Abstract: A fence post construction provides a method for notch-supporting mesh fencing. The fence post construction is constructed from a load-bearing material and has a post axis, an upper post end, and a lower post end. The material construction is formed to include laterally opposed wing portions extending outwardly relative to the post axis, each of which preferably include a series of laterally paired notch arrangements. Each notch arrangement is T-shaped, and provide an upper notch portion, a lower notch portion collinear with the upper notch portion, a stem notch portion orthogonal to the upper and lower notch portions, a downwardly extending upper wing arm, and an upwardly extending lower wing arm. the lower notch portion and lower wing arm are preferably at least twice the length of the upper notch portion and upper wing arm relative to the stem portion.

Abstract: Concrete lumber replacement can be made to exact measurements and cuts. Once placed in the structure, it would make the structure more durable under severe weather conditions. It also deters insects that can destroy the structure over time. Concrete is a fire retardant. If a fire happens, the foundation and frame will still be intact. To date, concrete has never been used in framing. In return, it will conserve trees and lower the overall cost to build the structure.

Abstract: Described is a building structure comprising a basic horizontal element, substantially flat and forming a treadable surface, comprising a plurality of stirrup bodies rising from the surface and aligned for identifying at least one habitable room, a plurality of wall elements each comprising a pair of panels parallel to each other and spaced at a predetermined distance so as to form a hollow space between them for receiving a construction material and an upper horizontal element connected to the upper ends of the wall elements for delimiting the top of the habitable room. The hollow space is filled with a volume of clayey soil having a percentage of between 19% and 26% of inert material and delimited by lower connection means anchored to the stirrup bodies and upper connection means anchored to the upper horizontal element; the volume of clayey soil compacted such as to have a compression strength of at least 22 kg/cm2 and a shear strength of at least 4 kg/cm2.

Abstract: This invention relates to building materials and methods. A building assembly for constructing a building includes load bearing structural panels joined and finished with a non-load bearing panels. The load bearing panels comprise a structural concrete insulating panel (SCIP) comprising a pair of wire mesh members sandwiching a middle member comprising polystyrene, wherein each of said wire mesh members defines two outwardly projecting screed ridges. The non-load bearing panels comprise a pair of fiber cement boards sandwiching a polystyrene core. The load bearing SCIP panel is placed in position and then the non-load bearing panel is positioned in a desirous location abutting the SCIP. The SCIP then receives a layer of cementitious material that is cut flat using the screed ridges. The assembled SCIP and non-load bearing composite is then finished with a final finishing layer so that the entire assembly has the same outer appearance.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system in which a demarcation point cabinet to provide network connectivity between networks is placed into a cage mesh panel design for a communication facility structure, wherein the demarcation point comprises a demarcation point cabinet placed in the non-moving, stationary portion of the cage mesh panel design for the communication facility structure, such as an Internet Exchange (IX), Peering Point, Data Center, or Co-location center, providing security to the customers using the communication facility structure, frees up square footage space inside the cage for customers to put their own equipment and wiring, and adds security because demarcation point cabinet is constructed with physical barriers to prevent physical tampering or access from a front side of the demarcation point cabinet to the back side of the demarcation point cabinet.

Abstract: A concrete casting method uses a vacuum to remove air from the concrete material, and further involves pouring the cement material over three-dimensional interlocking inclusions before curing. The inclusions may be generally polyhedral structures formed by an annular or disc-shaped central structure that defines a parting plane for an injection mold, and various structures extending transversely to the central annular or disc-shaped structure to form the generally polyhedral shape. Alternatively, the inclusions may be formed by a hub and radial structures, from which extend circumferential structures that define the polyhedral shape. Other inclusion structures take the form of wires or tubes with multiple coils. The inclusions may be used in a variety of concrete structures, including earthquake or tornado proof housing structures, cylindrical supports structures, and armored structure including ships and submarines.

Abstract: This invention relates to screed methods and building panels. According to the invention there is provided a construction panel comprising two outer wire mesh members and a middle member secured therebetween. The wire mesh members may have a plurality of V-shaped impressions along their length which serve as a built in visual and mechanical screed for finishing the panel with shotcrete or plaster. Alternatively, the wire mesh members may have a clipped-on-screed member attached thereto which serves as a visual and mechanical screed for finishing the panel. The middle member may comprises a composite of alternating layers of wire trusses and polystyrene foam. The middle member may be secured in a compressed state and released after attachment to the wire mesh members.

Abstract: A structure (10, 10?, 10?, 10??) for producing beams, comprising a lower mesh element (11) and an upper mesh element (12), said two mesh elements (11, 12) being arranged parallel, spaced apart and connected by at least one counteraction strut element (60, 80), at least two L-shaped side connection groups (14, 14?) arranged along opposite sides of said two mesh elements (11, 12) and at least one central connection group (13, 13?, 70, 15, 16) arranged between said at least two side connection elements (14, 14?).

