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Team Scarab, Inc.

Carl A Carlson

A framing system comprises an exterior siding and structural frame elements. The structural frame elements are arranged against a first side of the exterior siding, and are evenly spaced along the exterior siding thereby creating a plurality of structural element cavities. A radiant barrier with an emissivity of less than 0.50 is disposed between the exterior siding and the elements, and includes a plurality of indented portions, each indented into a corresponding cavity thereby creating a respective first sealed air space between the exterior siding and the radiant barrier in each structural element cavity. Each cavity comprises a polyurethane foam overlaying the indented portion of the radiant barrier bounded by the respective cavity. An interior siding covers the barrier and is attached to the elements thereby creating a respective second sealed space between the barrier and the interior siding in each structural element cavity.

Structural insulated panel framing system with a radiant barrier

A framing system is provided that comprises an exterior siding and structural frame elements. The structural frame elements are arranged against a first side of the exterior siding. The elements are evenly spaced along the exterior siding thereby creating a plurality of structural element cavities. Each cavity comprises a polyurethane foam overlaying a portion of the first side of the exterior siding bounded by the respective cavity. A radiant barrier with an emissivity of less than 0.50 is attached to the elements and includes a plurality of indented portions, each of which protrudes into a corresponding cavity thereby creating a respective first sealed air space between the corresponding foam and the radiant barrier in each structural element cavity. An interior siding covers the barrier and is attached to the elements thereby creating a respective second sealed space between the barrier and the interior siding in each structural element cavity.

A game board device for directing body movements in games, exercise, or physical therapy. It employs a support frame of side-by-side modular units of relatively the same size and shape supporting a continuous matrix of contact surfaces supported in a common plane. The contact surfaces in the adjacent frames are arranged in a coordinated matrix of adjacent surfaces that are illuminatable in various colors. The contact surfaces are illuminated normally one at a time so as to cue sequential steps in a random pattern and at varying speeds in a game or predetermined patterns and adjustable speeds in exercise or therapy. Control of the sequential illumination may be manually or by a program by manually operated device or by computer. It is preferred that the individual frames be hindged to permit folding for storage and transportation.

Game and exercise device and method

Tools for finishing joints at flat surfaces or corners of wallboard walls after adhesive and tape have been applied are attached to the applicator tool by a rotatable yoke connection near the roller of the applicator so that the finishing tool will follow the applicator tool. The finishing tool includes a roller rotatable about an axle for embedding tape into the adhesive. Frame structure rotatably supported on the roller axle is provided with trowel means having a working surface moving parallel to the wallboard surface and placed close to the roller, at least on the sides, to spread adhesive pressed from under the tape back over the tape. Finishing means attached to the frame structure to follow the trowel collects the excess adhesive and distributes it in a smooth surface generally in the plane of the wallboard, filling in any voids left by trowel action. A cylindrical roller is used for joints in flat wallboard. A finishing tool having a complex roller having a base-to-base dual right frustoconcial form with an axle on the common axes of the cones and conical surfaces meeting at an angle of no more than 90.degree. is used in the corner.

Finishing tool for completing a taped wallboard joint

A water jet propulsion unit having a housing, a drive shaft, an impeller for mounting on the drive shaft, and a thrust bearing for supporting the drive shaft in the housing. The propulsion unit further includes a shaft seal unit for the shaft, with the housing having a forward end and a rear end, a bore with a longitudinal axis for slidingly receiving the shaft seal unit form the rear of the housing, with the shaft seal unit and the bearing carried on the shaft, a shoulder for preventing forward movement of the bearing in the bore along the axis beyond a predetermined position, and a lateral opening for access through the housing to the shaft seal unit, and a retainer moveable through the lateral opening for engagement with the shaft seal unit and the housing for limiting rearward movement of the shaft seal unit in the bore.

Water jet propulsion unit

A sanding tool for use on joints of wallboards or other flat surfaces. The tool may interact with other standard sanding tools or may be used independently. A flat base is provided with fasteners to secure an abrasive material and a standard sanding tool to the base. The tool provides an extra-large sanding surface and a re-enforced base for improved and more efficient sanding.

Super flat sander

A tool for finishing joints in wall board employs a generally cylindrical roller for applying pressure to imbed the tape in adhesive supported on a handle for applying pressure to the roller by a yoke rotatably supporting the roller in spaced locations along the roller axis. An adhesive trowel member is also supported on the yoke and provides an opening through which the roller projects. The trowel is positioned generally tangent to but slightly below the roller surface so that the trowel presents a curved surface of much greater radius than the roller and acts to redistribute the adhesive. A box scrapper also supported from the yoke about an axis parallel to the roller axis has a base and sidewalls, except on that side adjacent the roller. That particular side is left open to accumulate adhesive scrapped off the wall. The sidewalls are made to terminate in a common plane permitting flat contact with the wall and together act as a scrapper to collect adhesive in the box. A separate scrapper actuating means adjacent to the handle is connected to the box scrapper and enables the scrapper to be manually moved into place against the wall trailing the roller as the roller moves along a joint.

Tool for finishing taped dry wall joints

A tire chain assembly is provided with a quick connecting male and female fastener for easily securing together the inner circumferential chain on the inner side of the tire without the need for elevating the tire. The outer circumferential chain on the outer side of the tire is provided with a toggle type fastener for securing together the ends of the outer circumferential chain and tightening the outer circumferential chain abut the tire.

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Bensalem, PA, United States of America

Carl A Carlson