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| 052650300 | Openwork deck, walkway, ceiling, etc. | 37 |
| 20080202056 | Lightweight low profile floor structure - Longitudinal beams span between torque boxes located at each end. The beams attach to the torque boxes to prevent vertical movement or rotation about their horizontal axis, or a fixed end condition. The longitudinal beams cover the width of a platform used to support pallets, and the ends may have wheels for transport of the pallets. The torque box attaches to a moment beam to prevent rotation between the two members about the lateral axis. The torque box has a high strength to transmit all of the moment generated by the end condition through it and into the moment beam. This fixed end condition has the advantages of light weight, low deflection, and low beam depth. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080263990 | SKIDDING SYSTEM FOR A CATWALK - A skidding system is provided for laterally moving a catwalk. The system can include a plurality of legs placed about the perimeter of the catwalk. Each leg can extend and contract in length. The lower end of each leg can include a trolley member slidably coupled to a foot assembly. The catwalk can be moved laterally by extending the legs to raise the catwalk off of the ground, moving the trolley members within the foot assemblies and then contracting the legs to lower the catwalk to its new position. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090126309 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSEMBLING A TOWER - A method for assembling a tower is provided. The method comprises providing a plurality of tower segments, wherein at least one tower segment includes an inner surface that defines a first cross-sectional area of the tower segment and a second cross-sectional area of the tower segment that is different from the first cross-sectional area. The method also comprises providing a platform including a plurality of mounting assemblies configured to mount the platform within the at least one tower segment at one of the first cross-sectional area and the second cross-sectional area, coupling the platform to the inner surface of the tower segment at one of the first cross-sectional area and the second cross-sectional area, and coupling the plurality of tower segments. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090205285 | COMPOSITE FLOOR SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A CONCRETE FLOOR - An apparatus for supporting a concrete floor and a composite floor system constructed therewith comprises form panels supported between a plurality of joists, the joists including a shear connector at least partially embedded in the concrete slab of the floor system. Each of the joists may be formed of a double channel structural member, including a top chord to which the shear connector is secured, a bottom chord and a reinforced web. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090272063 | COMPOSITE STEEL JOIST/COMPOSITE BEAM FLOOR SYSTEM AND STEEL STUD WALL SYSTEMS - The present invention provides metal stud perimeter wall and load-bearing wall systems that support without eccentricity, concrete-topped floors on open-web steel joists, deep-profiled composite metal decks, and channel-shaped joists, and allow upper floor framing to be completed before Boor concreting; a composite steel beam, for open-web steel joist support; a new shear-connection-ready open-web steel joist; and a perimeter metal stud wall system that incorporates an in-wall wheel stopper. The wall systems incorporate web-perforated studs, and/or web-perforated tracks doubling as concrete closures, and other concrete closure devices. The composite beam incorporates shear connectors protruding through a special web-perforated track fitted with a load-bearing, block and cut-outs in the legs for open-web steel joist support. Unlike, composite open-web steel joists supporting simple-span metal decks, the shear-connection-ready joist incorporates a fiat-topped chord to allow continuous steel deck layout and field-installed shear connectors. These joists are best used with, medium-depth wide-fluted composite floor deck for maximum system efficiency. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090301024 | Modular Decking System And An Improved Tread And Bearer Locating System Therefor - A tread and bearer member locating system for a modular decking system, the modular decking system including decking in the form of a plurality of treads, and the decking being carried by one or more bearer members. The treads are elongate and have a longitudinal axis, a topside, an underside and a lateral width. The tread and bearer member locating system includes treads and bearer members, wherein the underside of at least one tread includes, at or near each end thereof, a bearer member receiving area, at least one of the bearer member receiving areas being bound longitudinally between a pair of spaced apart, downwardly extending locating projections, and laterally between opposed coupling members capable of, in use, coupling with correspondingly shaped coupling members in adjacent treads. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090313937 | STEEL BEAMS AND RELATED ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS - A stainless steel beam includes first and second substantially parallel plates, first and second substantially parallel webs extending between the first and second plates, and a plurality of laser-fused welds connecting the first and second plates with the first and second webs. A platform assembly includes a first steel beam having first and second substantially parallel plates with a first web extending therebetween and a first sidewall extending from a first edge of the first plate away from the second plate, and concrete overlying the first plate and abutting the first sidewall. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100005750 | Frame Device for Use in Bulding-in a Balcony - A frame device adapted to be mounted between a balcony slab and a roof slab ( | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100126101 | FLOOR BEAM SUPPORT ASSEMBLY, SYSTEM, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A floor beam assembly, system, and method for supporting floor beams within a structure are provided. According to one embodiment, a floor beam assembly for installing a floor beam within a structure is provided. The assembly includes at least one floor beam, wherein at least a portion of each floor beam comprises a composite material. The assembly also includes at least one support bracket attached to a structure, wherein each support bracket is configured to support at least a portion of a floor beam thereon. In addition, the assembly includes at least one conductive element extending from the at least one support bracket and configured for electrically communicating with the at least one support bracket. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100146900 | CONNECTOR - A deck containing joists and decking planks can be assembled quickly and easily without requiring any fasteners and using a “snap lock” type arrangement by providing a connector on top of the joist which contains a number of clips that can be bent out of the plane of the top wall of the connector and which can engage with the decking planks. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100180532 | DECK PLANK FASTENER - A deck plank fastener for securing the deck planks to the underlying joists of a decking structure. The fastener includes a flat body, a top surface, a first end including a first hole, a second end including a second hole, and two upward tabs. One such fastener is attached to an edge of the bottom surface of the plank by inserting an anchoring element through the first hole and to an upper surface of a joist by inserting an anchoring element through the second hole. A second such fastener is attached to the opposing edge of the bottom surface of the plank by inserting an anchoring element through the first hole and is projected under an adjacent plank in the area of the second end. The two upward tabs ensure uniform spacing and parallelism between adjacent planks. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100186338 | Abutment for a Modular Decking System - An abutment for use with a modular decking system that includes decking in the form of a plurality of treads, each tread being elongate and having a longitudinal axis, a topside, an underside and two ends having respective end surfaces, the underside of at least a first end of each tread including a tread coupling member. The abutment includes a tread receiving portion configured to receive the underside of the first end of each tread to thereby support the decking, the tread receiving portion including an abutment coupling member for engagement with the tread coupling member of each tread so as to prevent longitudinal movement of each received tread. The abutment also includes an upright margin configured such that the end surface of the first end of a received tread can lie closely adjacent thereto to provide a border for the decking. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20110000163 | PLAYGROUND DECK ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - An assembly and method for mounting a platform or deck to a number of support posts is disclosed. Each corner of the deck includes an open ended slot and an aperture above the slot. Each of the support posts includes a pair of holes arranged in corresponding fashion with the slot and aperture of the deck. Fasteners are partially inserted into one of at least two holes of the support posts such that the deck can simply be lowered onto the fasteners such that the fasteners are engaged by the slots of the deck and the deck may rest securely thereon. Finally, the installer can insert fasteners through the aperture and first hole and finish tightening the other fasteners to completely secure the deck to the support posts. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110173916 | FIXING CONSTRUCTION FOR TERRACE FLOORS - The invention relates to a fixing construction for terrace floors with the following features: support beams ( | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110192108 | GRID-TYPE DROP-PANEL STRUCTURE, AND A CONSTRUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A latticing drop panel structure includes a plurality of columns ( | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110197538 | HIDDEN FASTENER FOR DECK PLANKS WITH UNDERCUT SIDE GROOVES - Deck planks with undercut side grooves can be attached to underlying joists by hidden fasteners with leading wings and trailing feet engaged into the side grooves of the deck planks. The bodies of the hidden fasteners space the deck planks so as to provide adequate drainage gaps between the top faces of the deck planks. A power driver tool can be used for rapidly positioning the hidden fasteners and for attaching the hidden fasteners to the joists. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110203215 | INTERLOCKING RAIL SYSTEM - A platform system includes a platform frame having a header defining a first channel. Decking is mounted to the platform frame. A post is attached to a mounting member, which defines a second channel. The mounting member and the header form an interlock coupling where a portion of the mounting member resides in the first channel and a portion of the header resides in the second channel. A locking pin is positioned within a recess that is partially defined by the header and that is partially defined by the mounting member to limit movement of the mounting member relative to the header. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110225923 | Joist Assemblies and Assembly Kits - A joist assembly kit according to various embodiments comprises: (A) a first joist comprising: (1) a first casing; (2) a tenon that is disposed adjacent an end portion of the first casing; and (3) a first reinforcing member that extends: (a) longitudinally within the interior of both the casing and the tenon, (b) out of the tenon's interior, and (c) adjacent an end surface of the tenon; and (B) a second joist that comprises: (1) a second casing; and (2) a second reinforcing member that extends longitudinally within an the second casing's interior. In particular embodiments: (1) the second casing defines a mortise; (2) the tenon is adapted so that when the tenon is inserted into the second joist's mortise, the tenon matingly engages the second joist about a perimeter of the mortise. The joists may be attached together by fastening their respective reinforcing members together with a suitable fastener. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110271633 | STRUCTURED ARRAYS AND ELEMENTS FOR FORMING THE SAME - A plurality of structural members configured to be coupled together to form an array. Each structural member includes a top portion having a plurality of top extending members spaced apart from one another and a bottom portion having a plurality of bottom extending members spaced apart from one another. The top extending members and bottom extending members can be vertically offset from each other. The top portion of each structural member can be coupled to the bottom portion of another structural member, and each top extending member of a structural member can be coupled to a bottom extending member of another structural member. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20120117911 | Building Floor Structure and Process for Forming Same - This disclosure relates to a building floor structure comprising two or more spaced-apart beams, each beam comprising an upwardly facing support surface on at least one side of the beam; and one or more frameworks positioned between and adjacent two of the two or more spaced-apart beams, each of the one or more frameworks having two side regions, each side region comprising a downwardly facing bearing surface adapted to be received on the upwardly facing support surface of the respective beam. This disclosure also relates to a process for constructing the building floor structure. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120255256 | MODULAR PEDESTRIAN TUNNEL - A tunnel structure includes a frame; a continuous plate fixed to the frame in order to protect passing-through pedestrians; supporting legs hinged to the frame; and a connecting section supported by the frame, the connecting section configured to enable the combination of multiple tunnel structures. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120279164 | BUILDING DECK KIT - The present invention is a building deck kit utilized by do-it-yourself persons, contractors, lumberyards, mobile home owners, homeowners and handicapped service providers that includes pieces of pre-cut and pressure treated lumber including two end pieces of lumber and a plurality of pre-cut and pressure treated joist hangers used to attach the pieces of lumber to the end pieces of lumber. The kit also includes a plurality of screws and nails utilized to attach the lumber and the joist hangers together to form an overall deck and one or more pre-cut and pressure treated or metal wind braces to provide support to the lumber and the overall deck, | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120317917 | Support Structure and System Providing Element Protection - A structural support system with a means for capturing and channeling elements originating from an exterior surface is disclosed. More specifically, the support system not only creates a dry area under a deck but is also a load bearing component of the deck. The support system is multifunctional in that it alleviates the need for traditional joist-dependent construction methods while simultaneously providing an efficient and aesthetically pleasing structure for maintaining a useful, dry area under the deck. Advantageously, embodiments are scalable in that the system comprises a repeatable series of interlocking components operable to be customized to any foreseeable deck footprint or load bearing application. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130014465 | STEPPED HIDDEN DECKING SYSTEM - A fastener for securing first and second decking boards with a joist is shown and described. The fastener may include a joist connecting member capable of engaging the joist, a board connecting member capable of engaging the first decking board, where the board connecting member is generally perpendicular the joist connecting member. The fastener may also include a retention feature laterally spaced from the board connecting member, where the retention feature is capable of engaging the second decking board. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130061552 | BOARDWALK SYSTEM WITH TREAD-LOCATING BEAMS - A boardwalk system including a first beam and a second beam spaced apart from the first beam. The first and second beams each include a notch formed therein. The system further includes a plurality of generally horizontally arranged treads, each tread being received in the notch of the first beam and the notch of the second beam. At least one of the first and second beams extends across a span. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130086864 | Modular Decking System - A modular decking system includes a plurality of elongated deck members for placement across a subsurface. Each plurality of elongated deck members has a top deck portion, opposed first and second downwardly extending sides having outwardly and laterally extending longitudinal flanges, and a plurality of laterally spaced and longitudinally extending leg members extending downwardly from the top deck portion between the first and second sides. An elongated connector, connecting adjacent first and second deck members of the plurality of deck members, has a horizontal base portion having first and second laterally spaced and upwardly extending sidewalls and an interconnecting wall extending between the first and second sidewalls forming an upwardly opening channel adapted to receive the first and second longitudinal flanges of the first and second deck members, respectively, and forming a longitudinal gutter disposed between the top deck portions of the first and the second deck members. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130145718 | Support apparatus for wellbore tools - An apparatus for supporting tubular goods and wellbore tools that can be used to perform down-hole operations in oil and gas wells. The support apparatus has a minimal footprint and requires minimal surface area. The support apparatus can be used to jack and remove casing and other pipe, as well as other rig-less downhole well operations. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130291475 | Support Apparatus for Wellbore Tools - An apparatus for supporting tubular goods and wellbore tools that can be used to perform down-hole operations in oil and gas wells. The support apparatus has a minimal footprint and requires minimal surface area. The support apparatus can be used to jack and remove casing and other pipe, as well as other rig-less downhole well operations. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130340374 | Pergola Structure - A pergola structure ( | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140000206 | COMPOSITE JOIST FLOOR SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140000207 | Framing Structure | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140096469 | Fastening Means - Fastening means, a preferred embodiment of which is shown in FIG. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140102033 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING SIDING, FENCING AND DECKING MATERIALS - A spring clip system for mounting material to a structure includes: a spring clip, a rail and a starter clip. and. A first end of the spring clip is threaded through a hole in the rail while a second end of the spring clip is placed over the edge of siding material. A bottom portion of the spring clip holds the top edge of siding board and a top portion is used to hold the bottom of next siding board. The first end of the clip is bent back over the edge of the hole in the rail against the force of the spring action and snapped over the outer edge and into a notch. The starter clip is holds the bottom edge of the first siding board. The starter clip is held in place by a pin and receives the bottom of the first siding board. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140230358 | Decking System - A decking system comprises a ledger board for mounting on an upright supporting surface, a beam, a plurality of joists for spanning between the ledger board and the beam, and a plurality of deck boards for spanning across the joists in which all of the components can be mounted to one another by interlocking engagement of various connectors so that no additional fasteners are required for assembly. The components are formed of extruded and molded materials which do not require any maintenance. A railing system and a stair system are also provided which similarly connect by interlocking engagement of the components. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20150052845 | ENHANCED DECK ASSEMBLY FACILITATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Structures and protocols are presented for providing enhanced assembly tolerances (for thermal or manufacturing variations, e.g.) in constructing gazebos or other standalone decking systems, decks adjoining a house or other primary structure, or other such structures for walkways or human occupancy. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150082734 | Dual fitting plank and clip system - A deck plank readily attaches to an engagement clip when force is applied generally from the upper surface down on the plank. When a plurality of clips are attached to underlying surface, and a plurality of deck planks are oriented to the clips and urged into engagement, a secure deck structure is provided. The deck plank surface extends laterally beyond the outside vertical supporting panel ( | 03-26-2015 |
| 20160160843 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING WIND TURBINE COMPONENTS - A support structure for supporting wind turbine components which are to be arranged or are arranged within a wind turbine nacelle that is to be arranged or is arranged on a tower construction, wherein the support structure includes at least two girder section structures which are connected together via at least one cross-connection structure, wherein the cross-connection structure includes at least two connecting struts which intersect in an intersection region is provided. | 06-09-2016 |