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for creating an outer surface effect of a structure wherein at least one wall of the structure defines a support surface, the apparatus comprising means defining a covering surface which overlies the support surface but is movable therefrom, so that a quantity of material to create the outer surface effect can be positioned between the support surface and the covering surface, and wherein the covering surface is in the form of a panel.

Abstract: This invention relates to building materials and methods. A building assembly for constructing a building includes load bearing structural panels joined and finished with a non-load bearing panels. The load bearing panels comprise a structural concrete insulating panel (SCIP) comprising a pair of wire mesh members sandwiching a middle member comprising polystyrene, wherein each of said wire mesh members defines two outwardly projecting screed ridges. The non-load bearing panels comprise a pair of fiber cement boards sandwiching a polystyrene core. The load bearing SCIP panel is placed in position and then the non-load bearing panel is positioned in a desirous location abutting the SCIP. The SCIP then receives a layer of cementitious material that is cut flat using the screed ridges. The assembled SCIP and non-load bearing composite is then finished with a final finishing layer so that the entire assembly has the same outer appearance.

Abstract: A prefabricated relief form member for use as an architectural trim feature on a structure using structural elements from connected wire assemblies such as corner aid to make a prefabricated relief form member and fastening the structural elements together such as by glue and putting a sheet of paper under the relief form member and applying plaster to form a trim.

Abstract: Integral Panel for walls and slabs integrated by the following elements: two parallel electro welded wire meshes, galvanized or annealed, cut to the exact measurement of the wall or slab needed. a plurality of connectors and separators in the shape of a cross which will be welded perpendicularly by their edges to the horizontal and vertical wires or rebars of such electro welded wire meshes, welding in a parallel form to the meshes, fixing, supporting, and separating the polystyrene core. the insulating core cut to the exact required measurement is placed in the center of the two meshes that form a sandwich. the electro welded union mesh, with or without being bent, to join walls and/or slabs with each other. all the union elements: wire, welding points, etc. to join all the components with each other. all the “cantilevers” of one of the two electro welded meshes, that will support the panel in the existing supports of the structure to be built.

Abstract: A structural element includes a continuous layer comprising a set of first main-faces defining a first surface and a set of second main-faces defining a second surface and the continuous layer extending between the first surface and the second surface, wherein along a first direction, the first main-faces and the second main-faces alternate in order and are connected by first side-faces, along a second direction different from the first direction, the first main-faces and the second main-faces alternate in order and are connected by second side-faces, and along a third direction different from the first direction and different from the second direction, a pair of neighboring first main-faces is connected by a first bridge-face, and the first bridge-face is connected to neighboring second main-faces by first bridge-side-faces.

Abstract: Protectors for user interfaces having a perimeter and having a substantially-planar display board disposed about their perimeter, the protector comprising a framework dimensioned sufficiently to protect the user interface from sustaining damage from moving objects, the protector having a plurality of attachment fixtures, and wherein the framework comprises vertical beams having end portions that are permanently affixed to the attachment fixtures. The instant protectors are useful, inter alia, for user interfaces disposed at locations at which they are susceptible to sustaining damage from moving objects, including motorized vehicles, which includes trucks and automobiles.

Abstract: A bastion including one or more free-standing structures for use in, for example, military applications and for force protection. The free-standing structures are made up of a plurality of interconnected fire resistant mesh covered wire panels and are filled with, for example, sand, crushed rock or granular materials.

Abstract: A reinforcement mesh, an architectural moulding reinforced by the mesh, and methods of making the architectural moulding and the mesh. The mesh is adhered by an adhesive to the architectural moulding.

Abstract: Production of a reinforcement mesh comprising reinforcement bars (3), which are tied together by means of twisted wires (1, 2), may take place according to the invention by a method wherein two wires (1, 2) are rolled up on their respective wire coils (4, 5), which are mounted opposite each other on a rotatable shaft (12), and wherein each of the wires is guided by a wire guide element (6) downwards in a direction toward the common twisting point of the wires (1, 2). Meshes of surface-treated, coated, wires and bars may be made in this manner, there being no external impact that can damage the surface.

Abstract: A spacer support having a body portion, a surface engaging portion and a securement to attach the body portion to a weldment plate in tilt-up construction is disclosed. In a first embodiment, the securement includes a resilient clip that can snap onto a Nelson stud. One or more shelves on the support spacer prevent longitudinal movement of the Nelson stud. The length of the spacer support may be adjusted manually by cutting the body to length or by rotating one threaded member relative to a second to accommodate different thicknesses of walls. The spacer support is preferably plastic but may be metal. In another embodiment, a clamp secures an elongate body portion to a weldment plate projection.

