Static structures (e.g., buildings) inventions 06/06

20060137258 - Gutter cleaning shutter: A gutter cleaning shutter, made from a durable material, is disclosed. It consists of a rigid frame (1) with an internal sliding plate (2) The shutters are fitted to the ends of roof gutters (3) instead of gutter stop ends. The gutter cleaning shutter with sliding plate in place provides...

20060137259 - Temporary railing for a building including dual-use corner pulley and associated methods: A temporary railing may include a plurality of cable temporary supports spaced along the boundary of the building floor, and a plurality of vertically spaced apart cables carried by the temporary cable supports to extend along the boundary of the building floor. The temporary cable supports may include at least...

20060137260 - Modular wall, inventory display and product and service marketing systems: A three piece modular wall system and an inventory display system and product and service marketing system are provided. The modular wall system includes “View Panels”, “Face Panels”, and “Slat-Wall Panels”. The display and marketing system include backlit sign boxes, billboards projected on the inside and outside of the perimeter...

20060137261 - Alarm system for a loading dock: A safety system for a truck doorway such as a loading dock with an elevated platform provides an alarm that warns of a falling hazard that may exist due to the dock door being open while a truck is not present at the dock. In cases where a dock's open...

20060137263 - Modular flashing system: The present invention relates generally to modular flashing systems for use in the construction industry. It provides a plurality of modular flashing entities and modular trim flashing elements designed to be used in concert. The articles provide a unitary structure essentially impervious to atmospheric and environmental elements. The invention provides...

20060137262 - Self-adhered flange for use with non-flanged windows: An elongated flange material for forming a flange and a method for use in sealing a non-flanged window, door, or other fenestration product in a wall opening, wherein the flange material comprises at least one top coversheet and at least one bottom coversheet with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer sandwiched between...

20060137264 - Seismic isolation apparatus: A seismic isolation apparatus features damping characteristics equivalent to or better than prior art, without burdening the environment. In this seismic isolation apparatus, a cylindrical cavity portion is formed at the middle of an outer side laminated body, which has a form in which respective pluralities of resiliently deformable rubber...

20060137265 - Cover, a board assembly and a method for protecting a board: A cover, a board assembly and a method for protecting a board are provided. In an embodiment, one or more boards are adjacent lengthwise, as in a floor of a deck or wall. A top portion of each of the boards is trimmed proximate to lengthwise edges. In an alternate...

20060137266 - Folding pet staircase: A method and apparatus are provided, for allowing pets to ascend to and descend thereupon, through use of a foldable staircase having a plurality of stair treads operatively connected by articulating links in such a manner that the treads can be pivoted in unison from a stowed position of the...

20060137267 - Canopy-like decorative structure: A decorative structure is provided that is suspended within a space and includes a flexible panel maintained in a flexed configuration. The decorative structure includes a cable that supports the flexible panel and that is connected to a biasing member. The biasing member cooperates with a portion of the flexible...

20060137268 - Continuous matting surface: A matting surface having a first flooring member and a second flooring member is disclosed. The first flooring member is substantially parallel to the second flooring member. Both flooring members have an end with an extending tabular member and a grooved end that is structured to slideably receive the extending...

20060137269 - Concrete panel construction system and method of making panels: A concrete building panel has a slab and a plurality of ribs and beams. A series of horizontal holes in the end ribs are spaced at a selected constant spacing such that adjacent panels may be fastened together through them. In one type of panel, the slab is separated from...

20060137270 - Magnetic toy construction modules with side-mounted magnets: Three-dimensional assemblies include substantially planar structural components having various two-dimensional generally polygonal shapes. Each such structural component includes a plurality of magnets positioned substantially at the midpoints of the polygonal sides of the structural component for use in connecting multiple instances of such structural components together, e.g., via the use...

20060137271 - Sealing gaps between floor boards etc: A gap between adjacent floor boards (14) can be sealed using an elongate strip (10) of resiliently flexible material, which is compressed transverse its longitudinal axis and fully inserted into the gap (13) to be sealed by transposing the strip (10) transverse its longitudinal access, and allowing the strip (10)...

20060137272 - Waterproof sheet structure for a cool roof: A waterproof sheet structure for a cool roof includes a waterproof sheet layer and a top reinforce layer placed on one side of the waterproof layer. The top reinforce layer is impregnated in a liquid polymer and then dried, and is treated to have a light color. The liquid polymer...

