US1519637A - Apparatus for attaching tile to alpha vertical wall - Google Patents

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Dec. m, 1924. 1,519,613 I? c. 1.. SHANNON, 'JR

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UNITED STATES CHARLES L. SHANNON, JR., OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

APPARATUS FOR ATTACHING TILE TO A VERTICAL WALL.

Application filed. November 27, 1922. Serial No. 603,574.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES L. SHANNON, Jr., a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Attaching Tile to a Vertical all, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to apparatus for attaching tile to a vertical wall, and it has for its principal purpose to provide mechanism whereby a tile wall facing can be attached quickly and economically, and in manner that insures maintaining accurate alinement of the tile.

A further purpose of the invention is to provide apparatus which enables first positioning tile in spaced relation to a wall, and thereafter inserting or pouring cement between the tile and wall, while at the same time holding the tile in fixed relationship until the cement is hardened.

An. additional object of the in'iprovement is to provide mechanism which makes it possible for a tile facing to be set in position and attached to a wall by unskilled labor, and which entirely eliminates the necessity of depending upon the skill of a workman for properly positioning the tile, or maintaining a smooth and level exterior surface.

Another object of the invention is to afford apparatus of a knock-clown character, which can beused repeatedly, and which can be quickly set in proper relationship to a wall for holding tile vertically in spaced relationship thereto and permitting cement to be inserted or poured between the wall and tile.

The invention also comprehends certain other improved features and advantages, all of which will appear clearly from the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, the novel characteristics being pointed out in the claims following the specification.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation illustrating a preferred construction for carrying out my improved method, showing the mechanism in operative position and with a series of tile supported thereon;

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view through the wall and tile supporting appearing in elevation Figure 3 is a detail perspective view-apartially broken away, showing one of .tl;1,e..1 )"ositiomng H-bars and the cooperat1ngt1l-.e-,

supporting angle bar removed from the H- bar; Figure/a is a side elevation of one ,o bracket clamping means, and i Figurefi horizontal sectional view. on; the line of Figure 2. I

The invention may be carried out ina variety of ways, and the procedure consists essentially in supporting the tile, preferably one row at a time starting at the bottom and working upwardly, in fixed, spacedrelation ship to a vertical wall, pouringor-inserting cement between the tile and. the wall, and maintaining the tile in such position until the cement is sufiiciently hardened to ,per v mit removal of the tile supporting structure. I .5 In carrying out the invention, pref,- erably employ supporting meansembodying two or more columns or standards .1, -w hich constitute the main supports for: the framewor;, and are firmly secured between a top surface 2. and bottom surface 3. In ,order to permit of readily positioning. and rigidly securing the columns 1,.the latter include top and bottom. plates at having a balland, socket joint with the rest of the. column, and designates an adjustable screw at the base of each column engaginga threaded bushing 6 within the column andthereby making it possible to effect adjustment of the column for height. I After the columns 1 have been fixedly positioned at properdistances from the verti-, cal wall or foundation 7, to which the facing tile 8 are to be secured, brackets ,9 are at tached to the columns 1. Each bracket 9 includes a hinged portion 10,Which' embraces the column 1 and is brought into clamping relationship therewith by a wedgemember 11 engaging cooperating openings in the clamping portion 10 and the stationary lug 12- on the bracket. Each bracket 9 is provided with a tongue 13 that engages the bottom groove 14 in a removable positioning H-bar 15, while 16 designates a removable tile-supporting angle bar, the bottom portion of which lies in the upper groove 17 of the H-bar 15.

The angle bar 16 is provided with an ini he tegra-l laterally extending flange or ledge 18 upon which rests the bottom edges of the tile, and said flange 18 is beveled- 011 its lower surface as at 19, to permit easy insertion and. removal of the supporting. bar, and to prevent chipping or breaking the edges of the tile: when the bar is inserted.

' and the adjacent surface of the next highei H=-bar 15 which engages the front face of the tile at the top. Thereupon, the cement is poured or inserted behind the tile, between the latter and the all 'F, and packed or tiamped; I r

When the lowermost row of tile have beer thus secured}, the next' higher tile-supporting "bar 16 is arranged upon the positioning- H bar-IS which is already in place. Thus, the tilesupporting bar 16 performs adouble function, first to support one row oftile at a proper distance above the next lower row. and also to present a clean surface or ledge upon which the tile can be positioned, since the supporting bar 16 is: not inserted until after the row of tile beneath and the ocment therefor have. been positioned. The procedure'just described is followed foreach successive row until the uppermost row oi tile has been -laid, and the framework is left in place until the I cement has-sufficiently hardened to -retain the tile in place. 3 Thereafter, the parts can be removed by first loosening the brackets '91 on the standards and lowering. them "Vlith or awayfrom. tl'n H barsr 'I-he H 'bars "can then be lowered and the "pr-isitioning bars '16' removed" from between the tile.

\V hile I have described the invention with reference to a particular mechanism, it is not to be understood as limited to any ol the details disclosed, since the apparatus de- 'oribedmay be modified in many" ways and this applicationis intended toco'ver any departure or modification of the structure that may come Within the intended purpose of the invention, or the scope otthe following claims. I

I claim:

1. Apparatus'for attaching tile to a vertical Wall comprising supporting means, positioning bars removably arranged horizon-. tally on the supporting means and ex tending parallel to the Wall, and tile sup porting bars removably positioned on the positioning bars and also extending parallel to the Wall.

2. Apparatus for attaching tile to a verti cal wall comprising supporting means consisting of vertical columns and a series of horizontal brackets mounted on said columns, positioning bars removably arranged on said brackets and extending parallel to the wall, and tile-supporting bars removably positionable on the positioning bars, and also extending parallel to the wall.

3. Apparatus for attaching tile to a vertial wall comprising sup-porting means consisting of verticalcolumns and a. series of horizontal brackets mounted. on said co-lumns, positioning H-bars removably arranged on said brackets and extending parallel to the wall, and tile-supporting anglebars removably positioned'on the H-bars and also extending parallel tothe wall.

4. Apparatus for attaching tile to a vertical \Vdll comprising supporting means consisting of vertical columns and a series of horizontal brackets mounted on said columns, each bracket embodying a hinged clamping portion embracing the column and a WBClgQ'HIEIHbS-I' for adjust-ably scouring the clamping portion, tongues 0n the brackets, positioning H-bars removably engaging said tongues, tile supporting angle bars engaging the grooves in the upper surfaces of the H-baI-rs and rem-ovably. supported therein, and ledges extending latenaall'y from the supporting bars and engaging the bottom edges of the tile.

5. Apparatus for attaching tile to a vertical wall comprising supporting means consisting of vertical columns and a series of horizontal brackets mounted on said co l uinns, each bracket embodying a hinged clamping portion embracing the-column and a: wedge member for adjustably securing the clamping portion. and means removably posit-ionahle on said brackets for supporting tileon their bottom edgesin spaced relation to the wall. f

l'n'witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name. i

onannns L.1 SHANNON, JR.

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