Abstract: A connecting plug for providing lateral support for a circuit board in a plug-in unit intended to receive electrical and electronic components in industrial electronic devices, wherein the plug-in unit includes a front panel and circuit board fastened to the rear of the front panel and perpendicularly thereto by means of at least two holding blocks. The connecting plug includes a body provided on one side with at least one insertion groove for receiving a circuit board. A plug-in pin projects from the opposite side of the body and is shaped to provide a press seat with a blind recess provided in a rear face of a front panel of a plug-in unit to prevent the connecting plug from dropping off such front panel.

Abstract: ahe support extends longitudinally beneath the worktop portion of the desk, structurally connects tubular legs, box legs, load-bearing drawer units and worktop portions and is formed by modular elements of predetermined length having at the ends thereof connecting elements for connecting modular elements end to end. Mountings are provided at intervals for laterally connecting other modular elements by means of connecting elements giving rise to various configurations. The modular elements and the connecting elements internally house power outlets and cables and are of channel section with large openings of intervals along their bottom and side walls, to permit easy access to the cables and to power outlets for supplying the items of electrical equipment which are supported by the worktop portions.

Abstract: A deck bracket and method is provided to attach a deck to a building. The deck bracket includes a wide flange and a narrow flange spaced away from each other by a web. The deck bracket is then easily joined to the building, preferably by screws, and the deck easily bolted to the deck bracket. The deck is thus spaced away from the building so that there can be no moisture accumulation. The method of construction includes placing the deck bracket adjacent sheathing, caulking it and protecting the area with siding covering it.

Abstract: A connector which can releasably couple two confronting or divergent flanges of a profiled structural member with a hollow second member has a housing which is insertable into the second member and contains two retaining arms with hook-shaped jaws projecting from the open front end of the housing. The arms are movable toward or away from each other into and from positions of overlap with the flanges before they are retracted to engage the jaws with the respective flanges. The jaws are movable to positions of overlap with the flanges by one or more displacing members and to retracted positions by one or more motion transmitting members. The displacing members and the motion transmitting members receive motion from one or more eccentrics or disc cams of an actuator which is rotatably mounted in the second member on a shaft which can be disengaged from the second member to allow for extraction of the entire connector from the second member.

Abstract: The twisting of studs within the ceiling and floor rails of a partition is prevented by a quickly installable stud clip which may be moved along the rail to its desired position before being fastened to the rail and stud.The channel form top rail in this system has a pair of longitudinal slots just below the web which are defined by inwardly extending longitudinal tracks which are parallel to the web. The stud clip has a base plate from whose central portion a stud-engaging standard depends at a right angle. On the lateral portions of the plate there are skid elements which fit into the slots and engage the tracks. Extending from one lateral portion of the plate beyond the plane of the standard is a relatively narrow locking tab which is in edgewise abutment with a track. The abutment of the locking tab with the track prevents rotation of the stud clip within the rail.

Abstract: A connector arrangement for butt joining substantially hollow, tubular structural members is provided comprising a connector which is securely fastened within the end of a first member to be abutted to an extending member and whereby the head of the connector protrudes from the first member and is simultaneously and securely retained within two openings provided within the extending member. In a preferred embodiment, the two openings in the extending member extend the full length of the extending member along each side face thereof. In this manner, the joint may be effectuated at any location along the length of the extending member. The head configuration of the connector includes a spherical portion and a plate portion, which provide for a secured fit within the two openings of the extending member.

Abstract: The assembly comprises a frame, a pair of body sides, a front panel, a rear panel and a roof, and is characterized in that said parts are connected together by threaded connection means.

Abstract: A mount on the probe head of a coordinate measuring machine is described. For rapid change of a probe pin carrier, accommodating at least one probe pin, which is drawn against a bearing which clearly determines the position of the probe pin carrier in the probe head, a mechanical clamp mechanism, which acts on the bearing part of the probe pin carrier, and compression-creating and tension-creating media, actuating the clamp mechanism, are provided in the probe head.