20060137273 - Liner system for forming concrete panels: A form for creating a pattern in uncured concrete during a casting process includes a support frame and a perforated reinforcing structure coupled adjacent to at least a portion of the support frame. The perforated reinforcing structure includes a plurality of apertures defined therein. A pliable liner is disposed at...

20060137274 - Bridging member for concrete form walls: A building component having first and second high density foam panels and improved bridging members for connecting the panels that extend between and may be molded into the panels. The bridging members include a pair of elongated end plates oriented in a top to bottom direction of the panels, a...

20060137275 - Safety device: The present invention provides a safety device for a door adapted to prevent the door from being slammed. The device is installed within a recess provided in the door and comprises a housing adapted to be inserted within the recess, a tongue provided in the housing wherein the tongue is...

20060137276 - Construction material based on gypsum: A gypsum-based building material containing from 1 to 25% by weight of zeolites....

20060137277 - System and method for constructing modular wall structures: A modular wall assembly structure capable of withstanding adverse external forces such as extreme weather conditions is disclosed. The modular structure is formed from a plurality of substantially parallel framing studs. A wallboard panel is affixed to the framing studs, and a support component is attached to the rear side...

20060137278 - Method and apparatus to fix wooden and other foundations: A method and apparatus for supporting and straightening a framed wall includes a plurality of beams, a mounting plate, a bolt, and a pusher. The mounting plate is secured to the beam and the bolt is threadably secured to the mounting plate. The bolt is received by the pusher. When...

20060137279 - Roof tile support: A roof tile support element that fits between roof tiles and a roofing surface to provide support for the roof tiles, which is compatible with a broad range of roof tiles, is adjustable during installation, and that allows individuals to walk confidently on a tile roof without breaking tiles....

20060137280 - Heated floor panel: A floor panel in particular made of laminate having side edges, which are provided with elements of a panel connection for being connected with further panels. In order to form such a floor panel for the installation into a floor heating, a to fixed arrangement of a heating means is...

20060137281 - Solid wood block: Block made of solid wood or pressboard that is used in construction on the same principle as masonry blocks by staggered stacking. It is provided with two flange on its upper portion, two grooves on its lower portion, and its end assembly is produced by using splined tongue and groove...

20060137282 - Anvick aperture device and method of forming and using same: An aperture formed by one or more elements of a truss and utilized to form ductile connections with other reinforcement elements. Said aperture may be formed by the positioning, bending, weaving or sewing of one or more said elements. The trusses may be disposed in parallel or intersecting planes and...

20060137283 - Composite beams: A metal connector for use in the fabrication of structural I-beams having upper and lower flanges in which each flange includes a pair of timber members, the connector having two spatially separated attachment sections that can be located between the timber members of each flange, wherein at least one of...

20060137284 - Structural building element: The invention provides a structural building element formed from cold-rolled lightweight sheet steel. The building element may be used as a structural upright or as a beam, and is based generally on building elements with a known C-shaped profile. The profile of the building element of the invention is however...

20060137286 - Anchor for structural joints: An anchor for use with structural joints including a body having a substantially uniform cross section, a first end and a second end, the body having at least one aperture formed between the first end and the second end and at least one opening formed adjacent the second end. The...

20060137285 - Fastener devices: A fastener adapted to be set in a body of concrete to facilitate the later attachment of utilities such as pipes, brackets, ducts and the like. The fastener is adapted to be temporarily secured to formwork prior to a concrete pour and once concrete is cured, the formwork can be...

20060137287 - Starting platform wedge assembly: An anchor for a rectangular tube employs a wedge assembly, whereby rotation of an adjustment bolt of the wedge assembly moves an upper and lower wedge member together, and the wedge engagement with a central wedge member causes said central wedge member to move toward engagement with the tube, thereby...

20060137288 - Force-resisting devices and methods for structures: In accordance with the present invention there is provided a force-resisting device for transmitting forces and dissipating and absorbing energy across a discontinuous structural element of a structure. The device includes at least one active element, the active element having defined force versus deflection properties and able to transmit force...

20060137289 - Construction spacer: The present invention is related to spacers that can create fluid flow space at a variety of structural interfaces, particularly in building construction. The spacers of the present invention include unique hinges that can physically couple one panel of the spacer to another panel of the spacer in a manner...

