Abstract: A four corner joint between wall panels of the type comprising outer and inner skins connected by an insulating core, and having marginal connecting means formed along the opposite longitudinal edges of the outer skin. The outer and inner skins and the core co-terminate at the upper ends of the lower wall panels. The outer skins of the upper wall panels have lapping ends which extend downwardly beyond the lower ends of the upper wall panels and which overlap the wall panels. The marginal connecting means are substantially entirely removed along the length of the lapping ends of the upper panels to preclude interfering with the interconnection of corresponding marginal connecting means in the lower wall panels.

Abstract: A paneling system having a supporting member and a plurality of panels each of which is provided at the ends thereof with interlocking flanges, the interlocking flange located at one end of the panel having a portion extending from the panel to the supporting member engaging same and thereafter extending away from the supporting member terminating in an end that is positioned in spaced relationship from the remainder of the flange, a fastener securing the flanges to the supporting member, and wherein the interlocking flange at the other end of the panel has a portion extending from the panel which engages only a part of the corresponding portion of the other interlocking flange extending to a point near the supporting member and thereafter backwardly toward the end of the other interlocking flange terminating in an end which engages the end of the other interlocking flange.

Abstract: A fastening device for securing adjacent double-skin foam-core wall panels to the structural framework of a building. One panel has a channel formed in the outer skin which extends laterally inwardly of a gap presented between the adjacent edges of the inner and outer skins. The adjacent panel has a tongue formed along the outer skin which is engaged in the channel. The fastening device includes a clip member and a fastener. The clip member has an edge strip engaged with the channel, a flange penetrating the core terminating proximate to the inner skin, and a medial strip connecting the edge strip to the flange. The medial strip is offset from the plane of the edge strip to provide space for the head of the fastener. The fastener extends through the medial strip, the core and the inner skin and secures the panel to the subgirt. The clip member may be mechanically connected with the channel to increase the suction load resistance of the joint.

Abstract: A fastening device for double-skin foam-core composite roof panels which present interfitted outer connectors spaced upwardly from the exterior surface of the panels, and interfitted inner connectors at the interior surface of the panels. The fastening device includes an upper end confined within the outer connectors, a base extending laterally of the upper end and overlying an exposed core surface, and a flange extending through the insulating core to the inner skin. A fastener extends through the base, the insulating core and the inner skin to secure the adjacent roof panels to a structural member.

Abstract: Disclosed is an insulated metal roofing system which includes channel shaped roofing panels locked together in side-by-side relationship at the upwardly projecting edges of the channel legs by means of interlocking flanges, with legs of adjacent panels in abutting relationship. In some embodiments specially configured clip members engage the roofing panels in their regions of abutment and project downwardly therefrom. Channel shaped ceiling panels are hung in side-by-side relationship on the clip members, and part or all of the space between the roofing panels and the ceiling panels is filled with insulation. The clip members are preferably constructed to provide a selection of points of connection between them and the ceiling panels to thereby provide a selection of spacings between the roofing panels and the ceiling panels. In another embodiment, the ceiling panels are connected directly to the roofing panels.

Abstract: The side-by-side panels of a standing T-rib roof can be provided in any necessary lengths due to a smooth telescopically interfitting arrangement lengthwise between adjacent panel sections. One end portion of each panel section is tapered without cutting or crimping the metal thereof and when slipped endwise into the untapered end portion of another panel section forms a smooth slip joint of uniform cross sectional dimensions in relation to the complete assembled panel. An improved clip for attaching roof panels to underlying purlins features a vertical standoff space between the clip attaching feet and lateral panel support branches thereabove so that a thermal insulation blanket can be placed in the stand-off space. This vertical stand-off space greatly decreases the thermal conductivity of the metal roof and, therefore, increases the thermal value.

Abstract: A floor system for grain bins or the like in which free-standing support legs are positively connected without mechanical fasteners to interlocking, channel-shaped floor members so as to substantially prevent lateral and vertical relative movement between the floor members and the support legs.

