Abstract: A prestressed or post-tensioned concrete slab indicating device for indicating a presence of a prestressed or post-tensioned slab of concrete includes a plate member having a front surface and a back surface, a visible indication on the front surface, the visible indication communicating and warning of the presence of a prestressed or post-tensioned slab of concrete, at least one concrete penetrating projection having a proximal and a distal end, the proximal end being attached to the back surface, the projection having a flared portion at the distal end, the at least one concrete penetrating projection being at least partially embedded within a partially cured prestressed or post-tensioned concrete slab to affix the indicating device to the partially cured prestressed or post-tensioned concrete slabsuch that the front surface of the indicating device is flush with the concrete surface, the flared portion keeping the device securely attached to the slab when the prestressed or post-tensioned concrete slab is

Abstract: A panel structure for a building panel system to cover an exterior wall of a building. The panel structure comprises identical frame members fixed to the back surface of the panel, one along at least two of its edges. The frame members have mounting portions projecting away from the panel, each two opposed hook. The mounting portions of frame members extending along opposed edges of the panel are in longitudinal mirror symmetry to each other, so the panel structure does not have a specific orientation.

Abstract: An assembly including a first, second, and third component, the first component being secured to the second component by a deformed portion to provide a subassembly, in which the deformed portion is utilized to releaseably secure the third component to the sub assembly via a fourth component.

Abstract: A cover member for room partitions having a frame with at least one slotted cross-member. The cover member includes a pivoting lock member having a protruding lock tab shaped for reception in a slot in a slotted cross-member of a frame. A connecting member rotatably connects the lock member to a surface of the cover member in a manner which permits the lock member to be rotated about a center of rotation between an insertion position wherein the lock tab is in registry with the cross-member slot and an engaged position wherein the lock tab is engaged with the cross-member to positively yet removably lock the cover member on the frame. The lock member is set up such that the lock tab has a smaller lateral displacement from the center of rotation of the pivoting lock member in the engaged position than in the insertion position. At least one frictional member is configured to be connected to the cover member and extend through the pivoting lock member to frictionally hold the pivoting lock member in position.

Abstract: An external wall panel construction includes a furring member which is held on a rear surface of an external wall panel via a fixing plate. The fixing plate is provided on the rear surface of the external wall panel and is fixed to the external wall panel via a set screw.

Abstract: Two generally co-planar panels (4) are supported almost edge-to-edge by an intermediate beam (1). A coupling member (2) is captive to the beam (1) by interengaging longitudinal formations (6,11) and provides an interlocking engagement (12,18) for the edges of the panels (4). Opposite the coupling member (2) the beam (1) is proud of the panels (4) and receives and retains a cap (3) which seals against the panels (4). An assembly for attaching such beams and panels to a wall (30) to project therefrom is described.

Abstract: A wall system is disclosed including a covering member for covering a wall. A support structure is affixed to the wall for supporting the covering member. A support bracket is secured to the covering member and removably engages the support structure, in order to retain the covering member along a vertical wall.

Abstract: A wall panel including a rectangular frame, a pair of wall members and a thin decorative sheet covering the wall members. The frame includes two spaced apart, generally parallel vertical frame members and spaced apart, generally parallel horizontal lower and upper frame members. The horizontal frame members are connected to the vertical frame members at opposite ends thereof to form the rectangular frame. Each of the frame members includes a core member and a pair of sidewall members attached to opposite sides of the core member. The wall members are attached to the sidewalls on opposing sides of the frame members. A decorative sheet covers the outer surface of each wall member. A method for manufacturing the frame members includes providing a fixture with spaced apart first, second and third surfaces. A hanger bracket is mounted to the vertical frame core member and is positioned in the fixture such that the hanger bracket engages the first surface.