20060137290 - Device for holding and positioning construction materials: The present invention discloses a device and method that allows the installation of construction materials, such as drywall, by a single person. The device comprises an extension (or hoist) section coupled at one end to a support which can receive and support a piece of drywall during installation. The extension...

20060137291 - Tool to straighten wall studs: A hand tool that allows a user to properly align a wall stud relative to a top or bottom plate and, without requiring assistance from another person, to retain the stud in alignment while nailing the stud to the respective plate. The tool is compact and can easily be carried...

20060137293 - Head-of-wall fireblocks and related wall assemblies: Fireblock devices, wall assemblies and related methods useful for retarding the spread of smoke and fire through dynamic head-of-wall construction joints and gaps are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the fireblock device is characterized by an elongated angled channel member having an elongated intumescent material strip, wherein the angled channel...

20060137292 - Reinforcing structure for building and reinforcing member for the structure: A reinforcing structure for a building and a reinforcing member used for the structure, where the structure has excellent anti-vibration characteristics and quake resistance. The reinforcing structure and member for a building are capable of reducing the deformation of structural members of the building caused by vibration and removing the...

20060137294 - Expanded fastener for a honeycomb structure and method of assembly: An expanding panel fastener assembly for affixing a honeycomb panel structure to a support structure is disclosing having an insert member that attaches to a hole drilled within the honeycomb panel. A flexible sleeve and retainer assembly includes a molded flexible sleeve, an expander member and a retainer member. A...

20060130410 - Transparent plastic film roof and building using the same: There is provided a transparent plastic film roof for a building, comprising two transparent plastic films, which are fixed to edge rafters extending from a ridgepole to a ridge plate and are formed in a bag-like structure for serving as a building roof, wherein warm air is supplied from an...

20060130411 - Rubber boot-based roof flashing apparatus: To flash a hot gas vent pipe, representatively a chimney pipe, extending upwardly through a roof opening, a tubular sleeve having vertically extending spacer members interiorly secured thereto, with upper ends projecting above the upper sleeve end, is concentrically placed around the chimney pipe and anchored to the roof. A...

20060130412 - Frame assembly and frame component for tensioning fabric about a panel of a partition system: A frame for a partition system and a component of the frame are disclosed. The component automatically and evenly tensions a fabric about a partition panel. The component of the frame includes a support element and a lockable element. The support element defines a cavity that receives and supports the...

20060130413 - Vented baseboard: A baseboard for covering an expansion gap located at an intersection of a vertical wall and a floor. The baseboard is formed of thermoplastic elastomer and has an L-shaped body having a toe portion and a wall portion. The back side of the wall portion has a plurality of spaced-apart...

20060130414 - Spacer for mounting a deck ledger board to a building surface: A bracket for mounting a deck ledger board to a building surface includes a spacer portion having a first panel adapted to engage a building surface and a second panel connected to and spaced from said first panel by a selected distance. A ledger board retainer is connected to the...

20060130415 - Load supporting device and method for supporting a building: A load supporting device, and method for supporting a building in fixed relation relative to the surface of the earth is disclosed and which includes a base member which rests on a supporting surface; and an arm member mounted on the base member and which extends laterally outwardly relative thereto,...

20060130416 - Flooring element: The invention relates to a flooring element having improved sound properties. According to the present invention, the flooring element consists of several layers, comprising a core layer and a wear layer which is disposed above the core layer, wherein the core layer comprises a pressure-resistant wood material and the wear...

20060130417 - Decorative structure and ceiling system: Disclosed is a decorative structure and system including a flexible ceiling panel maintained in a flexed configuration. The flexed configuration may be arranged in various configurations having different degrees of flex or curvature in the individual decorative structures. The system includes a flexible panel supported by a frame. The frame...

20060130418 - Shaped beam suspended ceiling: A suspended ceiling system including shaped beams coupled to connecting blocks that enable a variety of geometric configurations of tiles. The beams may appear to be structural members of an ornate fixed ceiling in a building, and may have any desirable cross sectional shape such as a V, a U,...

20060130419 - Roofing panel system: A panel for roofing or siding applications, with a nailing flange along its rear edge and decorative elements simulating natural materials along its front edge. The panel has a longitudinal locking mechanism that allows the panel to be interlocked with similar panels in front of and/or behind it in a...

