A floating connection fastening system employs a semi-flexible floating bushing having a sleeve with an axial slot which captures a fastener having a head, an unthreaded shank portion, a threaded portion and an intermediate reamer. An adapter mounts to the bushing/fastener assembly and receives a driver bit. The adapter defines an offset clearance. The floating connection is installed by driving the fastener through a non-load bearing member so as to form a bore and embed the fastener into a load bearing member. The floating bushing has a flange which engages the surface of the non-load bearing member. The installation may be performed in essentially a one-step procedure.
Additive particles are introduced to a braze joint by combining the additive particles with a flux and using the flux with additive particles to form a core or coating of a braze product including braze alloy and flux. Additive particles are selected to provide some improvement to the finished braze joint that cannot be achieved by combining the additive particles directly into the braze alloy. Methods of brazing include application of vibration to a braze joint while the braze joint is maintained at a brazing temperature. Vibration applied to the materials being joined is transmitted through the flux, molten braze alloy and additive particles, producing a braze joint of increased strength and uniformity.
B23K 35/02 - Baguettes, électrodes, matériaux ou environnements utilisés pour le brasage, le soudage ou le découpage caractérisés par des propriétés mécaniques, p.ex. par la forme
B23K 1/06 - Brasage ou débrasage utilisant des vibrations, p.ex. des vibrations ultrasonores
B23K 35/40 - Fabrication de fils ou de barres pour le brasage ou le soudage
B23K 101/00 - Objets fabriqués par brasage, soudage ou découpage
An adjustable hangar for attaching an elongate beam to a structural building member includes a lower module and an upper module that are engaged with one another in a vertically reciprocal manner. The lower module includes a bottom web for supporting an edge of a beam. The upper module includes a top panel opposite and spaced apart from the support web. When a beam is installed between top panel and bottom web, the upper module and lower module may be contracted to adjust the relative position of the top panel and bottom web. In an embodiment, the position can be contracted to trap the top edge and bottom edge of the beam between the top panel and bottom web.
An adjustable hanger for attaching an elongate beam to a support member has abase member with opposite sides and a support web. A leveling member with a top panel is attachable to the base member in a vertically reciprocal engagement. The top panel includes a rear flange for supporting on a surface of a support member, whereupon the support web is parallel with the surface of the support member. The leveling member is movable relative to the base member to accommodate elongate beams having different height dimensions. Once the beam is attached to the support member via fasteners, the leveling member may be detached from the base member. The leveling member or base member may have cooperative posts or legs and slots to facilitate engagement between them. A breakable cuff in the base member may engage a post of the leveling member to allow reciprocation followed by detachment.
A hanger for supporting an elongate beam in a building structure has beam support member with a right side spaced from a left side with a support web extending therebetween at a bottom end. The right side, left side and support web define a beam receipt channel. A beam adjustment member is positioned at least partially within the channel proximate the web and in rotational or pivotal relationship with the beam support member. The beam support member may include a series of vertically spaced apart slots or notches for engagement with one or more notches or slots in a back plate. The back plate is separately attachable to a building support member and the beam support member is attachable to the back plate at multiple different vertical positions.
A hanger for attaching a structural beam to a building substructure has a first panel spaced from a second panel with a web extending therebetween. The web includes a bias member or compression member for biasing a beam upward. The web may include an opening through the bias member for receipt of a fastener driven from underneath the web into a beam received by the web, whereby driving of the fastener into the beam pulls the beam downward against the bias of the compression member. Additional versions exist with different leveraging surfaces to assist the fastener in pulling the beam downward. The hanger may also include one or more openings in the side panels, each opening associating with an opening in a rear panel to receive a fastener driven obliquely through a side panel opening into a beam and a building support member to attach the beam.
A roof mount assembly includes a bottom plate securable to a roofing structure and a top plate mounted on top of the bottom plate. The bottom plate includes a first compressible sealing pad affixed to a bottom surface and compressed between bottom plate and roofing surface. The top plate includes a second compressible sealing pad affixed to its bottom surface that is compressed when the top plate is secured mounted over the bottom plate via fasteners extending through holes in the top plate and threaded into bores in the bottom plate. The top plate may include a central crown and a connector projecting upward therefrom to secure an object over the roofing structure.
E04D 13/00 - Aménagements ou dispositifs particuliers en relation avec les couvertures de toit; Evacuation de l'eau
F16M 13/02 - Autres supports ou appuis pour positionner les appareils ou les objets; Moyens pour maintenir en position les appareils ou objets tenus à la main pour être portés par un autre objet ou lui être fixé, p.ex. à un arbre, une grille, un châssis de fenêtre, une bicyclette
01 - Produits chimiques destinés à l'industrie, aux sciences ainsi qu'à l'agriculture
06 - Métaux communs et minerais; objets en métal
40 - Traitement de matériaux; recyclage, purification de l'air et traitement de l'eau
41 - Éducation, divertissements, activités sportives et culturelles
Produits et services
a house mark for brazing fluxes and brazing pastes a house mark for brazing and soldering filler metals consulting services for others in the field of brazing education services, namely, providing training classes, seminars and workshops in the field of brazing
A fastener has a head and a shank extending from the head to a tip. The shank has a threaded distal portion that includes primary threads defining a major diameter, a minor diameter, and at least one helical rib or scalloped surface at the minor diameter. The at least one rib extends between adjacent primary threads of the threaded portion and extends in a helical configuration. The configuration of the fastener with helical ribs in the minor diameter reduces contact surface area between the fastener and building material substrate, like wood, during installation of the fastener, which thereby results in less torquing force required for installation.
F16B 35/04 - Boulons filetés; Boulons d'ancrage; Goujons filetés; Vis; Vis de pression avec tête ou axe de forme particulière permettant de fixer le boulon sur ou dans un objet
A fastener has a head and a shank extending from the head to a tip. The shank has a threaded distal portion that includes primary threads defining a major diameter, a minor diameter, and at least one helical rib or scalloped surface at the minor diameter. The at least one rib extends between adjacent primary threads of the threaded portion and extends in a helical configuration. The configuration of the fastener with helical ribs in the minor diameter reduces contact surface area between the fastener and building material substrate, like wood, during installation of the fastener, which thereby results in less torquing force required for installation.
F16B 25/04 - Vis formant des filets dans le matériau dans lequel elles sont vissées, p.ex. vis à bois, vis auto-taraudeuses par une action de tranchage et de déplacement du matériau, p.ex. vis à bois avec filet à arêtes coupantes
F16B 33/02 - Tracé du filetage; Profils de filetage particuliers
A hanger for attaching an elongate beam to a building support includes a first member attachable to a second member. The first member includes a side and a web section with locking teeth. The second member includes a slot with at least one locking tooth. The slot of the second member may be formed in a second web section. The first member and second member are lockable to each other at a plurality of different lateral positions to accommodate elongate beams having a variety of thicknesses.
Structural building components used for floor and deck substructures and framing headers, namely, a deck substructure system composed primarily of two wooden beams and also including threaded metal screws that secure the beams
metal hardware, namely, metal induction welding plates used for attachment of roofing membranes and roofing insulation non-metal hardware, namely, non-metal tubes in the nature of fastening sleeves used for attachment of roofing membranes and roofing insulation
Disclosed herein is a fastener feed device. The device includes a guide tube, a feed tube, a plate feed actuator, a structural member, a slide roller, a latch, an actuation member, a shank stop lever, and a head stop lever. The feed tube receives a fastener. The plate feed actuator is proximate the guide tube. The structural member includes a vertical slot. The slide roller is movable within the vertical slot. The latch is connected to the plate feed actuator. The actuation member includes a head kicker portion, a latch slot, and a lever portion. The head kicker portion is received at the opening. The latch is configured to extend through the latch slot. The lever portion is proximate the slide roller. The shank stop lever is connected to the actuation member. The head kicker portion, the shank stop lever, and the head stop lever interact with the fastener.
