Static structures (e.g., buildings) inventions 09/06

20060207189 - Deployable structural assemblies, systems for deploying such structural assemblies and related methods: A deployable structural assembly is provided along with associated deployment mechanisms and associated methods of forming and deploying the structural assembly. In one exemplary embodiment, the structural assembly includes a plurality of structural side elements formed from furlable truss structures. The truss structures may include spaced apart longitudinal members, members...

20060207190 - Vibration-damping arrangement: A vibration-damping arrangement intended to be placed in a slot-like shaft or trench in earth layers, or in water masses, wherein the arrangement includes a flexible container (1) which is pressurised by a gas in its operative state, and wherein the container has an associated gas generating device (2) which...

20060207191 - Structure protective device: Provided is a reinforcing device for a building that includes a reinforcing mesh, anchors, and tensioning members. The anchors can be attached to the building or located remotely from the building. The tensioning members are for connecting the reinforcing mesh to the anchors. The tensioning members can be elastic tensioning...

20060207192 - Energy generating shelter system and method: A shelter capable of producing electrical energy is provided. The shelter includes a canopy which defines a sheltered area, a photovoltaic device capable of producing an electrical current when exposed to a light source (sunlight or artificial light), and a supporting structure to support the canopy and permit unobstructed access...

20060207193 - Building using a container as a base structure: A building is formed from two halves each cut from one or more rectangular metal containers, with the two halves being arranged with an open face thereof facing inwardly toward one another with a space therebetween. A roof is formed over the two halves and spans the space and to...

20060207194 - Decorative modular tile cladding system and method: A decorative modular tile cladding system comprising a plurality of rectilinear or curvilinear polygonal tiles that include means for interlocking with each other to create a continuous “skin” that is used as cladding for exterior or interior surfaces of a structure. At least three separate means for interconnecting the tiles...

20060207195 - Adjustable bird slope: An adjustable bird slope has a face that can be extended or contracted so that the bird slope can effectively fit almost any perching area....

20060207196 - System of seismic strengthening of structure: System of seismic strengthening (reinforcement) of structure consists of vertical trusses (3), transverses (4), absorbers (5) and foundation collars (2) that are distributed around perimeter of the object (1) and which give sinewy and strength to the object itself even in case of great seismic strokes....

20060207197 - Trim and method of installation: The inventive trim for exterior surfaces has at least two trim components positioned relative to one another so as to define a space receiving a plurality of crudely cut ends of siding. The trim components have respective engaging elements coupleable to one another to provide a detachable connection between the...

20060207198 - Profile-rail system: A profile-rail system (1) serves for bridging floor-covering transitions and terminations and/or stair or step edges. The profile-rail system (1) has at least one cover profile (3), which has at least one covering wing (14). This covering wing (14) engages over a floor-covering end (15), the cover profile or at...

20060207199 - Fire door: A fire door designed to slow the progress of a fire in a dwelling or commercial building. More particularly, a fire door having one or more vertical stiles that include a layer of intumescent material....

20060207200 - Curtain wall system and method: A connector device is provided for a curtain wall system of the type having structural members secured to the building framing to define frames to support glazing panels. The glazing panels each have a sash by which they are secured to the frames of structural members to form an outer...

20060207201 - Panel system and method: Some embodiments of the present invention include a panel system for mounting on a structure with a plurality of fasteners. In some embodiments, the panel system includes a first panel having an outwardly extending flange configured to receive a plurality of fasteners for coupling the first panel to the structure...

20060207202 - Low profile reinforcing tape: A reinforcing tape 100, for imbedding in a joint compound, has reinforcing yarns defining openings for passage of the joint compound, wherein; the openings are bounded by the yarns; the yarns are provided with one or more coatings adding tensile strength and resistance to pull out of the yarns from...

20060207203 - Structural sandwich plate members: A structural sandwich plate member comprises first and second outer plates and a core of plastics or polymer material. A plurality of lightweight forms are disposed between the outer plates so that the core material forms ribs extending in two substantially orthogonal directions. The lightweight forms are formed of a...

