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Steel tanks are insulated by employing a plurality of material face foam plastic panels. Foam plastic panels have beveled edges and a number of slots formed in the panels. The panels are affixed to the tank by a plurality of studs welded to the tank.

A fireproof insulated roofing sandwich type assembly having incombustible rigid gypsum formboard beneath and toward the interior of a building from a layer of synthetic polymer foam placed above to the exterior of the building from the rigid formboard and a waterproof wearing surface to the exterior...     

A structural timber is made up of an inorganic fiber felt like material, a dampproof sheet like a material, and metal net like material laid in order over a sheet like base material and stapled together whereby the staples tightly hold the materials together.

A nuclear reactor containment vessel faced internally with a metal liner is provided with thermal insulation for the liner, comprising one or more layers of compressible material such as ceramic fiber, such as would be conventional in an advanced gas-cooled reactor and also a superposed layer of ceramic...     

A batten assembly for use in sealing the edges of roofing sheets includes a plurality of clips secured to the roof at spaced intervals along the slope of the roof with upward extending legs which pass through longitudinal slots in outwardly extending flanges along each side of the lower portion of a...     

A sandwich panel assembly or slab structure has a pair of steel-reinforced concrete plates generally coextensive with one another and a cushion of insulating foamed synthetic resin therebetween. A tubular anchor is located at the center (centroid) of at least a portion of the panel and is embedded in...     

Buildings are clad with facade panels by applying a generally moisture-impermeable layer to the exterior wall, applying a layer of a closed-cell water-impermeable insulating foam to the water-impermeable layer suspending facade cladding pane in spaced relationship to the foamed insulation. It is not...     

A pre-burned ceramic cap cooperating with a notched metallic stud to anchor ceramic fiber insulating material in the interior wall of a furnace. The cap is provided with a slotted collar internally of the cap, so that on rotation of the cap surfaces on the collar engage surfaces on a notch to lock the...     

This disclosure pertains to a clamping apparatus having a stud capturing portion and a stud facing portion bolted together so as to compressively support a radiation proof sheet material, such as lead sheeting, there-in-between. The interior wall covering material, such as panelling or wall board is...     

A combination standoff support and mounting bracket for an insulated panel, with the support providing rigidity between an outer metallic surface of the insulated panel and a structural member upon which the panel is to be mounted while retaining the composition of the insulation in the panel together...     

A reinforced insulated concrete building panel has an inner layer of concrete and an outer layer of concrete, with a layer of insulating material sandwiched therebetween. Shear connectors are embedded in the layer of concrete and extend from the outer layer through the layer of insulation and into the...     

The invention relates to a modular element used in the construction of buildings, constituted by a floor, a ceiling and vertical walls extending between the floor and the ceiling so as to define at least one parallelepipedic box-shaped compartment, the interior of which may be entirely finished, wherein...     

A prefabricated consumable assembly for forming a concrete wall structure includes a pair of spaced apart side plates interconnected on their ends by transverse tie members. A single or a pair of insulating panels is positioned within the side plates and structure is associated with each tie member which...     

There is disclosed a device for securing refractory and/or insulating material against a furnace wall. The device comprises a metal pin or stud which is attached to the wall at one end and is provided with a plurality of notched portions adjacent the other end. The stud cooperates with a hollow, preferably...     

A multilayer steel-reinforced concrete panel assembly comprises a steel-reinforced concrete outer plate, a steel-reinforced concrete inner plate and a layer of insulation sandwiched between these plates. The outer plate and the inner plate are interconnected by flat anchors traversing the intermediate...     

A roof structure and its components comprises a series of metal panels having flanges that interlock when the panels are laid side by side and which are subsequently tightly seamed together to convert the individual panels into an integrated roof forming membrane. The roof structure may be insulated...     

A modular lightweight structural panel is made of a lightweight expanded plastic filler reinforced by wire lattice structures. A number of long, narrow filler elements are interleaved with a number of substantially flat lattice structures to form a laminated panel subassembly with corresponding surfaces...     