Disclosed herein is a fastener feed device. The device includes a guide tube, a feed tube, a plate feed actuator, a structural member, a slide roller, a latch, an actuation member, a shank stop lever, and a head stop lever. The feed tube receives a fastener. The plate feed actuator is proximate the guide tube. The structural member includes a vertical slot. The slide roller is movable within the vertical slot. The latch is connected to the plate feed actuator. The actuation member includes a head kicker portion, a latch slot, and a lever portion. The head kicker portion is received at the opening. The latch is configured to extend through the latch slot. The lever portion is proximate the slide roller. The shank stop lever is connected to the actuation member. The head kicker portion, the shank stop lever, and the head stop lever interact with the fastener.
Disclosed herein is a fastener feed device. The device includes a guide tube, a feed tube, a plate feed actuator, a structural member, a slide roller, a latch, an actuation member, a shank stop lever, and a head stop lever. The feed tube receives a fastener. The plate feed actuator is proximate the guide tube. The structural member includes a vertical slot. The slide roller is movable within the vertical slot. The latch is connected to the plate feed actuator. The actuation member includes a head kicker portion, a latch slot, and a lever portion. The head kicker portion is received at the opening. The latch is configured to extend through the latch slot. The lever portion is proximate the slide roller. The shank stop lever is connected to the actuation member. The head kicker portion, the shank stop lever, and the head stop lever interact with the fastener.
A method of manufacturing a structural truss module that employs a fastener web to interconnect elongated wood chords includes spacing a pair of elongated chords in a parallel spaced relationship, followed by driving fasteners through a first of the chords and into the second of the chords at oblique angled. The fasteners may converge toward each other. The chords may optionally be cut at an intermediate position between longitudinal ends. The chords may be spaced with use of a jig assembly. A matrix of quasi-convergent adjacent pairs of fasteners may be employed. The structural truss modules may form part of a roof for a header or a structural wall. The fasteners may be threaded.
E04C 3/292 - Poutrelles; Solives, fermes ou structures analogues à des fermes, p.ex. préfabriquées; Linteaux; Traverses formés d'éléments de différents matériaux les matériaux étant du bois et du métal
F16B 5/02 - Jonction de feuilles ou de plaques soit entre elles soit à des bandes ou barres parallèles à elles par organes de fixation utilisant un filetage
E04C 3/04 - Poutrelles; Solives, fermes ou structures analogues à des fermes, p.ex. préfabriquées; Linteaux; Traverses métalliques
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FASTENER IDENTIFYING MECHANISM FOR ATTACHMENT TOOL
A fastener identifying unit for use within an installation tool, has one or more movable jaws associated with a barrel. At least one jaw includes an identification member that changes position when the respective jaw moves or is actuated. The jaws are movable relative to the barrel and define a fastener receiving section, which may be an interface between a pair of jaws. The jaws are biased in a relative direction maintaining the identification member in a first position when a fastener is not present in the barrel. When a fastener is inserted into the barrel, the tip is received by the receiving section, which thereby causes the one or more movable jaws to move against the bias and the identification member to shift to a second position. The identification member is viewable by an installer in the second position to notify the installer of the presence of the fastener.
B25B 23/10 - Dispositions pour manipuler les vis ou écrous pour tenir ou présenter la vis ou l'écrou avant ou pendant sa rotation par des moyens mécaniques de prise
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Fastener Identifying Mechanism for Attachment Tool
A fastener identifying unit for use within an installation tool, has one or more movable jaws associated with a barrel. At least one jaw includes an identification member that changes position when the respective jaw moves or is actuated. The jaws are movable relative to the barrel and define a fastener receiving section, which may be an interface between a pair of jaws. The jaws are biased in a relative direction maintaining the identification member in a first position when a fastener is not present in the barrel. When a fastener is inserted into the barrel, the tip is received by the receiving section, which thereby causes the one or more movable jaws to move against the bias and the identification member to shift to a second position. The identification member is viewable by an installer in the second position to notify the installer of the presence of the fastener.
A fastener identifying unit for use within an installation tool, has one or more movable jaws associated with a barrel. At least one jaw includes an identification member that changes position when the respective jaw moves or is actuated. The jaws are movable relative to the barrel and define a fastener receiving section, which may be an interface between a pair of jaws. The jaws are biased in a relative direction maintaining the identification member in a first position when a fastener is not present in the barrel. When a fastener is inserted into the barrel, the tip is received by the receiving section, which thereby causes the one or more movable jaws to move against the bias and the identification member to shift to a second position. The identification member is viewable by an installer in the second position to notify the installer of the presence of the fastener.
B25B 23/10 - Dispositions pour manipuler les vis ou écrous pour tenir ou présenter la vis ou l'écrou avant ou pendant sa rotation par des moyens mécaniques de prise
B25C 1/00 - Outils tenus à la main pour clouer; Dispositifs d'alimentation en clous pour ces outils
An adjustable hanger for attaching an elongate beam to a support member has a base member with opposite sides and a support web. A leveling member with a top panel is attachable to the base member in a vertically reciprocal engagement. The top panel includes a rear flange for supporting on a surface of a support member, whereupon the support web is parallel with the surface of the support member. The leveling member is movable relative to the base member to accommodate elongate beams having different height dimensions. Once the beam is attached to the support member via fasteners, the leveling member may be detached from the base member. The leveling member or base member may have cooperative posts or legs and slots to facilitate engagement between them. A breakable cuff in the base member may engage a post of the leveling member to allow reciprocation followed by detachment.
A hanger for supporting an elongate beam in a building structure has beam support member with a right side spaced from a left side with a support web extending therebetween at a bottom end. The right side, left side and support web define a beam receipt channel. A beam adjustment member is positioned at least partially within the channel proximate the web and in rotational or pivotal relationship with the beam support member. The beam support member may include a series of vertically spaced apart slots or notches for engagement with one or more notches or slots in a back plate. The back plate is separately attachable to a building support member and the beam support member is attachable to the back plate at multiple different vertical positions.
An adjustable hanger for attaching an elongate beam to a support member has a base member with opposite sides and a support web. A leveling member with a top panel is attachable to the base member in a vertically reciprocal engagement. The top panel includes a rear flange for supporting on a surface of a support member, whereupon the support web is parallel with the surface of the support member. The leveling member is movable relative to the base member to accommodate elongate beams having different height dimensions. Once the beam is attached to the support member via fasteners, the leveling member may be detached from the base member. The leveling member or base member may have cooperative posts or legs and slots to facilitate engagement between them. A breakable cuff in the base member may engage a post of the leveling member to allow reciprocation followed by detachment.
A hanger for supporting an elongate beam in a building structure has beam support member with a right side spaced from a left side with a support web extending therebetween at a bottom end. The right side, left side and support web define a beam receipt channel. A beam adjustment member is positioned at least partially within the channel proximate the web and in rotational or pivotal relationship with the beam support member. The beam support member may include a series of vertically spaced apart slots or notches for engagement with one or more notches or slots in a back plate. The back plate is separately attachable to a building support member and the beam support member is attachable to the back plate at multiple different vertical positions.
Disclosed herein is a roof mount installation assembly. The roof mount installation assembly includes a roof mount, a flashing patch, and an adapter cap. The roof mount has a base and a threaded post. The flashing patch has an opening. The flashing patch is configured to surround the base. The opening is configured to allow the threaded post to extend therethrough. The adapter cap is configured to be removably mounted over the flashing patch. The adapter cap is configured to apply a force to the flashing patch for sealing the flashing patch around the roof mount.