20060207204 - Fastener, roofing system and method: The present disclosure relates to a penetrating fastener for a roofing system having a flexible waterproof membrane adhesively attached to an upper layer which is fastened to a roof deck. The fastener is dimensioned to extend through the upper layer and threadingly engage the lower roof deck. The fastener includes...

20060207205 - Corner web for insulating concrete block: A corner insulating concrete block adapted to be interlocked with other insulating concrete blocks to form an insulating concrete form for casting concrete. The insulating concrete block including an outer foam panel and an inner foam panel each having a first portion and a second portion intersecting to define a...

20060207206 - Structural building block system and method comprising same: A building block arrangement configured for constructing residential, industrial and commercial structures comprises a first layer of building blocks and a second layer of building blocks. The first layer of building blocks includes two spaced apart rows of building blocks whereby a space is provided between adjacent side faces of...

20060207207 - Method for manufacturing a panel-shaped component, and a body component: Method and arrangement for providing a panel-shaped component (4) such as a door, hatch, hood, cover plate, panel or the like, the panel-shaped component (4) including a first panel element (4a) and a second panel element (4b). The method involves joining together the first panel element (4a) and the second...

20060207208 - Bracing frame to be clipped to cantilever: A bracing frame to be clipped to a cantilever comprises a spool and a fixing rest, wherein the spool consists of a bar-shaped spindle and a plurality of bar-shaped raised tracks. The raised tracks surround the periphery surface of the spindle. A gap is formed between every two adjacent raised...

20060207209 - Holding tool for framing: A tool for temporarily holding a second framing member to be fastened into a frame assembly parallel to a first framing member that is already fastened into the assembly. It has a track 1 with a first fixed clamp plate 2 on one end and a second movable clamp plate...

20060207210 - Support column collet assembly: A support column collet assembly is provided that comprise a base having a tube extending perpendicularly from the base, a bearing plate having a tube extending perpendicularly from the bearing plate, and a collet clamp. The collet clamp has a tapered cylindrical portion at the end of the collet that...

20060207211 - Spiral stirrup and steel element combination structure system: A structure system for use in a construction is provided. The structure system has a steel element, a first spiral stirrup, and a second spiral stirrup. The first spiral stirrup forms a plurality of pitches and axially wraps at least a portion of the steel element. The second spiral stirrup...

20060207212 - Precision-folded, high strength, fatigue-resistant structures and sheet therefor: Precision-folded, high strength, fatigue-resistant structures and a sheet therefore are disclosed. To form the structures, methods for precision bending of a sheet of material along a bend line and a sheet of material formed with bending strap-defining structures, such as slits or grooves, are disclosed. Methods include steps of designing...

20060207213 - A method of producing a flooring and a flooring produced according to the method: In a method of producing a flooring, a sub-floor is coated with a first layer of binder. A layer of aggregate material is spread over the binder which is then allowed to dry or set so that the particles bond therein. A second layer of binder is spread out over...

20060207215 - Retractable brace: One embodiment is a retractable brace comprising a telescoping support including a first tube and a second tube, wherein the first tube includes a plurality of adjustment holes; a foot plate coupled to a first end of the telescoping support; and a bracket coupled to a second end of the...

20060207214 - Method of constructing multi-storey building balconies: A method of constructing balconies (20) to exterior walls (12) of buildings (10). A prefabricated balcony skeleton having a floor beam structure platform (22) and a three-side rail (26) is brought by crane (18) to the designed location of the first storey and supported by a post and wall plugs...

20060207216 - Panel-type construction element: A panel-type construction element comprises a substantially rectangular base panel (1), which is particularly suited, for example, for use as a covering for façade scaffolding. Numerous dimples (2) can preferably be configured on the upper face of the base panel parallel to the longer side of the panel and continuous...

20060207217 - Glass panel: A glass panel (P) comprising a pair of glass plates (1A, 1B) opposed to each other, spacers (2) disposed between the pair of glass plates for maintaining a gap therebetween, and a sealing member (3) having a lower melting point than the glass plates (1) for sealing the pair of...

20060207218 - Glass panel: A glass panel (P) comprising a pair of glass plates (1A, 1B) opposed to each other, spacers (2) disposed between the pair of glass plates for maintaining a gap therebetween, and a sealing member (3) having a lower melting point than the glass plates (1) for sealing the pair of...

