US1116405A - Silo construction. - Google Patents

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G. 8., H. P., E. G. &: W. D. FINZER.

' SILO CONSTRUCTION. APPLICATION IILED 11110.17. ms.

1, 1 1 6,405, Patented Nov. 10, 1914 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

G. S., H. P., E. G. RzYW. D. FINZER.

SILO CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 17, 1913.

Patented NOV. 10, 1914.

UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES S. FINZER, HOMER F. FINZER, EDWARD G. FINZER, AND WILLIAM D. FINZER, OF SUGARCREEK, OHIO.

SILO CONSTRUCTION.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that We, CHARLES S. FINZER, HOMER F. FINZER, EDWARD G. FINZER, and WILLIAM D. FINZER, citizens of the United States, residing at Sugarcreek, in the county of Tuscarawas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Silo Construction, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in the construction of silos and more particularly to the form of material of which the silo is to be constructed and the main object of the present inventlon is the construction of a silo by a new and novel form of-building block wherein to prevent the ensilage from freezing during the coldest period of winter.

Another object of the invention is the provision of novel construction of building block which provides suitable air spaces between the inner and outer Walls of the silo and also to provide means for securely retaining the blocks in position after the silo has been constructed.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of a silo of the above character which will possess advantages in points of efficiency and durability, is inexpensive to manufacture an d at the same time is simple in construction and operation.

\Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claim and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of a silo constructed in accordance with our invention, parts thereof being broken away and shown in section; Fig. 2 is a detail elevation of a portion of the front part of the silo taken from the inner side looking out through the entrance and showing part of the doors in position; Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail side eleva'tion, parts being broken away and in section at one side of the doorway; Fig. 4 is a Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 17, 1913.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

Serial No. 807,335.

transverse enlarged sectional view through one form of the blocks illustrating the other form in elevation; Fig. 5 is an elevation of one side of the doorway, parts thereof being broken away and in section; Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view of one of the block forms illustrating the construction of the blocks which are laid next to the doorway; Fig. 7 is a detail end elevation of one of the chamber form of blocks illustrating the construction of the blocks which are arranged adjacent the doorway.

; Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the base of our improved silo which is formedby providing an annular ditch in the earth and filling the same with a form of concrete, thus providing an annular supporting portion, as shown at 1, forming a foundation for the silo. The bottom of the silo which is preferably circular in form and indicated by the numeral 2 is formed of a concrete material similar to that of the foundation 1 and is arranged within the annular ring of the foundation, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1.

In the construction of our improved silo, we employ two forms of building blocks,

one form of which is clearly illustrated in cross section in Fig. 6, the body 3 of which is preferably substantially rectangular in cross section and of hollow form. These blocks, when arranged in position are placed upon their ends and arranged in vertical parallel relation in a circle to coincide with the form of the body of the silo. This form of block is provided upon its longitudinal side portions with the vertical dove-tailed grooves 4 which when the blocks are arranged in position and the mortar placed between the same will receive the mortar and thus provide an adhering surface so that the mortar placed between the blocks will more readily stick to them than if a smooth surface was provided. In each of the blocks which are indicated by the numeral 3, the numeral 5 indicates the inner face thereof, and the inner. face of each of said blocks which are arranged adjacent the doorway 6 are provided with an offset portion 7 forming a suitable shoulder 8 upon which is arranged a strip of felt 9 against which the edges of the door 16 are adapted to abut.

side of the body of the silo, asclearly illustrated in Fig. l.

The other formof block which is used in constructing our improved silo, is clearly illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4. This form is substantially rectangular and is provided upon its interior with the spaced partitions 10 which form air spaces, the outside of one of said air spaces being indicated by the numeral 11 and the two inside air spaces being indicated by the numeral 12. The form of block illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 are preferably laid upon their side edges when in position and the layers, alternately arranged between the layers of the blocks indicated by the numeral 3. Thus when the blocks 9 are arranged in position, the upper edge of the chamber 11 will be open while the chambers 12 will be preferably closed to provide suitable air chambers.

After the blocks 9 have been laid in position, the chambers 11 which are arranged upon the outer side of the body of the silo are preferably filled with cement or any form of concrete, as shown at 13, and arranged within this open chamber and inclosed by the cement is a metal band 14 which encircles the body of the silo and materially assists in retaining the blocks in position. Mounted upon the band 1d at the point where the same crosses the door open-- ing '6 is a casing 15, the ends of which are embedded within the concrete 13 so as to securely hold the casings in position. The blocks 9 which are arranged adjacent the door openin 6 are provided with the 0&- sets 7 whic are adapted to be arranged in alinement with the offsets 7 so that the shoulders 8 which are formed by the ofl'sets 7 will be arranged in alinem'ent with the ofisets 8 and the strip of felt Will engage over both of the ofisets.

The door members which are generally indicated by the numeral 16 are securely held in position by means of the bolts 17, the inner ends of which are provided with an enlarged circular head 18 and adapted to be countersunk within the front face of the door and arran ed behind the plate 19 which is secured to t e door, thus retaining the bolt in position. The outer end of the bolt 17 is threaded andmounted thereon is a U-shaped member 20 which is adapted to engage over the casing 15 mounted upon the band let as it crosses the doorway and a nut 21 retains the U-shaped member in position so that the doors will be securely held in place until the bolt 17 is removed. The roof The doorway of the silo which is' indicated by the numeral 6 is formed at one miaaoe of the silo which is generally indicated by the numeral 22 is securely retained in posi- The roof of the silo is supported upon the beams 26 which may be secured in any suitable manner to the annular plate 24.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be readily apparent that we have pro vided a simple and durable silo, the construction of which will prevent the ensilage from freezin during the cold Winter months and a so to provide a novel means for retaining the concrete blocks, of which the body of the silo is constructed, in position so that they willnot be forced out of position by the swelling of the ensilage and the weight of the ensilage which bears against these blocks. The outer face of the blocks adjacent each side of the door opening 6 are provided with suitable openings 26 in which bolts or other fastening means are to be arranged in securing a chute to the silo when removing the ensilage or placing the same therein. It will be understood that the bolts which are arranged within these openings can be quickly and readily removed when desired so that the chute may be placed in various desired positions. From the above description, it will be readily apparent that we have provided a simple and durable silo which can be quickly and readily set up in position and which at the same time can be manufactured and placed upon the market at comparatively small cost.

While we have shown and described the preferred form of our invention, it will be obvious that various changes in the details of construction and in the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carryin our invention into practice without sacricing any of the novel features or departing from the scope of the appended claim.

What we claim is i The combination with a silo wall including'circular bands embracing portions of said wall, said wall being provided with a vertical door opening, removable doors arranged therein, and said bands extending across the door opening, of casings mounted upon said bands within the door opening, bolts having their head portions embedded within the outer face of the doors, means applied to the doors to retain said head portions in position, U-shaped members mounted upon the threaded ends of the bolts, and our signatures in the presence of two wit- 1o embracing the casings, the ends of said nesses.

U-shaped members rO ecting u wardly and CHARLES S. FINZER. receiving the three ed ends of t 2 bolts, and HOMER F. FINZER.

- nuts removably mounted upon the outer EDWARD G. FINZER.

ends of said bolts whereby the U- haped WILLIAM D. FINZER. members may be quickly and readily re- Witnesses: moved from the ends of the bolts. ALBERT B. Yonnn,

In testimony whereof we hereunto afiix Cnnnnns Emma YOUNGEB.

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