An adjustable hangar for attaching an elongate beam to a structural building member includes a lower module and an upper module that are engaged with one another in a vertically reciprocal manner. The lower module includes a pair of parallel side panels spaced apart from one another and a lower beam support web. The upper module includes a top panel opposite the support web and a pair of opposite side members. The upper module further includes an upper support flange substantially parallel to the support web. In one embodiment, the upper module side members engage with the lower module in a vertically slidable relationship and define a beam receipt channel therebetween. When a beam is installed in the receipt channel, the upper and lower modules are adjusted vertically to trap the beam between the upper panel and support web with the beam circumscribed by the hanger.
An adjustable hangar for attaching an elongate beam to a structural building member includes a lower module and an upper module that are engaged with one another in a vertically reciprocal manner. The lower module includes a pair of parallel side panels spaced apart from one another and a lower beam support web. The upper module includes a top panel opposite the support web and a pair of opposite side members. The upper module further includes an upper support flange substantially parallel to the support web. In one embodiment, the upper module side members engage with the lower module in a vertically slidable relationship and define a beam receipt channel therebetween. When a beam is installed in the receipt channel, the upper and lower modules are adjusted vertically to trap the beam between the upper panel and support web with the beam circumscribed by the hanger.
An adjustable hangar for attaching an elongate beam to a structural building member includes a lower module and an upper module that are engaged with one another in a vertically reciprocal manner. The lower module includes a pair of parallel side panels spaced apart from one another and a lower beam support web. The upper module includes a top panel opposite the support web and a pair of opposite side members. The upper module further includes an upper support flange substantially parallel to the support web. In one embodiment, the upper module side members engage with the lower module in a vertically slidable relationship and define a beam receipt channel therebetween. When a beam is installed in the receipt channel, the upper and lower modules are adjusted vertically to trap the beam between the upper panel and support web with the beam circumscribed by the hanger.
A hanger for attaching a structural beam to a building substructure has a first panel spaced from a second panel with a web extending therebetween. The web includes a bias member or compression member for biasing a beam upward. The web may include an opening through the bias member for receipt of a fastener driven from underneath the web into a beam received by the web, whereby driving of the fastener into the beam pulls the beam downward against the bias of the compression member. Additional versions exist with different leveraging surfaces to assist the fastener in pulling the beam downward. The hanger may also include one or more openings in the side panels, each opening associating with an opening in a rear panel to receive a fastener driven obliquely through a side panel opening into a beam and a building support member to attach the beam.
A hanger for attaching a structural beam to a building substructure has a first panel spaced from a second panel with a web extending therebetween. The web includes a bias member or compression member for biasing a beam upward. The web may include an opening through the bias member for receipt of a fastener driven from underneath the web into a beam received by the web, whereby driving of the fastener into the beam pulls the beam downward against the bias of the compression member. Additional versions exist with different leveraging surfaces to assist the fastener in pulling the beam downward. The hanger may also include one or more openings in the side panels, each opening associating with an opening in a rear panel to receive a fastener driven obliquely through a side panel opening into a beam and a building support member to attach the beam.
A plate advancement mechanism is configured to cooperate with a stack of plates consisting of alternating first and second roofing plates with alternately positioned indexing notches along an indexing edge of the plates. An indexer including at least one indexing tab that projects beneath the indexing edge of the plates reciprocates parallel to the indexing edge of the roofing plates between a first feed position and a second feed position. The indexer first feed position aligns the indexing tab with the indexing notch of the first plates and the indexer second feed position aligns said indexing tab with the indexing notch of the second plates. The indexer first feed position and said second feed position are coordinated with shuttle movement to release the lowermost roofing plate from the stack onto the shuttle by aligning the indexing tab (or tabs) with the indexing notch (or notches) of the lowermost plate
A plate advancement mechanism is configured to cooperate with a stack of plates consisting of alternating first and second roofing plates with alternately positioned indexing notches along an indexing edge of the plates. An indexer including at least one indexing tab that projects beneath the indexing edge of the plates reciprocates parallel to the indexing edge of the roofing plates between a first feed position and a second feed position. The indexer first feed position aligns the indexing tab with the indexing notch of the first plates and the indexer second feed position aligns said indexing tab with the indexing notch of the second plates. The indexer first feed position and said second feed position are coordinated with shuttle movement to release the lowermost roofing plate from the stack onto the shuttle by aligning the indexing tab (or tabs) with the indexing notch (or notches) of the lowermost plate.
A plate advancement mechanism is configured to cooperate with a stack of plates consisting of alternating first and second roofing plates with alternately positioned indexing notches along an indexing edge of the plates. An indexer including at least one indexing tab that projects beneath the indexing edge of the plates reciprocates parallel to the indexing edge of the roofing plates between a first feed position and a second feed position. The indexer first feed position aligns the indexing tab with the indexing notch of the first plates and the indexer second feed position aligns said indexing tab with the indexing notch of the second plates. The indexer first feed position and said second feed position are coordinated with shuttle movement to release the lowermost roofing plate from the stack onto the shuttle by aligning the indexing tab (or tabs) with the indexing notch (or notches) of the lowermost plate
A hanger for attaching an elongate beam to a building support includes a first member attachable to a second member. The first member includes a side and a web section with locking teeth. The second member includes a slot with at least one locking tooth. The slot of the second member may be formed in a second web section. The first member and second member are lockable to each other at a plurality of different lateral positions to accommodate elongate beams having a variety of thicknesses.
A hanger for attaching an elongate beam to a building support includes a first member attachable to a second member. The first member includes a side and a web section with locking teeth. The second member includes a slot with at least one locking tooth. The slot of the second member may be formed in a second web section. The first member and second member are lockable to each other at a plurality of different lateral positions to accommodate elongate beams having a variety of thicknesses.
Disclosed herein is a clip for positioning and securing adjacent grooved planks to a joist. The clip includes a body and a pair of legs. The body extends longitudinally from a front end to a rear end and laterally between opposite lateral edges and defining a hole. Each leg of the pair of legs extends downward from the body at a longitudinal position between the front end and rear end. Each of the front end and the rear end includes a notch in the edge between the opposite lateral edges.
Disclosed herein is a clip for positioning and securing adjacent grooved planks to a joist. The clip includes a body and a pair of legs. The body extends longitudinally from a front end to a rear end and laterally between opposite lateral edges and defining a hole. Each leg of the pair of legs extends downward from the body at a longitudinal position between the front end and rear end. Each of the front end and the rear end includes a notch in the edge between the opposite lateral edges.
Disclosed herein is a clip for positioning and securing adjacent grooved planks to a joist. The clip includes a body and a pair of legs. The body extends longitudinally from a front end to a rear end and laterally between opposite lateral edges and defining a hole. Each leg of the pair of legs extends downward from the body at a longitudinal position between the front end and rear end. Each of the front end and the rear end includes a notch in the edge between the opposite lateral edges.
A spotter for assembling building structures and a complimentary container. The spotter includes a web and longitudinally opposite flanges with spaced apart legs that define passthrough openings laterally aligned with each other. The web defines one or more holes for guiding a driven fastener through into a building member. The container includes a bottom member defining a primary cavity for holding accessories and a top cover member. The spotter is positionable within the container in a packed position with the web extending over the primary cavity and each flange extending downwardly on a longitudinally opposite side of the primary cavity. The top cover member lies over the spotter to close the top opening of the primary cavity.
E04F 21/22 - Outillage pour travaux de finition des bâtiments pour la pose des revêtements de sols faits d'éléments individuels, p.ex. pinces de planchers
E04F 15/02 - Revêtements de sol composés d'un certain nombre d'éléments semblables
58.
Building structure formed by truss modules and method of forming
Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a modular building structure. A plurality of structural truss modules are provided. Each one of the structural truss modules includes a spaced pair of elongated wood chords and a web connecting the elongated wood chords. The web including a plurality of metal support rods each having a pair of opposed threaded sections. The first of the pair of opposed threaded sections engaged to a first one of the elongated wood chords at an angle thereto. The second of the pair of opposed threaded sections engaged to the other one of the elongated wood chords at an angle thereto. The structural truss modules are cut to a predetermined length. A first member is connected between the spaced pairs of elongated wood chords. First ends of the plurality of structural truss modules are configured to connect to a ledger member.