The vault of a liquid metal cooled nuclear reactor is lined with thermal insulation. The insulation is in two layers, a first layer cladding the vault surface is of solid ceramic material while a second layer cladding the first layer is of fibrous or metallic material. In the event of a breach of the...     

Vapor impermeable reinforced facing material is cut into longitudinal rectangular sheets and further reinforced by metal straps sealed in the facing material along the edges of the sheets, the sheets are attached in an overlapping manner to ceiling purlins by screws drilled into the purlins through the...     

A fire resistant ceiling furring system comprising support joists in generally parallel alignment, furring clips attaching furring channels to the joists, furring channels in generally parallel alignment at substantially right angles to said joists thereby forming a generally grid-like configuration,...     

The invention discloses a process of cladding a roof on a support structure which includes the step of applying an insulation layer on said support structure, applying edge abutting webs of cladding material over the insulation layer, simultaneously mechanically anchoring by fasteners the insulation...     

A wall system having an internal mass for inwardly radiating retained heat, an insulation layer and an external heat-conductive skin spaced apart from the insulation layer for permitting the external environment to influence the air space conditions. The air space becomes the external environment to...     

An auxiliary insulated roof system for mobile homes, metal buildings and the like includes a generally continuous panel structure of insulation material, a plurality of insulated support blocks for supporting the panel structure in clearance relation above the building roof surface and a plurality of...     

An auxiliary insulated roof system for mobile homes, metal buildings and the like includes a generally continuous panel structure of insulation material, a plurality of insulated support blocks for supporting the panel structure in clearance relation above the building roof surface and a plurality of...     

An improved method of sealing and attaching, in a weathertight manner, a mounting support, such as a mounting support of an equipment, to a roof surface. A flared hole is formed in a sheet of metal flashing. The flashing is placed on the roof with the flared hole thereof aligned with a hole in the roof...     

A composite insulated wall includes a pair of outer poured concrete layers cured in a form and an organic or inorganic insulating panel or panels disposed between the concrete layers and retained in place by a number of lateral tie-rods extending through the insulating panel and into the concrete.

A support spacer apparatus relating to a paneling system for providing improved insulating qualities to pre-engineered buildings and the like in which stresses imparted to a supported structure are transferred through compressible insulation without diminishing the thermal character of the insulation,...     

The roof structure (10) comprises spaced parallel I-beams (12), spaced parallel generally Z-shaped purlins (14) extending transversely of and supported by the I-beams (12), insulation support members (16) hung on the purlins (14), fibrous glass boards (24) with facing (25) supported by the insulation...     

The roof structure (10) comprises spaced parallel I-beams (12), spaced parallel generally Z-shaped purlins (14) extending transversely of and supported by the I-beams (12), insulation support members (16) hung on the purlins (14), fibrous glass boards (24) with facing (25) supported by the insulation...     

A metal building insulation system facilitates the installation of insulation in the roof and walls of a building from the exterior of the building and employs channel members fitted over outwardly facing flanges on the structural members from the exterior of the building, the channel members having...     

An insulated roof includes a deck which acts as a diaphragm and a plurality of interlocked roof panels which carry vertical loads. A layer of insulation is also included, as are bearing plates.

A frameless enclosure assembly, supported by the structural assembly of a pre-engineered building having first and second support members, comprising a flexible membrane; a membrane attaching assembly attaching a first end of the facing membrane to the first support member, and attaching a second end...     

A plastic plate is provided for use with a fastener to secure insulation to a metal roof deck. The plate has a planar portion having a centrally disposed tapered hub portion. The central opening and preferably a clear through hole extends in the plate in the area of the hub. The bottom of the plate includes...     

An anchor assembly for supporting an insulation panel or blanket on furnace walls which includes an extension member adapted to be fastened to an existing anchor member in order to extend the length of the anchor assembly to accommodate insulation of greater thickness. The extension member has attaching...     

