Abstract: A seismic brace having a brace arm for fastening to a support rod on one end and a structural portion of a building, on the other end, is attachable to the support rod without disconnecting it by a base bracket hinged to the brace arm and a locking bracket hinged to the brace arm or the base bracket to overlay the base bracket. Both the base bracket and locking bracket have a slot extending from an edge towards the middle with one slot offset form the other by ninety degrees (90.degree.).

Abstract: A tension pole comprising an outer, lower pole piece and an inner, upper pole piece. The bottom of the lower pole piece and the top of the upper pole piece are provided with rubber feet. The pole pieces are telescopable to adjust the length of the tension pole. A locking mechanism is provided which further telescopes one piece relative to the other to lock the tension pole between floor and ceiling with the rubber feet absorbing at least a part of the telescopic movement due to the locking action. Locking is done by turning a handle. Also, the locking/telescoping action simultaneously frictionally engages the pole pieces together to further secure the device.

Abstract: An apparatus for holding a metal stud during wall construction comprises a frame including a pair of spaced-apart longitudinal members generally parallel to each other, a first cross member extending between the longitudinal members, a second cross member located at an intermediate position between the longitudinal members, and at least one stud magnet magnetically engageable with a metal stud. A base member adapted to engage a stud track is connected to the frame. The frame is disposable relative to the base member to position the metal stud substantially orthogonal to the stud track. The longitudinal members and the first cross member can comprise a unitary U-shaped member. The base member can be comprised of a pair of spaced-apart arms pivotably connected to the second cross member. The base member can further comprise a third arm pivotably connected to the pair of arms which pivots between a storage position and a working position. A method for erecting a metal wall partition is also provided.

Abstract: An apparatus for mounting security window film to a window frame, includes an elongate tensile loading transfer member having first and second adjacent elongate load bearing flanges and corresponding first and second respective elongate bearing surfaces thereon, first and second elongate double sided foam adhesive tape strips mountable, on first sides of the adhesive tape strips, along respective the first and second bearing surfaces, the first adhesive tape strip mountable on its second side, opposite to the first side, to an edge of a sheet of security window film having a thickness of at least 10 mil adhered to a glass window pane, the second adhesive tape strip mountable on its second side, opposite to the first side, to an edge of a window frame adjacent the edge of sheet of security window film, wherein, the first and second adhesive tape strips are adapted to bear approximately 225 lbs per square inch in tension applied to the first and second adhesive tape strips and to the security window film when a

Abstract: A knee brace bracket for use in a knee bracing system for tilt-up panel constructions. The knee brace bracket includes front and rear face members defining circular structures for extending around a main pipe brace which extends between a panel and a floor slab. The knee brace bracket is rigidly connected to a knee brace extending to a connection point on the panel. The knee brace bracket includes a plurality of rollers engaged with the main pipe brace whereby the main pipe brace is permitted to rotate within the knee brace bracket to permit a screw adjustment for the length of the main pipe brace.

Abstract: A panel installation system is provided including a pair of side members hingably coupled with respect to a joist. Also included is at least one panel support coupled with respect to the side members along the length thereof, wherein the support defines a ledge for supporting a panel of dry wall on the side members such that the same may be lifted into a horizontal orientation.

Abstract: A support tube for use with a support tube surface area assembly such as a shelf, a portion of a furniture article, or other structure, comprises a first end, a body section, and a second end. The first end and second end of the support tube are outwardly flared to provide a tapered interior area into which a first and a second accessory element, such as a nut and bolt, may be inserted. The accessory elements are enclosed in the tapered interior area by a crimping and flattening of the lips of the first and second end such that they form an interiorly extending flange partially encapturing the accessory elements. A method for making the support tube is disclosed as well a shelf structure or furniture article assembled with the support tube.

Abstract: A tool for and method to facilitate the replacement of wheels on track-and-wheel vehicles and equipment by lifting the track from the road-wheels in a quick, safe and efficient manner. A tool with an elongated section and two forked ends, each fork having a long prong and a short prong, the long prongs of both ends not being on the same side of the tool. In operation, one forked end is placed in notches in the lower track, and the other forked end is placed in notches in the upper track. The vehicle is then driven in a direction so that the tool acts as a wedge lifting the upper track off of the road wheel.