E04C 3/16 - Poutrelles; Solives, fermes ou structures analogues à des fermes, p.ex. préfabriquées; Linteaux; Traverses en bois, p.ex. avec armatures ou tirants à âme découpée, p.ex. fermes
E04B 1/00 - Constructions en général; Structures qui ne sont limitées ni aux murs, p.ex. cloisons, ni aux planchers, ni aux plafonds, ni aux toits
E04C 3/292 - Poutrelles; Solives, fermes ou structures analogues à des fermes, p.ex. préfabriquées; Linteaux; Traverses formés d'éléments de différents matériaux les matériaux étant du bois et du métal
E04B 2/70 - Murs avec ossature d'encadrement ou potelets; Murs comportant des pièces allongées supportant la charge avec pièces allongées en bois
E04B 5/12 - Structures portantes de planchers, formées essentiellement d'éléments préfabriqués comportant des poutres de bois
E04C 3/02 - Poutrelles; Solives, fermes ou structures analogues à des fermes, p.ex. préfabriquées; Linteaux; Traverses
E04B 1/26 - Structures comportant des éléments porteurs allongés, p.ex. colonnes, poutres, ossatures les pièces porteuses étant en bois
59.
Hidden fastener assembly for attaching grooved deck members
A hidden fastener assembly facilitates the attachment of grooved deck members to a joist. A body has an upper platform and a lower reference surface and is traversed by a central opening. A pair of tongues project from the body and are positioned and configured for reception in the grooves of the deck members. A pair of legs straddle the joist to aid in positioning. A fastener received in the opening and driven into the joist secures the deck members to the joist at a desired spacing. The fastener assemblies may be collated for usage in automatic driving tools.
An alignment head for an automatic fastener feed installation tool employs a platform with spring biased retractable pins and a central opening. The retractable pins are spaced to protrude downwardly and engage opposing sides of a support joist. The central opening receives the fastener which is automatically positioned for driving at an entry position into a deck board overlying the joist. The fastener is drivable into the joist at a medial position of the joist and a pre-established position from the edge of a deckboard. The pins also define the spacing of the adjacent deck board. In one embodiment, the alignment head is employed for securing the deck boards at a consistent 45° angle to the joist.
A floating connection fastening system employs a semi-flexible floating bushing having a sleeve that may have an axial slot which captures a fastener having a head, an unthreaded shank portion and a threaded portion. The sleeve may have an outer primary surface and a plurality of protuberances that project outward from the outer primary surface. An offset cap mounts to the bushing/fastener assembly and receives a driver bit. The offset cap defines an offset clearance for installation of the fastener and bushing. The floating connection is installed by driving the fastener through a non-load bearing member so as to form a bore and threadably engage a load bearing member. The floating bushing has a flange which engages the surface of the non-load bearing member, and the sleeve is entirely received in the formed bore.
F16B 33/00 - Caractéristiques communes aux boulons et aux écrous
E04B 2/82 - Cloisons mobiles ne supportant pas de charge; Cloisons à bord supérieur libre - Détails particuliers des cloisons faciles à retirer
F16B 25/00 - Vis formant des filets dans le matériau dans lequel elles sont vissées, p.ex. vis à bois, vis auto-taraudeuses
F16B 5/02 - Jonction de feuilles ou de plaques soit entre elles soit à des bandes ou barres parallèles à elles par organes de fixation utilisant un filetage
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ROOF MOUNT ASSEMBLY WITH STABILIZED FASTENER MATRIX
A roof mount assembly implements a stabilized fastener matrix which functions to stabilize the fastener connection with a roof. A base has a one-piece construction with angularly spaced stepped bores. Roofing fasteners each having a fiat head are receivable in the bores and securable therein. Plugs each having a flat lower surface are threadably engageable in the threaded bore wherein the flat lower surface of the plug engages the flat head of the fastener. The mount assembly is also efficiently sealable with the adjoining roof.
E04B 7/06 - Structure des intersections de toits ou des toits à pans coupés
E04B 7/18 - Structure spéciales dans ou sur les toits, p.ex. lucarnes
E04D 13/14 - Raccords des couvertures de toits avec les cheminées ou autres parties passant à travers le toit
F24J 2/52 - Agencement des montages ou des supports
H02S 20/23 - Structures de support directement fixées sur un objet inamovible spécialement adaptées pour les bâtiments spécialement adaptées aux structures de toit
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Roof mount assembly with stabilized fastener matrix
A roof mount assembly implements a stabilized fastener matrix which functions to stabilize the fastener connection with a roof. In one embodiment, a base has a one-piece construction with angularly spaced stepped bores. Roofing fasteners each having a flat head are receivable in the bores and securable therein. Plugs each having a flat lower surface are threadably engageable in the threaded bore wherein the flat lower surface of the plug engages the flat head of the fastener. In a second embodiment, the base has a two-part construction comprising a bottom plate and a top plate. The bottom plate has a plurality of arcuate slots which are angularly spaced from one another. Elongated fasteners are received in the slots. A top plate has a crown and a connector projects from the crown. The top plate mounts onto the bottom plate to provide a stabilized connection with the roof. The mount assemblies are also efficiently sealable with the adjoining roof. In one embodiment, the top plate and lower plate mount highly compressible sealant members.
E04D 13/00 - Aménagements ou dispositifs particuliers en relation avec les couvertures de toit; Evacuation de l'eau
F16M 13/02 - Autres supports ou appuis pour positionner les appareils ou les objets; Moyens pour maintenir en position les appareils ou objets tenus à la main pour être portés par un autre objet ou lui être fixé, p.ex. à un arbre, une grille, un châssis de fenêtre, une bicyclette
A drilling tool has a working piece retained by a retainer mounted to a collar. The working piece includes a distal shank and a cutting section and is rotationally fixed relative to the retainer. The retainer may include an engagement protrusion positioned outward of the shank with the protrusion engaging an inner surface of the collar or the collar may include an engagement protrusion with the protrusion engaging an inner surface of the retainer to create a quasi-floating relationship between the retainer and collar. The cutting section may have a distal primary bore cutting sub-section and a proximal counterbore cutting sub-section. The collar includes a lower surface for abutment against a building member during drilling operation to halt axial movement of the tool.
B23B 51/10 - Forets à chanfreiner, p.ex. travaillant comme des fraises
B23B 49/00 - Systèmes de mesure ou de calibrage des machines à aléser, pour le positionnement ou le guidage du foret; Dispositif pour indiquer les défauts des forets pendant l'alésage; Dispositifs à centrer les trous à aléser
A drilling tool has a working piece retained by a retainer mounted to a collar. The working piece includes a distal shank and a cutting section and is rotationally fixed relative to the retainer. The retainer may include an engagement protrusion positioned outward of the shank with the protrusion engaging an inner surface of the collar or the collar may include an engagement protrusion with the protrusion engaging an inner surface of the retainer to create a quasi-floating relationship between the retainer and collar. The cutting section may have a distal primary bore cutting sub-section and a proximal counterbore cutting sub-section. The collar includes a lower surface for abutment against a building member during drilling operation to halt axial movement of the tool.
B23B 51/10 - Forets à chanfreiner, p.ex. travaillant comme des fraises
B23B 49/00 - Systèmes de mesure ou de calibrage des machines à aléser, pour le positionnement ou le guidage du foret; Dispositif pour indiquer les défauts des forets pendant l'alésage; Dispositifs à centrer les trous à aléser
66.