Abstract: A cladding for the exterior walls or the roof of a building comprises a plurality of overlapping, profiled and elongate panels of e.g. sheet metal or plastic attached to supporting rails extending in spaced relationship over the surface to be covered in a direction intersecting the longitudinal directions of the panels. Each supporting rail has a series of rigid fastener means each with a dovetail-shaped incut. One longitudinal marginal portion of each panel has a resiliently deformable cross section adapted for snapping into the incut of one fastener means on each of at least two adjacent supporting rails and forms a groove with undercut side walls opening towards the front or outer side of the cladding. The opposite longitudinal marginal portion of each panel also has a resiliently deformable cross section adapted to partly enter said groove of an adjacent panel and to be retained therein in a clamped position in which at least one of the two interengaging marginal panel portions is slightly deformed.

Abstract: A non-composite impact-resistant structure of lightweight construction is particularly useful in offshore power stations where weight is a prime consideration, and also is useful as the roof of inland power stations. The structure is fabricated from two types of sheet metal units and reinforcing elements which are enclosed thereby. An inner cellular panel is secured to outboard members of a building framework. The cells of the inner cellular panel extend vertically or horizontally when used as a wall structure or may reside in a generally horizontal plane when used as a roof structure. Outer corrugated panels (or outer cellular panels) are secured outboard to the inner cellular panel with the corrugations (or cells) of the outer panel perpendicular to the cells of the inner panel. The inner cellular panel cooperates with the outer corrugated panels to define passageways providing peripheral metal enclosure for reinforcing elements.

Abstract: After priming the purlins of a post frame building with a blend of rubbery block copolymer and compatible tackifier resin, double-coated foam-backed pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is applied to the primed surfaces to secure the roof panels, which pressure-sensitive adhesive comprises rubbery block copolymer and compatible tackifier resin.

Abstract: A metal roofing shingle having a main body portion of a generally trapezoidal configuration. A holding strip is utilized for supporting and backing the shingle, when applied to a roof. The entire structure is waterproof, easy to install and extremely durable. The trapezoidal shape of the shingle body provides a unique arrangement whereby moisture which may be driven thereunder by rain storms is readily drained.

Abstract: Building structures, such as pre-engineered metal buildings, concrete buildings, and combination concrete and metal buildings in most areas require insulation due to the relatively high thermal conductance of the metal and concrete components in the builing structure, wall, and roof. Because of energy conservation measures brought on by fuel shortages and rapidly rising fuel costs, insulation systems used in the past are generally not adequate to meet more stringent standards either recently established or planned for the near future. The present invention provides an improved insulation system for use in either new constuction or in reinsulating existing building structures.

Abstract: A reinforcing plate for use underneath two or more lapped thin gauge sheets to stiffen the lapped joint for prevention of damage to the seal from loading and to provide uniform compressant of sealant between the lapped sheets. The plate comprises an elongated planar member having pairs of parallel cuts evenly spaced along its length extending transversely from one edge thereof for substantially one half its width, the material between each of the pairs of cuts being bent into a down turned mounting flange of L-shaped cross section.

Abstract: Disclosed is a channel shaped building panel especially adapted for installation on the underside of a roofing framework. The panel has opposed upstanding webs, one of which is provided with outwardly oriented generally L-shaped female locking and mounting means, and the other of which is provided with an inwardly oriented male locking means, both locking means terminating in detent ribs. At the juncture of the female locking means with its web, an integral inwardly oriented scabbard is formed, and a complementary outwardly oriented integral blade is formed at the juncture of the male locking member with its web. Upon upward insertion of the male locking member into the female locking member, the detent ribs interact in snap fashion, and the blade seats in the scabbard. The female locking and mounting member provides a surface for attachment of a fastener to the roofing framework.

Abstract: A shingle panel includes a backing board underlying and secured to the tips of shingles laid in a row to form a course. The lengths of the shingles, extending transversely of the length of the backing board, are more than twice the width of the backing board so that the butts of the shingles overhang the backing board a distance greater than the backing board width. The panels are assembled in successive courses in substantially coplanar relationship with the backing boards in edge abutment to form continuous sheathing, and the shingles will be disposed in the overlapping relationship of a conventional roof or side wall. The exposure width of the shingles is established by the width of the backing boards.

