Glossary

(Long Way of diamond) Distance from an outside point on a bond to a corresponding outside point on the following bond across the long distance of the diamond opening. Also the distance across all of the long openings of all the diamonds in the sheet.

Products used as rungs or to cover existing rungs in a ladder.

The size of the bar between openings in Lancet.

The measurement between the centers of adjacent holes in Lancet.

The nominal opening size of the Lancet pattern.

The style of the top of a ladder in a fiberglass ladder or lagger/cage system.

The height of the legs on an equal leg angle, typically used in reference to Structural Shapes.

This characteristic identifies one dimension of an item. It is commonly used to define the length, in inches, of a sheet, plank, panel or coil item. For load bearing grating applications, the length is always recognized as the "span" dimension.

The wire in wire cloth that runs parallel to the length (i.e., the long side of the roll or sheet) (same as warp wire) - Opposite of cross wire.

the measure of inches in a straight line.

The size of the front lip for Molded Stair Tread Covers.

The amount of weight, measured in pounds per square foot, that the grating will support. There are two types of load measurements: point and whole bar.

A band used in a cutout to transfer the load from unsupported bearing bars in the cutout to the supported bearing bears.