20060201068 - Gutter cover: The present invention is a gutter cover formed of sheet metal, with perforations in the cover deck for passage of water. The prism shaped perforations allow water to pass even when blocked by leaves, and is self-cleaning from winds....

20060201067 - Rain gutter cleaning tongs: Rain gutter and downspout cleaning tongs. The rain gutter cleaning tongs include a pair of arms, each having a distal portion and a proximal portion that are arranged at obtuse angles relative to each other. A gripping head is located at a distal end of the distal portion of each...

20060201069 - Support structure for gutter cover: A structure for mounting a gutter cover on a new rain gutter or an existing rain gutter, wherein the gutter cover prevents debris from entering the gutter. The cover support structure is comprised of a lifting strut that supports the leading hooked frontal edge of a gutter cover, two stabilizing...

20060201070 - Tie-down system and method for semipermanent structure: An anchoring system for facilitating anchoring of a semipermanent structure during high wind conditions and associated method. The anchoring system comprising an elongate strap having opposed first and second ends, and the strap having an adjusting mechanism to facilitate adjustment of a length of the strap. A pair of opposed...

20060201071 - Rotatable building: There is disclosed an apparatus having a base, a shaft, a swivel joint assembly and plural stories. The base is fixed relative to the ground. The shaft extends vertically through the apparatus. The shaft is mounted to the base. The swivel joint assembly is mounted in the base coaxially with...

20060201072 - Building construction: As per FIG. 4, a building construction having a main portion 1, a roof portion 2, and a floor portion 3. The construction may be formed in the shape of a box-like freight container in which the roof portion 2 and/or the floor portion 3 provide(s) structural integrity. The structural...

20060201073 - Arrangement for connecting a device's front panel: According to the invention, several outward-projecting tongues are formed on the built-in housing part of a parallelepipedal built-in unit and a frame whose inner width is greater than the mounting dimension of the built-in housing, is configured on the front panel that is to be fixed on the built-in housing...

20060201074 - Electronic device manufacturing chamber and methods of forming the same: In a first aspect, a first multi-piece chamber is provided. The first multi-piece chamber includes (1) a central piece having a first side and a second side; (2) a first side piece adapted to couple with the first side of the central piece; and (3) a second side piece adapted...

20060201075 - Agricultural sprayer boom and method of manufacture: Sprayer boom beam structure includes a girder member having an elongated profiled sheet structure including at least two folds or bends defining three portions in an inverted V- or U- or C-shaped cross-section, i.e. a pair of side or wing walls integrally joined by a top or bridge wall. Triangular...

20060201076 - Support bearing assembly: A rigid support bearing for a rotating shaft has bearings arranged concentrically around the shaft instead of spaced axially and is used in a screw drive telescoping mast assembly. An axial drive screw is centrally located in the mast assembly for extending and retracting the tubular sections. A lower bearing...

20060201077 - Air conditioner for vehicle: A vehicular air conditioner including an air conditioner casing with a supply opening and a perforated panel with a plurality of vent holes, the perforated panel extending over the supply opening. The vent holes each extend through the perforated panel and each have an inlet opening exposed to an inside...

20060201078 - Reinforced glass and method: A glazing structure is provided that provides increased safety without sacrificing architectural advantages. One example of glazing structures provided satisfies building code requirements for hurricane conditions. Architectural advantages provided by configurations shown include enhanced structural support due to glass members with at least one side portion. The addition of one...

20060201080 - Construction method of rooms with multimedia equipment for meditation and other similar activities: The construction method of meditation rooms, confession or opinion rooms, acquaintance rooms and opinion poll rooms is made of rooms that on the inside will be covered wall to wall, as well as on the ceiling by monitors, all rooms connect with the central unit where there will be a...

20060201079 - Gas-socket outlet: A gas socket is to be provided which can be used for surface installation. The final installation of the gas socket must still be possible after the construction of the installation site has been fully completed. Replacement of the externally visible area of the gas socket shall also be possible....

20060201081 - Modular composite panel with covers: 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....