Abstract: The invention concerns a mine prop which has a cutting device and a cuttable plunger. The cutting device has a sleeve and a cutter which is fixed to the sleeve and which presents cutting edges transverse to the sleeve axis and axially oriented openings between the cutting edges. A vacant space exists in the sleeve beyond the cutting means. The cuttable plunger projects from the sleeve with at least a portion of the plunger extending within the sleeve to the cutter. When compressive loading applied to the mine prop is of sufficient magnitude to cause the cutting device and plunger to telescope together, the cutting edges of the cutting means cut axially through the cuttable plunger. The resulting segments of the plunger pass through the openings into the vacant space where they are restrained within the sleeve.

Abstract: A bracing system for bracing a masonry basement wall of a building against inward buckling and cracking due to hydrostatic pressure. The bracing system includes a vertically disposed I-beam positioned against a basement wall to be braced and having a floor plate at its lower end secured to the basement floor. A bracket is secured to the facing floor joist and is adjustable to urge the end of the I-beam against the basement wall. Two different embodiments of the bracket are provided to allow different modes of attachment of the bracket to a floor joist. Load distribution bracket assemblies distribute the load exerted against the I-beam and adjacent floor joist to other floor joists.

Abstract: The bracket of this invention is to support an outboard motor or outdrive while being transported over the road on the stern of a boat. The bracket allows the foot or housing of the outboard motor or outdrive to be placed in such an up position so that it is not in danger of coming in contact with the surface of the roadway. The bracket also prevents excessive weight on and consequential damage to the hydraulic and manual tilt and support systems of the outboard motor or outdrive being transported. The bracket hangs from the factory drilled holes in the outboard motor clamp bracket or outdrive bracket by means of a drop bar pin secured in place by quickly and easily removable click pins. When assembled, the bracket forms a rigid support between the stern of a boat and the foot or shaft housing of the motor or outdrive being transported.

Abstract: Disclosed is a shore which has a durability with respect to loads not only in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction but also in a lengthwise direction, and which can be automatically folded without requiring extra work.

Abstract: A door frame fixturing and bracing apparatus for fixturing and bracing a metallic door frame having two opposed jambs and a connecting header above a floor and typically between masonry walls. The apparatus includes a single fixturing frame having an upper member, a lower member, and at least one brace member disposed between a pair of opposed side members, the members being connected together to form an integral rectangular fixturing frame generally conforming to at least a width wise extending interior portion of the metallic door frame between its jambs. Legs are pivotally connected to the side members for swinging movement which is lateral to the plane of the door frame. A fastening means for temporarily securing the fixturing frame to the door frame includes a screw means for engaging apertures in the door jambs.

Abstract: The subject matter is a bracket to a system for attaching a skirt to a building. The building is off of the ground and there is a distance between the lower part of the building and the ground. It is desirable to cover the open space between the building and the ground. This is usually done by a skirt. The bracket may comprise two or three pieces and can be attached to the underneath part of the building. Then, the skirt can be attached to the bracket. The building is often a manufactured house or a mobile home.

Abstract: A wall brace apparatus and method for holding together and supporting walls and also for forming an arena or walled enclosed structure. Wall brace 10 or 15 has a frame 30, a top bracing member 40, and a bottom bracing member 50 for holding together, bracing, and supporting respective top sides and respective bottom sides of walls 60 adjacently to and in alignment with each other. Wall braces 10 or 15 are used to hold walls 60 to form side walls, and walls 60 can be easily assembled and disassembled from the top and bottom bracing members 40 and 50. Wall brace 20 or 25 also has a frame 30, a top bracing member 45, and a bottom bracing member 55 for holding together, bracing, and supporting respective sides of walls 60 at an angle to each other. Wall braces 20 or 25 are used to hold walls 60 to form corner walls, and the walls 60 can also be easily assembled and disassembled from the top and bottom bracing members 45 and 55.

Abstract: A lock is provided for the slideout box of a travel trailer which consists of an extensible lead screw locking member which is placed on top the slideout box when in its inner position to apply a firm inward force keeping the box pressed inwardly of the trailer with consequent compression of the sealing gasket around the outer face of the slideout box.