Abstract: A bucket hanger and method of making the hanger from a sheet metal blank. The hanger is characterized by an elongated strap back member for attachment to a vertical member in a wood truss. The hanger has a single member, non-welded seat and overlapped back members of non-continguous lengths. Fasteners used to attach the hanger to the supporting truss serve the further function of interlocking the back members of the hanger and transferring load from a carried wood member through the shorter back member by means of metal to metal shear to the enlongated strap back member.

Abstract: A flexible mount for resiliently securing a first member to a second member so that the first member can be deflected relative to the second member in response to an applied force and so that the first member returns to an equilibrium position when the applied force is removed includes an elongate stud having a center axis and a nut threadably engaged on one end of the stud for securing same to the second member and a body of elastomeric material encapsulating and joined to the other end of the elongate stud. The body of elastomeric material includes a body center axis disposed at a small angle with respect to the stud center axis and a tab for securing the first member to the body.

Abstract: A metal fitting for forming an end connection of a wooden beam, such as a roof beam or purlin, to a supporting structure, which may also be a wooden beam, such as a main beam or truss, characterized by a web having opposite bearing surfaces, one bearing surface engaging a surface of the supporting structure and the other surface engaging the end of the beam. The one surface has an arrangement, such as a supporting flange extending perpendicular thereto, for mounting the fitting on the support structure. To mount the beam, the fitting has at least one leg extending perpendicular from the other bearing surface having a constant thickness and being provided with a groove-like attenuation to separate the leg into a supporting portion and a free end portion, which free end portion has openings for receiving fastening elements.

Abstract: A panel-like structural component for gates, doors, facings or the like includes a main wall and a frame surrounding the main wall. The frame is composed of sectional members with hollow rectangular cross sections whose inner walls facing the inside of the frame have at least one groove at least in the longitudinal direction of the matter. The grooves of all longitudinal members open into each other and form a continuous peripheral groove into which a panel forming the main wall is inserted at its edges. The grooves are also used to join two sectional members together: the groove, which becomes wider toward its interior, is engaged at one of the sectional members with a projection formed on a connecting piece fastened to the other sectional member. The connecting piece is made up of a segment of another sectional member. The structural component can be produced with little labor and material; it is stable and lightweight and can be disassembled to simplify repair in the event it is damaged.

Abstract: A device for connecting the strengthening rod on seat upholstery to the seat load-bearing structure. The device is composed of a fastener into which is engaged a corresponding end of the strengthening rod, a buckle, integral with a fastener and secured to the same by means of a flexible rib enabling angular displacement of the fastener, and a flexible clamp designed to wrap round a member on the load-bearing structure for securing the fastener in projecting manner to the member, and integrally formed at its opposite ends to the buckle and a stop tab designed to engage with the buckle.

Abstract: In a clamping device which serves to connect two profile section parts, in particular a horizontal beam (2), to a vertical support (1), an axially movable, spring-loaded retaining pin (7) is located at the end of one profile section part (2). The T-shaped head (8) of the retaining pin (7) engages behind a longitudinal groove (16) of the other profile section part. By means of a screw (12), which is eccentrically supported and engages in a conical recess (10) of the retaining pin (7), the retaining pin is drawn axially inwards in order to fix the two profile section parts (1, 2) to one another. For the purpose of simple assembly and to prevent the retaining pin from jumping out if the screw is rotated in the wrong direction, the retaining pin (7) has a snap-in connection to the insertion core.

Abstract: A plate holder adapted to be connected in a mounting hole formed in a mounting plate, in which two holding plates are erected on a base perpendicularly in spaced relation to each other, and outside the holding plates are provided elastic non-return pieces adapted to be elastically retained in the mounting hole of the mounting plate. Such construction permits the plate holder to be used even where there is not much space below a plate to be held, used also as a guide rail and facilitates inspection.

Abstract: A helmet assembly (10) provided with either single or dual visor mechanisms (14, 16) and low profile right and left side pivot assembly (18, 20). A low profile visor actuating arm assembly (36, 38) is associated with each visor and the left hand pivot shaft (46) of the left side pivot assemblies (20). Each visor actuating arm assembly is capable of being readily manipulated by the left hand of a pilot so that the associated visor can be moved between fully raised and completely down positions, the visor actuating arm assembly also cooperating with the pivot shaft (46) to positively lock the visor in either of its fully raised or completely down positions. A pivot hub assembly (47) is also disclosed for securing the pivot shaft (46) to the helmet (12).

