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Document | Title | Date |
20080196353 | Device For Fixing An Ornamental Profiled Section On A Shaped Band - A device for attaching a profiled trim to a portion of a shaped bead mounted on a glazing, for example mounted on at least part of the periphery of a glazing. The device includes at least one rigid clip including at least an upstream interacting part configured to allow interaction with the shaped bead and a downstream interacting part configured to allow interaction with the profiled trim. The upstream interacting part includes at least one protruding male element or a hollow female element, this element interacting respectively with a corresponding hollow female element or a protruding male element arranged in the shaped bead. The hollow female element has internal dimensions at least partially less than external dimensions of the protruding male element. | 08-21-2008 |
20080209851 | Apparatus for Aiding in the Installation and Sealing of Siding - An apparatus ( | 09-04-2008 |
20080216447 | Positioning Device For Window Frame - A positioning device for adjusting a horizontal position of a window frame is disclosed herein, which includes a tube-shaped seat having a chamber defined therein and a limit slot formed on a side wall thereof; a lifting tube, in which an end of the lifting tube is received in the chamber of the seat, a screw is inserted through the limit slot and screwed into a fixing hole on a side wall of the lifting tube, whereby the lifting tube can be fastened on the seat, and a portion of the lifting tube is exposed from a top of the seat; an upper board mounted on the other end of the lifting tube; and an elastic member sleeved into the lifting tube and having both ends respectively pressed against the seat and the upper board. | 09-11-2008 |
20080222995 | FLOOR COVERING CORNER PIECES FOR SALIENT CORNERS WHERE FLOORS AND WALLS MEET, APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR FITTING - An appliance is provided for fitting a corner piece in the form of a module for a floor and wall covering. The appliance comprises a floor base comprising a rear part to support the operative's knees and forwardly having a fixed shaped bracket. An upper part of the bracket accommodates a support yoke which can be angularly oriented relative to the bracket. The support yoke is designed to receive a first structure for centering the appliance against the corner of the wall which receives the module, a second structure for gripping by the operative and a third structure for actuating and transmission and pressing against the module in order to obtain final shaping of the module. The third structure contributes to creep deformation of certain parts of the module to be fitted. | 09-18-2008 |
20080222996 | DEVICE FOR CUTTING SHEETROCK - A device for cutting a substrate including a frame with a first cutting mechanism operatively connected to the frame. The first cutting mechanism is slidable in a first direction relative to the frame. The device further includes a second cutting mechanism operatively connected to the frame, which is slidable in the first direction as well as slidable in a second direction relative to the frame. The second direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The first and second cutting mechanisms are adjustable to select a desired cut depth and a thickness of a substrate such that the frame may be moved along an edge of the substrate to remove excess material from the substrate. | 09-18-2008 |
20080222997 | Device for Applying Filler Material - A compact, flexible device capable of receiving a human finger which allows a person to easily and efficiently smooth filler material into a desired space, while also allowing the user to handle other objects and/or complete other tasks without removing the device from his or her person. | 09-18-2008 |
20080236093 | PORTA JACK FOR FLOORING - An improved method and apparatus for urging a flooring strip into close or tight engagement with the adjacent flooring strip, which has already been fixed into position, and holding the flooring strip securely in position for nailing or otherwise fixing the flooring strip. The invented device has a base plate with having holes therein for attachment to a floor (subfloor), a rack and pinion gear arrangement where the rack has an angle iron style pusher-puller ram pusher at the end of the rack, the end of the base plate having a removable shoe, and a rack housing situated on the base plate with an associated pinion gear engaging the rack and operated by a levering handle for urging the flooring strip into position for installation. | 10-02-2008 |
20090000242 | WALL FORMING APPARATUS AND METHODS - A wall forming apparatus and methods having a series of walls that are movable to form molding compartments into which fluid concrete can be poured and allowed to harden to form a cement wall. Spacer members determine the width of the compartments and, accordingly, the thickness of the manufactured wall. Steel cables under tension maintain the integrity of the shape of the compartments when they are subjected to the pressure applied against the walls by the fluid concrete. | 01-01-2009 |