Abstract: The invention relates to a monopod, particularly for cameras, with improved stability. A prop section is hinged at one end to a leg at a point between its ends to enable pivotal movement in a plane parallel to the leg of the stand, between a transport position folded in against the leg of the stand and an extended operating position. A base plate is hinged to the other end of the prop section for pivotal movement in a plane coinciding with the pivotal plane of the prop section.

Abstract: A roller assembly is provided for mounting on a vehicle having a door and an awning mounted adjacent the door. The door has a generally-rectangularly shaped face and edging along edges of the face. The roller assembly comprises a roller and a bracket having a mounting portion with a substantially planar surface for abutting the face of the door and a supporting portion for rotatably supporting the roller angularly intersecting the mounting portion. The bracket is adapted for positioning the axis of rotation of the roller generally horizontal and above the edging near a top corner of the door. The supporting portion is adapted to position the axis of rotation of the roller to intersect an axis of rotation of the door.

Abstract: The hinged support base comprises a support element shaped semicubically and exhibiting two quadrilateral faces, which are of like dimensions, two triangular faces, of like dimensions, a diagonal face affording a hemispherical cavity, and a terminal element exhibiting a head portion which is partially spherical and which is housable in the hemispherical cavity. The hemispherical cavity of the support element exhibits a plurality of partially cylindrical recesses. The support element further comprises a lock-tooth for the head portion. The support element also exhibits elongate projections on each quadrilateral face thereof and isolated projections on each triangular face thereof; and further exhibits a plurality of holes for connecting screws for connection thereof to at least one like support element.

Abstract: A height-adjustable support leg for furniture has an upper leg portion and a lower leg portion. A pivot is provided for pivotably connecting the upper and lower leg portions. The lower leg portion is pivotable from a horizontal position, in which the lower leg portion rests on the floor, into a stretched position of the support leg in which the lower leg portion is aligned with the upper leg portion. A latching mechanism for securing the lower leg portion in the stretched position against pivoting is provided. The latching mechanism has at least one latch-shaped release element that is automatically moved into a latching position upon pivoting the lower leg portion from the horizontal position into the stretched position. The lower leg portion is non-slidably connected to the pivot.

Abstract: A brace plate for bracing concrete column forms includes a flexible base and an extension extending at an angle therefrom. The extension has a slot for receiving a tightening strap and holes to receive fasteners for fastening the brace plate to a brace. In use, a plurality of brace plates are disposed around the circumference of a column form so that the bases conform to the outer surface of the column form. The tightening strap is inserted through each of the brace plates and drawn snugly around the column form. Each brace plate is fastened to its corresponding brace in such a way as to allow relative movement between the brace plate and the brace. Once the braces are secured and the column form is aligned, each brace plate is further fastened to each brace so as to prevent relative movement between each brace plate and its corresponding brace.

Abstract: This invention relates to a floating roof support for a liquid storage tank that reduces the loss of vapor from the tank and that supports the roof in a low and a high position.

Abstract: An auxiliary safety support mechanism for an automotive hoist includes an elongated post having permanent magnets arranged at spaced points along its length. When the hoist is in its elevated position, the post can be manually inserted between the hoist platform and the floor surface, such that the post prevents the hoist platform from falling, due e.g. to malfunction of the hoist hydraulic system. The permanent magnets serve to detachably mount the post in a vertical position in which its axis is parallel to the piston axis.

Abstract: The stabilization strut comprises at least two coaxial tubular elements (respectively an upper element and a lower element) which are telescopically assembled together, together with an extension system for moving the lower element axially towards or away from the upper element. The upper element is pivotally mounted about a pin carried by the structure, and pivoting movement of the strut is controlled by a pivot system hinged to the structure about a pin and actuated by the extension system for the strut. The invention is applicable to stabilizing equipment shelters, for example.

Abstract: A foot or top plate assembly for a shoring structure or tower comprises a wedged pin, a screw jack having an end adapted to receive the wedged pin in a friction fit, a foot plate having a first support for receiving the wedged pin in a friction fit and a second support for supporting the wedged pin. The first and second supports adapted to receive the hollow end in a sliding fit. The wedged pin connects the foot plate to the screw jack, whereby as the wedged pin is moved between an engaged position and a disengaged position the base plate moves relative to the screw jack.

