The innovation relates to a pool covering system that is usable as a flooring surface. The pool covering system includes brackets and support beams spanning the pool opening. The beams provide structural support to cross members and flooring placed on top of the beams. The pool covering system does not require significant drainage of the pool and does not damage the pool structure during installation and use.

A method for manufacturing, transporting, and installing an extruded aluminum roof truss by manufacturing an extrusion that comprises a top chord extrusion, a bottom chord extrusion, a web brace extrusion, manufacturing standardized components such as a connector, a hinge, a bracket, and a fastener used to configure the extrusion into a truss configuration, pre-assembling the extrusion with an optionally pre-determined set of the standardized components required to either fully or partially assemble the truss prior to transport and installation at the building site, transporting the truss in either a fully or partially assembled compact configuration to the installation site, rotating the truss open by pivoting the web bracing into alignment with a matching connector hole on an extrusion at the installation site, and installing any required connectors or remaining standardized components to complete the truss.

A structural stud post assembly comprising a center receiver section having opposing receiver channels formed by side walls and angled flanges, and a pair of raceway inserts also defining a raceway channel for accepting wiring and equipment to be disposed in the raceway. The raceways can be installed in the receiver channels to accept and accommodate wiring and equipment. The center receiver comprises a thermal break at about a midpoint to prevent there from being a metal-to-metal thermally conductive pathway through the stud. The structural stud post may be used in the construction of modular building systems.

A bracket is combined with a rail that is to be attached to an elongate structural element by the bracket. The bracket includes a body and a bolt. The body is configured for attachment to the elongate structural element. The body defines a shoulder from which the rail is attached so that the rail is connected to the element. The bolt is engaged with the rail and is movable to engage the body. The body has a threaded passage to engage the bolt to fix the rail to the body.

A bracket is combined with a rail that is to be attached to an elongate structural element by the bracket. The bracket includes a body and a bolt. The body is configured for attachment to the elongate structural element. The body defines a shoulder from which the rail is attached so that the rail is connected to the element. The bolt is engaged with the rail and is movable to engage the body. The body has a threaded passage to engage the bolt to fix the rail to the body.

A joint connection structure of a building framework includes a column assembly including a column and a pair of gusset plates connected to the column on opposite sides of the column and extending laterally outward from the column. A full-length beams assembly includes a full-length beam having upper and lower flanges and an end portion received between the gusset plates. A connecting member is operatively attached by welding to at least one of the flanges of the full-length beam. The connecting member is bolted to at least one of the gusset plates of the column assembly to connect the full-length beam assembly to the column assembly.

A joint connection structure of a building framework includes a column assembly including a column and a pair of gusset plates connected to the column on opposite sides of the column and extending laterally outward from the column. A full-length beams assembly includes a full-length beam having upper and lower flanges and an end portion received between the gusset plates. A connecting member is operatively attached by welding to at least one of the flanges of the full-length beam. The connecting member is bolted to at least one of the gusset plates of the column assembly to connect the full-length beam assembly to the column assembly.

Methods and processes for depositing a fire resistant barrier on a construction material involve coating exposed webbing of, for instance, an I-joist with a fire-resistant material using a wetting layer and a thickening layer. A time period between depositing the wetting layer and thickening layer is controlled to facilitate complete wetting of the exposed webbing. Filler such as fiberglass may be included in the thickening layer. The wetting and thickening layers may be deposited on the webbing in the same application. The construction material, such as the I-joist, may then be subjected to a curing treatment and additional curing period followed by coating the second side using a similar methodology.

A profile for the construction of stands for affixing booth elements includes an affixing side wall extending along a first direction of the profile. The affixing side wall is provided with an affixing surface for affixing a strip to the profile between a first affixing side wall edge and a second opposite affixing side wall edge. The affixing surface extends along the first direction of the profile, and is at least partly bordered by at least one flange for flangingly affixing the strip by flanging over the flange.

A profile for the construction of stands for affixing booth elements includes an affixing side wall extending along a first direction of the profile. The affixing side wall is provided with an affixing surface for affixing a strip to the profile between a first affixing side wall edge and a second opposite affixing side wall edge. The affixing surface extends along the first direction of the profile, and is at least partly bordered by at least one flange for flangingly affixing the strip by flanging over the flange.