20090056273 | DEVICE FOR THE ALIGNMENT OF MODULAR ARCH CENTERING IN CONCRETE WALLS - This invention is related to a device for the proper alignment of falsework structures for concrete walls cast, the device has guide and support elements which facilitate the operator the appropriate installation and fixing on the “layout” which are usually in the underframe templates for walls lifting; it is a body of one piece, made form plastic resine. The configuration of the device of this invention permits that an operator fixes, manually or by using a pneumatic pistol, several devices, in order to align paralley each other, the falsework “walls” being the projected wall thickness, which corresponds to the device lenght, able to be secured in the segment which is between the guide devices. Due to its manufacturing design and material, the device has a appropriate performance with the falsework, the concrete and the steel armature. | 03-05-2009 |
20090071097 | WALL COVERING PRODUCT AND METHOD OF USING SAME - The invention comprises a method of applying a wall covering to a vertical wall surface. The method comprises applying a wall covering having a back surface comprising a first polymer layer to a wall surface comprising a second polymer layer. The wall covering is applied to the wall surface such that the first and second polymer layers of the wall covering and the wall are in mutual contact whereby the wall covering is removably retained on the vertical wall without the use of an adhesive. A wall covering system is also disclosed. | 03-19-2009 |
20090094936 | Drywall tape dispensing mudbox - A drywall tape dispensing tool for applying drywall tape and joint compound simultaneously to a drywall joint. The apparatus includes a tape dispensing mechanism fastened to a housing with a chamber for holding drywall joint compound. A tape is passed from the dispenser through the chamber where both sides of the tape are exposed to the compound. Excess compound is removed from the tape as it passes through a tape dispensing slot. An adjustable plate allows a user to selectively determine the amount of joint compound removed from the tape and the amount of pull necessary to bring the tape through the chamber. | 04-16-2009 |
20090178368 | Apparatus and method for window jamb installation - A guide bracket is attached to a screw gun that is used to drive screws into a window rough opening. The heads of the screws are used to define set offs to position a window jamb box in a desired position in the window opening relative to a window installed in the opening. The bracket is attached to the screw gun in any appropriate manner and includes a stop member that stops travel of the screw gun as it is being operated to drive the set off screws; the stop abuts a reference surface on the window frame to thereby fix the position of the jamb box when installed into the rough opening. | 07-16-2009 |
20090183464 | Rebar tie wrench - The Rebar Tie Wrench provides a method to manually wrap rebar wire in a uniform manner, reduces stress to the hands, wrist and forearms of the installer. | 07-23-2009 |
20090188205 | SPRING LINE - This tool allows a craftsman to use an age old, proven method to align metal doors to door frames in an efficient fashion. | 07-30-2009 |
20090193754 | Foam filling member - A foam filling member having a foaming base material in sheet form which is simplified in structure so that it can be formed into a predetermined shape corresponding to a shape of a space of a structure with an improved working efficiency and can also be placed in a space of the structure with an improved working efficiency, without any need of the sticking to a wall surface of a partition wall defining the space of the structure. Incisions | 08-06-2009 |
20090211197 | Nail Brace Applicator - The nail brace applicator serves for the application of a strip-shaped and leaf-spring-like nail brace onto a nail of a toe or finger. It comprises an elongated main body extending in a longitudinal direction, having a first end face extending approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and having a first application zone with a first application surface formed by the first end face. Additionally, the nail brace applicator comprises a mounting element for releasably mounting the nail brace to be applied on the first application surface. | 08-27-2009 |
20090235613 | Device for Connecting a Framework of Length of Timber - A device for connecting a framework of lengths of timber includes a number of upper and lower frame sections, as well as a number of diagonals or struts wherein at least one press tool is disposed to fixedly press at least one nail plate over joints between the lengths of timber, and that the press tools are disposed in a portal with a number of upper beams and a number of lower beams on which the press tools are adjustable reciprocally across the framework between a position in which the press tool collects a pair of nail plates, and a position over a joint for fixedly pressing one of the nail plates on the upper side and the other on the under side of the joint. | 09-24-2009 |
20090249739 | Window unit installation safety device for supporting a window unit in place during installation - A window unit installation safety device is disclosed for supporting a window unit in place in a rough opening during window unit installation. The window unit installation device is securable onto the window unit and is configured to safely and retentively support the window unit in a framed rough opening, such as a framed sidewall of a residential or commercial building. The window unit installation device includes a plurality of spaced legs configured to be received over a window nail fin. The device is equipped with a molly sized to hold a nail in position in a hole in position in the window unit installation device prior to and during temporary nailing of the window unit installation device to framing | 10-08-2009 |