Abstract: A device for aiding in the installation of flat building materials includes a plurality of cross bars interconnecting first and second angles so that a first offset is formed between the first angle and the cross bars in order to accommodate a building material. A third angle is pivotally attached by a hinge to the second angle so that a second offset which is less than the first offset is formed between the third angle and the cross bars. Fasteners secure the first and third angles to a building framework.

Abstract: A load supporting structure includes a support beam and a lateral brace. The support beam extends along a longitudinal axis and has two outwardly facing side channels. Each side channel is defined by two flanks and a web. Apertures in the web permit the braces to be secured to the support beam. The structure of the support beam and side channels provide a versatile and secure system that may be supported from a vertical upper location.

Abstract: A mine prop has a post or column formed by two telescopingly interfitted tubes, one of which has a bottleneck configuration over which the other is spread to provide a resistance to telescoping contraction. At the upper end, a nut is rotatable on the post and can advance the threaded spindle engaged therein to brace the prop between the roof and ceiling of a subterranean structure.

Abstract: An assembly of a chair frame and a reinforcing rod unit is provided to prevent deformation of the chair frame. The chair frame is U-shaped and has two parallel longitudinal frame portions. The reinforcing rod unit has two ends coupled with the longitudinal frame portions respectively so as to prevent the longitudinal frame portions from deformation. The reinforcing rod unit includes a horizontal tube and two pivotal connector mechanisms respectively coupled with two ends of the tube. Each of the mechanisms includes an elongated tube connector coupled with the tube, a flexible hollow frame connector coupled with the corresponding longitudinal frame portion, and a pivot pin to mount the tube connector pivotally on the frame connector.

Abstract: Horticulture, particularly limb spreaders. Applicant's variable length limb-spreader may be interposed between the tree central leader and the outwardly extending limbs at a variety of lengths, for example, 3", 6", 9", 12", 15", 18" and 22". Applicant's molded plastic device includes an elongate shaft having pairs of divergent tree-engaging arms at each end and a plurality of outwardly extending limb-engaging struts extending from the top and bottom of the shaft. Tree-engaging spikes may be molded so as to extend between the pairs of arms, as well as between the struts and the top and bottom of the elongate shaft.

Abstract: A device for holding a vehicle's lid, e.g., an automobile's trunk lid, in a partly-open position to enable an oversized article to be placed inside the vehicle's compartment which would normally be closed by the lid. The holder generally includes an upper lid clamp assembly, a lower body clamp assembly, and a linkage member. The upper lid clamp assembly includes means for pivotally and adjustably attaching the linkage member thereto. The lower body clamp assembly includes means for pivotally and preferably releasably attaching the linkage member thereto.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for propping open grill lids which is adjustable to allow for various elevations of the lid of the grill. Use of the apparatus retains heat within the grill, saves fuel by limiting the oxygen supply to the grill; requires no additional tools; is easy to remove, and is self storing. The invention also reduces cooking time.

Abstract: A tree stake stabilizer for maintaining rigid and parallel a pair of commercial tree stakes includes a pair of stake-grasping tubular collars interconnected by an adjustable length bar that is arcuate to form a horizontal offset to clear a growing tree.

Abstract: The panel lifting and supporting device includes a head piece attached to building framing members with a pair of brackets pivotally attached thereto with the brackets receiving elongated 2" by 4" wood members or other similar elongated members which can pivot from an inclined position in relation to a ceiling or wall to enable a panel to be placed thereon and the free ends of the elongated members then can be elevated and a prop used to support the swingable free ends of the elongated members in a position adjacent the building framing members. Brackets are attached to the outer ends of the elongated members and are interconnected by a handle structure with the prop being provided with a bracket detachably connected to the handle structure to support it in elevated position. The headpiece includes structural features enabling it to be connected with and supported from various building framing members to provide versatility in use.