A roofing construction wherein a plurality of blocks of insulation are loosely laid on a roof deck in abutting relation. So-called "flat roofs" are conventionally provided with an inclination to the horizontal so that water will naturally flow from the roof. The aforesaid insulation blocks are preferably...     

The present invention comprises an improved composite wall structure which includes a pair of outer poured concrete layers which are separated by a high density foam insulating panel which is mounted between the concrete layers and includes a plurality of time mechanisms for holding the insulated layer...     

A reinforced masonry wall structure comprising a horizontally disposed footing having a first layer of mortar on the upper surface thereof with a first plurality of courses of masonry blocks placed one upon the other with the lowermost course being positioned on the first layer of concrete. The masonry...     

An internal partitioning wall for a blast furnace stove in which a layer of insulating material is interposed between two layers of refractory material. Buttressing means such as integral, refractory ledges are provided at periodic vertical intervals from one layer of refractory material to the other....     

An insulating panel structure for tank-like vessels, such as chemical reactors, precipitators and the like is disclosed. The panel structure includes fastening clips which permit a pre-fabricated panel structure to be fastened onto the vessel. These fastening clips permit thermal expansion and contraction...     

An improved insulating panel for tank-like vessels, such as chemical reactors, precipitators and the like is disclosed. The outer surface of the panel is designed so that heat paths from the insulated structure are minimized. This is accomplished by means of a dual fastening system in which surface panels...     

A device for anchoring a metal roof to a metal building composed of an upper part which is secured to the metal roof and slidably engaged with a lower part which is secured to the metal building.

A tie back assembly for holding in place loose bricks forming an interior furnace wall is disclosed comprising a hold back plate, an adjustable stud holder assembly attachable at one end to the plate and extending through the furnace wall, and a locking means positioned outside the furnace for securely...     

A single-ply roofing system is disclosed according to the teachings of the present invention as including a roof sheet for covering a roof of the desired construction. In the interior of the roof area, the roof sheet is held to the roof by battens fastened to the roof through the roof sheet. Batten sealing...     

A system for mechanically attaching a flexible waterproof membrane to an underlying roof structure including an elongated fastening bar which is placed above the membrane and fastened to the roofing structure with fasteners, such as screws or nails, which are driven through the bar from the top thereof...     

A fixing means for attachment to a base (1), e.g. to a level concrete roof, of a thermal lagging (3), e.g. a mineral wool mat, said fixing means consisting of a screw (2) or other nail binding to the base and a washer (4) located on top of the lagging, this washer carrying a tubular recess (5) partly...     

A membrane anchor comprises a disc of rubber-like material having a central opening and downwardly inclined upper and lower surfaces. The lower surface has grooves for receiving mastic.

A curtain-wall masonry veneer anchor system provides tolerances for accommodating installation misalignment and similarly for accommodating in-service load stresses while at the same time preventing loosening in service, even when installed through sheathing/or insulation covering wall structure to which...     

A roofing system, comprising a roof; a plurality of elongated roofing members on said roof, each said member comprising an elongated, three-ply laminate body portion and integral opposed, first and second longitudinally extending edge portions, said first edge portion comprising a one-ply cover means...     

A method and associated device for forming reinforced panels including providing a first panel of insulation having two major surfaces, piercing the insulation panel with rod like members so that portions of the rod members extend out from both major surfaces, superimposing on each major surface a grid...     

A waterproof roof including a generally planar supporting roof structure and an assembly comprising a first elongated member attached to the generally planar supporting roof structure and comprising a raised central portion. This invention also provides a waterproof roof including a supporting roof structure...     

A three-piece fastener for securing a flexible roofing membrane to a roof without penetrating the membrane. The fastener includes an anchoring disc having a centrally located, upwardly-directed projection or button in the central portion thereof which preferably has a hollow inverted frusto-conical shape....     