20090255212 | Variable Angle Mastic Applicator and Method of Applying Mastic - A variable angle mastic applicator features a first panel and a second panel pivotally connected thereto to allow pivoting of the second panel relative to the first along an axis extending therealong. A delivery passage communicates at opposite ends with opposite sides of the first and second panels to allow delivery of mastic from a source side of the panels to an application side of the panels. The pivoting of the second panel relative to the first panel allows change of an angle at which the first and second panels diverge. A method of applying mastic involves changing the angle at which the first and second panels diverge to generally match a corner angle defined by two sheets of drywall and then delivering mastic through the delivery passage of the applicator with each panel having been placed against a respective one of the sheets of drywall adjacent the corner. | 10-15-2009 |
20090301029 | APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING AND THEN FIXING FLOORBOARDS RELATIVE TO AN UNDERLYING SUBSTRATE - An apparatus ( | 12-10-2009 |
20100011701 | Automated foam panel apparatus, blade, and associated method - An apparatus and associated method for constructing prefabricated foam panels is provided. While making a longitudinal pass over a foam block, the apparatus flattens the foam block, cuts longitudinal kerfs in the foam block, and draws metal studs into the kerfs. The apparatus comprises a unique, heated blade having a shape similar to the cross section of a metal stud. The blade kerfs foam blocks, including blocks made of recycled or low-grade foam. The associated method includes kerfing the foam blocks by passing the blade through the foam blocks and drawing metal studs into the kerfs. | 01-21-2010 |
20100083610 | Installation pilot device and method - An installation pilot device includes: a base having a bottom surface and a top surface, the bottom surface being arranged to couple to a top surface of a first construction member; a bore extending through the base at an angle in the range from 50 to 70 degrees with respect to the lower surface, the bore configured to receive a fastener to be driven therethrough; a first positioning stop and a second positioning stop, each of the first and second positioning stops extending from the lower surface, the first and second positioning stops configured to receive the first construction material therebetween when the lower surface is coupled to the top surface of the decking board, and an immovable handle attached to the top surface of the base, wherein the base, the first positioning stop, and the second positioning stop are formed as a single monolithic piece. | 04-08-2010 |
20100101180 | DRYWALL PANEL LIFTER - A drywall panel lifter having two stanchions into which jacks are vertically set, wherein each jack has an extending portion capable of rising past the tops of the first and second stanchion respectively; a set of bars hinged to the jacks; a cross-piece assembly connecting the bars, having a crank is operatively connected to the screw gear that operates the jacks; and panel holding grippers mounted on the extending portion of the jacks. | 04-29-2010 |
20100122511 | PLANK INSTALLATION TOOL WITH INFINITESIMAL JOIST WIDTH ADJUSTMENT - A carpentry tool for the installation of parallel boards includes an elongated lever having a rotatable cam pivotally affixed adjacent to a distal end of the lever, a gripper body pivotally affixed at a distal end of the lever, the gripper body having two lugs or brackets extending downward from the lower end of the gripper body, wherein the gripper body includes a multi-piece telescopic section having outer and inner tubing members in slidable engagement, the one tubing member including a first lug or bracket on a lower face thereof, another tubing member including a second lug or bracket on a lower face thereof, opposing the first bracket, and a spindle extending from an upper face of the gripper body, and a mechanism for reversibly adjusting the sliding tubing members at predetermined points. | 05-20-2010 |
20100186344 | Tool for straightening wooden planks - A tool for straightening flooring material laid over floor joists having a thickness includes a square “U” shaped wedge having a pair of spaced apart legs running in parallel. The legs are spaced apart a distance slightly greater than the thickness of the floor joist. A wedge body has a planar bottom side and an upper side tapering with respect to the bottom planar side from a head end downwardly to the distal ends of the legs. A planar chisel plate shaped to conform with the shape of the bottom planar side of the wedge body includes a pair of legs spaced apart a distance slightly smaller than the thickness of the floor joist. The chisel plate includes a chisel edge on each of the distal ends of the legs and further includes a chisel edge along the inside spaced apart edges of the legs of the chisel plate. | 07-29-2010 |
20100205900 | Crown molding raising and hand free install jig - A crown molding raising, positioning and holding jig ( | 08-19-2010 |
