Cam Surface Patents (Class 52/127.11)
  • Patent number: 10822809
    Abstract: A modular decking assembly for defining a floor to stand upon includes a plurality of panels that each has a tongue and a groove. The tongue on each of the panels releasably engages the groove on an adjacent one of the panels. In this way the panels can be coupled together to define a support surface for standing or sitting. Each of the panels is positionable on the ground and each of the panels is comprised of a fluid impermeable material to inhibit people's feet from getting wet during standing. A plurality of pins is provided and each of the pins is extendable through a respective panel and engages an adjacent panel for removably coupling the panels together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph Linnane, Debra Linnane
  • Patent number: 10597870
    Abstract: An interconnectable wall panel system and method of forming and assembling the same are provided. A plurality of wall panels are provided that are interconnectable in a predetermined manner and arrangement, and wherein the wall panels comprise features for enhancing ease and accuracy of assembly. Wall panel members of the present disclosure are suitable for use in constructing modular building units, such as bathroom pods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: SUREPODS, LLC
    Inventor: Adam Hedgcock
  • Patent number: 10472825
    Abstract: A hollow plastic wall panel, the panel having a length greater than a width, a thickness less than the width, a front wall, an opposite back wall and opposed first and second long edge regions, wherein the panel comprises a first end and a longitudinally opposite second end, wherein the first long edge region defines at least one first recessed portion to longitudinally receive and mate with a first longitudinal support structure and wherein the second long edge region defines at least one second recessed portion to longitudinally receive and mate with a second longitudinal support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: AUS GROUP ALLIANCE PTY LTD
    Inventors: Nicholas Marandos, Adam Lee Taylor, Graeme Peter Hall, Graeme Francis Hisgrove, Neil Joseph Clowes, Adrian Leigh Massey
  • Patent number: 10392797
    Abstract: A single leaf building component for use in separating walls in timber frame building construction. Two timber frame studs are held together at an edge by at least one acoustic connector. The connector holds the frames at a fixed distance, prevents sound transfer and provides a lifting point. Embodiments of the connector are described with the inclusion of a dampening material and having a timber body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: GLENALMOND TIMBER COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Douglas Wilson Cullen
  • Patent number: 9366039
    Abstract: A floorboard includes a floorboard main body and a plastic edge frame. The plastic edge frame is configured to wrap the periphery of the floorboard main body. The back of the plastic edge frame is provided with a guide rail. The guide rail is provided with plastic slide blocks. The plastic slide blocks are matched with the guide rail of the plastic edge frame of another corresponding adjacent floorboard. A length defined between two adjacent plastic slide blocks on the same guide rail is greater than the length of each plastic slide block. The floorboard main body includes a wear-resisting layer, a decoration layer, a particleboard layer, and a balanced layer which are arranged from up to bottom. A top surface of the plastic edge frame is hidden under the decoration layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: FUZHOU YILIDA WOOD INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shengquan Luo, Jianyong Bi
  • Patent number: 8677698
    Abstract: A construction set and method for assembling a Relocatable Habitat Unit (RHU) requires a plurality of flat panels that include male (M) and female (F) connectors located on their respective peripheries. The entire RHU can then be assembled using a single, hand-operated tool to engage a selected M with a selected F. First the floor is established and leveled. Next, starting at a corner, the walls are erected around the floor. Finally, the roof is created. A same, hand-operated tool is used for each task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Inventor: Stuart C. Segall
  • Patent number: 8590244
    Abstract: An insulation system includes a panel having a major surface, a layer of fibrous insulating material and at least one securing clip affixed to the panel and securing the insulation layer to the major surface. Each clip includes first and second connectors. Each connector includes a head, two diametrically-opposed resilient latching elements projecting from the head and a first locking shoulder extending at least partially between the latching elements. Each latching element includes a latching shoulder adjacent a distal end opposite the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventor: Brian P. O'Riordan
  • Patent number: 8528283
    Abstract: A panel mounting system configured to securely mount a panel to a support structure includes a channel and a pivoting wedge assembly. The pivoting wedge assembly is configured to selectively lock a panel to the channel. In one or more implementations, the pivoting wedge assembly is configured to automatically rotate between a released position and a locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: 3form, Inc.