An improved insulated roof system for enclosing and insulating a building structure in which a flexible membrane is attached to extend tautly between a first support portion and a second support portion of the building structural assembly. A tertiary structural assembly is connected to the building structural...     

An insulated concrete wall having a centrally disposed layer of insulation and utilizing a unitary means for simultaneously maintaining form panels in a predetermined spaced relationship, and for maintaining the insulation in a predetermined spaced relationship between the form panels such that a permanent...     

The invention is an improved roof structure for trailer or mobile type homes. The roof structure of this invention is affixed to a mobile home directly over an existing roof structure on the trailer or mobile type home. The improved roof structure of this invention may be used to provide additional insulating...     

A load-bearing square plate usable in conjunction with an anchor bolt to firmly secure a layer of thermal insulation material to a roof surface to prevent the layer from being blown away as a result of strong updrafts. The plate has a center hole for receiving the shank of the anchor bolt to be driven...     

A system for insulating the walls of furnaces and other heated structures with ceramic fiber insulation including an improved insulation anchor. The anchor includes a pin which is attached to the furnace wall such as by stud welding with the pin having an elongated aperture at its outer end. A retaining...     

A retainer clamp membrane fastening system is disclosed particularly adapted for retaining elastomeric membrane materials in position on a building roof. Various embodiments are described which may be attached to an upwardly projecting wall around the roof or which may be mounted directly to the roof...     

A hanger assembly for securing insulation or refractory linings to walls includes a circular stud which includes a flattened locking section of relatively short axial extent forming laterally projecting lugs, a somewhat less flattened anti-rotation section of substantial axial extent inwardly adjacent...     

A panel hanger assembly for attaching soft panels of insulation material to a structural surface, such as the metal wall of a furnace, the hanger assembly including an elongated stud member having one end for welding to the furnace wall and being pointed at the other end, the stud member being of generally...     

A building roof, having an optimum strength to weight ratio, and method of constructing the roof wherein a horizontally disposed roof deck assembly particularly adapted to provide diaphragm shear strength and shear stiffness is formed comprising: a sheet (12) of steel corrugated material, a sheet (14)...     

The disclosure relates to a device for the anchorage of two spaced-apart elements (11, 13) to one another, which may consist of, for example, a wooden stud and an optional substrate or another wooden stud, for realising a space for, for example, insulation purposes, the elements being held in spaced-apart...     

A suspended insulated cladding system is applied to building exterior. The method for applying the system comprises affixing a plurality of batts of semi-rigid vapor permeable fibrous insulation to the existing building exterior surface. Each of the fasteners used in affixing the insulation batts to...     

A fastening assembly for use in fastening a thick insulating layer 8, typically between 130 and 300 mm, onto a roof decking 9 comprises a self drilling and self tapping screw-threaded fastener 1 having a driving head 11; a load distributing plate 2 for engaging the upper surface of the insulation material...     

A two part fastener is provided for securing an elastomeric membrane on a roof deck or the like. The fastener includes a post secured to the roof deck by a screw and having a peripheral laterally extending flange at the upper edge. The membrane is draped over the post and a ring is installed over the...     

Roof replacement structure for flat roof building having panels of rigid insulation applied over the roof surface. A flexible membrane is applied over the rigid insulation and a periphery of the membrane overlapping a side of the building is fastened thereto with a termination bar.

A roof membrane anchoring system is provided of the non-penetrating type, including a base member with an enlarged head carried by an upstanding stem, a disc, and a socket cap which includes a top, depending legs, and feet carried at the bottoms of the legs, the cap being of somewhat resilient material....     

A clip construction is provided for a wall construction in which siding sections on a wall are arranged in coplanar end-to-end relationship. The clip fits between the facing ends of the siding sections and includes a shaped central portion positioned between the siding sections and further portions extending...     