Abstract: A mounting structure formed on a plate-like member and for mounting the plate-like member to a trim panel for a vehicle, the mounting structure comprises an approximately T-like shape in cross section. A trim assembly for a vehicle comprises: a plate-like member; a cushion member disposed on the plate-like member; and a top cover covering the whole cushion member, wherein peripheral portions of which are secured to peripheral portions of the plate-like member; wherein a mounting structure comprising an approximately T-like shape in cross section, for mounting the trim assembly to a trim panel for a vehicle is formed on the plate-like member.

Abstract: This application discloses a relatively thin flexible anchor sheet for installation under carpets or other decorative coverings and a covering module composed of a pre-attached decorative covering and anchor sheet which can be assembled by overlapping hook and loop attachment to an additional covering module to create a complete floor covering of carpet, tile, stone or other material and without substantial attachment to a floor.

Abstract: A storm-panel attachment system has at least one storm-panel bracket (1) with an attachment tongue (2) that fits slidably in at least one attachment housing (3) mounted proximate an edge (4) of a building aperture (5) to be storm-paneled. Oppositely disposed proximate a second edge of the building aperture, at least one additional storm-panel bracket has an attachment tongue that fits slidably in at least one other attachment housing. The storm-panel brackets each have at least one brace-attachment appendage (7) to which at least one panel-supportive brace (8) or other panel bracing is fastened. The brace-attachment appendages are sized and shaped for attachment of braces such as two-by-four boards or other structural members to which storm paneling (6) such as plywood sheets, fibrous sheets or aluminum sheets can be nailed, screwed or otherwise affixed.

Abstract: A cladding system for walls or ceilings of a building structure consisting of a panel or panels that are sectioned so as to provide a variety of aesthetics. The sections in the panel may be joined along articulated lines of joinder so that an entire panel comprised of a plurality of sections can be expanded or retracted to either cover or selectively expose the wall or ceiling across which the system is mounted. The sections in a panel may be cellular and may thereby form a honeycomb-type panel, and the materials from which the panels are made may vary between being rigid, flexible, hard, soft, flat, reflective, and the like.

Abstract: A concrete panel system comprising a plurality of concrete panels arranged in side-by-side fashion on a substantially vertical supporting wall, each of the panels comprising a rectangular body having a front surface and a rear surface and beveled side edges, the side edges each forming an angle of between eighty-five and ninety degrees with the rear surface, and a concave caulking groove lying between and connecting each of the beveled side edges with the front face, the side edges of adjacent panels forming a V-joint between the adjacent panels, a flexible sealant material in a portion of the caulking grooves of adjacent panels and a portion of the V-joint for providing a seal between adjacent panels, and a hanger element embedded in the rear of the panels for securing the panels to the supporting wall.

Abstract: An improved cladding board mounting system for mounting cladding boards (100) adjacent a surface to be concealed. Each cladding board (100) includes at least one support member (130) on the interior face (120) of the cladding board. The system further includes at least one mounting member (170) which includes an engaging formation (172) adapted for releasable engagement with a complementary engaging formation (132) of a respective support member. The mounting member also includes a second segment (174) for releasable connection to the surface to be concealed. Preferably a mounting bracket (70) extends between the surface to be clad and the mounting member (170).

Abstract: A mounting and drainage system of a prefabricated building panel. The mounting system includes a first mounting plate mounted to a vertical stud of a frame and a second mounting plate mounted to an adjacent vertical stud of the frame. The first and second mounting plates face one another. A landing pad extends between the first and second mounting plates and is mounted on a landing hook that extends outward from a floor of a building. The landing pad is retained on the landing hook by a retaining plate extending from the landing hook. Welding plates having a slot therein are also provided on other mounting plates and are welded to an edge of the floor. The landing pad is removable once the prefabricated building panel is mounted on the building. A drainage system is also provided. The drainage system includes a drain aperture positioned on a lower track between an inner wall of building and the wall of the prefabricated building panel.