20060130420 - Blocks for modular wall construction: A block and peg combination for a modular wall construction is disclosed including a cast block of cementations material having a front face, a rear face, two sides with each side extending between an edge of the front face and an edge of the rear face, a bottom, and a...

20060130421 - Floor panel and method for manufacturing a floor panel: Floor panel, whereby this floor panel (1) includes a decor (8), as well as a top layer or laminate layer (9) on the basis of synthetic material (10), and whereby the decorative side (16) of the floor panel (1) imitates a wood pattern, wherein the floor panel (1), at its...

20060130422 - Modular buildings: A building module has an open-ended box structure and comprises a plurality of interconnected coaxial module segments. Each segment is moulded as an open-ended box structure from a composite material. The segments are held together by elongate tie bars that form part of a lifting frame and extend substantially along...

20060130423 - Affordable, modular concrete homes, condominiums, and apartments: The present invention is directed toward building affordable modular homes, condominiums, apartments, and the like. The invention uses a variety of prefabricated machine compacted steel framed concrete walls which by virtue of their steel perimeters can be welded at the bottom to steel plates anchored in a concrete foundation and...

20060130424 - Fast disassembling joint structure: A fast disassembling joint structure includes a base part and a removable part. One end of the removable part is secured to a desired structure; the other end is a connection arm. The housing has a raceway and a first semi-circular concavity. The movable clamp has an insertion section to...

20060130425 - Joist reinforcing bracket: A bracket for reinforcing a wooden joist including a body having a central portion with a base wall. An upper portion is integrally formed with the central portion and has a first wall secured to and extending forwardly from the top of the base wall and a second wall secured...

20060130426 - Flashing method using air infiltration blocking skirt: An air infiltration blocking skirt comprising a weather resistant sheet material is attached to the lower portion of a window to be installed in a wall opening the full width of the opening and sufficiently long to extend over the wall immediately below the window. The skirt is sealed to...

20060130427 - Low thermal conducting spacer assembly for an insulating glazing unit and method of making same: An insulating unit has a pair of glass sheets about an edge assembly to provide a compartment between the sheets. The edge assembly has a U-shaped spacer made of metal, metal coated plastic, gas and moisture impervious polymer, or gas and moisture impervious film coated polymer. The outer legs of...

20060123710 - Rain gutter debris preclusion device: A barrier is provided to preclude debris from passing into a rain gutter. The barrier includes a screen supported upon a channel. The channel includes a tab positionable between a roof and shingles upon the roof, and with a lip opposite the tab resting upon a portion of a gutter...

20060123711 - Air conditioning line flashing panel: A flashing panel mount for a plurality of air-conditioning lines of an air-conditioning unit located about an exterior of a building is provided. The plurality of air-conditioning lines defines an outer periphery. The panel mount may comprise a hood member and a cover. The hood member may be attachable to...

20060123712 - Hair styling and beauty station and loading assembly: A portable hair styling and beauty station for providing hair care and beauty services is provided. The hair styling and beauty station comprises a base wall, a first side wall secured to the base wall, a second side wall secured to the base wall, and a top wall secured to...

20060123713 - Flashing member with adaptable corner segments: The invention relates to a sheet flashing member for a frame structure of a roof window or a similar roof penetrating building structure that comprises adaptable corner segments. The sheet flashing member comprises a sheet section (40) and first and second corner segments (20, 30). At least one of said...

20060123714 - Headstone assembly and method for lawn crypt: A headstone assembly for a lawn crypt has a headstone holder with a cavity of rectangular cross-section shaped and dimensioned to receive the lower end of a headstone, a headstone with a lower end portion for engagement in the cavity and an upper end portion projecting upwardly out of the...

20060123715 - L-shaped level: An L-shaped level comprising an a longitudinal portion and a base portion; and, a plurality of level indicating means. The present invention relates to an L-shaped level that allows craftsmen to level and/or plumb and square two different surfaces on two different planes simultaneously....

20060123716 - Conduit assembly and method of use thereof: A conduit assembly for supporting a cover of a maintenance structure with a passage therein. The conduit assembly includes one or more conduit segments. Each conduit segment has at least one aperture, an also includes top and bottom surfaces adapted to be positioned adjacent to bottom and top surfaces respectively...

20060123717 - Hurricane hanger: What is new to the art to which this technical disclosure pertains, is that once the fasteners are initially installed to the bracket and building, an individual has the ability to install and remove the hurricane hanger shutter assembly without the necessity to install or remove additional fasteners, in a...