20060201083 - Tensioning anchor suitable for blind-hole tendon anchoring and tendon repair: A tendon anchor system includes an anchor body adapted to receive a tendon through one end. The anchor body has a threaded coupling at the other end. A retaining device is disposed within the anchor body for retaining the tendon within the anchor body. An anchor is disposed within an...

20060201082 - Masonry block wall system: A system for constructing masonry block walls having spaced-apart pilasters and panels supported by and extending between the pilasters. In certain embodiments, the pilasters are constructed from stacks of pilaster blocks which are secured together using at least one vertical, post-tensioned reinforcing member, without the use of grout to connect...

20060201084 - Curtain wall system: A curtain wall system of the type having a framing of mullions and transoms adapted to support panels. The mullions have a mullion body portion and a mullion nose portion projecting from the mullion body portion and spaced notches in the mullion body portion. The penetrating transom each have a...

20060201085 - Modular sentry station: A modular sentry station uses stackable interlocking panels that when assembled provide a ballistic shield. The sentry station can optionally include interlocking ceiling and floor panels that provide a partially enclosed, bunker-type ballistic shield....

20060201086 - Structures: A ridge end assembly for a hipped roof is disclosed in which panel-supporting elongate members of the hipped roof are connected to the ridge end by connectors which are provided with means for locating lengths of sealing material betwen panels supported, in use, by the panel supporting members and an...

20060201087 - Concrete post anchor: The current invention is a concrete post anchor and method of using comprising two substantially vertical side brackets, side brackets operatively connected opposite one another and spaced apart with a base bracket, forming a U-shaped bracket. A portion of the side bracket extends below the base bracket forming a tab....

20060201088 - Sealed off building drainage and vent system: A drainage and ventilation system for a building is provided which includes two or more stacks which communicate fluid therein. The stacks are connected to a sewer for discharging liquid thereto, with at least one of the stacks having a discharge source for delivering liquid to a wet stack portion...

20060201090 - Lightweight compositions and articles containing such: A lightweight cementitious composition containing from 22 to 90 volume percent of a cement composition and from 10 to 78 volume percent of particles having an average particle diameter of from 0.2 mm to 8 mm, a bulk density of from 0.03 g/cc to 0.64 g/cc, an aspect ratio of...

20060201089 - Spray foam and mineral wool hybrid insulation system: A reduced thickness and/or reduced width insulation product is provided for use in combination with spray-on foam insulation. The insulation product is configured to be inserted into standard-size spaces between adjacent wall studs to which a spray-on foam insulation has been applied. The reduced size of the insulation product is...

20060201091 - Open bottom fiber reinforced precast concrete arch unit: A one-piece open bottom fiber reinforced precast concrete arch unit is buried in compacted soil and has an arcuate top wall portion integrally connecting arcuate side wall portions. The fiber reinforced wall portions have a configuration which provides ductility and flexure strength for effectively utilizing the surrounding compacted soil to...

20060201092 - Carrier tile consisting of film-like plastic: The invention relates to a carrier tile consisting of film-like plastic for a floor, wall or ceiling structure, in particular a tile-clad wall or floor structure, for achieving decoupling between the base and a surface cladding to be applied to the film-like tile which has a multiplicity of chambers which...

20060201093 - Transition molding and installation methods therefor: The invention is a joint cover assembly for covering a gap adjacent an edge of a panel that covers a sub-surface, and a method of covering such a gap. The assembly includes a molding having a foot, a first arm, and a second arm. The foot is positioned along a...

20060201094 - Roofing shingle: A roofing shingle has a folding nail-down or securing strip added to the edge of the shingle that is placed on the lower or down edge of the shingle. This folding nail-down strip is attached to the roof and then the shingle is folded up over the stip. After a...

20060201095 - Floor panels with edge connectors: Floor covering, including hard floor panels which, at least at the edges of two opposite sides, are provided with coupling parts, cooperating which each other, substantially in the form of a tongue and a groove, wherein the coupling parts are provided with integrated mechanical locking elements which prevent the drifting...

20060201097 - Area contact truss strut joint: A strut joint of a truss features a contact trough on an inner chord face being in an area contact with a rotationally symmetric strut end surface having a contact radius of at least half a strut height. The rotation axis of the strut end surface and the trough is...

