Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
052586100 | Tie along and within edge or face groove; e.g., spline | 23 |
20080209836 | Contained Load Transfer Device for Wood Sheathing Products and Roof Construction Method Therewith - A load transfer device (LTD) allowing for reliable connection and linkage of composite wood boards is provided. A LTD is configured for containment within openings within peripheral edges of wood boards which are cut into a complementary shape to that of the device. The device, when assembled in panel openings, permits separation of adjacent boards, as well as, sufficient load bearing strength for the overall construction within which such connected wood boards are utilized. The separation of wood boards permits proper sealing therebetween and proper distance for shrinking or swelling during the lifetime of the edifice. The ability to impart increased load bearing strength allows for an increase in construction materials to be carried and kept on such a structure during construction. The method of manufacture of a structure utilizing load transfer devices between boards is also disclosed. | 09-04-2008 |
20080245019 | Assembly system for floor and/or wall tiles - Includes anchoring means between tiles arranged in a coplanar plane. | 10-09-2008 |
20100011694 | Pultrusion Method and Related Article - A method of forming a reinforced composite structure comprises providing a plurality of fiberglass rovings to a resin applicator. The plastic applicator has an inlet, an outlet, and a plastic applicator cavity such that the rovings enter the plastic applicator through the inlet and exit through the outlet. The inlet and outlet are relatively positioned to spread out the rovings. Resin-containing rovings are directed between a first fiberglass matt and a second fiberglass matt and then cured. A joint that connects two frame members formed by the method of the invention is provided. | 01-21-2010 |
20100257808 | Linear surface covering system - The invention relates to a surface covering system, and, more specifically, to an improved linear surface covering system. The improvement includes each plank of the system having multi-directionally cut grooves. The improvement further includes clip projections which conform substantially to a notch formed by the multi-directional grooves. The system also includes an improved splice plate for stabilizing two adjacent planks positioned in end-to-end relation. | 10-14-2010 |
20110126486 | EXPANSION-COMPENSATING DECK FASTENER - The present invention is an anchoring biscuit device for joining three boards. It includes, (a) an at least partially flat horizontal top element having an imaginary center line, having opposite side walls, and having a top view footprint adapted to be inserted into grooves of adjacent boards; (b) at least one substantially vertical support member attached to the underside of the top element and extending downwardly therefrom for a predetermined length for joinder of two adjacent boards which contain said grooves for receiving portions of said top into said grooves; and, (c) at least one compressive element located on aid device, with at least a portion of said at least one compressive element, from a top view footprint, being located away from said imaginary center line and way from said vertical support member, wherein said compressive element is adapted to at least partially collapse under predetermined compressive force. | 06-02-2011 |
20110126487 | SNAP FIT PULTRUSION FOR HOUSING ELEMENTS - The invention provides snap fit pultrusion housing elements for joining structurally insulated panels suitable for housing and shelter construction. The housing elements include a pultruded panel body member having at least one edge, and a pultruded snap lock fitting on the edge adapted for fastenerless engagement with a complementary fitting on an adjacent panel body member. | 06-02-2011 |
20110277414 | PREFABRICATED WALL/FLOOR PANEL - A prefabricated wall or floor panel includes a rectangular concrete section comprising a projection along one side, a recess along the other side, the recessing being complementary to the projection, a protrusion along one end, a trough along the other end, the trough being complementary to the protrusion, channels each having one end terminated at one end and the other end terminated at the other end, a first groove on each of one end and the other end extending from one side to the other side by passing the mouths of the channels, and a second groove on either side extending from one end to the other end; a rectangular surface board formed integrally with an outer surface of the concrete section; and an interconnection comprising a transverse part of and spaced longitudinal tubes each adapted to fit into the channel to connect two adjacent prefabricated components together. | 11-17-2011 |
20120000157 | LAMINATED SPLICE PLATE FOR A GRAIN BIN - A device for connecting sheets of a grain bin together having an inner plate that fits over a vertical seam formed at the ends of two abutting sheets. The inner plate has a plurality of holes that generally align with holes in the ends of the sheets. An outer plate is positioned to cover the vertical seam and has a plurality of holes that generally align with the holes on the ends of the sheets. Bolts extend through the holes to secure the inner plate, sheets, and outer plate together. | 01-05-2012 |