    Inventors: Su-Wen U. Chen, Brian Hillstrom, Michael Damen
  • Publication number: 20100293868
    Abstract: The invention is a portable and modular shelter that are assembled and erected to serve as a background or expendable facade for range targets used in live ammunition target practice and combat exercises. The panels of the modular and portable shelter are ballistically designed to let rounds of ammunition pass through with as little damage to the panels as possible. Additionally, the panels do not cause the ballistic projectiles passing through to scatter, splashback, or ricochet. The modular and portable shelters have no lasting environmental impact if erected temporarily.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventor: Leonard Holzworth
  • Patent number: 7543412
    Abstract: A pair of upright wall panels are each provided with a sidewardly spaced pair of generally parallel but inclined guide grooves extending vertically along the outer face of the upright frame edge rails. A connector assembly including a main activator rod having a pair of wedge members threaded thereon in spaced relationship therealong is positioned between the opposed upright edge rails. The wedge members have wedgelike edge flanges which protrude into the grooves of the opposed upright edge rails. Rotation of the activating rod causes the wedge members to simultaneously move relative to the rod in opposite directions to effect gripping engagement with the groove walls to simultaneously effect a drawing together of the edge rails and alignment thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Haworth, Ltd.
    Inventors: Darren R. Long, Nathan S. Shedd, Rupert Jakob-Bamberg, Kevin T. Domagala, Aaron D. Mullin, Vincent A. Shivak, Dale Marshall
  • Patent number: 7434364
    Abstract: A pair of upright wall panels are each provided with a sidewardly spaced pair of generally parallel but inclined guide grooves extending vertically along the outer face of the upright frame edge rails. A connector assembly including a main activator rod having a pair of wedge members threaded thereon in spaced relationship therealong is positioned between the opposed upright edge rails. The wedge members have wedgelike edge flanges which protrude into the grooves of the opposed upright edge rails. Rotation of the activating rod causes the wedge members to simultaneously move relative to the rod in opposite directions between a first end position wherein the wedge members effect gripping engagement with the groove walls to simultaneously effect a drawing together of the edge rails and alignment thereof, and a second end position wherein the wedge members clampingly engage only a single edge rail to facilitate initial mounting of the connector assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Haworth, Ltd.
    Inventors: Scott MacDermott, Laura A. Walker
  • Patent number: 6609338
    Abstract: A retainer clip includes a shaft extending along a clip axis. The shaft has a shaft diameter and first and second opposed ends. A head extends radially outwardly from the shaft adjacent the first end of the shaft. The head has a head diameter which is greater than the shaft diameter. The head includes a cam surface extending circumferentially about the shaft and facing the second end. At least two portions of the cam surface located at different circumferential positions about the shaft are disposed at different axial distances from the second end. A frame/panel assembly may be formed by mounting and retaining a panel member in a frame using one or more of the retainer clips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Tenn-Tex Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert C. Hightower
  • Patent number: 6519907
    Abstract: Modular construction elements are produced by assembling cross posts and longitudinal posts to form a frame of exact specification having a void between the assembled posts. Planks are affixed to the assembled posts and an insulation medium may be located within the void to enhance performance of the elements. The modular construction elements are interconnected by interposing a joiner therebetween. The joiner has a receptacle casing, a round bolt and a screw structure. When the screw structure is in place and initially engaged with the modular construction elements, it is actuated to urge the elements together in a desirable fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Inventor: Karl-Heinz Weissinger
  • Patent number: 6253517
    Abstract: The present invention is an improved modular panel arrangement for the assembly of a first panel to a second modular panel or a portion of a permanent wall. The arrangement comprises a modular panel of generally rectilinear configuration, having at least one edge thereon. A first corner block is attached to the edge of the panel. An elongated tensile connecting rod is pivotally attached to a pivot hinge of the first corner block, the rod having a lug disposed transversely across at least one end thereof. A second corner block is attached to the second panel or portion of the wall. The second block has at least one cammed locking finger on a base thereof, wherein the rod is swingable about the pivot hinge on the first corner block to permit the lug thereon to engage a cam surface on the second corner block to lockably secure and align the edge of the first modular panel with the second modular panel or wall. The tensile rod may be adjustable to accommodate variations in spacing of the panels and/or wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Inventor: Hershel E. Fancher
  • Patent number: 6231266
    Abstract: A cam lock fastening system including cam lock devices for connecting two or more sheet metal panels to create a work booth. The device comprises a rigid, pivotable handle which includes at one end a cam like head; the handle being attached to an angle iron by a pivot pin. The angle iron is placed over the edges of the panels and is in a cooperating relationship with the panels as the handle is pivoted, causing the cam surface to be compressed against the compacted panel. The device is closed completely when a flat portion of the cam surface is in a locking relatonship with the panels. The locking of the device is aided by exerting influence upon the handle in a biasing manner, such as with a mallet like tool. The panels may be disconnected by reversing the direction of the handle to unlock the device. Eight foot sheet metal panels would require about three devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Inventor: John P. Gott