20060201096 - Isokinetic hand railing: The isokinetic analysis of the forces upon the human muscles of the forearm, wrist and hand from the forces encountered by the tasks of support and stabilization are reduced by the inclusion of sections along the rail in the direction(s) of said task forces, in sufficient length and shape to...

20060201098 - Monitor apparatus having links to move a monitor main body with respect to a base: A monitor apparatus includes a monitor main body displayed with an image, a base to support the monitor main body, a lower link having an end coupled to a base hinge to tilt with respect to the base, an upper link having an end coupled to a monitor hinge to...

20060201099 - Structural members with improved ductility: The present invention provides a method of improving the ductility of a structural member, such as a reinforced concrete beam or column, by providing a region of increased compression yielding in the compression zone of the plastic hinge region or nearby. This can be achieved by using ductile compressive material...

20060201100 - Method and arrangement for stressing a staggered anchorage: A method and apparatus for tensioning a staggered anchorage comprised of a plurality of tension members, which are anchored in a bore hole at various depths, thus having different free steel lengths. For each staggered anchorage, each tension member is tensioned up to a predetermined maximal load and is then...

20060201101 - Floor guard for cook line: A method for replacing a tile floor with a non-porous sheet comprises removing a plurality of tiles to expose a sub-floor in a replacement area, defining a pour volume above the sub floor in the replacement area, filling the pour volume with a settable material, and securing a non-porous sheet...

20060201102 - Roof pipe sealing apparatus: An apparatus for creating a water-tight seal around roof pipes extending upward on a roof surface is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for sealing a joint around a roof pipe by securing the apparatus to the roof around the pipe....

20060201103 - Contact lens package: A package for contact lenses includes a first panel having a housing mechanism, such as receptacles or wells, for housing a set of contact lenses in the first panel and a covering layer removably attached to the first panel for enclosing the set of contact lenses in the housing mechanism....

20060201104 - Tube with internal channel: A tube with an internal channel of a complex geometry. The channel does not distort or collapse when the tube is bent 90 degrees with a 4-inch radius. Fabric may be inserted into and securely held in the internal channel. The tube is suitable for constructing frames of fabric structures,...

20060201105 - Spacer for double-glazing units, and double-glazing unit: A spacer for a double-glazing unit, and a double-glazing unit, which make it possible to improve the durability performance of the double-glazing unit and moreover are capable of housing a granular desiccant in the spacer. The double-glazing unit 10 is comprised of a pair of glass plates 11 and 12...

20060196124 - Gutter and roof protection system: A gutter and roof protection system comprises a gutter cover and an attached heating element. The gutter cover is installed between a lower edge of a sloped roof and a gutter attached to the roof. The gutter cover includes at least one elongated slot. The heating element is placed within...

20060196125 - Compact security shelter device for motorcycles, bicycles, four-wheelers and other small personal transportation vehicles: The invention is an apparatus that can be temporarily or permanently secured to the ground or other flat surface to provide a clam-shell like housing for storage of a personal transportation vehicle such as a motorcycle, bicycle, or a four-wheeler. It protects the vehicle from rain and other damaging weather...

20060196126 - Means and method for sealing concrete construction joints and method for manufacturing such sealing means: The invention relates to new means for sealing concrete construction joints, comprising an expansible sealing strip, which is both water expansible and expansible by injection of concrete or the like into a cavity of said sealing strip; in particular a sealing strip involving a combination of an expansible outer skin...

20060196127 - Opposed window pairing for limited viewing there through: A combination includes a first window configured to polarize light passing there through in a first plane; and a second window configured to polarize light passing there through in a second plane, the second plane being generally orthogonal to the first plane. The first window and the second window are...

20060196128 - Mounting for solar panels: A mounting for solar panels has fixings which enable it to be easily attached to other mountings for a solar array and can be made of recycled plastic by vacuum forming....

20060196129 - Stair tread structure: A stair tread structure includes a tread body made up of a core layer, a plurality of lateral connecting members, a tread end member, a plurality of external connecting sheets, and an elongate nose member wherein the core layer and the tread end member are respectively made up of one...