Abstract: A two-span wall panel construction includes a plurality of spaced, horizontal structural girts with liner panels secured between each three adjacent girts. Horizontally extending subgirts are attached to the liner panels and exterior panels are secured to the subgirts. The exterior panels are corrugated and mounted so that the corrugations extend parallel to the vertical structural columns. A plurality of notches is located on the outer surface of the exterior panel. The notches are aligned midway between the horizontal structural girts and can be varied in depth to cause the exterior panel to fail at the notch when subjected to a predetermined external load. Additional notches can be positioned on the inner surface of the exterior panel in alignment with the other notches. The adjacent, vertical liner panels are positioned in slightly spaced relationship at the end girts and the exterior panels are positioned in overlapping and unattached relationship at the end girts.

Abstract: A paneling system having a supporting member and a plurality of panels each of which is provided at the ends thereof with interlocking flanges, the interlocking flange located at one end of the panel having a portion extending from the panel to the supporting member engaging same and thereafter extending away from the supporting member terminating in an end that is positioned in spaced relationship from the remainder of the flange, a fastener securing the flange to the supporting member, and wherein the interlocking flange at the other end of the panel has a portion extending from the panel which engages only a part of the corresponding portion of the other interlocking flange extending to a point near the supporting member and thereafter backwardly toward the end of the other interlocking flange terminating in an end which engages the end of the other interlocking flange.

Abstract: The invention provides an insulated roof lining consisting of rectangular roofing boards supported on rafters with each board consisting of a hard covering plus a loose insulation layer connected therewith plus a reinforcing body embedded in the insulation layer and firmly connected with the covering. The covering projects laterally, at two sides starting from a corner of the layer, beyond the edges of the layer and partly overlaps the adjoining roofing boards.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for applying insulation material to the sidewalls and endwalls of a building structure. The apparatus is disposed parallel and adjacent to the top of the wall. A roll of insulating material is mounted on the apparatus and fed downward along the side of the building wall and parallel thereto. The end of the insulating material is attached to the bottom of the wall and the insulating material is tightened and held in place by a tension means which is part of the apparatus. The insulating material is then attached to the top of the wall and cut free from the remaining insulating material on the roll. The apparatus is then moved along the top of the wall to a position where the insulating material can be fed downward adjacent to the attached insulating material. The method is then repeated.

Abstract: A roof structure is formed with a plurality of substantially parallel purlins mounted on rafters, with each purlin including a central web and a laterally extending upper flange. The upper flange of each purlin defines a plurality of equally spaced openings therethrough, and layers of insulation material are applied to the upper and lower surfaces of the upper flange. Sheets of hard roofing material are mounted on the purlins and fasteners are inserted through the sheets of roofing material and extend down through the openings in the upper flanges of the purlins and through the layers of insulation material so that the sheets of roofing material and fasteners are isolated by the insulation material from the purlins. Additional insulation material is located between adjacent ones of the purlins below the sheets of hard roofing material.

Abstract: A support framework is mounted on the purlins in a partially completed roof structure and is moved along the length of the purlins. A plurality of reels of sheet material are carried by the framework and the sheet material is progressively unrolled from the reels and applied to the purlins as the support framework moves. Loose insulation is blown onto the sheet material and hard sheet roofing material is applied over the sheet material and loose insulation to the purlins as the support framework progresses across the structure.

Abstract: A simple and effective means for conducting water away from a building wherein exposed spaced beams are used as a supporting surface, such as used in a carport roof or a sundeck floor, comprised of an elongated tapered channel member positioned within the space between the beams and serving to receive water at one end and conducting it to a gutter disposed at the other end.

Abstract: Insulation for the roof of a building. The insulation comprises a plurality of distinct layers of flexible insulation blankets with a spacer channel member interposed therebetween. A spacer block can be included to space the top layer of insulation from a roof panel at a location adjacent a purlin. The spacer member is channel-like and is generally U-shaped in transverse cross-section and is adaptable to be used in conjunction with a variety of purlin shapes.