Abstract: A wall system comprising a plurality of rectangular rigid prefinished panels mounted on a wall support structure with main runners and cross runners. The main runners serve to lock the panels onto the support structure and with the cross runners serve to prevent the panels from warping due to adverse moisture conditions. The main runners are configured to space the panels from the wall support structure to encourage uniform humidity conditions at the front and rear of the panels. Clips that secure the panels to the main runners are fixed adjacent the top and bottom panel edges at different set-offs to obtain an advantageous nesting of panels for reduced packaging volume.

Abstract: A cladding system for walls or ceilings of a building structure consisting of a panel or panels that are sectioned so as to provide a variety of aesthetics. The sections in the panel may be joined along articulated lines of joinder so that an entire panel comprised of a plurality of sections can be expanded or retracted to either cover or selectively expose the wall or ceiling across which the system is mounted. The sections in a panel may be cellular and may thereby form a honeycomb-type panel, and the materials from which the panels are made may vary between being rigid, flexible, hard, soft, flat, reflective, and the like.

Abstract: An automotive trim panel assembly including a door inner panel and a plastic interior trim panel are provided wherein central axes of substantially identical pin fasteners and main and auxiliary connector portions are all substantially parallel to one another to provide an easy, simple, less costly assembly process. The interior trim panel includes a plastic main section having inner and outer surfaces, a plastic auxiliary section having inner and outer surfaces and a plurality of hollow main connector portions formed about the periphery of the main section on its inner surface thereof.

Abstract: A cladding system used to secure a cladding material panel to a building structure and including upper and lower bracket members to cooperatively and respectively engage upper and lower ends of adjacent cladding material panels. The upper bracket member includes a first fastener member to engage an interior surface of a first cladding material panel and a second fastener member a spaced apart distance therefrom and also engaging the first cladding material panel. A mount assembly secures the upper bracket member a spaced apart distance from the building structure and facilitates alignment of the cladding material panels. The lower bracket member includes a first lower fastener member to engage a second cladding material panel and a second lower fastener member a spaced apart distance therefrom which also engages the second cladding material.

Abstract: Hurricane shutter hardware for patio doors, picture windows, and other large openings on a house. The hardware consists of mounts that are permanently attached to a house, and brackets that are mounted to a shutter cover. The mounts are composed of unique metal bends that are configured to fit on a wide variety of homes and lock onto the brackets which are attached to shutters. The brackets have distinctive shapes which allow almost any type of material to be used as a shutter cover. The mount and bracket are quickly and easily locked together after a hurricane warning, covering a window with a shutter.

Abstract: A trim panel mounting assembly for a motor vehicle includes a trim panel bracket mounted to one side of a trim panel opposite an interior of the motor vehicle and a support bracket mounted to an inner door panel opposite the trim panel bracket. The trim panel mounting assembly also includes a structure for allowing the trim panel bracket and the support bracket to self-align when the trim panel bracket and the support bracket are brought into proximate position for installation.

Abstract: Methods for manufacturing highly insulating connector rods and highly insulating composite wall structures using such connector rods. The connector rods are highly insulating and are injection molded in a single step from an appropriate resinous material or moldable plastic. Discontinuous fibers may be impregnated within the resinous material or other moldable plastic. The single-step molding method yields connector rods having pointed ends for facilitating entry through an insulating layer and a first structural layer not yet cured, and also an enlarged head for receiving an impact from a hammer or mallet or for facilitating gripping by the installer. The enlarged head also provides an anchoring effect within a second structural layer upon curing. The connector rods are manufactured to include a ridge or flange to limit the depth of penetration by the connector rod when inserted into the insulating material when forming the composite wall structure.

Abstract: A prefabricated outer wall structure with stress rupture resistance comprising a plurality of outer wall elements, each outer wall element comprising a wall component formed of an inner unit and a plurality of fixing components, in which the inner unit has a ladder slot and its outer surface is adhered to an outer decorative wall unit by means of adhesive in a manner that at least a retention slot is defined between the ladder slot and the outer decorative wall unit with an U-plate is placed within the retention slot; and each fixing component is connected to at least a hook plate corresponding to the U-plate in the wall component, while an end of the fixing component is secured to a construction structure so that the wall component is tightly secured to the construction structure.