20060196130 - Ridge vent apparatus: A ridge ventilator for covering an open ridge of a roof while promoting ventilation of a space beneath the roof. The ridge ventilator has a sectional body having a first side and a second side, a number of partitions extending across said body between said sides, as well as a...

20060196131 - Stained glass mounting lobe: Being an artist,helped to add an artistic expression to the invention,the unique mounting lobe design when incorporated with the custom low profile came and dimensions,is to provide a product with many advantages over other related window decoration products. The lobe design in combination with the low profile came,makes the “Stained...

20060196132 - Modular building system and method for level assembling of prefabricated building modules: The modular building system consists of building modules (1) in high resistance, reinforced concrete, to be stacked vertically and placed side-by-side in the construction of preferably residential buildings. Each module (1) forms a monolithic structure or consists of a steel frame (103) and panels (102), with walls, ceiling and floor....

20060196133 - Partition wall: A partition wall comprising at least one wall element 1 which comprises front and rear wall panels 2 joined in a rectangular frame composed of lateral frame parts 4 and upper and lower frame parts 6 and 8. The lateral frame parts include two sets of opposing guide grooves 14...

20060196134 - Multi-purpose framing product: A furring apparatus includes first and second mating components that, when positioned together, define a structural ring with a through-hole shaped and adapted to surround a selected building component. The first and second mating components define an outer surface adapted to engage and support wall board around the selected building...

20060196136 - Protection profile for a substantially plate-shaped body: The protection profile for a substantially plate-shaped body (30) includes a profile strip (40) made of thermoplastic foam with two flanks (41, 42) and a slat (43). In the receiving space (44) of the profile strip (40) a foil inlay (50) is inserted in such a way that the exposed...

20060196135 - Transition molding: The invention is a joint cover assembly for covering a gap adjacent an edge of a panel that covers a sub-surface, and a method of covering such a gap. The assembly includes a molding having a foot, a first arm, and a second arm. The foot is positioned along a...

20060196137 - Tissue anchor apparatus: A structure that can be used to provide an anchor in or adjacent to a patient's soft body tissue (rather than bone) includes an annular array of flexible members that extend between two axially spaced but aligned tubular members. The space between the tubular members can be selectively changed to...

20060196138 - Floor panels with edge connectors: Floor covering, including hard floor panels which, at least at the edges of two opposite sides, are provided with coupling parts, cooperating which each other, substantially in the form of a tongue and a groove, wherein the coupling parts are provided with integrated mechanical locking elements which prevent the drifting...

20060196139 - Flooring and method for laying and manufacturing the same: A flooring includes rectangular floorboards with long sides and short sides, the floorboards being joined in a herringbone pattern, long side to long side and long side to short side, wherein the floorboards have a surface layer of laminate, and the long sides of the floorboards have pairs of opposing...

20060196140 - Truss gusset plate and roof anchor safety system: A roof truss connector plate is provided comprising a mounting plate portion and an anchor portion extending from the mounting plate portion. The truss connector plate is a portion of a roof anchor safety system. The anchor portion of the truss connector plate allows various safety components of the roof...

20060196141 - Structural support systems: There is provided a structural support system (2) for a conservatory structure, the structural support system comprising a first beam (6), a second beam (8) attached to the first beam (6) by an end thereof and an end plate (14) at least partly closing the end of the second beam...

20060196142 - Muntin bar clip: A clip for attaching a tubular muntin bar to a spacer frame provider is disclosed. The clip has a plate with a first edge and a second edge opposite said first edge. The first and second edge are connected by first and second side edges and have an inner surface...

20060196143 - Top flange stud to plate tie: A connection in wood frame construction such as in frame walls of homes, wood framed apartment buildings and light wood framed commercial buildings. Specifically, the disclosure describes a pair of connectors for joining wall studs to a base plate and to a top plate for framing a wall. The two...

20060196144 - Crown molding: A crown molding and system for its use where the crown molding is formed from a specially blended plastic as extrusions to have a roughened surface and consisting of an inverted “L” bracket and a facing crown mold member for each crown molding section. The inverted “L” bracket is formed...