Abstract: A boat trailer having at least one pivotally mounted crossbar member facilitating loading and unloading a trailer and assuring efficient support of a boat loaded thereon. The crossbar member of the invention is provided with a dropped or curved configuration which supports the hull of a boat at a lowermost position for stability and for effective loading and unloading. The pivotal mounting and curved form of the crossbar member not only maintains the keel or hull as low as possible but naturally permits the hull contacting elements to tilt inwardly without the need for any particular tilting capability. The crossbar member is supported on the trailer booms by an improved bracket having the capability of effectively supporting the crossbar member for pivotal movement.

Abstract: A truss structure for use in orbital systems and methods of constructing the same are disclosed. The structure is characterized by high stiffness and a precisely determined geometry and takes the form of an oblique triangular prism. The structure is constructed of a plurality of substantially identical triangular frame elements which achieve high stowage volume efficiency during transport to the construction site.

Abstract: A grid system for suspension ceilings is disclosed having an end connector providing an inverted, U-shaped end portion adapted to nest over the upper edge of an associated web of a runner extending through the intersection. An integral tongue is bendable through an aperture formed in such associated web to releasably lock the connector to the through runner. The end connector is mounted between opposed, parallel, vertical webs on the associated runner by tabs which extend through web slots. The separate connectors and the runners can be formed of materials having different thicknesses so that the material forming the web and the material forming the connector can be selected to provide the required strength without excessive use of materials. The connectors can be used both in main run cross-run systems, and in basket weave systems.

Abstract: A securing unit for mounting a board such as a wiring board or a printed circuit board between securing members formed thereon on the front side. At least one detent member is formed on the rear side of the securing unit so as to be insertable into a mounting hole formed on a fixing plate such as a chassis so as to secure or fix the securing unit. The securing unit comprises a bottom plate, at least one opposed wall formed on the front surface of the bottom plate, at least one holding member formed on the front surface of the bottom plate and located opposite to the opposed wall, and at least one detent member formed on the rear side of the bottom plate so as to resiliently fix the securing unit on the chassis. At least one detent projection is formed on any one of the opposed wall, the holding member, or both the opposed wall and the holding member, respectively, so as to prevent or stop the movement or shift of the board to be inserted.

Abstract: A connector system for interconnecting members used in forming various types of framing structures is disclosed. The connector is insertable in the hollow portion of the first member and when actuated, interconnects the two members together. One of the members has a slotted wall portion provided with opposing ledges. The connector, as secured in the second member, engages the ledges when actuated to snugly secure one member to the other. The connector is actuated by a cam inserted through an opening in the wall of the second member, such that when turned to a second position, engages the wall to force the connector further inwardly of the second member to draw together and snugly secure the two members. This type of connector is particularly useful in interconnecting frame members used in forming office partition walls, display panels and the like. The connector is releasable to allow dismantling and reuse of the connectors and the structural members thereby providing portability of the system.

Abstract: Connection means for the attachment to a framework upright member of another framework member by means of a clip device comprises a bracket separate from the upright member and provided with hook formations by which it can be detachably engaged with openings in the said upright member and with vertical series of slots which are selectively engageable by parts of the clip device, which formations and series of slots are so disposed as to be mutually unobstructive. The formations and series of slots may be provided, respectively, on and in wall parts of the bracket which are at right angles to each other. Thus the hook formations may extend parallel to the wall part in which the slots are provided, but are not located opposite to those slots. The wall part in which the slots are provided may have a distancing abutment in the form of a return flange. The hook formations may be flat and include at least one with a downwardly directed tongue.

Abstract: A connector for the interconnection in generally perpendicular array of generally C-shaped elongate structural members having a pair of flanges integrally and perpendicularly connected with the web portion thereof in which said flanges each include a flange return edge which extends inwardly of the generally C-shaped channel, which connector, upon the assembly of said interconnection, provides strengthening of the webs of each said C-shaped structural member, and a floor assembly comprising said connector and said generally C-shaped elongate structural members.