Counterbore tool and setting tool for fascia system and installation method
A drilling tool has a working piece retained by a retainer mounted to a collar. The working piece includes a distal shank and a cutting section and is rotationally fixed relative to the retainer. The retainer may include an engagement protrusion positioned outward of the shank with the protrusion engaging an inner surface of the collar or the collar may include an engagement protrusion with the protrusion engaging an inner surface of the retainer to create a quasi-floating relationship between the retainer and collar. The cutting section may have a distal primary bore cutting sub-section and a proximal counterbore cutting sub-section. The collar includes a lower surface for abutment against a building member during drilling operation to halt axial movement of the tool.
B23B 49/00 - Systèmes de mesure ou de calibrage des machines à aléser, pour le positionnement ou le guidage du foret; Dispositif pour indiquer les défauts des forets pendant l'alésage; Dispositifs à centrer les trous à aléser
67.
Multiple Entry Angle Adaptor with Locator for Fastener Installation Tool
An adaptor for a fastener driver assembly employs a bi-positionable angle guide assembly mounted to a head having an entry reference surface defining an opening for a fastener. The adaptor provides a proper location and entry angle for the fastener for implementing various structural connections. A pivotal angle guide has a pair of reference engagement edges functionally configured to engage either an upper horizontal member or a lower horizontal member. A locator having a location reference is mounted to the guide assembly. In one mode, the reference edges, together with the location reference, define a proper entry location and normal angle for connecting a horizontal member, which may be either an upper plate or a lower plate, to a rim board or other structural member. The selected adaptor position is achieved by securing the adaptor in one of two stable angular positions relative to the drive axis of the fastener driver assembly. In a second mode, the implemented entry angle is oblique to the horizontal member. The adaptor also includes at least one flush indicator to indicate that the proper flush position of a reference surface is achieved. The locator is removably mounted to the pivotal angle guide and mounts a variably positionable position detector with a measurement scale.
B25B 21/00 - Outils portatifs à moteur pour serrer ou desserrer les vis ou les écrous; Accessoires pour appareils à percer ayant les mêmes buts
B25B 23/00 - OUTILS OU OUTILLAGE D'ÉTABLI NON PRÉVUS AILLEURS, POUR FIXER, JOINDRE, DÉSENGAGER OU TENIR - Parties constitutives ou accessoires des clés à écrous, clés anglaises, tournevis
B25B 23/12 - Dispositions pour manipuler les vis ou écrous pour tenir ou présenter la vis ou l'écrou avant ou pendant sa rotation par des moyens magnétiques
A dual positionable adaptor for a fastener driver assembly employs a tandem guide assembly mounted to a guide head which has an entry reference surface defining an opening for a fastener to provide a proper location and entry angle for the fastener. A pair of wings each defines a pair of reference engagement edges which engage either an upper horizontal member or a lower horizontal member. The wings, together with the entry reference surface, define a proper entry location and angle for connecting a vertical stud to either an upper plate or a lower plate. The selected adaptor position is achieved by securing the adaptor in one of two angular positions relative to the tube axis of the fastener driver assembly. The wings are also affixed with squirrel claws to lock the adaptor in place for installing the fastener. The adaptor also includes flush indicators to indicate that the proper flush position of the reference surface against the vertical member is achieved. The wings are independently pivotal to accommodate situations wherein the tandem wing configuration cannot be employed. The fastener is retained within the adaptor fastener channel via a magnet assembly.
B25F 3/00 - Associations d'outils pour différents travaux avec un seul moyen d'entraînement mécanique portatif; Raccords appropriés
B23D 45/00 - Machines à scier ou dispositifs de sciage à lames circulaires ou à disques à friction
B23D 45/14 - Machines à scier ou dispositifs de sciage à lames circulaires ou à disques à friction pour le découpage autrement que dans un plan perpendiculaire à l'axe de la pièce à scier, p.ex. pour faire une coupe en biseau
B25B 21/00 - Outils portatifs à moteur pour serrer ou desserrer les vis ou les écrous; Accessoires pour appareils à percer ayant les mêmes buts
B25B 23/04 - Dispositions pour manipuler les vis ou écrous pour l'alimentation en vis ou écrous
A point-of-sale display unit for engagement with a cantilevered support member has at least one shelf and a base member. The base member defines a track configured to receive a portion of the cantilevered support member. The unit engages with the cantilevered beam through a sliding arrangement and is rigidly maintained thereon through a combination of various mechanical forces in a position without obstructing access to the primary load held and displayed by the cantilevered system.
A47F 5/00 - Stands d'étalage, systèmes de suspension ou rayonnages caractérisés par leurs particularités de structure
A47F 5/08 - Stands d'étalage, systèmes de suspension ou rayonnages caractérisés par leurs particularités de structure fixés aux murs, plafonds ou similaires; Dispositifs d'étalage en consoles murales
A47F 5/01 - Stands d'étalage, systèmes de suspension ou rayonnages caractérisés par leurs particularités de structure faits de tubes ou de fils métalliques
70.
SELF-SEALING FASTENER AND COLLATED STRIPS THEREOF FOR INTEGRATED SHEATHING
A self-sealing fastener for sheathing having an integrated water and air resistant barrier employs an activatable sealant which is disposed in a nonactivated state on the fastener. Upon driving the fastener into the sheathing, the sealant activates and forms a seal at the fastener/sheathing interface and also functions as a shock absorber to prevent overdriving of the fastener. The sealant may take numerous forms including a deformable gasket, a collar and a washer. In some embodiments, up activation, the sealant exhibits a tint which contrasts with the tint of the sheathing. Collated self-sealing fastener strips or cartridges of various forms provide a matrix of severable fasteners each having a sealant which are sequentially drivable by an automatic driver.
The tension bracket is configured to receive an elongated fastener to provide a connection under tension between a secondary structure and a principal support structure. The bracket has a mounting base with two substantially coplanar base sections having complementary opposed adjacent edges. The sections define a plurality of fastener openings and a profile opening. A guide member integrally extends from the sections and has parallel walls disposed above and extending perpendicular to the base sections. A pair of laterally spaced reinforcement ribs project perpendicularly from the base sections. In one embodiment, the tension bracket is formed from a single sheet of metal.
F16M 13/00 - Autres supports ou appuis pour positionner les appareils ou les objets; Moyens pour maintenir en position les appareils ou objets tenus à la main
F16B 5/02 - Jonction de feuilles ou de plaques soit entre elles soit à des bandes ou barres parallèles à elles par organes de fixation utilisant un filetage
F16B 15/00 - Clous; Cavaliers à pointes ou agrafes
The tension bracket is configured to receive an elongated fastener to provide a connection under tension between a secondary structure and a principal support structure. The bracket has a mounting base with two substantially coplanar base sections having complementary opposed adjacent edges. The sections define a plurality of fastener openings and a profile opening. A guide member integrally extends from the sections and has parallel walls disposed above and extending perpendicular to the base sections. A pair of laterally spaced reinforcement ribs project perpendicularly from the base sections. In one embodiment, the tension bracket is formed from a single sheet of metal.
A dual positionable adaptor for a fastener driver assembly employs a tandem guide assembly mounted to a guide head which has an entry reference surface defining an opening for a fastener to provide a proper location and entry angle for the fastener. A pair of wings each defines a pair of reference engagement edges which engage either an upper horizontal member or a lower horizontal member. The wings, together with the entry reference surface, define a proper entry location and angle for connecting a vertical stud to either an upper plate or a lower plate. The selected adaptor position is achieved by securing the adaptor in one of two angular positions relative to the tube axis of the fastener driver assembly. The wings are also affixed with squirrel claws to lock the adaptor in place for installing the fastener. The adaptor also includes flush indicators to indicate that the proper flush position of the reference surface against the vertical member is achieved. The wings are independently pivotal to accommodate situations wherein the tandem wing configuration cannot be employed. The fastener is retained within the adaptor fastener channel via a magnet assembly.