An insulated roof structure includes insulating thermal elements which space attachment clips from an underlying purlin and introduce substantial thermal resistance above the purlin. Each insulating element includes a metal cap and an insulating body portion. The cap is enlarged at one end to overlappingly...     

A fastener adapted to secure a roof membrane to a roof surface without penetration of the membrane includes an anchor disc having an inverted frustoconical button, an externally threaded tined retainer adapted to fit over the button with the membrane trapped between the retainer and the button and an...     

A washer for attaching insulation to a roof member over which roofing membrane is to be placed. The washer includes a laterally extending apertured flange and an upstanding hollow cylindrical protrusion adapted to snappingly engage the head of a fastener used with the washer. The protrusion has an inwardly...     

An insulated roofing system is provided in which a waterproof membrane is applied to the roof deck. Extruded panels of closed cell polystyrene foam are provided on top of the membrane, thus protecting the membrane from thermal cycling, ultraviolet rays, and physical damage. The foam panels provide excellent...     

A bonding plate and method of using same is disclosed for a single-ply membrane roofing system. The bonding plate includes a pre-applied gum tape adhesive which is covered by release paper to protect same during storage and shipping. When the plate is made of masonite or other material subject to delamination...     

Conversion of a ventilated roof to a thermally insulated, nonventilated roof without tearing off an existing roof sheathing which is, for example, made of asbestos cement and is carried by roof beams, includes the provision of holes in the old roof sheathing over the length of each roof beam at approximately...     

A non-penetrating roof structure or system and method comprising a roof deck, a plurality of retainers connected to the roof deck between the margins thereof, and a cover membrane extending over the roof deck and the retainers. The cover membrane is generally flexible. A kit for connecting the cover...     

A roofing membrane securement system having an upper member and a lower member each of which is formed of a relatively hard, unyielding material. The lower member includes a bottom surface from which extends a preferably cylindrical wall. In one embodiment a plurality of ledges extend downwardly and...     

A coating for a wallboard comprises of silica sand, cement and a particulate, non-fibrous filler, where the ratio of the average sand diameter to the average filler diameter is within the range of from about 40:1 to about 20:1.

A rivet having a head portion and a body portion, with a bore through the head portion and body portion, said bore being capable of receiving a mandrel having a head portion with a self-piercing end portion and a cutting portion. The self-piercing end portion is capable of piercing partially or entirely...     

A method of building a roof wherein a horizontally disposed roof deck assembly is formed comprising: a sheet of corrugated steel material, preferably having a symmetrical rib pattern wherein the quantity of steel is equally distributed above and below a neutral axis; a sheet of insulation material; and...     

A mechanical fastener for securing a flexible sheet of an elastomeric material to the upper surface of a roof via the use of a plurality of such fasteners, each of which include upper and lower retaining members, wherein the latter are anchored to the roofing surface. Both of the retaining members are...     

A washer for attaching insulation to a roof member over which roofing membrane is to be placed. The washer includes a laterally extending apertured flange and an upstanding hollow cylindrical protrusion adapted to snappingly engage the head of a fastener used with the washer. The protrusion has an inwardly...     

A roofing fastener is shown adapted to fasten membrane roofing film to roofing structures. The fastener comprises a base plate having a segmented upper, tapered circular flange section; a segmented middle circular ring locking section; and a lower base section. After attaching the base plate to the roofing...     

A fastener having a retaining member with a top portion and an elongated hub extending downwardly from the top portion. A helical groove extends throughout a substantial portion of the length of the hub and the upper end of the helical groove is formed to change the lead between the upper end of the...     

The anchor includes a stud holder having one end which threadably receives a threaded stud. A flat tongue-like driving head projects axially from the other end of the stud holder and is formed with an eye for receiving one end portion of a wire tie for establishing a positive lateral load connection...     

There is disclosed a reinforced, insulated concrete laminated wall. The central portion is a rigid insulation core through which vertical ladder structures extend transversely. Matched pairs of horizontal braces extend parallel to and abut the insulation core to hold it firmly in place. The horizontal...     