Abstract: A clean room filter unit mounting system including a bracket, a bracket and fastener assembly, and individually mounted filter units. The bracket and fastener assembly includes a bracket having a relatively fixed member and a relatively movable member to allow misaligned mounting of parts such as the filter units in a clean room ceiling to fixed suspension rods without perfect registration of the bracket fixed member with the suspension rods, and a fastener able to pass through both bracket members in a first arrangement and to block such passage in a second disposition.

Abstract: An air conditioner cover, for covering an air conditioner having an air conditioner face, comprising a main housing defining a main cavity which is sized to cover a portion of the air conditioner rearward of the air conditioner face. The main housing has a front panel, four peripheral walls, and a mouth opening opposite the front panel. A flange extends perpendicular to the peripheral walls at the mouth opening. A seal comprising four angled gaskets extends around the mouth opening, each angled gasket extending from one of the peripheral walls and having a triangular cross section. The angled gaskets allow the air conditioner to easily slide into the mouth opening until the air conditioner face meets the front panel, but resists removal therefrom, to hold the air conditioner cover securely upon the air conditioner. The front panel has a decorative covering to match the decor of the room in which the air conditioner is located.

Abstract: A penetration pocket, useful to seal roof openings at protruding pipes or the like, is made of a material compatible with roofing asphalt. The penetration pocket material is asphalt-based with polymeric materials added to impart strength and toughness. Fibrous material may also be added for increased strength. The roofing asphalt, when applied around the penetration pocket, fuses with penetration pocket walls and base, and upon cooling, the penetration pocket and the roofing asphalt are welded together to effect a secure, water-proof joint.

Abstract: An improved partition wall material including a skeletal material, partition boards, and fastening plates. The skeletal material is an elongated extruded structure including a beam at a central portion thereof, and two skeletal projections respectively connected to two ends of the beam, each skeletal projection having two ends that respectively bend outwardly to form respective projection ends. Each projection end is connected to a frame. Each frame includes a frame projection provided with a pair of opposed frame hooks, each of which has a curved portion. The skeletal projection and the frames on both sides thereof defining a frame recess. The partition boards are planar boards including a plurality of locking holes arranged along a longitudinal axis thereof.

Abstract: Methods for manufacturing highly insulating connector rods and highly insulating composite wall structures using such connector rods. The connector rods are highly insulating and are injection molded in a single step from an appropriate resinous material or moldable plastic. Discontinuous fibers may be impregnated within the resinous material or other moldable plastic. The single-step molding method yields connector rods having pointed ends for facilitating entry through an insulating layer and a first structural layer not yet cured, and also an enlarged head for receiving an impact from a hammer or mallet or for facilitating gripping by the installer. The enlarged head also provides an anchoring effect within a second structural layer upon curing. The connector rods are manufactured to include a ridge or flange to limit the depth of penetration by the connector rod when inserted into the insulating material when forming the composite wall structure.

Abstract: A columbarium which includes a pair of end walls disposed along substantially vertical planes resting on a base and supporting a top forming an enclosed open area. A plurality of containers which are arranged in horizontal and vertical rows are positioned within the open area. A pair of side walls which are supported solely by the base are disposed along substantially vertical planes forming the outer limits of the open area. The side walls are formed of a plurality of removable cover plates which are arranged in horizontal and vertical rows which substantially correspond with the horizontal and vertical rows formed by the containers.