Abstract: An insert device for use with pipe hanger saddles which fold pipes normally surrounded by a bat of insulation in a suspended position. The insert device prevents the weight of the pipe against the saddle causing insulation damage which in turn allows condensation to form. The insert device as a flexible base portion adapted for conforming relationship to the bat of insulation and the upstanding rigid insert which is inserted through the insulation against the pipe. As a result, the pipe is held without the load bearing weight of the pipe and its contained fluid being supported against the bat of insulation.

Abstract: An adjustable motor support strut extending between the lower unit of an outboard motor and the drain hole in the transom of the boat, with a pivoted support member insertable into the drain hole and a Y-shaped cradle element at the top of the strut member adapted to receive an intermediate portion of the lower unit of the motor mounted on the transom.

Abstract: A pair of supports to aid in the installation of door jambs, each support includes a base to rest upon and to be secured to a support surface. Extending upwardly from the base is a brace member which has at its upper end a securing bracket to engage the door jamb. Adjacent the base is a second securing bracket which also engages the door jamb. Both brackets are adjustable movable horizontally to adjust the door jamb engaged thereby.

Abstract: A support leg for trailer tongues which comprises an L-shaped ground support leg having a horizontal portion of square cross-section, a leg mounting bracket having a hollow cylindrical interior capped at one end and open at the other end with a circular cross-section of sufficient diameter to telescopically and rotatively receive the horizontal leg portion and terminating at its closed end in an internal leg-locking cavity of square cross-section, said internal cavity being adapted to telescoping receive said horizontal leg portion and restrain said horizontal leg portion against rotative movement, whereby said horizontal leg portion may be withdrawn from said internal leg locking cavity and rotate in said hollow cylindrical interior from a retracted to an extended position and vice versa and then telescopically inserted back into the internal cavity for locking engagement in the new position, a tension spring to resist telescoping disengagement of said leg horizontal portion from the internal leg locking cav

Abstract: Walker having four legged frame defining front and a pair of sides, each having a cross-bar. The invention provides a stabilizing bar secured to the front cross-bar to extend angularly forwardly at an acute angle to provide a non-tippable structure particularly while the user is using the walker as support during the act of assuming a sitting position or rising therefrom. The stabilizer bar can be adjusted as to length and, can be pivotally mounted so that it can be swingably maneuvered to be inactive when the walker is not being used.

Abstract: An elongated stiff but flexive and longitudinally bowable inclined push stick is provided including an upper end engageable with the top plate of a wall frame and equipped with subfloor surface engaging and penetrating teeth on its lower end. The upper end of push stick is engageable with the top plate of a first wall frame adjacent a second relatively angulated wall frame relative to which the first wall frame is anchored and the teeth on the lower end of the push stick are engaged with the subflooring.

Abstract: A support system, which has support/brace units, for restraining the several mobile sections through their undercarriage I-beams of a mobile or manufactured home, against lateral movement during ground movement, tremors or vibrations. The support system includes a plurality or series of support/brace units, wherein each support unit comprises a pair of vertically adjustable piers clampingly interconnected to a horizontal tie-rod at the junction of two parallel and adjacent I-beams from separate mobile sections. In an alternative embodiment, a single tie-rod may unite two piers at their collars while the piers vertically support adjacently parallel I-beams.

Abstract: A pinball machine defines a play field pivotally carried by a housing to permit pivoting of the play field upwardly to a repair position from a lower, operating position. The housing carries on its lower side a metal bracket defining a downwardly facing base. A retaining aperture is defined in the base of the metal bracket. The support arm is carried by the housing and is pivotable whereby an outer end of the support arm can engage the retaining aperture when the play field is in its repair position, to reliably hold the play field in the repair position. The support arm preferably defines a longitudinally projecting tab of narrower width than the rest of the support arm, the aperture being proportioned to receive the tab while the outer end of the rest of the support arm bears against the base of the bracket when the play field is in the repair position.

Abstract: This invention relates to a mine prop. The prop consists of a timber pole which is cut adjacent one of its ends and over a portion of its length to provide an axially positioned core of reduced cross-section relatively to the uncut portion of the pole, timber on the outside of the cut and at least one hoop of yieldable material surrounding the pole over the core and the timer on the outside of it to restrain expansion of the cone and outer timber in a direction transverse to the pole axis when the prop is reduced in length under a compressive load in its axial direction.