Abstract: A shingle panel includes a backing board underlying and secured to the tip of shingles laid in a row to form a course. The lengths of the shingles, extending transversely of the length of the backing board, are more than twice the width of the backing board so that the butts of the shingles overhang the backing board a distance greater than the backing board width. The panels are assembled in successive courses in substantially coplanar relationship with the backing boards in edge abutment to form continuous sheathing, and the shingles will be disposed in the overlapping relationship of a conventional roof or side wall. The exposure width of the shingles is established by the width of the backing boards.

Abstract: A roof insulator support system includes a plurality of longitudinally extending beams supporting a plurality of regularly spaced, laterally extending purlins of Z-shaped cross section with an upturned lip portion on the lower flange of each purlin. Elongated liner support members, being extrusions of a generally inverted T-shape, are attached to and extend along the bottom of each purlin. Each liner support member is attached to a purlin by the interaction of a clip member which engages the lip portion of the purlin and a clip flange which engages the bottom of the lower flange of each purlin to prevent vertical displacement thereof. The horizontal portions of liner support members on adjacent pairs of purlins support roof liner panels laid between the purlins. A layer of insulation material is laid on top of the roof liner panels and a roof extends over the purlins.

Abstract: A mounting element for synthetic resin films loosely laid on abutting thermal insulating panels for heat-insulated roof constructions without a gravel layer, which comprises a T-shaped panel securing means and a mounting flange means arranged at the base point of the T-shaped means at a right angle thereto and on one side thereof.

Abstract: A roof panel joint construction and clip device for use therein to secure abutting edges of panels so that the clip and associated fastener is concealed and so that the panels are capable of expanding or contracting longitudinally due to thermal changes. Abutting edges of roof panels are crimped together with a lip portion of the clip positioned therebetween while the clip is secured to a purlin with a flange portion of the clip including an elongated slot and a spring clamping member positioned between the head of a fastener and the flange.

Abstract: A combination rafter and cap-like clip structure with wedging interlocking lugs which are adapted to press pad-like flanges on the clips against roof panels against supports on the rafter.

Abstract: A roof structure is fabricated by forming a lattice of support straps between the inclined rafters and the purlins, supporting one or more reels of insulation material on adjacent pairs of purlins with the width of the material spanning the space between the purlins, moving the reels along the lengths of the purlins and paying out the insulation material from the reels down into the spaces between the purlins and onto the lattice of support straps. Additional insulation material is applied to the upper surfaces of the purlins. The workmen follow the reels of insulation material and connect the hard roofing material over the insulation material to the purlins to complete the roof structure.

Abstract: A roof is provided for a building wherein inverted channels are secured along the tops of side walls of the building, these channels having upright projections at spaced intervals thereon. Rafters of an inverted channel section each has its outer end portion set astraddle one of these projections and is pivotally secured thereto. The confronting inner ends of each two rafters extending from opposite walls are joined together at the peak of the roof. Similar rafters are secured to each slope of the end wall of the building. Prefabricated roof panels with an understructure having transverse inverted channels on the under face thereof are lowered onto the rafters with their inverted channels nesting over the rafters and these channels are then bolted to the rafters. Tie rods are arranged to relieve lateral stresses that would otherwise tend to urge the building side walls outwardly away from each other.

Abstract: Mobile home skirting is disclosed comprising a top track, a bottom track and a plurality of panels in said tracks, each track having a front wall and a back wall, .[.each panel having a major portion forming a front wall thereof and a minor portion forming a back wall thereof,.]. said panels arranged in edge overlapping and independently vertically slidable relationship to each other when disposed in said tracks with the front and back walls of the panels in contact, respectively, with the front and back walls of said tracks, the front wall of each panel and the front wall of .[.each.]. .Iadd.at least one .Iaddend.track .[.both.]. being formed with mutually engageable locking means for retaining said panels in said tracks, the back wall of each panel and the back wall of each track .[.both.].