Abstract: An elongate concrete element is adjustably secured to the top of a retaining wall to provide a cap which may be adjusted for elevation and inclination relative to the wall. The element is provided with a skirt which extends over the side of the wall to span the space between the element and the wall. The element provides a forming surface against which a cementitious material, such as a concrete roadway, may be poured. The forming surface and skirt prevent the cementitious material from passing through or over the wall. The element also provides a screeding edge for the cementitious material.

Abstract: A prefabricated building construction composed of a plurality of columns and beams adapted to be interconnected to one another to form a rigid load-bearing structural frame and a plurality of inexpensive lightweight non-load-bearing panels spanning the frame components, and each panel being generally of slab form and having a top, bottom and side faces bounding an inside and outside main generally planar face, and said panels comprising a main portion of molded waste material and a resinous binder forming a polymer and the minor portion of open cell material in spaced parallel cylindrical shafts embedded within the main portion of molded waste material with the shafts extending from the top surface to the bottom surface and one of said shafts being adjacent each of the side surfaces, said frame components being substantially concealed within the panels defining waterproof seams wherein the frame components serve as waterproof panel connectors, each frame component along one of the seams comprising a portion e

Abstract: A parapet and eave cap assembly and anchor are disclosed in which a corrugated sheet metal tie is incorporated in the wall and includes a split-end having tabs which are bendable to conform in angle to a desired slope of a plate forming a part of an inverted U-shaped cover frame. The plate includes slots for receiving the anchor upwardly therethrough and has outer and inner legs of selected elevation to provide the desired slope in the cap assembly. The tabs of the anchor are simply bent over in opposite directions upon the surface of the plate and are thereafter nailed in place to provide a tensioning anchor between the masonry wall and the cover frame of the cap assembly. The cap assembly is finished by means of a suitable metal flashing overlying the assembly and adjacent edges of flashing strips or similar portions of the roof structure.

Abstract: A coping mounting plate for mounting a coping member is connected to a building parapet, wall or the like which extends above a roof deck. The width of the coping mounting plate is adjustable by a plurality of interlocking keys and keyways for accommodating different wall thicknesses.

Abstract: A prefabricated swimming pool includes a liner and a wall supported by vertical posts. Lip members are arranged between the posts along the top edge of the wall and connected to the posts by brackets. The angles at which the lip members are attached to the posts are adjustable so that the number of posts used to support the wall can be varied, and pools of differing sizes can be constructed using standard components.

Abstract: A novel acoustical wall assembly comprises at least two modular sound absorbing panels. Each panel includes a substantially flat body and an integral tongue extending substantially parallel to and spaced from one edge of the body so as to form a channel therebetween. A double channel connector, comprising first and second U-shaped channel members, is utilized to connect the panels together in a coplanar relation. The side plates of the first channel member fit into the channels of the confronting edges of two modularly aligned panels, and the side plates of the second channel member fit between the panels in tight fitting relationship with the tongues. An L-shaped connector having two side flanges is used to connect the panels together to form a corner wherein the side flanges of the connector fit into the channels of the confronting edges of two adjacent panels.

Abstract: A multi-panel partition structure for creating a space enclosure in a building, which enclosure can be free-standing or have its terminal portions secured to the fixed walls of the building. The panels are mounted in coplanar abutting relationship between vertically extending, horizontally-spaced support posts and rest upon a base which extends between each pair of posts. A header-piece, which is fixed relatively to the upper end of the posts at a predetermined height, is provided with resilient spring means which bias the panels into yieldable abutment with the base. Resilient joint-sealing means between the laterally adjacent edges of the panels bias the panels into abutment with each other and with the support posts. The panels are not secured to each other nor to the base, head-piece or posts.

Abstract: The coping is mounted atop the gutter and each is formed of stainless steel, with the top surfaces being sandblasted to prevent slipperiness, particularly when wet. The gutter, which carries water overflowing and draining through slots in the coping, is also used as a form for pouring the concrete walls of the pool. The gutter provides not only check points for transit leveling, but also an upper rear flange for use in leveling the top of the concrete when poured.The rear of the coping is supported by the gutter, while the depending front wall of the coping is supported by an upwardly extending front wall of the gutter, at an outward offset of each, through a series of special, fine adjustment connecting devices. The upstanding front nose of the coping determines the level at which water will overflow, while the various sections of the coping may be adjusted through the fine adjustment devices, to correspond with the water level, thereby providing a highly accurate level setting for the rim.

Abstract: A concrete and liner retainer coping for a pool and the like comprising an upper vertical wall having a top arcuate curved portion curving rearwardly in a direction away from the pool and formed with a vertically downwardly depending lip ending in a free edge thereof. A horizontal part extends rearwardly relative to the vertical wall and has at its free rear end an upwardly directed vertically oriented back lip. A connection portion integrally connects the horizontal portion to the vertical portion, and a lower vertical edge is joined to a front end of the horizontal part, the latter in cooperation with the connecting portion forming a mouth adapted to receive therein the liner.

Abstract: A double-walled metal building is provided wherein the exterior walls snap into place. The exterior walls are formed of panels which have inturned lips at each side which fit into mating slots and the bottom is provided with clips to hold the bottom of the panel in place. The panel is secured by a top cap which covers the tops of both the interior and the exterior walls, locking the structure together. The only fastening elements which must be installed by workmen are self-tapping screws holding the top cap in place.

Abstract: A modular swimming pool structure, for pools of the type having a water impermeable liner received in a cavity, utilizes a minimum of repeated components which permit the structure to be installed in-ground or above-ground in a wide variety of shapes and configurations. The cavity walls are defined by a plurality of positively interlocked metal boards which are articulatable with respect to each other and can thus be used for linear or arcuate pool configurations. The tops of the boards are received in a coping beam and the bottoms in a ground beam, variants of each being disclosed. The same boards may be used for a perimetrical decking, of particular benefit in the case of above-ground pools. An erection method for an in-ground pool is also disclosed which minimizes the excavation required. Above-ground versions with decks provide integral buttressing and all versions avoid conventional bracing structures.

Abstract: A panel wall system in which there is provided a base plate in the form of a channel having a number of slots at predetermined positions in the walls of the panel and panels which have extensions adapted to fit into the channel defining the base plate. The extensions have ears thereon which engage the slots so that the spacing from one panel to the next and also the position of the panel relative to the base plate is fixed. The panel system is provided with flashing affixed to the base plate and a suitable skirting member is disclosed.

Abstract: A coping structure is provided wherein a splice joint between a pair of normally inverted channel-like coping members is had through use of a splice member which cooperates inside the channels of the pair of coping members for covering a transverse seam between adjacent longitudinal ends of the coping members, the splice member .[.web furthermore being biased to seam covering position by resilient means interposed between the splice member web and the web of a saddle, the saddle having legs engaging legs of the pair of coping members and.]. being .Iadd.supported and biased upwardly to cover the seam, and front and rear legs of the coping members being engaged, against upward movement, with means .Iaddend.secured to a wall supporting the coping structure.