Abstract: Arrangement for frames and the like which are composed of distance elements, for example in the form of tubular struts and holding devices which keep these together in the form of coupling nodes (1), each of which comprises an initial inner portion (7) which is arranged to be clamped in a cavity in one of the elements, and the second outer portion (6) which is arranged to hold a second element by clamping firmly around this by means of outer contact surfaces (16). The coupling nodes (1) consist of two components (2, 2) which are located on either side of a center plane and furthermore there are for example screw devices for displacing these components in relation to each other. By this means the said clamping can be obtained during which the contact surfaces (16) move towards each other. On either side the cavity in the first-mentioned element exhibits surfaces which face away from each other.

Abstract: A fastening device (14) consisting of a plate bent to form what is essentially a U profile. The shanks (32) of this plate each comprise a narrow section (34), the end of which widens to form a pair of hooks (36, 38). The hooks are provided in order to allow attachment of the device to a vertical supporting rail (12) through the introduction of the shanks into corresponding parallel slots (20) in the rail, by which means a corresponding mounting device (26) on a screen or wall panel (10) can be hooked in between the rail (12) and the rib (30) of the fastening device itself. In order to prevent the fastening device from coming loose and falling out when a screen or wall panel is removed, at least one hook (36) of each shank (32) is provided with a projection (40) directed towards the rib of the fastening device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a carrier unit, comprising at least one carrier frame (1) having mountably arranged devices (3 or 29) provided with hook portions (4) for cooperation with the carrier frame and mounting portions (6) for cooperation with at least one plate element (18).In order to increase the carrying capacity without increasing the number and/or size of the members forming part of the carrier unit, as has been previously necessary, the invention is characterized in that the plate element (18) protrudes in between the mounting portions (6) of at least a pair of connecting devices (3 or 29) mounted on the carrier frame (1) and is secured to said mounting portions by means of at least one joint (22) extending through the mounting portions and the intermediate plate element.

Abstract: A framework for supporting a horizontal arm at one of a plurality of locations from a vertically extending member having a plurality of vertically separated openings, each of which can be aligned with a similar opening in one end of the arm. A pair of triangular section cotter pins extend through the aligned openings with the hypotenuses in contact and the other two dimensions being less than the corresponding opening dimension so that after pin insertion, downward movement of the arm, misaligning the opening, locks the arm to the member.

Abstract: A fastening device is disclosed for joining two members, for example tubular members, together, one of the members having a recess in an end which is to abut the other member. The device includes wedge elements which are moved relative to one another to engage opposed internal walls of the recess in the one member so that by attaching one of the wedge elements to the other member the members are secured to one another. Deformable links interconnect the wedge elements to initially retain the elements in their operative positions but to subsequently deform when relative movement is produced between the elements.

Abstract: A connector to unite rail and post in a railing or the like by means of adjustable frictional engagement within the rail, adjustment being through a plurality of barbs extending from a leg of the connector and bendable toward or away from the leg to adjust fit with the rail; the barbs have free ends oriented toward the middle of the connector, making the connector easier to assemble to the rail than to pull apart from the rail.

Abstract: A shelf mounting bracket includes a flat rectangular plate having top and bottom edges, and opposite side edges. Integral flanges extend from the side edges perpendicular to the plate and upwardly opening shelf support hooks are formed at the bottom end portions of the flanges. A pair of elongated slots is provided in the plate intermediate the top and bottom edges thereof. The slots are spaced-apart from one another and are elongated in a direction extending across the plate side edges. The slots are alignable with holes in a vertical column of a storage rack having a column front face against which the plate is positioned with the flanges extending along side faces of the column. Holes in the column are aligned with the slots and a U-shaped bolt has its threaded legs extending through the column holes and plate slots. Nuts received on the threaded legs hold the plate against the column.