Abstract: A wall covering system includes prefabricated T-shaped (in cross section) horizontal supporting strips, L-shaped horizontal supporting strips, L-shaped end-locking strips and decorative panels. The end-locking strips interact with the horizontal strips and the decorative panels, provide an aesthetic appearance to the finished system when assembled on a wall and provide safety by covering the exposed ends of the T-shaped horizontal strips. In use, the wall panelling system disclosed herein may be easily and conveniently installed onto existing walls by a user without professional assistance and may be just as easily and conveniently removed from the wall whenever it is desired to inspect behind the panels, change the decor, or to remove the panels for installation at another location.

Abstract: A trim panel 1 for a vehicle door structure 20 comprises a panel body 2, and an edge strip 3, secured thereto, the edge strip having at intervals therealong a plurality of connector housings 6 for receiving connectors 12 which are engageable, in use, in respective sockets 21 provided in the vehicle door structure 20 to connect the trim panel 1 thereto. The edge strip has an abutment surface 18 arranged to be sealingly engageable by a door seal 23 of a vehicle body structure when the vehicle door is closed.

Abstract: A panel mounting assembly includes an elongated holder defining a track with a floor having inwardly projecting opposed facing flanges spaced above said floor for captively receiving legs of an inverted generally V-shaped clip. The track flanges include a plurality of opposed aligned slots for receiving flanges at the ends of the clip legs, thereby locking the clip in place along the track. The holder comprises a thermoplastic polymeric material having a plurality of projections which are melted to fuse the holder to the surface of the panel facing the underlying support structure. In another embodiment of the invention, a resilient polymeric mounting clip for a vehicle panel is made of a thermoplastic material having support panel engaging means extending therefrom in a first direction and a plurality of projections extending therefrom in an opposite direction for fusibly bonding the projections to a decorative panel.

Abstract: A partition wall including a frame assembly and partition boards fastened to front and rear sides of the frame assembly by coupling spring plates, wherein the frame assembly includes two stiles of aluminum alloy profiles, each stile having two parallel channel bars and a longitudinal frame board connected between the channel bars, two rigid transverse rails connected between the stiles at top and bottom sides, each transverse rail having two angled end-pieces respectively engaged into respective longitudinal locating grooves defined between the first channel bars and the second channel bars of the stiles, and two rigid coupling bars respectively fastened to the stiles at an outer side for enabling two partition walls to be abutted against each other.

Abstract: The pillar garnish is supported by a steel bracket interposed between the pillar garnish and the pillar.

Abstract: A system of light weight, high strength, thin masonry panels having one or more mateable seam hiding edges. The seam hiding edge may be serpentine or some other shape consistent with the masonry element chosen for the panel surface. The aforementioned thin masonry panels are used to construct patio or walkway surfaces as well as provide a decorative facing for walls, fireplaces, and the like. The thickness of the panels is limited to the range of 1 to 2 inches in order to assure a light weight for ease of construction. Each panel is a reinforced series of masonry elements such as stone or brick pavers bound together by a cement or mortar-like material. The claimed invention also includes an attachment plate for affixing the panels to other surfaces and structures.

Abstract: A method of securing an architectural finish element to a surface ultimately formed by a castable material cast about a mesh material involves securing at least one projection to a backing surface of the architectural finish element such that the projection extends away from the backing surface. The castable material is then cast about the mesh material. The projection is then inserted into the castable material before the castable material has set, until the backing surface rests on the surface of the castable material, whereupon the projection co-operates with the mesh material to engage therewith. The castable material is then permitted to set about the projection, thereby firmly securing the projection in the castable material and securing the architectural finish element to the castable material and the mesh material.

Abstract: A detachable wall trim having an elongated section of decorative wall trim with a coextending recess channel on the back face. Two or more spaced fastener clips are received in the channel. These clips are formed of one piece plates having spaced screws for holding them or securing them within the channel on the back face of the trim. A key-hole shaped screw head retaining slot is provided in each of these plates and each key-hole slot has a screw head access opening with a narrower screw shaft slot extending therefrom for slidably receiving a screw shaft without permitting passage of the screw head through the screw shaft slot. The wall screws are first fastened to the wall and properly aligned with the clips and then the screw heads extending from the wall are permitted to sufficiently extend from the wall so that they pass through the key hole slots to retain the trim on the wall where desired. These clips are adapted for 360.degree.

