US1439494A - Building construction - Google Patents

Description

Patented illes. i9, i922,

ADOLPH JNVERNETTE, OIF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed. December 6, 1921. Serial No. 520,415.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, ADOLPH J. Vvlnnnn'r'rn,

a citizen of the United States, residing at La Crescenta, Glendale, in the county of Los Angeles, State of California, have invented new and useful lmprovements in Building Constructions, of which the following is a specification. j

This invention has to do withy a building construction and it is an object of the invention to provide a construction which is simple, strong, neat and inexpensive.

A feature of the invention is the provision of a construction which can be applied to, or embodied in, blocks for forming straight walls, corners, etc., and which interlock and form a strong, neat structure.

Another feature of the invention is the eXtreme simplicity of the blocks provided by the invention, 1n accordancewith the invention two forms of blocks are employed in forming a straight wall, one form of block being a simple rectangular slab, the other being a similar slab withflanges at its ends. At corners, the invention may be carried out in various manners as will be hereinafter pointed out. All the blocks necessary in carrying out the invention are simple in shape and easy to' handle and therefore are .practical and desirable for use.

The various objects and features of the invention will be best and more fully understood from the following detailed description of a typical preferred form of the in-` vention throughout whichreference is had to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. l is a horizontal section of a port-ion of a straight wall embodying the present invention; Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of one kind of corner construction embodying the invention; Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing another hind of corner construction embodying the invention; Fig. lis a view similar to Figs. 2 and 3 showing still. another lind of corner construction embodying the invention; Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a portion of a wall showing one manner in which the blocks provided by the present invention may be laid; Fig. 6 is a view simi lar to Fig. 5 showing another mannerV in which the blocks provided by the present invention may be laid; and Fig. is view similar to Fig. 5 showing another mannerin which the blocks provided .by the present invention may be laid.` j Y For forming a straight, or substantially .ends of the body '10 preferably in the same direction from, or from the same side of, the body 12 as l have illustrated in Fig. 1. For ordinary construction it is preferred that Vthe body 12 berectangular in shape and that the flanges 13 be at the eXtreme ends of the body and arranged or disposed trans, versely of the plane of the body.k In a vertical wall structure the body 12 of each lock is vertically disposed vand is arran ed to extend longitudinally of the wall. rghe flanges 13 are vertically disposed and, being transverse to the plane of the body 10, eX- tend transversely of the'wall. `When l call the members 10 blocks it does not mean specifically that they are of any particular size or projection, for, as far as the present invention is concerned, the members 10 may be short truly block-like members or they maybe long and more inthe form of slabs.

ln accordance with the present invention each flange 13 has a vertically disposed enlargement or projection 14 at the outer part 'of its inner side and has/a vertically disposed socliet or recess 15 at the inner part of its inner side. A vertical groove or recess 18 is providedin the outer side of each flange 15 at its inner end, that is. at the end where the flange joins the body 12. ln practice the blocks 10 maybe cast or formed of concrete, or the like, so that they are solid continuous members and may, if so desired, be provided with reinforcing` 20. 1t will be obvious, of course, that the blocks 10 can be designed and proportioned so that they are strong and so that they can be easily and cheaply cast or otherwise suitably formed. For i'nstancathe proportions of the parts maybe varied through a wide range without departing from the structure or formationnecessary in carrying out the present invention and the various corners may be beveled or finished in a manner such as l have illustrated in the drawings.

In a wall the blocks 10 are arranged in a lineor end to end with adjacent blocks facing in opposite directions.that is with lthe body parts 12 of adjacent blocks at opposite sides of the wall, and with the flanges 13 at adjacent ends of adjacentbloclrs, interloclred orl together so that their inner sides arev together and so that the projection 14 longitudinally oi." tho wall.

Each spreader is preferably in the torni of e rectangular slab or block inst sufficiently long,- to rit between adjacent flanges ot elternate blocks l0, that .is adjacent blocks having their bodies at the saine side ot the wall, as clearly illustrated in other words, each spreader ll lit tween the outer sides of the two lianges arranged in interlocking relation with the two flanges of a. block, to keep there, spaced apart and thereby positively `prevent their. lroin moving away from the flanges oi the block to become released therefrom. Projections are provided on the ends ol. the spreaders ll tor extend into the recx es .'l; in the lianges of the blocks so that lthe spreaders are held in place with their outer laces Q5 .tluih with the outer faces 2G ot the body ts lil-ct the blocks. The spreadcrs ll. like the blocks l()7 may be solidly cast or :toiffnied of concrete, or the like` and may be provided with reinln'ceinent 2T.

ln ig. 2 I illustrate onelrind ot corner block orovided by the invention. @his corner block la has a body lf2 and two llanges 13a. T he body l2'L1 instead ont being a straight rectangular member4` as in the case ol the body hereinabove described, is specially shaped to forni a corner and has two ends parts 3() which are vertically disposed but which extend in dilerent plants or directions- In the particular case illustrated in the drawings the end parts l() are at right angfjles to each othe.l and therefore torni a square corner. il comparati,"rely large lillet 3l niay be inlined in the corner between the end parts lll to make the block lil solid and strong. The corner block lll is a corner block adapted to receive and rooperate with straight wall bloells l() arranged so thatl their bodies l2 are at. the inner side ot the wall. The block l0 has its llanges lila extending inwardly troni the ends oi its end parts 13.V The llanges 11,3" ol the block l0 are the saine in constriict-ion and torinetion as the lleng'es oliv the blocks l() and therefore receive and cooperate with the 'l'langes ol the blocks l0 in t. -e manner clearly illustrated in the drawings. ln practice the block L may be 'formed so that there is space between the flanges 13, which cooperwith the flanges 13a of the block 10g, and the llet 3l which can be lled with e sulte bly shaped block or which can be filled with a concrete or the like, as l have illustrated in the drawing,