Abstract: A shelf mounting bracket includes a flat rectangular plate having top and bottom edges and opposite side edges. Vertically-spaced mounting hooks are bent from the plate. Flanges are bent from the opposite side edges of the plate in the same direction as the mounting hooks, and the bottom end portions of the flanges are formed with shelf support hooks facing in an opposite direction from the bracket mounting hooks. The mounting hooks are adapted to be received in vertically-spaced holes in columns of a storage rack.

Abstract: A spigot assembly for attaching a knuckle of a vehicle to a relatively movable part of the vehicle by way of a bushing having a bore and ends adapted to be held within the knuckle. The major parts of the assembly include a spigot having a base arranged to be rigidly secured to the vehicle part and a tubular projection extending from the base. The projection includes an outer end defining a first annular surface facing axially outwardly of the projection. A tubular cap is provided having on its inner end a second annular surface and engageable in abutting relation with the first annular surface of the projection. A centering and aligning means is located at the inner end of the cap to ensure registry of the first and second annular surfaces.

Abstract: Fastenings for storage racks having upright columns or posts connected in pairs with diagonal bracing are disclosed and which include gussets or locking plates for locked engagement with vertical portions of the posts and with horizontal crossbeams to connect pairs of connected posts at selected levels.

Abstract: A jointing device including arms which connect two elements together. The arms are elongated and of generally rectangular cross-section. One of the elements includes flanges with lips extending along the edges of the flanges and the other of the elements forms a clip. The lips form a mouth. Each arm is grooved near one end, the grooves extending transversely across one of the elongated faces of the respective arm. Said one end of each arm is bounded by a rolling surface which intersects said one surface of each arm and merges with the opposed surface. With the rolling surfaces in engagement, the arms diverge from said one end and, in this condition, can be inserted into, and removed from, said mouth. When the outer ends of the arms are moved together from this diverging position, the arms are brought into back-to-back relationship with the opposed surfaces juxtaposed. The lips are received in the grooves while the arms are held in back-to-back relationship in the mouth.

Abstract: A fastening device is disclosed for joining two members, for example tubular members, together, one of the members having a recess in an end which is to abut the other member. The device includes wedge elements which are moved relative to one another to engage opposed internal walls of the recess in the one member so that by attaching one of the wedge elements to the other member the members are secured to one another. Deformable links interconnect the wedge elements to initially retain the elements in their operative positions but to subsequently deform when relative movement is produced between the elements.

Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed for attachment of a safety fence of the type used for safe deflection of vehicle from leaving a roadway, wherein the apparatus is connected between a post anchored in earth and a safety fence beam. The apparatus includes corrugations for supporting the beam in fixed and unbending relationship and to prevent sagging of the fence structure upon the impact of a vehicle.

Abstract: The end of a first member is fastened to the side of a second member via a releaseable rod. One end of the rod is threaded into a socket fixed in the side of the second member; the other end of the rod extends into a bore in the end of the first member. An internally threaded second socket is positioned in a transverse bore in the first member and said other end of the rod extends through the second socket. A conically ended setscrew is threaded into the second socket and engages a deep conical recess in the side of the rod. Upon tightening the setscrew, the end of the first member is pulled tightly against the side of the second member via the wedging action of the setscrew in the recess.

Abstract: An arrangement for supporting a railing provided with a T-shaped groove and a slot communicating with the groove comprises a hollow supporting member and a T-shaped clamping element. The clamping element includes two clamping members each of which members has a first portion insertable in the hollow of the supporting member and a second portion insertable in the T-shaped groove of the railing. The clamping members are movable relative to each other in the longitudinal direction of the supporting member. The first portions of the clamping members are elongated in a direction of elongation of the supporting member, whereas the second portions are formed as pin-shaped projections each having an axis. The pin-shaped second portion of one of the clamping members is offset relative to the pin-shaped second portion of the other clamping member in a direction transverse to the axes thereof and to the elongation of the first portion.