20060123718 - Window element for insertion in a window aperture in an outer skin of a transport: A window element has a cover pane which is substantially flush with an outer skin of an aircraft or other transport, achieving a fluid-dynamically favourable, substantially unbulged exterior surface. As a result of the presence of an additional back-ventilated cover pane 10 arranged in front of the actual outer pane...

20060123719 - Door jamb: A plastic door jamb member, for forming a portion of a door jamb, the plastic member having a recess for receiving a wooden doorjamb portion and; an interlocking attachment recess for interconnection with a metal reinforcement plate, so that the plastic door jamb member may be interengaged with a wooden...

20060123721 - Door threshold: A door threshold may include upper and lower members for sandwiching carpet and/or carpet padding therebetween. The threshold may, in certain example embodiments, grip the carpet in order to prevent it from being pulled out from between the upper and lower threshold members. Thus, in certain example instances, the need...

20060123720 - Fiberglass cover for a door frame component: A door frame component may have a main portion which may have a first portion and second portion. A fiberglass cover member may be disposed on the main portion. The fiberglass cover may provide additional protection from the elements to the main portion. The fiberglass cover may be matched to...

20060123722 - Insulating glass fastener: A device (1) in glass wall claddings for mounting insulating-glass sheets (12), each glass sheet (12) comprising at least two glass slabs (13, 14), which are joined together by means of a jointing substance (16), said device (1) having a first position, wherein said device (1), upon mounting of said...

20060123724 - Device and method to provide air circulation space proximate to insulation material: A spacer device is provided including (1) a body having a plurality of openings defining an openwork, to allow the passage of air therethrough when placed in contact with insulation material, and (2) a plurality of spacer struts fixedly attached to the body. The struts are configured to maintain a...

20060123723 - Wall finishing panel system: Disclosed are an insulation product and an insulation system incorporating such a product for insulating exterior walls, particularly masonry walls, that incorporates at least one internal fire retardant layer and, optionally, a wicking material for transporting condensate away from the interface between the insulating product and the exterior wall. The...

20060123725 - Modular composite wall panel and method of making the same: A composite panel comprises composite first and second sheets, a core sandwiched between the first and second sheets, a plurality of fiber insertions extending from the first sheet through the core to the second sheet, and a utility space defined in the core between a number of the fiber insertions....

20060123726 - Channel anchor: A channel anchor for embedding into masonry structures, the channel anchor having an anchor channel and a plurality of anchor shafts attached thereto, with the anchor shaft having a shaft-like structure with an elongated center shank having two ends, a head on one end and a base on the other...

20060123727 - Roofing system: The roofing system is a system that allows for numerous shingles to be attached to the roof of a house without using nails, releasably interlocking the shingles to each other and also attaching the shingles to the surface of the roof. The roofing system includes a single foundation layer of...

20060123728 - Method and system of repairing a wall: A device and method of repairing a hole a wall or any other surface that includes an insert or patch that is passed through the hole and adhered to an inner surface of the wall. An adhesive may be disposed on the insert to adhere the insert to the inner...

20060123729 - System, methods and compositions for attaching paneling to a building surface: The present disclosure concerns a system, methods and compositions for attaching architectural panels to a building surface, such as a wall. In certain embodiments, the system comprises panels, each with upper, lower and side interlocking members. In a preferred embodiment, the upper and lower interlocking members form a modified tongue...

20060123730 - Drywall edge clip: A drywall or sheet rock edge clip device that can hold joints of drywall together at the apex of vaulted ceilings or at any other drywall seam at any angle. The device can include tabs and a head or cross member coupled by a stem that fits through the seam...

20060123731 - Panel of laminate structure: The invention concerns a panel of laminate structure, wherein there is provided a decorative top side which has at least one imitation intermediate joint by which the top side is subdivided into decorative regions and wherein each decorative region has the appearance of an individual covering element, wherein the imitation...

20060123732 - Block: A block according to the present invention is a block comprising a base body part, a first protruding part, and a second protruding part, which are integrally formed with each other. The base body part has a left lower side face, a right lower side face, a left upper side...

20060123733 - Roof truss: A metal roof truss assembly is provided comprising a plurality of elongated structural members, including a top chord, a bottom chord, and a web member. Each structural member comprises a planar base and planar legs extending from the longitudinal edges of the base. The base and the legs define an...