B25B 21/00 - Outils portatifs à moteur pour serrer ou desserrer les vis ou les écrous; Accessoires pour appareils à percer ayant les mêmes buts
B25B 23/00 - OUTILS OU OUTILLAGE D'ÉTABLI NON PRÉVUS AILLEURS, POUR FIXER, JOINDRE, DÉSENGAGER OU TENIR - Parties constitutives ou accessoires des clés à écrous, clés anglaises, tournevis
B25B 23/12 - Dispositions pour manipuler les vis ou écrous pour tenir ou présenter la vis ou l'écrou avant ou pendant sa rotation par des moyens magnétiques
B25B 23/08 - Dispositions pour manipuler les vis ou écrous pour tenir ou présenter la vis ou l'écrou avant ou pendant sa rotation
B25B 23/14 - Agencement pour limiter le couple de blocage ou pour indiquer le couple des clés ou des tournevis
A braze preform includes a filler metal, a flux in communication with the filler metal, and a luminescent material covering at least a portion of the filler metal. The luminescent material is equal to or less than 0.15% total weight of the braze ring. Further, the luminescent material includes at least one of a luminescent ink, a solvent, and a binder. The solvent may be one of a bromide-based solvent or a non-chlorine-based solvent. The binder may be an acrylic resin.
B23K 35/00 - Baguettes, électrodes, matériaux ou environnements utilisés pour le brasage, le soudage ou le découpage
B23K 35/02 - Baguettes, électrodes, matériaux ou environnements utilisés pour le brasage, le soudage ou le découpage caractérisés par des propriétés mécaniques, p.ex. par la forme
B23K 35/30 - Emploi de matériaux spécifiés pour le soudage ou le brasage dont le principal constituant fond à moins de 1550 C
B23K 1/20 - Traitement préalable des pièces ou des surfaces destinées à être brasées, p.ex. en vue d'un revêtement galvanique
G01N 21/63 - Systèmes dans lesquels le matériau analysé est excité de façon à ce qu'il émette de la lumière ou qu'il produise un changement de la longueur d'onde de la lumière incidente excité optiquement
B23K 31/02 - Procédés relevant de la présente sous-classe, spécialement adaptés à des objets ou des buts particuliers, mais non couverts par un seul des groupes principaux relatifs au brasage ou au soudage
B23K 31/12 - Procédés relevant de la présente sous-classe, spécialement adaptés à des objets ou des buts particuliers, mais non couverts par un seul des groupes principaux relatifs à la recherche des propriétés, p.ex. de soudabilité, des matériaux
B23K 35/365 - Emploi de compositions non métalliques spécifiées comme enrobages, soit seules, soit liées à l'emploi de matériaux spécifiés pour le brasage ou le soudage
B23K 101/00 - Objets fabriqués par brasage, soudage ou découpage
75.
Building shrinkage compensation device with rotating gears
A device for compensating for the natural shrinkage of building materials includes one or more gear members mounted on a base plate. A fastener extends through a hole in the base plate and axially fixed relative to the gear member. The gear member is engaged with teeth in the base plate and rotatable relative to the fastener. The axis of rotation of the gear member is not aligned with its central axis. The base plate can be securely fastened to a first building member with the fastener axially fixed relative to a second building member but not axially fixed relative to the base plate and first building member.
E04B 2/70 - Murs avec ossature d'encadrement ou potelets; Murs comportant des pièces allongées supportant la charge avec pièces allongées en bois
E04H 9/14 - Bâtiments, groupes de bâtiments ou abris conçus pour résister à des situations extérieures anormales, p.ex. à des bombardements, à des séismes ou à des climats extrêmes, ou pour se protéger de ces situations contre d'autres influences dangereuses, p.ex. tornades, crues
E04B 1/26 - Structures comportant des éléments porteurs allongés, p.ex. colonnes, poutres, ossatures les pièces porteuses étant en bois
E04B 1/41 - Dispositifs d'assemblage spécialement adaptés pour être noyés dans du béton armé ou de la maçonnerie
76.
CORROSIVE FLUX CORED WIRE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE
A brazing wire including a first metal alloy wrap defining an encasing perimeter around a core and having a longitudinal seam extending over a length of the first metal alloy wrap, and a second metal alloy wrap disposed within the core of the first metal alloy wrap. The second metal alloy wrap defines an encasing perimeter around a core and has a longitudinal seam extending over a length of the second metal alloy wrap. The brazing wire further includes a corrosive flux material disposed within the core of the second metal alloy wrap.
B23K 35/28 - Emploi de matériaux spécifiés pour le soudage ou le brasage dont le principal constituant fond à moins de 950 C
B23K 35/40 - Fabrication de fils ou de barres pour le brasage ou le soudage
B23K 35/02 - Baguettes, électrodes, matériaux ou environnements utilisés pour le brasage, le soudage ou le découpage caractérisés par des propriétés mécaniques, p.ex. par la forme
B23K 35/22 - Baguettes, électrodes, matériaux ou environnements utilisés pour le brasage, le soudage ou le découpage caractérisés par la composition ou la nature du matériau
B23K 35/365 - Emploi de compositions non métalliques spécifiées comme enrobages, soit seules, soit liées à l'emploi de matériaux spécifiés pour le brasage ou le soudage
B23K 35/368 - Emploi de compositions non métalliques spécifiées pour fil fourré, soit seules, soit liées à l'emploi de matériaux spécifiés pour le brasage ou le soudage
B23K 35/36 - Emploi de compositions non métalliques spécifiées, p.ex. comme enrobages, comme flux; Emploi de matériaux de brasage ou de soudage spécifiés associé à l'emploi de compositions non métalliques spécifiées, dans lequel l'emploi des deux matériaux est important
C22C 21/02 - Alliages à base d'aluminium avec le silicium comme second constituant majeur
C22C 21/06 - Alliages à base d'aluminium avec le magnésium comme second constituant majeur
A bushing includes an upper collar with a lower sheath and an annular shoulder intermediate the collar and sheath. The collar has a plurality of spaced apart notches and the sheath has a plurality of spaced apart slits that may be circumferentially aligned with the notches. The sheath has a plurality of spaced apart ribs projecting outward circumferentially offset from the slit for assisting in maintaining the sheath within a hole in a fastener with the annular shoulder against the fastener. A securing member with an elongate shank extending from a head with a distal portion is maintained in the longitudinal opening in an upright position aligned with the hole. As the fastener is driven longitudinally through the opening and hole, force from the fastener causes the bushing to break away and yields direct contact between the securing member head against the top surface of the fastener.
F16B 25/00 - Vis formant des filets dans le matériau dans lequel elles sont vissées, p.ex. vis à bois, vis auto-taraudeuses
F16B 5/12 - Fixation par clips de bandes ou de barres à des feuilles ou plaques, p.ex. bandes de caoutchouc, bandes décoratives pour véhicules à moteur
F16B 43/02 - Rondelles ou dispositifs équivalents; Autres dispositifs de support pour têtes de boulons ou d'écrous avec dispositions particulières pour engager les surfaces qui ne sont pas perpendiculaires à l'axe du boulon ou qui n'entourent pas celui-ci
E04B 1/00 - Constructions en général; Structures qui ne sont limitées ni aux murs, p.ex. cloisons, ni aux planchers, ni aux plafonds, ni aux toits
E04F 15/02 - Revêtements de sol composés d'un certain nombre d'éléments semblables
F16B 27/00 - Boulons, vis ou écrous fabriqués en séries constituées mais facilement séparables, particulièrement pour utilisation dans les machines automatiques
F16B 43/00 - Rondelles ou dispositifs équivalents; Autres dispositifs de support pour têtes de boulons ou d'écrous
78.
FLUSH POSITION INDICATOR FOR FASTENER INSTALLATION TOOL FOR ROOF TRUSS FRAMING AND CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM
An installation tool for fastening a top plate to a roof support member and other structural connections is adapted to drive threaded fasteners at a pre-established angle. The tool preferably includes a rotary driver assembly and a telescopic tube assembly. A guide head assembly is mounted adjacent the outer end of the telescopic tube assembly. Locating or reference structures function to properly precisely set the drive angle of the fastener. Various indicators mounted to the guide head indicate the flush position of a locating surface or reference structure. The flush indicators may employ a projection, a flag, an LED or an audio module.