ln Fig. 3. l illustrate a corner block l0" adapted to receive and cooperate with one block lGkari-anged with its body part at the inner part of the wall and one block lt) with its body part arranged at tne outer Dart of the wall. rlhe body oit this corner block has one end part 30 at the 'outer side of the wall7 a. corner part l0, an end part 30? at the inner side or" the wall, and flanges llla't the ends olf" the end parte: 30ZL and 30h. The flange lil-5l at the end of the end part 3()d t the outer part of the wall extends toward 'tile inside of the wall and receives and cooperates with the A flange 13 of the block l0 having` its body part l2 at the inner side oi` the wall. y'lhe flange lh at the end of the end part lili 'extends toward the-outside of the wall and receives and cooperates with the llange 'i3 of the block l() having its bodyat the outside of the wall. A spreader part ll extends froin the corner part el() to engage and eooperste' with the flange i3 cooperating h the lianes 'lh which entends Jr'rorn the end parts 30hVR in the saine manner that the spreader-s cooperate with the liangcs throughout the construction. rEhe block l0b is preferably designed so that there 'are spaces left when the tlanges l ot the blocks l() are in place in connection with the lienges S which can be lilled with concreteY-l, or 'th like. l y

The corner block l0C shown in Fig. Llof drawiiigs is adapted to cooperate with or ive flanges l' of blocks l0 having their Jodi/es l2 at the outer sides of the wall. The

the rece' boo y o the block l0e comprises a 'corner part 40 and two end oarts 30C. lllanges 13C exand outwardly troni the ends of the end parts 30C. ln this particular corner block 'the end parts 30C are both atthe inner side ot the wall and both llanres l extend ontwardly troni the end paf ys. Spreader parts il. 'extend troni the corner 4;0 to cooperate with the ,flanges arranged in connection with 'the .flanges lil. From 'the drawings it will be obvious how the Hangers lil and spreader' parts ell receive and rooperzite with the lianges i3 olf the blocks ill). Although .l have referred to the parts illustrated in Figs. 2, 3 and el: as corner blocks', l do not mean that they are necessarily specifically blocks, as they inz-rlynbe post-like members illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6.

lin Figi'. 5 ol the drawings I illustrate one manner in which the. blocks and spreaders provided by the present invention lrnaiy loe laid. ln this particular case the blocks and spreaders are short and are the same height and adjacent tiers of blocks and spre'aders are staggered or overlapped so that the blocks and spreaders d o not reg-isser or come. in line vertically. In Fig. 6 of the drawings l show another' manner or arrangement of laying the blocks and spreaders provided by the invention. ln this arrangement also the blocks and spreaders are the same height. The blocks l() are arranged so that they are in line vertically but the blocks and spreaders are not in line longitudinally of the wall. l

By this last mentioned manner of laying the blocks and spreaders adjacent tiers are interlocled so that they cannot shift or move relative to each other.

In Fig. 7 I illustrate the preferred proportioning and arrangement of blocks. The corner parts and the spreaders are compara tively7 short while the blocks l0 are long so that they are continuous from the top `to the bottom of the wall.

In practicethe various members of the structure may be cemented 4or otherwise suitably tied together so that all cracks are sealed. For instance the inner and also the joining parts of the members may be coated with asphalt, tar or the like, so that the wall is made waterproof and the joints between the members are tight.

From the foregoing description it will be obvious how the present invention provides a simple, effective, sightly construction, how

the various blocks can be easily and inex-r pensively made, how they can be easily and quickly laid or arranged together, and how they securely interlock to form a strong durable structure. Further it will be obvious how the parts or members may be formed of any suitable material, say, for instance concrete, clay, metal, etc., and how theycan be suitably reinforced if necessary or desirable.

Having described only a preferred form of my invention l do not wish to limit myself to the particular details hereinabove set forth but wish to reserve to myself any changes or variations that may appear to those skilled in the art or thatl may fall within the scope of the following` claims.

Having described a preferred forni of my invention, l claim:

Il. A structure including, a plurality of blocks each having a body and flanges eze tending transversely from the ends of the body, and a plurality of spacers, the blocks being arranged end to end with the bodies of adjacent blocks at opposite sides of the structure and the flanges at adjacent. ends of adjacent blocks with their inner sides to gether, the spacers being arranged between thelanges to hold the ilanges at adjacent ends of adjacent blocks together'.

2. A structure including, a plurality of blocks each having a body and vflanges extending transversely from the ends of the body, the flanges having projections at their inner vsides and recesses at their inner sides inward of the projections, the blocks being arranged end to end with the bodiesof adjacent blocks at opposite sides of the structure and the flanges at adjacent ends of adjacent blocks with their inner sides together, so that the projections and recesses to endl with the bodies of adjacent blocks at opposite sides of the structure and the flanges at adjacent ends of adjacent blocks with their inner sides together so that the projections and recesses cooperate to hold the blocksagainst relative transverse movement, and spacers arranged between adjacent flanges of adjacent blocks having their bodies at the same side of the structure, the spacers having projections extending into the recesses at the outer sides of the llanges. e. A 'structure including, a plurality of blocks each having a body and flanges extending transversely from the ends of the body, and a plurality of spacers,the blocks being arranged end to end with the bodies of adjacent blocks at opposite sides of the structure and the flanges at adjacent ends of adjacent blocks with their inner sides to gether, the spacers being-arranged to bear against the flanges to hold the flanges at adjacent ends of adjacent blocks together.

n witness that I claim the foregoingl. have hereunto subscribed my name this 29th' day of November, 1922.

AnoLri-i J. wnaunfrrn.

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