shower comprising a curved tube made from conductive material set around the connector; wherein a conductive ring is set between the curved tube and the conductive connector for electrically connecting the curved tube to the conductive connector. In the touch-controlled faucet assembly of the present invention, the conductive ring defining a notch set between the curved tube and the conductive connector can resist against the curved tube due to desirable deformation ability thereof, so as to realize stable electrical connection of the curved tube and the conductive connector.

Abstract: Methods and systems for the distribution, regulation and mixture of fluids, but particularly for the regulation of water flow through a tap, within a water distribution system, and for the regulation of the temperature of said flow from mixtures of smaller flows than the flow of the water distribution system, where at least one execution-by-the-user means is coupled, wherein the user has no contact with the mechanical parts of the system. Furthermore, systems for the reuse of water remaining in the pipelines, preventing waste and allowing remote activation, are revealed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sink plug. The sink plug comprises an integrally formed bottom part (10) having a floor (20) and side walls (30). The sink plug further comprises a knob (40) with magnetic properties, disposed on the center of the circular floor and a cover (70) adapted to be disposed on the knob. The cover comprises a magnet (50) disposed in the center of the cover (70), wherein in an operating position, the magnet (50) magnetically engages with the knob (40).

Abstract: A system and a tool for clearing an obstructed pipe or drain is presented. The system comprises the tool and a housing. The tool comprises a plunger and a protective sleeve with a closed end. The plunger comprises a dowel shaped flexible portion and a dowel shaped rigid handle portion, the distal end of the rigid handle portion being fixedly attached to the proximate end of the flexible portion by a connection device. The protective sleeve is comprised of a water soluble material that is configured to conform to the shape of the dowel shaped flexible portion and at least a portion of the dowel shaped rigid handle portion when the flexible portion is inserted therein, the water soluble material being chemically formulated and mechanically formed to maintain watertight integrity when submerged in water. The housing is configured to store the plunger and the protective sleeve when not in use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stabilizer support 10 and a method of using the stabilizer support 10 to support a laterally unsupported surface 100. The stabilizer support 10 has a longitudinally extending rigid beam 20, a clip 30, and a foot plate 40. The beam 20 has a longitudinal length 21, a longitudinal first end 22, and a longitudinal second end 23. The beam 20 is marked at graded intervals 50 along its longitudinal length 21. The clip 30 is configured and arranged to engage the first longitudinal end 22 of the beam 20 and the foot plate 30 is configured and arranged to engage the second longitudinal end 23 of the beam 20.

Abstract: A toilet bowl and cover assembly includes a toilet bowl and a cover. The toilet bowl has an upper seat portion, a lower discharge portion, a top opening formed on the upper seat portion, a bottom drainage opening formed on the lower discharge portion. The upper seat portion has a curved cross-sectional shape and a first offset surface formed on a front side of the upper seat portion. The cover includes a seat panel having a through cover opening. The seat panel has an exterior contour substantially corresponding to that of the curved cross-sectional shape of the upper seat portion of the toilet bowl, and a second offset surface formed on a front side of the cover panel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for forming cavities in the ground for water drainage and/or water storage. Said device comprises a cube- or cuboid-shaped installation body (10), which has a front side (42) and an opposite back side (44), a top side (20) and an opposite bottom side (18), and two opposite lateral sides (22). The front side (42), the back side (44), the top side (20), the bottom side (18), and the lateral sides (22) have strand elements (14) arranged parallel or substantially parallel to each other. In the corner regions of the installation body (10) between the top or bottom side (20, 18) and one of the lateral sides (22), corner connecting elements (12) for the insertion connection of the strand elements (14) of the top side (20) or of the bottom side (18) to the strand elements of the lateral side (22) are arranged.