An installation tool for fastening a top plate to a roof support member and other structural connections is adapted to drive threaded fasteners at a pre-established angle. The tool preferably includes a rotary driver assembly and a telescopic tube assembly. A guide head assembly is mounted adjacent the outer end of the telescopic tube assembly. Locating or reference structures function to properly precisely set the drive angle of the fastener. Various indicators mounted to the guide head indicate the flush position of a locating surface or reference structure. The flush indicators may employ a projection, a flag, an LED or an audio module.
A collating strip for holding plugs prior to insertion of the plugs into a hole such as a screw hole or nail hole after the screw or nail has been driven. The collating strip comprises an elongated strip having a plurality of perforations spaced along its length; and a plug positioned in each of the perforations, each plug having an insertion end and an external end, the insertion ends projecting from said strip. The strips may be in sheet form of a plurality of strips side by side with an individual strip being separable from the remaining strips of the sheet.
B65D 85/24 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets spécialement adaptés à des objets ou à des matériaux particuliers pour objets incompressibles ou rigides en forme de baguette ou tubulaires pour aiguilles, clous ou petits objets de forme allongée similaires
B65D 73/00 - Paquets comportant des objets fixés à des cartes, des feuilles ou des bandes
B25C 7/00 - Accessoires pour outils à clouer ou à agrafer, p.ex. supports
F16B 27/00 - Boulons, vis ou écrous fabriqués en séries constituées mais facilement séparables, particulièrement pour utilisation dans les machines automatiques
81.
Fastener for installation tool for roof truss framing and construction system
An installation tool fastener is particularly adapted for fastening a top plate to a roof support member and other structural connections and is particularly adapted for use with an installation tool. The installation tool fastener has a head with a maximum head diameter and a recess for coupling with a drive coupler. The shank of the head has an unthreaded portion and a uniform thread which has a major diameter approximately equal to the maximum diameter of the head. The head preferably has a slight taper. The thread preferably has a 7.5 thread per inch pitch and a thread angle from approximately 25° to 45°. In one embodiment for a 6 inch fastener, the thread length is approximately 5 inches and extends along the tapered distal tip.
F16B 33/02 - Tracé du filetage; Profils de filetage particuliers
F16B 35/04 - Boulons filetés; Boulons d'ancrage; Goujons filetés; Vis; Vis de pression avec tête ou axe de forme particulière permettant de fixer le boulon sur ou dans un objet
B25B 21/00 - Outils portatifs à moteur pour serrer ou desserrer les vis ou les écrous; Accessoires pour appareils à percer ayant les mêmes buts
B25B 23/00 - OUTILS OU OUTILLAGE D'ÉTABLI NON PRÉVUS AILLEURS, POUR FIXER, JOINDRE, DÉSENGAGER OU TENIR - Parties constitutives ou accessoires des clés à écrous, clés anglaises, tournevis
A portable induction heating tool includes a housing which includes a base having a support surface. The support surface defines a recess facing away from the housing. The recess is at least partially defined by a wall projecting from the support surface. A work coil is within the housing and secured to the base in a location aligned with the recess. The portable induction heating tool includes electronic circuitry which is configured to provide oscillating electrical energy to the work coil, thereby generating an oscillating magnetic field projecting away from the base. The electronic circuitry is also configured to detect a quantity of energy consumed by the work coil and to limit the quantity of energy to a predetermined quantity.
A portable induction heating tool includes a housing which includes a base having a support surface. The support surface defines a recess facing away from the housing. The recess is at least partially defined by a wall projecting from the support surface. A work coil is within the housing and secured to the base in a location aligned with the recess. The portable induction heating tool includes electronic circuitry which is configured to provide oscillating electrical energy to the work coil, thereby generating an oscillating magnetic field projecting away from the base. The electronic circuitry is also configured to detect a quantity of energy consumed by the work coil and to limit the quantity of energy to a predetermined quantity.
A tension tie assembly for attachment of a first building member to a second building member under tension. The assembly includes one or more ties that attaches at a first end to a first member and attaches at a second end to a second member. The force of tension on the tie can be adjusted after attachment to the first and second building members. The adjustability of tension can be provided by a threaded connection between sub-elements of the tie such as one or more of a turnbuckle or threaded stud in a nut.
A portable induction heating tool includes a housing which includes a base having a support surface. The support surface defines a recess facing away from the housing. The recess is at least partially defined by a wall projecting from the support surface. A work coil is within the housing and secured to the base in a location aligned with the recess. The portable induction heating tool includes electronic circuitry which is configured to provide oscillating electrical energy to the work coil, thereby generating an oscillating magnetic field projecting away from the base. The electronic circuitry is also configured to detect a quantity of energy consumed by the work coil and to limit the quantity of energy to a predetermined quantity.
An installation tool and fastener is particularly adapted for fastening a top plate to a roof support member and other structural connections. The installation tool comprises a telescopic tool assembly which transfers torque from a power driver tool to a fastener drive coupler. The installation tool has a receiver guide which is configured to concentrically guide a fastener into driver engagement with a fastener coupler. The coupler may have a driver tip with radial projections, a Philips driver tip or a square driver tip. In one embodiment, the installation tool fastener has a head with a maximum head diameter equal to the major thread diameter and a recess for coupling with the drive coupler.
F16B 33/02 - Tracé du filetage; Profils de filetage particuliers
F16B 35/04 - Boulons filetés; Boulons d'ancrage; Goujons filetés; Vis; Vis de pression avec tête ou axe de forme particulière permettant de fixer le boulon sur ou dans un objet
B25B 21/00 - Outils portatifs à moteur pour serrer ou desserrer les vis ou les écrous; Accessoires pour appareils à percer ayant les mêmes buts
B25B 23/00 - OUTILS OU OUTILLAGE D'ÉTABLI NON PRÉVUS AILLEURS, POUR FIXER, JOINDRE, DÉSENGAGER OU TENIR - Parties constitutives ou accessoires des clés à écrous, clés anglaises, tournevis
A device for compensating for the natural shrinkage of building materials includes an expander mounted on a base plate. An opening in the expander aligns with a hole in the base plate to define an axis and receive a shank of a fastener. The expander is biased axially away from the base plate substantially at the axis. The base plate can be securely fastened to a first building member. A fastener can be axially fixed relative to a second building member and the expander but not axially fixed relative to the base plate and first building member.
E04B 2/70 - Murs avec ossature d'encadrement ou potelets; Murs comportant des pièces allongées supportant la charge avec pièces allongées en bois
E04B 1/26 - Structures comportant des éléments porteurs allongés, p.ex. colonnes, poutres, ossatures les pièces porteuses étant en bois
E04H 9/14 - Bâtiments, groupes de bâtiments ou abris conçus pour résister à des situations extérieures anormales, p.ex. à des bombardements, à des séismes ou à des climats extrêmes, ou pour se protéger de ces situations contre d'autres influences dangereuses, p.ex. tornades, crues
E04B 1/41 - Dispositifs d'assemblage spécialement adaptés pour être noyés dans du béton armé ou de la maçonnerie
A braze bonded nail head includes a nail head lead having a first end with first and second sides and a braze alloy preform coupled to the first side of the first end of the nail head lead The braze bonded nail head further includes a weld joint centrally located on the braze alloy preform and extending through the braze alloy preform to the first end of the nail head lead. The weld joint is formed through micro-tig-welding, in alternative embodiments of the invention, one of the nail head lead and the braze alloy preform may include at least one protrusion extending therefrom, while the other of the nail head lead and the braze alloy preforms may include at least one interfit element configured to interfit with the at least one protrusion.