20100251664 | Wall design imprint tool - The present invention is a tool for forming aligned repeating pattern impressions in a deformable material. This tool comprises an upper support plate with at least one handle and a lower forming surface adjacent the upper support plate. The lower forming surface has raised elements designed to form pattern impressions in the deformable material. The raised elements are defined in part by four opposite edges forming a lower perimeter adjacent an upper perimeter of the upper support plate. One of two edges of the lower perimeter is designed to create a respective impression that will match only with an impression created by a respective one of two opposite edges. To ensure proper alignment of the impression, the tool also is provided with alignment indicia to align a first impression made by one continuous perimeter edge of the raised elements to a subsequent impression made by the opposite perimeter edge of the raised elements. The alignment indicia includes both the upper perimeter of the upper support plate corresponding to the edges forming the lower perimeter or the upper support plate being transparent. Either alignment indicia will ensure that an operator can align a prior impression made by the tool with one of the perimeter edges of the tool so that the subsequent perimeter impressions will overlap one another. | 10-07-2010 |
20100293887 | FORMWORK CLAMP - A formwork clamp comprising: a lower elongate support member having a head portion and a tail portion, the head portion adapted for attachment to a lower portion of formwork, an upper elongate support member having a head portion and a tail portion, the lower elongate support member and the upper elongate support member being attached relative to each other and movable relative to each other between a collapsed position where the lower elongate member is more towards or against the upper elongate member, and an extended use position where the head portion of the upper elongate member is spaced away from the lower elongate member, a mounting member attached to or forming part of the head portion of the upper elongate support member, the mounting member being attachable to an upper portion of the formwork, the upper elongate support member being adjustable in length, and anchor means to enable the formwork clamp to be anchored to the ground. | 11-25-2010 |
20110214389 | Framing aid - A portable jig used in light frame construction has a rigid body formed from a resilient material that is approximately rectangular in shape with a central planar web with a peripheral, perpendicular flange, and at least three saddles, attached to the central planar web. The jig also possesses a vertical framing flange that extends from one of the saddles and is parallel to the central planar web. The longitudinal axes of at least two of the saddles are parallel to each other and are spaced apart in conformity with standard building code spacing. The longitudinal axis of at least one of the remaining saddles is perpendicular to the aforementioned parallel saddles. These saddles are used to position the vertical framing elements at the desired spacing and at the same time ensure that they perpendicular to the horizontal framing elements. | 09-08-2011 |
20110265423 | Device And Method For Installing Building Material - The present invention provide an apparatus, devices and/or systems for the installation of building material which allows one individual on his own to install building material. The device includes at least one resting surface spaced apart from a fastener. | 11-03-2011 |
20120222385 | CONSTRUCTION PANEL POSITIONING AND SUPPORT SYSTEM AND TOOLS - A construction panel positioning tool includes a ramp member having a support platform to support a panel edge, and a downwardly inclined ramp section configured to slidingly engage and guide a panel edge placed thereon toward the support platform. A stabilizing member coupled to the ramp member engages a structural building component to support the ramp member in position. A construction panel support tool includes a suspension frame having guides that slidably engage a ceiling joist, and a support member cantilevered thereto, which has a top surface spaced from the bottom of a ceiling joist to provide clearance for a construction panel. A system includes one or more of each tool. The positioning tool(s) is/are installed to position and support a first panel edge. The opposite panel edge is then lifted against the ceiling and then supported by the support member of a support tool that is moved into place. | 09-06-2012 |
20120222386 | CONSTRUCTION PANEL POSITIONING AND SUPPORT SYSTEM AND TOOLS - A construction panel support tool includes a suspension frame having a mounting member to mount the tool to a ceiling joist adjacent a construction panel installation site and a guide member coupled thereto. An elongate support member movably supported on the guide member is movable relative thereto between a deployed position in which a distal portion of the support member extends beneath the panel installation site, and a standby position. The tool may include a locking member selectively engageable to retain the support member in a desired position, such as a deployed position, and may optionally include a biasing member selectively engageable to bias the distal portion of the support member toward the panel installation site. | 09-06-2012 |