20060196145 - Method and calculator for converting concrete reinforcing materials to an equivalent quantity of concrete reinforcing fibers: Method for converting a first type of concrete reinforcing material to an equivalent quantity of concrete reinforcing fibers for designing a reinforced concrete slab. Fibers may be steel or other materials. User determines whether a slab to be reinforced is a lightly reinforced slab; and then uses spacing theory to...

20060196146 - Device and method for reinforcing of support structures: A device comprising a carbon-fibre sheet for reinforcing support structures is disclosed, said carbon-fibre sheet terminating in an end fitting, whereby the ends of the carbon-fibre sheet are provided with means for coupling or with a bonding layer. The carbon-fibre sheet lies pressed in the end fitting by means of...

20060196147 - Fence panel with interlock: A panel is provided for construction of a fence and for connection to a similar panel in interlocking relationship. The panel includes a receiver, a mounting portion and a side wall. The side wall is disposed between the receiver and the mounting portion wherein the receiver of a first panel...

20060196148 - Frame for mounting to a premounted mirror: A frame is mounted to a front surface of a previously mounted mirror so that recesses in the back side of the frame receive protruding portions of fasteners which attach the frame to a supporting structure. Guide structures are temporarily mounted to the front surface of the mirror to facilitate...

20060196124 - Gutter and roof protection system: A gutter and roof protection system comprises a gutter cover and an attached heating element. The gutter cover is installed between a lower edge of a sloped roof and a gutter attached to the roof. The gutter cover includes at least one elongated slot. The heating element is placed within...

20060196125 - Compact security shelter device for motorcycles, bicycles, four-wheelers and other small personal transportation vehicles: The invention is an apparatus that can be temporarily or permanently secured to the ground or other flat surface to provide a clam-shell like housing for storage of a personal transportation vehicle such as a motorcycle, bicycle, or a four-wheeler. It protects the vehicle from rain and other damaging weather...

20060196126 - Means and method for sealing concrete construction joints and method for manufacturing such sealing means: The invention relates to new means for sealing concrete construction joints, comprising an expansible sealing strip, which is both water expansible and expansible by injection of concrete or the like into a cavity of said sealing strip; in particular a sealing strip involving a combination of an expansible outer skin...

20060196127 - Opposed window pairing for limited viewing there through: A combination includes a first window configured to polarize light passing there through in a first plane; and a second window configured to polarize light passing there through in a second plane, the second plane being generally orthogonal to the first plane. The first window and the second window are...

20060196128 - Mounting for solar panels: A mounting for solar panels has fixings which enable it to be easily attached to other mountings for a solar array and can be made of recycled plastic by vacuum forming....

20060196129 - Stair tread structure: A stair tread structure includes a tread body made up of a core layer, a plurality of lateral connecting members, a tread end member, a plurality of external connecting sheets, and an elongate nose member wherein the core layer and the tread end member are respectively made up of one...

20060196130 - Ridge vent apparatus: A ridge ventilator for covering an open ridge of a roof while promoting ventilation of a space beneath the roof. The ridge ventilator has a sectional body having a first side and a second side, a number of partitions extending across said body between said sides, as well as a...

20060196131 - Stained glass mounting lobe: Being an artist,helped to add an artistic expression to the invention,the unique mounting lobe design when incorporated with the custom low profile came and dimensions,is to provide a product with many advantages over other related window decoration products. The lobe design in combination with the low profile came,makes the “Stained...

20060196132 - Modular building system and method for level assembling of prefabricated building modules: The modular building system consists of building modules (1) in high resistance, reinforced concrete, to be stacked vertically and placed side-by-side in the construction of preferably residential buildings. Each module (1) forms a monolithic structure or consists of a steel frame (103) and panels (102), with walls, ceiling and floor....

20060196133 - Partition wall: A partition wall comprising at least one wall element 1 which comprises front and rear wall panels 2 joined in a rectangular frame composed of lateral frame parts 4 and upper and lower frame parts 6 and 8. The lateral frame parts include two sets of opposing guide grooves 14...