Abstract: A spacer/support having a body portion, a surface engaging portion and a securement to attach the body portion to a weldment plate in tilt-up construction is disclosed. In a first embodiment, the securement includes a plurality of fingers that can snap onto the head of a Nelson stud. A second embodiment is equipped with a flat head that can be secured to the weldment plate using an adhesive. The length of the spacer/support may be adjusted manually by cutting the body to length or by rotating one threaded member relative to a second to accommodate different thicknesses of walls. The spacer/support is preferably plastic but may be metal.

Abstract: A composite structural panel is provided. The panel comprises a frame having a longitudinal frame axis; a plurality of beam elements mounted in the frame, each of the beam elements has a respective longitudinal beam axis generally parallel to the frame axis; a reinforcing fibre wrapping that extends around each of the beam elements, the wrapping has a fibre direction running generally obliquely to the beam axis; a plurality of wire strands that extend about the wrapping, the wire strands run generally parallel to the beam axis and the frame axis; an outer layer of reinforcing fibre mat that surround the frame, the wrapped beams and the wire strands, the mat has a majority of its fibres running generally parallel to the frame axis; and, a solidified epoxy resin that extends throughout and encasing the beam elements, beam wrapping, wire strands, outer layer and frame.

Abstract: A roofing system designed to protect roof construction workers from falls includes a strong nonmetallic mesh placed over an array of purlins, and secured to the periphery of the roof by a series of metal straps which plastically deform individually under large loads to absorb energy.

Abstract: An arrangement of endcaps particularly formed and arranged for use in connection with composite deck beams particularly adapted to use on rail car running boards but is also suitable to other beam type decks such as those used on semi-trailers, in marine applications or as industrial catwalks. The endcaps close the ends of fiberglass reinforced plastic running boards, complementing the strength, economy and durability of such materials.

Abstract: A removable liner that is positioned on the inside walls of a freezer or freezer compartment. The liner is made of a mesh material of low thermal conductivity and is thick enough so that the skin of an individual using the freezer cannot touch the wall of the freezer. The mesh has openings in it to allow air to circulate through it and therefore not adversely affect the efficiency of the freezer.

Abstract: Rear-ventilated cladding is provided with intumescent compositions in the region of the rear ventilation.

Abstract: A roofing system includes a strong nonmetallic mesh placed over an array of purlins, and secured to the periphery of the roof. Metal roofing panels, insulation, and a weatherproof layer are laid over the mesh. The mesh has sufficient strength to protect workers on the roof from falls, and sufficiently small openings to catch dropped tools and fasteners.

Abstract: A reinforced lath panel typically mounted to a vertical frame on which plaster or other plastics can be supported in a structural unit and includes at least one marginal rib having a plurality of interconnected layers and a rounded outer edge with a mesh mounted to the marginal ribs and having a plurality of interconnected strands. The present invention provides a novel method for manufacturing the aforesaid lath panel wherein the marginal ribs are formed concurrently with the formation of the strands, wherein a punch press commonly used to form the strands is fitted with forming surfaces which progressively bend and fold at least one lateral edge of the lath panel to form at least one marginal rib in sequence with the formation of the strands.

Abstract: A constructional unit applicable to a wall comprising a board including two layers of insulating material joined in face-to-face relation providing an inner and outer surface for the board. The outer surface of the board is provided with V-shaped recesses extending in spaced relation in rows at right angles to one another to intersect and form a waffle pattern with elevated portions of truncated pyramidal shape distributed within the intersecting recesses. A wire net is attached to the outer surface of the board at the elevated portions. Plaster or other mortar is applied to the outer surface of the board to become anchored therewith due to the provision of the elevated portions which oppose movement of the plaster relative to the board to minimize cracking of the plaster after it has hardened in place.

Abstract: A heat insulating module for use in lining high temperature chambers and furnaces comprising a thick mat of refractory fibers accreted by vacuum from an aqueous solution on to a mounting subassembly attachable to a chamber wall. The fibers are deposited about and interlocked with one or more anchor members fixed to the mounting subassembly. Larger mounting subassemblies include a reinforcing framework and a reticulated member to which the anchor members are fixed. An alternate mounting subassembly comprises a pair of anchor-equipped strips criss-crossing at right angles and secured together at their mid-lengths. The ends of the strips project beyond the module edges to facilitate securing the module to a chamber wall and include portions which internest with the strip ends of adjacent modules.

Abstract: A metal mesh lath, which is capable of receiving a spray or projection rendering of a material such as plaster or mortar, is provided on its rear surface with a coating of a resilient adhesive, particularly an elastomer or resilient plastic, which is stuck to the metal mesh and forms an elastic membrane over the apertures of the mesh.