20130025230 | DECK BOARD SPACERS AND FIXINGS - A spacer and fixing apparatus for deck boards on supporting timber joists or metal tracks has a track member with a fixing portion secured to the top face of the joist or metal track and a web portion pivotally supporting a plurality of spaced fixing members. Each fixing member has a fixing head with a pair of opposed fixing teeth or spikes. One of the fixing teeth or spikes is driven into the side face of a deck board placed on the joist or metal track; and the side face of a second deck board is driven into fixing engagement with the other fixing tooth or spike on the fixing head, the fixing head spacing the deck boards apart. To omit the track member, the body of each fixing member has a fixing tongue driven into a side face of a respective joist. | 01-31-2013 |
20130067846 | BUILDING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A building system can comprise wall, floor, and/or ceiling panels. A first profile with two cavities extending along different sides of the profile can be used to connect similar panels together. A second profile can be used to connect dissimilar panels. A plurality of fastening clips can be used to lockingly engage a wall panel at one end and one of either a wall panel, a floor panel, or a ceiling panel at the other end. The building system can be configured to not require other fasteners besides the clips and profiles to hold the panels together. | 03-21-2013 |
20130180197 | Panel Fastener - The panel fastener has two components, each of which is mounted on an end piece of a wall panel and which are slid together to secure adjacent wall panels together. One component has a longitudinally disposed T-shaped slot and the second component has a T-shaped projection that slides within the slot of the first component to secure the wall panels together. | 07-18-2013 |
20130192157 | PANEL AND A METHOD FOR BUILDING PANELS - A method of manufacturing a construction panel comprising the steps of laying a plurality of rigid support members on a preformed assembly jig, each rigid support member having two main planar surfaces with perimeter surfaces extending between these main planar surfaces, laying the plurality of rigid support members so that each rigid support member has at least one perimeter surface in an abutting relationship with the perimeter surface of an adjacent rigid support member, bridging at least part of the length of abutting perimeter surfaces with at least one connector means for connecting the plurality of rigid support members together into a predetermined shape and size of modular rigid panel member. | 08-01-2013 |
20140338278 | Relocatable Habitat Unit - A field-deployable construction set for the assembly of a Relocatable Habitat Unit (RHU), used for simulating real world environments without costly construction expenses. The various panels, supports, and accessories used to construct an RHU provide the user with innumerable options for floor plans and building design, further providing significant options for reconfiguration of floor, ceiling, and wall panels without having to disassemble the structure. The exterior composition of the expanded polymer foam is customizable to provide a realistic environment for high quality training in a versatile system that is deployable by truck or aircraft and can be assembled with only a single tool. | 11-20-2014 |
20150082729 | Panel Fastener - The panel fastener has two components, each of which is mounted on an end piece of a wall panel and which are slid together to secure adjacent wall panels together. The two components have mating shapes that cause the components to move towards each other as components slide together in order to move and secure the pair of panels together in a tightened manner. | 03-26-2015 |
20150113903 | Tile and Support Structure - An illustrative embodiment of a tile and support structure may include a plurality of tiles, which may be generally rectangular in shape, engaged with one or more support structures. The tile may be formed with four edges, wherein two opposing edges may be formed with grooves therein and the other two opposing edges may be formed with protrusions thereon. The support structure may be formed with a generally vertical spine having two rails extending outward from a distal end thereof. The support structure may also include two generally horizontally extending flanges, which may be formed with a trough therein. The trough may include a plurality of apertures formed therein. One side of the trough may be defined by a lip. | 04-30-2015 |
20150135627 | CONNECTING JOINT FOR GLAZED WALL AND GLAZED WALL - A connecting joint between two panels of a glazed wall is intended to cooperate with a face of each panel and includes: at least one support having a first external face and a second external face; a first fastener arranged on the first external face of the support; a second fastener arranged on the second external face of the support. The right-angle separation force of the first fastener, measured on a glass panel with a mobile-jaw tensile testing machine with a 100 mm/min displacement speed of the mobile jaw, lies between 3 and 20 N/cm, while the right-angle separation force of the second fastener, measured on a glass panel with a mobile-jaw tensile testing machine with a 100 mm/min displacement speed of the mobile jaw, is greater than or equal to 30 N/cm. | 05-21-2015 |