20060196134 - Multi-purpose framing product: A furring apparatus includes first and second mating components that, when positioned together, define a structural ring with a through-hole shaped and adapted to surround a selected building component. The first and second mating components define an outer surface adapted to engage and support wall board around the selected building...

20060196136 - Protection profile for a substantially plate-shaped body: The protection profile for a substantially plate-shaped body (30) includes a profile strip (40) made of thermoplastic foam with two flanks (41, 42) and a slat (43). In the receiving space (44) of the profile strip (40) a foil inlay (50) is inserted in such a way that the exposed...

20060196135 - Transition molding: The invention is a joint cover assembly for covering a gap adjacent an edge of a panel that covers a sub-surface, and a method of covering such a gap. The assembly includes a molding having a foot, a first arm, and a second arm. The foot is positioned along a...

20060196137 - Tissue anchor apparatus: A structure that can be used to provide an anchor in or adjacent to a patient's soft body tissue (rather than bone) includes an annular array of flexible members that extend between two axially spaced but aligned tubular members. The space between the tubular members can be selectively changed to...

20060196138 - Floor panels with edge connectors: Floor covering, including hard floor panels which, at least at the edges of two opposite sides, are provided with coupling parts, cooperating which each other, substantially in the form of a tongue and a groove, wherein the coupling parts are provided with integrated mechanical locking elements which prevent the drifting...

20060196139 - Flooring and method for laying and manufacturing the same: A flooring includes rectangular floorboards with long sides and short sides, the floorboards being joined in a herringbone pattern, long side to long side and long side to short side, wherein the floorboards have a surface layer of laminate, and the long sides of the floorboards have pairs of opposing...

20060196140 - Truss gusset plate and roof anchor safety system: A roof truss connector plate is provided comprising a mounting plate portion and an anchor portion extending from the mounting plate portion. The truss connector plate is a portion of a roof anchor safety system. The anchor portion of the truss connector plate allows various safety components of the roof...

20060196141 - Structural support systems: There is provided a structural support system (2) for a conservatory structure, the structural support system comprising a first beam (6), a second beam (8) attached to the first beam (6) by an end thereof and an end plate (14) at least partly closing the end of the second beam...

20060196142 - Muntin bar clip: A clip for attaching a tubular muntin bar to a spacer frame provider is disclosed. The clip has a plate with a first edge and a second edge opposite said first edge. The first and second edge are connected by first and second side edges and have an inner surface...

20060196143 - Top flange stud to plate tie: A connection in wood frame construction such as in frame walls of homes, wood framed apartment buildings and light wood framed commercial buildings. Specifically, the disclosure describes a pair of connectors for joining wall studs to a base plate and to a top plate for framing a wall. The two...

20060196144 - Crown molding: A crown molding and system for its use where the crown molding is formed from a specially blended plastic as extrusions to have a roughened surface and consisting of an inverted “L” bracket and a facing crown mold member for each crown molding section. The inverted “L” bracket is formed...

20060196145 - Method and calculator for converting concrete reinforcing materials to an equivalent quantity of concrete reinforcing fibers: Method for converting a first type of concrete reinforcing material to an equivalent quantity of concrete reinforcing fibers for designing a reinforced concrete slab. Fibers may be steel or other materials. User determines whether a slab to be reinforced is a lightly reinforced slab; and then uses spacing theory to...

20060196146 - Device and method for reinforcing of support structures: A device comprising a carbon-fibre sheet for reinforcing support structures is disclosed, said carbon-fibre sheet terminating in an end fitting, whereby the ends of the carbon-fibre sheet are provided with means for coupling or with a bonding layer. The carbon-fibre sheet lies pressed in the end fitting by means of...

20060196147 - Fence panel with interlock: A panel is provided for construction of a fence and for connection to a similar panel in interlocking relationship. The panel includes a receiver, a mounting portion and a side wall. The side wall is disposed between the receiver and the mounting portion wherein the receiver of a first panel...

20060196148 - Frame for mounting to a premounted mirror: A frame is mounted to a front surface of a previously mounted mirror so that recesses in the back side of the frame receive protruding portions of fasteners which attach the frame to a supporting structure. Guide structures are temporarily mounted to the front surface of the mirror to facilitate...