Abstract: An apparatus for affixing services to a base material including: a service board with a front surface and a back surface, a plurality of standoffs, and a plurality of fastening holes passing through the front surface and back surface of the service board.

Abstract: A fabric wall panel system which mounts wall panels by means of releasable hanger. The fabric wall panel system includes a wall panel and a hanger. The fabric wall panel comprises a frame and a flat filler insert. The frame comprises a plurality of linear frame members. Each frame member has a spine with an elongated opening, a side edge, and a front edge which together define a groove. The flat filler insert is fitted within the groove of each frame member. Fabric is stretched over the frame and insert and is bonded to the back of each frame member to complete the finished fabric wall panel. The hanger has a flat base and a perpendicularly extending tongue with an enlarged head. A number of hangers are affixed on the wall using an adhesive. The slit on the fabric wall panel is aligned with the tongue of hanger on the wall, and the fabric wall panel is affixed to the wall by pressing the slit over the tongue on the hanger. The fabric wall panels can be prefabricated or installed in situ.

Abstract: An improved retainer element has a mounting section which is connected with a rim portion of a panel. A longitudinally extending main spring section of the retainer element extends from the mounting section. A retainer section of the retainer element is connected with an end of the main spring section opposite from the mounting section. The retainer section includes a retainer flange and a pair of retainer arms which engage opposite sides of the rim portion of the panel. When the panel is moved into position relative to the support frame, a cam surface on the retainer flange engages the support frame and transmits force to deflect the main spring section of the retainer element. The retainer flange then snaps into engagement with the support frame. The retainer arms slide along opposite side surfaces of the rim portion of the panel to guide movement of the main spring section relative to the panel.

Abstract: A wall cladding system to provide an attractive finished, exterior appearance to a building wall, the system including an assembly of adjacent, similar, thin cladding elements, oriented in a substantially vertical plane, each cladding element including an exterior panel provided with an exterior and an interior major face, the interior major face being attached by an adhesive material to a flexible sheet of material having an upper edge projecting beyond the cladding element. Further, a plurality of spaced-apart fasteners are provided to connect the flexible sheet of material to a building wall.

Abstract: A system for fitting panels without physical affixing means, especially for covering walls and installing shelves and suspended equipment. The system includes a rack having a main branch and at least one side branch and one bearing branch. The main branch and side branch define a housing in which an elastic bearing piece is removably connected. The bearing piece has a cross section corresponding to the cross section of the housing. The height of the bearing piece is chosen depending on the desired level of the front face of the panel with respect to the rack in its mounted position.

Abstract: A unitary suspension clip for suspending gypsum board panels from the horizontal support member of a vertical support structure. The plate portion of the clip has panel-piercing members projecting rearwardly to affix the plate to the panel. A transverse line of weakness extends substantially across the width of the plate such that when the panel is suspended from the support member, the load applied between the support member and the plate causes the plate to bend therealong to prevent the pulling of the panel-piercing members out of the panel. A wing is formed along the edge of the plate and extends outwardly therefrom with a second line of weakness running in the same direction as the edge of the plate between the wing and the plate.

Abstract: A device for covering an opening in a masonry provided on its surface with tiles or plates comprises a holding member (7) for a permanent magnet (8) which cooperates with a ferromagnetic member provided on the inner side of the cover member covering the opening and provided with tiles or plates. The holding member (7) is provided via a predetermined breaking point (12) with a protrusion with a threaded bolt (6) which can be screwed into the threaded bore (5) of a frame surrounding the opening to be covered. After detaching the protrusion along the predetermined breaking point (12), the holding member (7) can be connected with an anchoring member anchorable in the masonry, which anchoring member comprises a plate-shaped section which can be inserted into a slot (15) of the holding member (7) (FIG. 3).