20120279169 | APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING FLOOR - Provided is a floor construction apparatus that includes a guide unit that is disposed on surface of a floor to be constructed, and a flattening unit that is guided by the guide unit, to then be transferred to flatten the surface of the floor to be constructed, and to thereby reduce a construction time and expense for flattening of the construction surface of the floor. | 11-08-2012 |
20120285119 | Fundation anchor bolt holder - A bolt holding device that has a seating platform for anchor bolts and support for it in an elevated position. | 11-15-2012 |
20130008128 | Moulding for building exterior and machine for cutting same - A machine for cutting eavestrough into two segments. The machine has a guide plate and a pair of cutting wheels. The guide plate has an opening of a shape similar to that of the cross-section of the eavestrough but slightly larger so that as the eavestrough is fed through the opening, it is guided by the guide plate. The cutting wheels are positioned such that after the eavestrough exits from the opening, its bottom wall passes between the wheels where it is cut. | 01-10-2013 |
20130047550 | STARTER JIG - A method and system for installing a first course of shakes or shingles on either a wall or a roof of a structure. The shake starter jig comprises an anchor leg with a first end and a second end, a suspension mechanism located adjacent the first end of the anchor leg to facilitate securing the shake starter jig to a desired surface, a ledger shelf supported adjacent the second end of the anchor leg, a ledger support rigidly affixed to a remote end of the ledger shelf, the second end of the anchor leg, the ledger shelf and the ledger support are all sized so as to facilitate receiving and accommodating a ledger board therebetween. The suspension mechanism is located a predefined distance away from the ledger shelf so as to facilitate spacing the ledger shelf a desired distance from a level line. | 02-28-2013 |
20130199124 | PANEL INSTALLATION SUPPORT APPARATUS - A panel installation support apparatus versatile and convenient for temporary attachment of the panel to a frame member includes an adjustable support surface for accommodating various panel thicknesses, a sloped surface to support the leading edge of the panel when positioning in place, and an alignment support shelf to properly align an edge of the panel with the joist or stud while supporting the edge of the panel. An accessory block may be used when standing a panel against a wall or when hanging drywall on sloped ceilings. | 08-08-2013 |
20130205712 | SIDING SPACING AND INSTALLATION TOOL - A siding panel spacing and installation tool includes a first side surface for aligning with a first siding panel, a second side surface for aligning with a second siding panel, and a top surface for positioning a third siding panel above at least one of the first and second siding panels in a level and partially overlapping manner. | 08-15-2013 |
20140033641 | AUXILIARY DEVICE FOR THE INSTALLATION OF PLATE-SHAPED PRODUCTS FOR COVERING FLOORS AND/OR WALLS - The auxiliary device ( | 02-06-2014 |
20140053498 | DRYWALL CEILING DEVICE - The present invention is a drywall ceiling device that includes a base plate held and maneuvered by a user, a vertical telescoping pole perpendicularly attached to the base plate, a turn lock that releasably secures the first telescoping portion and the second telescoping portion together at a first adjustable predetermined length and a height adjustment handle. The drywall ceiling device also includes a threaded square attachment attached to a top of the vertical telescoping pole, a flat plate attached to the top of the vertical telescoping pole by the threaded square attachment. The flat plate is in contact with a ceiling that is held-up by the drywall ceiling device and a plurality of self-opening clips disposed on the flat plate, the self-opening clips are utilized to a hang the drywall ceiling device. | 02-27-2014 |
20140059973 | FRONT ADJUSTABLE WALL PANEL MOUNTING DEVICE - A front adjustable wall panel mounting device that is adjustable from the front of a wall is disclosed. The front adjustable wall panel mounting device has a fixed channel configured to be coupled with a wall frame and a moving channel configured to be coupled with wall panel mounting hardware. The fixed channel and the moving channel are configured to be nested together. The tilt of the wall panel is adjusted by turning first or second adjustment bolts. The depth of the wall panel can be adjusted by turning both the first and second adjustment bolts in the same direction, by the same amount. The vertical height of the wall panel can be adjusted by turning the third adjustment bolt. A thin wrench can be inserted into the wall panel gap, engage and turn the adjustment bolt. | 03-06-2014 |
20140102041 | Drywall Repair Kit - The subject matter disclosed and claimed herein, in one aspect thereof, is a portable drywall/plaster repair kit comprised of at least one pencil like structure comprised of a first end and a second end; a sharpener for sharpening at least one of said first end and said second end; and a cutting device for scoring or cutting the sharpened first or second end. The drywall/plaster repair kit eliminates the waiting time typically associated with other drywall/plaster repair methods and devices, and enables a user to repair a hole in drywall and/or plaster with a single application, thereby saving time. | 04-17-2014 |