Abstract: A bracket for supporting a channel type fence rail which abuts a side wall of a channel type corner post or terminal post. The bracket is in the form of a channel having two side walls and an interconnecting wall the height and width of which are such that the bracket is received in an open end of the fence rail. A curved sheet metal member is secured to one side wall of the bracket so that its edges engage the walls in the interior of the rail. The bracket is secured to the post by a bolt which passes through the other side wall of the bracket, through the slot in the post and a washer in the channel. A nut on the bolt serves to hold the bracket tightly against the post. The bracket is fastened to the rail by flattening the curved member. This is accomplished either by tightening the means fastening the sheet metal member or by the movement of the bracket toward the open end of the rail due to the tightening of the bolt securing the bracket to the post.

Abstract: A beam connection plate such as would be used to join steel beams to columns or to other structural beams as used in buildings, bridges, and the like. The connection plate consists of a straight steel plate with a groove down its middle and a solid backing. Along both edges there is a close spaced plurality of holes punched or drilled through the plate at even distances. The connecting plate is cut so that it fits along the vertical portion of an I beam, and this portion is stuck inside the groove of the plate. Welding is then done to fasten the vertical portion of the I beam to the connection plate. The punched or drilled holes are used to bolt the connection plate to another beam or column.

Abstract: An improved frame for a building formed of structural frame members of steel or other structural metal. The structural frame members are connected together by many resilient connectors, each connector including a bolt having resilient sleeve means surrounding the same. The bolt has a head at one end and a nut threadably mounted at its opposite end. The bolt and sleeve means are inserted through aligned, oversized holes in a pair of adjacent structural members and the nut is threaded on the bolt to interconnect the structural frame members yet allow one structural frame member to slide over the other member, such as during an earthquake, to permit dissipation of energy by the heat of friction. The sleeve means also absorbs some of the energy and allows the structural frame members to return to their initial relative positions after they have been displaced relative to each other. Several embodiments of the sleeve means are disclosed.

Abstract: A forced air room heater for installation in a Franklin stove includes a mounting plate configured for covering the flue opening located in the back wall of the stove and having a central opening passing therethrough. A plenum chamber arranged for placement above the baffle which divides the firebox of the stove has an inlet interconnecting it to the opening in the mounting plate and an outlet opening outside of the stove. An electric motor powered fan is attached to the mounting plate opposite the inlet for forcing air first into the plenum where it is heated, then out of the outlet. In one embodiment the outlet opens out of the stove through its front door opening. In a second embodiment the outlet exits the stove through the mounting plate allowing operation of the stove with its door closed.

Abstract: A connecting device is provided for fastening together two elements. Bed post insertion plates are mounted to a bed post for the purpose of supporting bed rails. The bed rails contain hook structures which mount on spaced pins in the bed post insertion plates. The structure interlocks bed rails with a bed post.

Abstract: A self-adjusting seal assembly is formed to fit around a member extending from a structure which is thermally insulated with insulation panels but which leaves a gap around the insulated member. The self-adjusting seal assembly covers this gap and automatically compensates for any gap variation due to thermal expansion and contraction. The assembly has a first spring biased seal member located on the insulation panel to partially abut against the member and partially seal the gap around the member. A second seal member is spring biased to abut against the first seal member to thereby completely enclose the member and the gap around the member. As the structure member expands or contracts the spring loaded seal members move to retain their position abutting the member and maintain the integrity of the gap seal.

Abstract: A fitting for detachably interconnecting two walls of an item of furniture at an angle to one another. The fitting comprises a bearing body locatable in one wall, which body has two bores formed therein, a rotatable torsion bolt being located in one bore and a portion of a tightening bolt in the other bore. On its external surface the torsion bolt is grooved. The two bores communicate with one another. In use, the head of the tightening bolt engages with the groove in the torsion bolt, and the opposed end of the tightening bolt engages in the other wall whereby rotation of the torsion bolt locks the tightening bolt in position and causes said walls to be interconnected.

Abstract: A jointing device for securing a horizontal frame member to a vertical frame member comprises a strip having its longitudinal ends extending beyond the vertical width of the horizontal frame member and including a central portion extending substantially over said vertical width. There are provided first holes formed through the central portion of the strip and second holes formed adjacent the longitudinal ends of the strip. The strip is first screwed to a longitudinal edge of the horizontal frame member through the first holes and then screwed to an inner wall of the vertical frame member through the second holes, thereby coupling the frame members together.