Means for interconnecting adjacent panels of partitioning comprising a flanged member adapted to be secured to or formed integral with the vertical edges of each panel, each flanged member being provided with one or more flanges which mate with corresponding flanges of the flanged member of an adjacent panel to prevent separation of the adjacent panels along the line of the panels, each flanged member also being provided with an open longitudinal channel adapted to abut with a similar open longi...

A mast structure of a forklift truck is composed of two vertically and parallelly extending channel members each of which has front and rear flanges. The thickness of the rear flange is so larger than that of the front flange that a ratio (e.sub.1 /e.sub.2) of a front-side figure center distance (e.sub.1) between a front-most end of the channel member and a center of figure in cross-section to a rear-side figure center distance (e.sub.2) between a rear-most face of the channel member and the cen...

A modular tower assembly for use with blown film extrusion processes, where modular tower sections each having identical columns/foot prints can be stacked on top of one another. Each module can have rectangular type platforms with walk decks about a central rectangular void middle. Staircases can be built into the side of all decks modules up to the top deck. Each of the four vertical legs of the deck modules has flat plate bottoms to stack on the deck surface of the module beneath, and side cr...

A lift pin insert assembly is releasably mounted upon a mold member for casting a manhole section. The mold is filled with concrete, which surrounds and embeds the insert assembly in the cast member. The insert is configured to receive a lift pin, which is automatically moved to a locked position when lifting tension is applied. A reinforcing support assembly includes at least a face plate and a metal rod of suitable thickness at least partially encircling the insert, and anchored either to the ...

A device for fitting glass facade elements to a building facade, in which the facade elements are glued to profiled sections which are secured to the building facade by means of fastener devices, such as screws. The invention is characterized in that the device includes three parts, a first part (2; 22) intended to be fastened in the facade, a second part (3; 23) which is intended to be glued to the upper edge of the facade element (1), and a third part (4; 24) which is intended to be glued to t...

An apparatus for and method of supporting a wall utilizes a multiple-featured support system. At least one support apparatus (200, 1000) is mounted to one or more walls (101), particularly foundation walls, in order to support the wall(s) and any load supported thereby, such as a building, statue, monument, bridge, and other structures. The support apparatus (200, 1000) may be mounted to the inside or outside of the wall. One version of support apparatus (1000) is mounted to two different walls,...

A building frame including a load-bearing portion which is defined by a pattern of interconnected, elongate, upright columns and laterally extending beams, with each column taking the form of an assembly of hollow, tubular column components, at least some of which each possesses a nominally open, upper-end utility region, or port, extending upwardly beyond the top of the frame's load-bearing portion. Each such port, which is useable in different ways during and after initial building constructio...

A building module transporter for connection to a towing vehicle comprising a building module and module carriers attached to end walls of the module and resting on carrier supports. The carriers are firmly secured to the module at vertically spaced points to suspend the module between them and to permit the raising and lowering of the suspended module by pivoting the carriers about horizontal axes with respect to the supports. Means is provided for moving the module with respect to the carriers...

A manufactured building system has a pair of pre-stressed multi-stemmed concrete floors. The pre-stressed multi-stemmed concrete floors are adapted to contact each other on one parallel side edge to form peripheral edges and a central joining edge. A part of a building is coupled to a pre-stressed multi-stemmed concrete floor. Also described is a Method of Transporting the pre-stressed multi-stemmed concrete floors with the partial building coupled there to, to a site. Also described is a Method...

An apparatus and method for manipulating a pole relative to a base fixed in the ground. The base is gripped and provides a rigid reference point. The pole is cradled and an actuator provides force to move the pole relative to the reference point. This can include detaching the pole from the base as well as inserting the pole on the base. As an optional feature, a pivot mechanism can be associated with the combination to allow the pole to be pivoted with respect to the base to lower the pole for ...