A foam-cement building having the walls, roof and/or floor formed from a plurality of self supporting foam building blocks of varying density with a strong thin continuous structural and architectural coating on the surface of the blocks, the coating being formed from cement, reinforced with a fiberglass...     

A fastener plate for use in association with a fastener in a roof structure is described. The fastener plate includes a disc-shaped plastic member that has a depending central portion extending from its lower planar face and a depending peripheral flange. A metal insert seated in an opening within the...     

A nail having a head and a shaft and a plurality of flutes extending from the head down the shaft and projecting outwardly from the axis of the shaft for a distance equal to the radius of the head. The nail is favorably employed in a device for automatically delivering the nail to affix soft material,...     

The fastener can be made of metal or plastic in the form of a semi-flat disc or plate, with some reinforcing ridges if required. The disc or plate can be of various geometric shapes and dimension. At the center of the disc or plate surface is a small hole for inserting an anchoring screw, nail or bolt....     

A fastener assembly for connecting lightweight roofing structure laminations is shown. The assembly comprises a toggle bolt with an unremovable toggle nut on the lower end of the toggle bolt stem, securing the lower surface of the lamination, and a flanged cap nut threaded on the toggle stem's upper...     

A pin for fixing an innermost ceramic fiber layer of a plurality of ceramic fiber layers so as to line a furnace wall to at least one other ceramic fiber layer of the plurality of ceramic fiber layers, situated at a side of the furnace wall with respect to the innermost ceramic fiber layer by being inserted...     

A wall construction comprising a plurality of interconnected rectangular metal frame assemblies, each frame assembly including metal studs of channel section secured together to form the rectangular frame. A rectangular panel of G.R.C. or the like is secured to the outer face of the frame, and a thermal...     

An anchoring system and method for fastening a plurality of veneer units (12) to a substrate wall (11) with a waterproof membrane (13) therebetween. The anchoring system (10) comprises a membrane-holding means (14) which is attached to the substrate wall (11) and holds the membrane proximate the wall...     

A free floating hard wood floor system has upper and lower subfloors sandwiched to provide a monolithic panel system which supports the floorboards with optimum rigidity and integrity at a reduced cost. The upper subfloor has grooves milled in the bottom surface with flat clinching strips received within...     

A fastener for securing a flexible waterproof sheet to a supporting roof structure. The fastener includes an elongated mounting bracket having a base and a body including an upstanding central portion and a pair of wing members extending laterally from opposite sides of the central portion of the body....     

A fastener assembly for securing layers of roofing material to a deck includes a nut for insertion in and engagement with a pre-drilled hole in the deck and a threaded bolt for engagement with the nut. The nut is provided with resilient legs that are disposed both above and below the hole and that deflect...     

A building wall covering system for application to a wall support comprises a layer of insulative material and an overlying layer of matting which is attached to the wall support structure. The matting is particularly adapted to provide structural strength in the cementitious material applied thereto....     

An insulation hanger for supporting a compressible insulation blanket upon a supporting wall which is formed of three pieces, the first of which is an end weldable stud welded to the supporting surface and upon which the blanket to be secured is impaled. The end weldable stud includes a plurality of...     

A joist protector which is placeable between a joist and a plurality of planks prevents water from entering the joist through nail holes or cracks. The joist protector has a generally planar central web and downwardly angled side flanges. A plurality of spaced water deflectors and interspersed deck planking...     

A nonpenetrating roof membrane fastening system for covering and securing a waterproof flexible membrane on a roof deck. A plurality of flexible spot bonding pads are secured at spaced intervals to the roof by a smaller, more rigid, fastener plate or washer and a linear fastener which extends through...     

An anchor for releasably anchoring a membrane to a surface housing a base member for attachment to the surface, the base member including a post having a groove therearound, and a fastening assembly shaped to freely fit over the base member with the membrane thereover, the fastening assembly including...