US1064580A - Metallic structural joint. - Google Patents

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Y B. B. WHEELER. METALLIC STRUCTURAL JOINT.

APPLIO ATION TILED H0129, 1911.

Patented, June 10,1913.

ATTORNEY partment with EDWIN B. WHEELER, 0! PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

, METALLIC STRUCTURAL JOINT.

massed To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN B. WHEELER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Iemfiylvania, have invented a new and useful etal'lic Structural Joint, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of an improvement in a ship and other tank construction involving novel means for strengthening or stiflening the connection of a tank or comadjacent members of such construction and rendering the existing joints water, oil, air, gas, gasolene, and dust tight, the features involved being multiplied in the ship according to the number of the same required.

The invention is satisfactorily illustrated in the accompanying drawing, but the important instrumentalities thereof may be varied, and so it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific arrangement and organization shown and described.

Figure 1 represents a vertical section of a portion of ships construction embodying my invention. Fig. 2' represents a perspective View partly in vertical section thereof on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 represents a horizontal section thereof on line w-w Fig. 2. Fig. 4: represents a perspective view partly in vertical section of a modificationthereof. Figs. 5 to "11 inclusive represent horizontal sections of modifications.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures Referring to the drawings :-A designates a tank formed of metal, whosev sides B B are riveted or otherwise firmly connected to the floor C. The top D of said tank is pierced or cutout for the passage therethrough of the metallic channel frame E whose lower end is firmly connected with the floor C by means of the angular bracket F or other suitable means.

G designates a metallic box which is composed of the sides H and the bottom J, portions of said box entering the channel frame E and being riveted thereto, the bottom J resting on the top D of the tank and being riveted thereto.

The margin of the top D is provided with the vertical flange K which is riveted to the side B of the tank and has the contiguous side H of the box G riveted thereto, said side being also riveted to the contigu- Specifleation of Letters ratent.

7 Walls of the cut away portion as at Patented J 11110 10, 191 3.

hpfifinafion filed: November 29, 1911. Seriat No. 663,118.

ous side of the channel frame E. The flange K is cut away in vertical direction to allow the adjacent side of the frame E to pass therethrou-gh, said side abutting against the K, K facilitate calking and Surrounding the frame of the box G outside of for bracing and to for other purposes. E and the portions the latter is an angular bracket L which is L-shaped in cross-section, being composed of the vertical sides M, and the horizontal base N, said sides being riveted to the frame E and the vertical sides of the box G. The base N is riveted to the top D of the tank, thus firmly connecting the various members stated, it being evident that the contiguous parts of the matter may be calked, and so water, oil, air, gas, or gasoline and dust tight joints are provided for said parts.

In Fig. 4 I show an angle beam K employed in lieu of the flange K, the same having the bottom J of the box G riveted to the lower horizontal limb thereof, and the adj acent' side I-I riveted to the upper vertical limb thereof.

In Figs. 5 to 11 inclusive I show various modifications. In Fig. 5 the channel frame or beam E is L-shaped and the angle-bracket G is correspondingly shaped so as to embrace opposite sides of one limb of said beam, and having limbs which abut against the adjacent members, said angle-bracket and its flanges being properly secured in position. In Fig. (5, the bealn E is provided on one of its limbs with a projecting bead E, said limb being embraced by separate angle-brackets GcG. on oppositesides of the limb, one of said angle-brackets having a bulge G so as to receive and embracesaid head. In Fig. 7, the beam E is provided on one of its limbs with a bead G the same projecting from opposite sides of the limb, the latter being embraced by separate anglebrackets G each of which is provided with a bulge E the bulges receiving and embracing said bead. In Fig. 8, the beam E is divided, its transverse limbs meeting and overlapping forming a double L-shape. In this case a plurality of angle-brackets G G is employed, they being made to accord with said divided beam E. In Fig. 9, I show an I-beam E and a plurality of angle-brackets G G is employed, they being made to accord with said beam. In Fig. '10, the beam E and angle-bracket G are respectively L-shaped and in Fig. l1,the beam is double L-shaped,

calking tanks,

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through such members.

and a plurality of angle-brackets G is cinployed,they being respectively on opposlte sides of the transverse portion of the beam, but in all of these cases the beam and the contiguous members are embraced and firmly connected by riveting or otherwise, the same as in the channel beam of Figs. 1,

2, 3 and 4, while the angle-brackets in all' cases may be calked as also the boxes in said figures, so that the joints of the contiguous parts are rendered Water, oil, air, gas or gasolene and dust ti ht.

While I have designated the member H as a box, as in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, and it cnters'the frame or beam E it constitutes an auxiliary angle-bracket so that said beam is embraced Within and without on opposite sides the same as is accomplished by a plurality of angle-brackets as in the other figures. The edges of the flanges of the anglebracket and box afford calking-edges which are-suitably calked or upset by a proper calking tool, such as is employed in boilers, ships plates or similar structures, to form water, oil, or air tight joints between the bracket, box, beam and compartment-member where the beams pass The angle-bracket and box thus form simple and eflicient means for making tight-joints between beams and walls, decks or partitions through which they The invention is applicable to marine, drydock, and other tank construction and so not to be considered as limited to ships.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a tank construction, a a compartment-member formed with an opening through which said beam passes, and an angle-bracket of L-shaped cross section embracing said beam to close the space between the latter and the opening and having its flanges secured to the beam and to the compartment member to afford calking edges.

2. In a tank construction, a flanged beam,

a compartment member having an openingthrough which said beam passes, a flanged angle-bracket of L-shaped cross section constructed to embrace said beam and having flanged beam,

shaped to fit into said beam and secured to the latter and to the flanges of said calking edges.

3. In a tank construction, a flanged beam, a compartment member having an opening through which said beam passes, a flanged box shaped to partly fit into said beam and secured to said compartment member, a flanged angle-bracket of L-shaped cross-section constructed to embrace said beam and secured to the compartment member, and fastening means through the flanges of said angle-bracket, beam and box, the edges of said bracket and box afl'ordmg calking edges.

4. In a compartment having a top and sides, the combination of a beam passing through the compartment and secured to one side thereof, a bracket of L shaped cross section, a box, said bracket and box secured to fit around the exposed sides of said beam, an angle bar connected to the top and said side of said compartment, one side of said box and said bracket overlapping said angle bar.

5. In a tank construction, a flanged beam, a compartment-member having an opening through which said beam passes, a flanged plate of L-shaped cross section constructed to embrace three sides of said beam and overlapping the adjacent sides of the compartment-member, a part of which member forms the final boundary of the flanged beam, all securely riveted together to afi'ord calking edges.

6 In a construction of the character stated, a compartment member, a beam therethrough, two flanged plate boxes bounding Web and inner surfaces of flanges of said beam and over-lapping the compartment member, a clip of L-shaped section and compartment member forming final boundary of above mentioned beam, all securely riveted together to afl'ord calking edges.

EDWIN B. WHEELER.

the compartment member, bracket and box aflordlug Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM,

N. BUSSINGER.

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