Abstract: Highly insulating connectors used in making highly insulative composite wall structures. At least a substantial portion of the connector is injection molded in a single step from an appropriate resinous material or moldable plastic. The connector has a substantially pointed end in a penetrating segment for facilitating penetration of the connector through an insulating layer and a yet unhardened structural material, such as concrete, that will harden into a first structural layer. The opposite end, or gripping segment, includes arcuate wings for facilitating gripping of the connector during placement in the insulating layer and first unhardened structural layer, and also for anchoring the connectors upon hardening of a second structural layer. A middle or mesial segment resides within the insulating layer, which is sandwiched between the first and second structural layer.

Abstract: A structural frame is provided comprising opposed ceiling and floor channels and spaced apart, C-shaped metal studs extending vertically between the channels. Each stud has its single central web positioned transversely relative to the main plane of the frame. Pairs of short brackets are suspended from the webs of adjacent studs in opposed and vertically spaced relation. Each bracket comprises a horizontal V-shaped wall having a pair of horizontally extending shoulders and downwardly extending side walls which form vertical end edges at the end of the bracket adjacent the web. A plurality of hooks extends from the end edges. A pattern of vertical slots is formed in the stud web and the bracket hooks extend into these slots and attach to the web. The bracket is sized to fit snugly between the side flange walls of the C-shaped stud, to reinforce these flange walls so that they do not collapse inwardly when loaded.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an anchoring system and method for installing exterior material including lath and mortar to a building structure particularly suited for when the exterior materials are to be placed at a distance from the building structure. The anchoring system utilizes a separator rod having two ends wherein one end is threadingly attached to a nut joint with the other rod end extending from the nut joint. Building paper, insulation and lath may be placed on the building structure, and then a nut joint may be installed, with the other rod end being inserted into an anchoring device anchored to the building structure. The anchoring device has a speed nut which accepts the extending end of the separator rod, allowing the rod to advance into the anchoring device but which inhibits movement of the separator rod out of and away from the anchoring device in a rachet fashion.

Abstract: A unitary suspension clip for suspending gypsum board panels from the horizontal channel member of an erect support structure. The plate portion of the clip has panel-piercing members projecting rearwardly to affix the plate to the panel. A transverse line of weakness extends substantially across the width of the plate such that when the panel is suspended from the channel member, the load applied between the channel member and the plate causes the plate to bend therealong to prevent the pulling of the panel-piercing members out of the panel. A wing is formed along the edge of the plate and extends outwardly therefrom with a second line of weakness running in the same direction as the edge of the plate between the wing and the plate. The wing is bent at the second line of weakness upwardly from the surface of the gypsum board panel and has an angled surface formed therein which rests on the horizontal channel member and causes the panel to be drawn into engagement with the erect support structure.

Abstract: In a simple and robust panel mounting arrangement support pins project laterally and inwardly from rearwardly projecting flanges at opposed side edges of a panel, and are operatively engaged within angled slots extending rearwardly from front edges of flanges of supports, thereby to support the side edges of the panel. Each slot has a first limb portion which is open at the front edge of the respective flange and extends rearwardly therefrom, and a second limb portion which communicates with the first limb portion of the slot and which entends downwardly to a closed end thereof at which the associated support pin is disposed when the panel is fully mounted on the support.

Abstract: Highly insulating connector rods used in making highly insulative composite wall structures are disclosed. The high R-value connector is injection molded in a single step from an appropriate resinous material or moldable plastic. Discontinuous fibers may be impregnated within the resinous material or other plastic. The connector rod has a pointed end for facilitating entry through an insulating layer and a first structural layer and an enlarged head for receiving an impact from a hammer or mallet. The enlarged head also provides an anchoring effect within a second structural layer. A ridge or flange helps to orient the connector rod when inserted into the insulating material and also helps to prevent the collapse of the second structural layer toward the first structural layer.