Abstract: A floor drain assembly for connecting to a drain system of an installation site. The floor drain assembly includes a drain body having drain coupling adapted for connecting to the drain system, a collar mounted to the drain body, and a rough-in adapter having a radially extending flange. The rough-in adapter is axially adjustably mounted to the collar and a strainer frame is axially adjustably mounted to the rough-in adapter. Mounted to the frame is a strainer. A cover encloses the strainer and strainer frame and includes a central region and a downwardly extending perimetric wall that is removably mounted, at a lower end thereof to, the flange of the rough-in adapter.

Abstract: A drainage system (1) for installation in a wet area such as a shower stall. The drainage system (1) comprises an outer drainage conduit (2) adapted to extend within a subfloor (100) of a wet area and an inner drainage conduit (3). The conduit (2) comprises a rim (20) and a pipe body (21). The inner drainage conduit (3) also comprises a rim (30) and a pipe body (31). The rim (30) and pipe body (31) are nestable within the outer drainage conduit (2). When nested, the pipe bodies (21, 31) are adapted to be connectively sealed together using sealant, the rims (20, 30) are adapted to hold a waterproofing membrane (107) between the rims (20, 30,) and to be connectively sealed in a water-tight manner to the waterproofing membrane (107) using sealant or, in the absence of a waterproofing membrane (107), the rims (20, 30) are adapted to be connectively sealed together using sealant in a water-tight manner.

Abstract: A dwelling assembly that has a continuous sidewall and an opening for a door and a window. A roof assembly is provided with first and second roofs that are spaced apart such that the outer roof acts as a heat shield for the inner roof to ensure the interior of the dwelling is a minimum temperature. In addition, ballast boxes are utilized in order to provide additional weight to the dwelling and a planting area in association with the dwelling assembly.

Abstract: A support-framework (1) supports a surface (2), or supported elements, at a designed variable spacing from a support surface (3), using elongate supports (4) of rod-from or tubular-form that act as ties or struts. Each support (4) is anchored at one of its ends to the supported surface (2) or element and, at the other end, to the support surface (3). The anchoring at each end is via a node N that involves an individual domed-member (5) which is secured to the relevant surface (2, 3) or supported element, and which has a part-spherical surface (6) to which the elongate supports (4) are anchored to extend radially by a coupling (12). The domed-members (5) are metallic or plastics, and may each be hemispherical having an outwardly directed equatorial flange (7) by which they are secured to the relevant surface (2, 3) or supported element.

Abstract: A construction method for a building is provided that includes the steps of: hoisting and positioning a plurality of precast columns on at least a portion of a predetermined area of a construction site to form a precast column array having at least two spans along a first direction and one or more spans along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction; positioning the pre-fabricated beam rebar assemblies between adjacent precast columns, positioning each of the precast slab panels on support potions on the precast columns, assembling the beam cage and pouring the concrete into the molds for the beam cage to accomplish the structure of a single story; and repeating the steps of constructing the above-mentioned precast column array until completion of the structure of all stories of the building.

Abstract: A hanger for connecting a structural component to a wall that can have sheathing mounted thereon either before or after the hanger is connected to the wall. The hanger includes a channel-shaped portion configured to receive the structural component. An extension portion extends from the channel-shaped portion and is configured to extend through the sheathing to engage the wall at a first location. A connection portion is configured for attachment to the wall at a second location spaced from the first location.

Abstract: A flat-packed, transportable room is disclosed, which is intended to be usable to provide private space on demand within a larger office environment. The room of the present invention is configurable in multiple modes, such as one mode for use as a room and a second mode configured to facilitate movement, such as flat-packed.

Abstract: The current invention is modular housing system which includes a docking or support structure and a plurality of removable, transferable, and customizable modular housing units. The docking/support structure provides all the basic utilities for each housing unit as well as a permanent, stationary location for accommodating each of a number of modular housing units in a dense urban environment without disrupting or altering the character of the surrounding neighborhood. Each housing unit is a self-contained living unit and includes all the basic necessities and features including a kitchen, living area, and bedroom. Each housing unit may further be vinyl wrapped so as to cosmetically match the housing units to the surrounding neighborhood or to provide any appearance desired by the owner/user.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include a structural assembly having a first panel having a first edge and a first aperture adjacent to the first edge, and a clamp having a first piece that passes through the first aperture, a second piece, and a fastening portion that fastens together the first piece and the second piece. The structural assembly may include a second panel having a second edge and a second aperture adjacent to the second edge, and the second piece passes through the second aperture, and the clamp holds the first panel and the second panel together.