B22F 3/00 - Fabrication de pièces ou d'objets à partir de poudres métalliques, caractérisée par le mode de compactage ou de frittage; Appareils spécialement adaptés à cet effet
A dual positionable adaptor for a fastener driver assembly employs a guide assembly mounted to a guide head which has an entry surface for a fastener. The arms each define a pair of reference engagement edges which engage either an upper horizontal member or a lower horizontal member and together with the entry surface defines a proper entry location and angle for connecting a vertical stud to either an upper plate or a lower plate. In one embodiment, the dual positionable adaptor may employ a pair of pivoting arms which defines one of two pivot positions for a guide assembly. Arms of the guide assembly each have a first reference engagement edge and a second reference engagement edge. In a first guide position, the adaptor provides an optimal position and entry angle for connecting a top plate to a lateral blocking. In a second position, the adaptor provides an optimal position and entry angle for driving a fastener through a lower plate into a lateral blocking.
A dual positionable adaptor for a fastener driver assembly employs a guide assembly mounted to a guide head which has an entry surface for a fastener. The arms each define a pair of reference engagement edges which engage either an upper horizontal member or a lower horizontal member and together with the entry surface defines a proper entry location and angle for connecting a vertical stud to either an upper plate or a lower plate. In one embodiment, the dual positionable adaptor may employ a pair of pivoting arms which defines one of two pivot positions for a guide assembly. Arms of the guide assembly each have a first reference engagement edge and a second reference engagement edge. In a first guide position, the adaptor provides an optimal position and entry angle for connecting a top plate to a lateral blocking. In a second position, the adaptor provides an optimal position and entry angle for driving a fastener through a lower plate into a lateral blocking.
A bushing includes an upper collar with a lower sheath and an annular shoulder intermediate the collar and sheath. The collar has a plurality of spaced apart notches and the sheath has a plurality of spaced apart slits that may be circumferentially aligned with the notches. The sheath has a plurality of spaced apart ribs projecting outward circumferentially offset from the slit for assisting in maintaining the sheath within a hole in a fastener with the annular shoulder against the fastener. A securing member with an elongate shank extending from a head with a distal portion is maintained in the longitudinal opening in an upright position aligned with the hole. As the fastener is driven longitudinally through the opening and hole, force from the fastener causes the bushing to break away and yields direct contact between the securing member head against the top surface of the fastener.
F16B 15/08 - Clous; Cavaliers à pointes ou agrafes disposés en séries mais facilement séparables
F16B 43/00 - Rondelles ou dispositifs équivalents; Autres dispositifs de support pour têtes de boulons ou d'écrous
F16B 5/02 - Jonction de feuilles ou de plaques soit entre elles soit à des bandes ou barres parallèles à elles par organes de fixation utilisant un filetage
A bushing includes an upper collar with a lower sheath and an annular shoulder intermediate the collar and sheath. The collar has a plurality of spaced apart notches and the sheath has a plurality of spaced apart slits that may be circumferentially aligned with the notches. The sheath has a plurality of spaced apart ribs projecting outward circumferentially offset from the slit for assisting in maintaining the sheath within a hole in a fastener with the annular shoulder against the fastener. A securing member with an elongate shank extending from a head with a distal portion is maintained in the longitudinal opening in an upright position aligned with the hole. As the fastener is driven longitudinally through the opening and hole, force from the fastener causes the bushing to break away and yields direct contact between the securing member head against the top surface of the fastener.
F16B 25/00 - Vis formant des filets dans le matériau dans lequel elles sont vissées, p.ex. vis à bois, vis auto-taraudeuses
E04B 1/00 - Constructions en général; Structures qui ne sont limitées ni aux murs, p.ex. cloisons, ni aux planchers, ni aux plafonds, ni aux toits
E04F 15/02 - Revêtements de sol composés d'un certain nombre d'éléments semblables
F16B 27/00 - Boulons, vis ou écrous fabriqués en séries constituées mais facilement séparables, particulièrement pour utilisation dans les machines automatiques
F16B 43/00 - Rondelles ou dispositifs équivalents; Autres dispositifs de support pour têtes de boulons ou d'écrous
An induction heating tool that holds voltage or current supplied to the induction tank circuit constant and tracks changes in the other of voltage or current during each induction heating cycle. The disclosed induction heating tool exploits the fact that the resistance an attachment plate increases along with the temperature of the attachment plate. During an induction heating cycle, the attachment plate is magnetically coupled to a work coil and the resistance of the attachment plate is reflected to the circuit. Changes in the resistance of the attachment plate alter the pattern of energy delivery from the work coil to the attachment plate in a predictable way. Calculations accurately predict the temperature of the attachment plate over a wide variety of ambient conditions, including the presence of moisture at the membrane/attachment plate interface. The disclosed induction heating tool produces consistent results without calibration for ambient conditions.
An induction heating tool that holds voltage or current supplied to the induction tank circuit constant and tracks changes in the other of voltage or current during each induction heating cycle. The disclosed induction heating tool exploits the fact that the resistance an attachment plate increases along with the temperature of the attachment plate. During an induction heating cycle, the attachment plate is magnetically coupled to a work coil and the resistance of the attachment plate is reflected to the circuit. Changes in the resistance of the attachment plate alter the pattern of energy delivery from the work coil to the attachment plate in a predictable way. Calculations accurately predict the temperature of the attachment plate over a wide variety of ambient conditions, including the presence of moisture at the membrane/attachment plate interface. The disclosed induction heating tool produces consistent results without calibration for ambient conditions.
A handheld guide for advancing and installing a decking fastener with an elongate track with a rail and an advancement member. The advancement member carries a pivoting pawl with an engagement surface for advancing fasteners forward through the track to an installation position with a frontmost fastener aligned with a screw guide for driving a screw through the frontmost fastener. The rail has a ramp transitioning to a cliff and a lower ledge such that the frontmost fastener is maintained forward of the cliff above the ledge in the installation position. The pawl pivots to disengage from the fasteners when the advancement member moves rearwardly along the track.
A handheld guide for advancing and installing a decking fastener with an elongate track with a rail and an advancement member. The advancement member carries a pivoting pawl with an engagement surface for advancing fasteners forward through the track to an installation position with a frontmost fastener aligned with a screw guide for driving a screw through the frontmost fastener. The rail has a ramp transitioning to a cliff and a lower ledge such that the frontmost fastener is maintained forward of the cliff above the ledge in the installation position. The pawl pivots to disengage from the fasteners when the advancement member moves rearwardly along the track.
B25B 23/04 - Dispositions pour manipuler les vis ou écrous pour l'alimentation en vis ou écrous
B25B 23/08 - Dispositions pour manipuler les vis ou écrous pour tenir ou présenter la vis ou l'écrou avant ou pendant sa rotation
B25C 3/00 - Dispositifs portatifs pour tenir et guider les clous; Magasins à clous
B25C 1/18 - Outils tenus à la main pour clouer; Dispositifs d'alimentation en clous pour ces outils actionnés par la pression d'une combustion engendrée par l'explosion d'une cartouche - Parties constitutives ou accessoires, p.ex. écrans protecteurs contre les éclats, limiteurs d'éclats
B25C 1/00 - Outils tenus à la main pour clouer; Dispositifs d'alimentation en clous pour ces outils
B25B 17/00 - Clés ou tournevis à engrenages actionnés à la main
A handheld guide for advancing and installing a decking fastener with an elongate track with a rail and an advancement member. The advancement member carries a pivoting pawl with an engagement surface for advancing fasteners forward through the track to an installation position with a frontmost fastener aligned with a screw guide for driving a screw through the frontmost fastener. The rail has a ramp transitioning to a cliff and a lower ledge such that the frontmost fastener is maintained forward of the cliff above the ledge in the installation position. The pawl pivots to disengage from the fasteners when the advancement member moves rearwardly along the track.