20160053491 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERCONNECTING STRUCTURAL PANELS - Building or structural panels may be joined, such as to form walls or floors. The panels may be connected in various orientations via one or more connectors. The connectors may mount to anchors associated with the panels. The panels may have outer skins located over an expanded core comprising a matrix of supporting elongate members and voids or openings, with the anchors located at edges of the panels. | 02-25-2016 |
20160076248 | High Impact and Load Bearing Building Panel - A high impact and load bearing building panel includes a first magnesium oxide board, a phenolic resin sheet, an expanded polystyrene layer, and a second magnesium oxide board. The phenolic resin sheet is laminated with the expanded polystyrene layer, and the first magnesium oxide board is laminated with the phenolic resin sheet opposite of the expanded polystyrene layer. The second magnesium oxide board is laminated with the expanded polystyrene layer opposite of the phenolic resin sheet. The high impact and load bearing building panel is used for building construction to construct exterior walls, interior walls, roofs, floors, and foundation systems. | 03-17-2016 |
20160123010 | CONNECTION MECHANISMS FOR STRUCTURAL MEMBERS AND RELATED ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS - A structural panel assembly includes first and second structural panels. Each structural panel includes: a substrate; an elongated male joint member comprising an aluminum extrusion at a first longitudinal edge portion of the substrate, with the male joint member including a latch member including a curved portion that extends the length of the substrate; and an elongated female joint member including an aluminum extrusion at a second, opposite longitudinal edge portion of the substrate, with the female joint member including a curved channel that extends the length of the substrate. The curved channel of the female joint member of the first structural panel is sized and configured to receive the latch member of the male female joint member of the second structural panel with the first and second structural panels in a coupled position. | 05-05-2016 |
052586200 | Spline having particular shape (bone, arrow, dovetail, etc.) | 4 |
20090241460 | Fastening Device Template - A fastening device template for binding a plurality of mosaic units has a clip core comprising a pair of wings further comprising a leg unit resiliently flexible to allow for frictional insertion into a predetermined groove of one of the plurality of mosaic units, whereby the pair of wings and the leg unit are coupled in an engage disengage configuration to the clip core and a tip of the at least one leg of the twin leg unit is a protruding tip configured to fit into the predetermined groove to enable quick assembly and disassembly of fixation joints in the plurality of mosaic units. | 10-01-2009 |
20090249730 | LAMINATE FLOORING WITH COUPLING STEM - Laminate flooring with coupling stem comprising long rectangular planks with two types of couplings, wherein the first is carried out by their longitudinal edges equally equipped with male/female hooks-type profiles configured for angular penetration, where the hook from a plank can penetrate into the corresponding hook of the other plank, the planks placed in a coplanar position, whereas the second coupling allows the joinery of the tops using a mechanical coupling comprising an engagement stem divided into two longitudinal halves, whose upper and lower faces equally have longitudinal microteeth, where the teeth on one side are slanted towards the center of the stem, such that each longitudinal half of said profile can be penetrating and self-locking in the grooves on the transversal edges the planks, thus finalizing the side by side engagement between the two planks. | 10-08-2009 |
20120311952 | DECKING OR FLOORING SYSTEM, AND COMPONENTS THEREFOR - A connector for a pair of decking boards, having grooves or recesses in their side walls, laid end-to end, has at least one connector member with parallel side edges arranged for “wedging-type” engagement with the grooves or recesses across the joint between the adjacent ends of a pair of the decking boards. A bridging member extends substantially from the connector member, optionally interconnects a pair of the connector members, and is received in rebates in the adjacent ends of the pair of decking boards at the joint. The bridging member is relatively rigid in the vertical plane; but may be telescopic, or may flex, in the horizontal plane; when in use. The decking boards are laid on a support structure, with respective connector members overlapping the joint between the ends of a pair of the decking boards, so that the connector members of the connector at the joint engage the respective grooves or recesses of the adjacent overlapping decking boards, and the bridging member(s) engage in respective rebates. | 12-13-2012 |
20160002913 | BUILDING ELEMENT COMPOSED OF TWO PANELS WITH A COUPLING STRIP - A planar, angled or T-shaped building element ( | 01-07-2016 |