Abstract: In an embodiment, an assembly includes a first plate comprising a first primary portion and a first flange disposed orthogonally to the first primary portion. The first primary portion is configured to contact a first structural member and the first flange defining a first through hole. A second plate comprises a second primary portion and a second flange disposed orthogonally to the second primary portion. The second primary portion is configured to contact a second structural member and the second flange defines a second through hole. A cover receives the first and second flanges. A bolt is received through the first through hole, and tightening the bolt tends to draw the second plate towards the first plate.

Abstract: In one implementation, a stair installation bracket for installing staircases in stairwells is provided. The bracket includes a bracket assembly configured to anchor to a wall of a stairwell, a hanger tool removably connected to the bracket assembly, and a positioning bolt for positioning a staircase relative to the wall. A method of installing a staircase using the bracket assembly includes positioning the staircase on tabs of one or more bracket assemblies, rotating the positioning bolt to vertically positioning the staircase relative to pilot holes of the bracket assembly, anchoring the staircase to the bracket assembly, and removing the hanger tool from the bracket assembly.

Abstract: A connecting element for inserting into a wind power installation tower segment. A wind power installation tower section and a wind power installation tower. A wind power installation and methods for connecting partial ring segments. The connecting element comprises a first side wall with a first opening which can be penetrated by a fastening element, and a second side wall lying opposite the first side wall with a second opening which can be penetrated by a fastening element, an upper transverse wall with two upper openings which can each be penetrated by a mounting fastening element, and a lower transverse wall lying opposite the upper transverse wall with two lower openings which can each be penetrated by a mounting fastening element; wherein the upper and lower transverse wall are arranged substantially orthogonally to the first and second side wall and connect said side walls.

Abstract: A corbel for a wall including a corbel sleeve having a longitudinal passage for extending into the wall. At least one upright or vertically oriented elongate reinforcement member can be secured to the corbel sleeve and extend upwardly and downwardly therefrom for structurally engaging internal portions within the wall for structurally supporting the corbel sleeve. A corbel extension can have an insertion end and a support end. The insertion end can be inserted into the longitudinal passage of the corbel sleeve and secured therein. The support end can extend from the corbel sleeve and the wall, for example laterally, for supporting a load applied thereon.

Abstract: This system or process has managed to produce unique parts in order to universalise the process so that in this way we can simplify the construction processes to only manufacture of a few products, so that our house models or other models can be obtained, with one and two storeys. This simplification in the manufacturing process results in a simplification of the infrastructure of our installed plant capacity.

Abstract: A waterproof structure which does not require use of fixing tools, suppresses swelling and is easily installed. A waterproof structure provided with a waterproof sheet, which is laid on a part of a target region of a foundation that is a flat site, and a waterproof coating film, which is formed on at least a part of a peripheral region. The waterproof sheet has a resin sheet containing a poly(vinyl chloride)-based resin and an adhesive layer which is provided on one side of the resin sheet and which is bonded to the foundation. The adhesive layer is provided on a partial region of the resin sheet. The waterproof coating film contains a polyurethane-based resin and is provided so as to be in contact with the resin sheet on at least a surface of a rim part of the waterproof sheet.

Abstract: A bird exclusion device for preventing birds from alighting on ledges, the device formed from a base unit having a length, with a consistent cross-section throughout the length, the base unit including an elongate member, a foundation member, and a frontal member, all being planar and extending from a common junction, the foundation member and the frontal member forming an angle of approximately 90 degrees between one another, the elongate member extending at an angle from the foundation member of between approximately 15 degrees and approximately 75 degrees.