20060123734 - Structures which can be dismantled and folded, consisting of interconnecting tubular elements: Composite structures obtained by joining two or more structures of the type which presents pairs of joined tubular elements, whose extremity is hinged in universal joints and in which the universal joints are substantially parallelepiped in form and present four seats of hinging corresponding to the sides faces, in which...

20060123735 - Method for generating a substantially uninterrupted connection of the peripheral wall portions of two adjacent tubular segments: The method for generating a substantially uninterrupted connection of the peripheral wall portions of two adjacent tubular segments each provided with flanges having holes therein, of a tower, in particular for a wind energy turbine, comprises the steps of: arranging a first tubular segment (18) and a second tubular segment...

20060123736 - System and method for filling joints between exterior cement panels: Buildings and walls are commonly constructed with exterior walls composed of fiber exterior panels, such as fiber cement panels or glass reinforced gypsum exterior sheeting. The spaces between the exterior panels are sealed using the system and method of the present invention. The space is first filled with an acrylic...

20060112650 - Method and system for multi-dimensional live sound performance: A method is described for providing a multi-dimensional live sound performance for an audience. A first component of the live sound performance is produced (164) by a first group of performers. A second component of the live sound performance is produced (166) by a second group of performers. The first...

20060112651 - Construction for an overhang in a pit of a milking parlour: The present invention relates to a construction for an overhang (5) in a pit (1) of a milking parlour. The construction comprises a metal profile (2) fastened to the edge of the pit (1), and a reinforcement strut (6) mounted to said profile (2) in order to support an overhang...

20060112652 - Joint structure for antiseismic reinforcement: A joint structure for antiseismic reinforcement includes at least one structural member having a longitudinal axis and at least one antiseismic reinforcement member. Each antiseismic reinforcement member has a longitudinal axis located in a plane that is generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the structural member. The longitudinal axis...

20060112653 - Drainage apparatus and methods for installing: A drainage apparatus includes a body of material that is bendable along at least one hinge, thereby defining a first portion and a second portion of the body of material relative to a hinge axis. The drainage apparatus is adaptable to the contour of two surfaces and may further include...

20060112654 - Muntin clip and method of using the same: A muntin clip supports a muntin grid inside an insulating glazing unit. The clip includes a positioning arm that allows the clip to be positioned with respect to the spacer. In one embodiment, the clip has a flat base adapted to be positioned on the inwardly facing surface of the...

20060112655 - Ceiling system with replacement panels: A panel for use in a drop ceiling system, or with appropriate modification, a wall, wherein the ceiling system includes stringers and cross-members defining areas therebetween for support of the panels wherein the panels include at least one planar sheet of material secured to a reinforcement member having channels formed...

20060112656 - Slide-on column capital, column assembly, and method of manufacture thereof: A column capital includes a generally planar top surface; a generally cylindrical inner surface for receiving a column therein; and a outer decorative surface spaced away from the inner surface. The inner surface is sized to fit over a column and rest on a neck ring of the column. The...

20060112658 - Apparatus and method for panel construction: Formwork (1) adapted for the consecutive formation of a plurality of panels, each subsequent panel being formed upon a previous panel, said formwork comprising a bed (3) having a plurality of corners, a column (2) provided at each corner and a respective side member (4) at each side of the...

20060112657 - Construction system: A kit of components for constructing a building comprises a first coupling part (30) embedded in one end of a beam (14), and a second coupling part (50) embedded in one end of a post (12). The coupling parts (30,50) have end profiles (32,52) with apertures (34,54) which are registrable...

20060112659 - Adjustable clip: An adjustable clip having a first clip member and a second clip member. The first clip member includes a first slide tang that includes a first end, a second end with a detent tang. The second clip member includes a second slide tang having a first end, a second end...

20060112660 - Weather strip and fixing structure of same: A weather strip of the present invention includes a molded portion including a base having at least one hole. The weather strip also includes a seal portion, which extends from the base and has a hollow region and at least one protrusion formed at an inside of a side wall...

20060112661 - Tile spider: A tool for use in laying floor tiles onto an adhesive layer the tool including a raised hand or foot grip mounted on a plurality of legs splayed outwardly and downwardly relative to the hand grip to thereby form a hand rest raised to a working height above a floor...