Abstract: A molded plastic honeycomb block formed by a plurality of horizontal and vertical intersecting molded plastic walls define hollow rectangular cavities. Trim cylinder guide holes are provided within horizontal walls within a base portion to opposite sides thereof and sized to slidably receive trim cylinder rods of paired trim cylinders fixed to the motor mounting bracket on the transom of the boat and extending upwardly and outwardly of the transom at oblique, acute angles to the plane of the transom. The molded resilient plastic honeycomb block includes a narrow central projecting drive unit support portion terminating in a flat horizontal face which abuts the outboard motor propeller drive unit causing the outboard motor to be resiliently maintained in upwardly oblique overlying position with respect to the transom such that the block absorbs shocks otherwise transmitted during boat transfer on a trailer over rough ground being directed to the outboard motor and reducing torsional stress on the boat transom.

Abstract: The present invention provides a device to support an outboard boat motor mounted on a boat during trailering of the boat and motor over the road, comprising an elongate support shaft adjustable in length, a U-shaped foot connected to one end of the support shaft, and a transverse engagement rod and bracket connected to the opposite end of the support shaft. The support device of the invention is designed to be disposed between the outboard motor and the boat trailer upon which the boat is positioned, with the U-shaped foot in engagement with the trailer and the transverse rod and bracket in engagement with the mounting bracket through which the outboard boat motor is pivotally interconnected to the transom of the boat, supporting the motor in an elevated position without imposing excessive stress on either the motor housing or the transom of the boat.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for squaring and decambering at the assembly plant, and shimming at the job site, a thin metal door frame wherein the frame becomes an integral part of its own setting jig until installation, after which the semi-permanent setting jig is removed. Temporary jigs are used in the method to set the minimum door width tolerance and to square the frame elements.

Abstract: A safety support and stop assembly for securing a dump body pivotally mounted on a truck chassis frame in an elevated position above the chassis frame so as to permit a mechanic to work safely on components of the truck while the dump bed is in the elevated position. The safety support and stop assembly comprises an upright support member, a cradle support assembly and a base assembly. The upright support member is characterized as having an upper bed engaging support end and a lower pivot end. The lower pivot end is pivotally connected to the cradle support assembly such that the upright support member is disposed in a selectable angular disposition relative to the truck chassis frame. The base assembly, which is removably supported on the truck chassis frame, supports the cradle assembly at a preselected position along the truck chassis frame.

Abstract: A mine support prop which includes a timber load support member which is elongated in the direction of its grain, and includes a zone of reduced cross-section and a sleeve which is preferably made from mild steel, which surrounds the support member over a substantial portion of its length and extends over the zone of reduced cross-section and onto the timber member on either side of the reduced cross-section zone to support the timber member against bending when it is compressed under load in its axial direction.

Abstract: An appliance tilt stand for releasably supporting a washing machine or other appliance in a forwardly tilted, secure position during servicing, comprises a base configured to be disposed on a floor surface and slid underneath an appliance to a point determined by the abutment of a stop member on the base with the inside lower front frame of the appliance. The base also mounts, a spaced distance rearwardly of the stop member, an elongated, pivotal support arm mounting a hook arranged to engage and support the rear bottom frame of an appliance in a secure, elevated position above the base of the stand, the base supporting the front lower edge of the appliance when its rear end is being supported by the pivotal arm.

Abstract: Apparatus for a planter, and particularly one suitable for use in planting trees, shrubs or other woody perennials, is described. Specifically, this apparatus comprises a supporting member, having two ends and being longer than a maximum distance across the top of the planting hole, which lies on the ground and straddles the top of the planting hole; a holding device for securing the plant to the supporting member at a position intermediate these two ends, and earth anchors for securing the supporting member to the ground on at least one side of the planting hole to prevent the planter from rotating over the hole. Furthermore, the supporting member may comprise a center section and a number of coaxially aligned telescoping sections, each of which can be placed in one of a number of different positions in order to easily increase or decrease the length of the planter. This allows the planter to be used with a wide variety of differently sized planting holes.