US1153447A - Mold for use in the construction of concrete buildings. - Google Patents

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W. H. ROUGHSEDGE.

MOLD FOR USE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE BUIIDINGS.

APPLICATION FILEDJlINE 10. I911. 1 153 44? Patented Septl l, 1915.

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MOLD FOR USE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE BUILDINGS.

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W. H. ROUGHSEDGE. MOLD FOR USE IN THE CONSTRUCTIONOF CONCRETE BUILDfNGS.

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WILLIAM HENRY noniisnnes, 0F OTTAWA, ONTARIG, CANADA.

Mote has use in The CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE Bniilniiiors.

Application fiiaiune 10,1911. seriol no. eses'lo.

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Be it known that I, WILLIAM HENRY Room-issues, of '64: Sparks street, in the city of Uttaiva; county of Carleton, Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Molds for Use in the Construction of. Concrete Buildings, of which theiolloW- ihg is spedfimioh. .7

My invention ielates to molds for use in the constiuoti'on of concrete buildings, structures and Walls of all kinds and the objects of my invention die, to provide a. convertible and collapsible mold of the chaihct'ei described, which is economic and efficient end whiohniay readilv be adopted to form any part of the building whdtever, to provide a ih'old ihpidly which is adopted to form the Walls of the building all in one piece no mltttei how many stories may be included iii the Stiildtilte; t0 plOVide 2t mold which Will fol-n1 the walls of the bolt-l ing either ;solid or hol'loW as desired and which Will p ei'in'it bf the erection of Windows, doors, eistern tanks or other building necessities therein and finally to piovide a mold which Will render the rooms formed thereby less susceptible to the lodgment of dust; 1

in brief. my invention oohsists of a model, comprising a series of wings which extend parallel With each other and ate jointed at intervals in a novel inenner' so that they may be extended to form a continuous Wall or bend zit right angles to each other to accommodate corner construction.

In the formation of hollow Wdlls it 001- la'p'silole mold is iiitrodiiced which is kept integral by the temporar ihssfooh of novel locking means; Alloi' these models are 001- I lapsible and are supported by certain novel devices which will be hereinafter more particularly described in the accom anying speeiiicdtioh zind drawings of Which Figure 1 represents a plain View of mi improved mold as applied toco'rner Wall construction. Fig. 2a perspective View of portion of the oo-re mold with part of the looking device secured thereto; Fig. 3 is a similar View showing the other part of: the device. Fig. Al is a side view partly 1h tion of the smhds'rds employed. Fig. 5' 2t sectional View on the line 3-"3 Fig. 1, Fig. 6' i1 sectional View on the line 2- -2 Fig. 1. Fig. 7 a sectional View on the line 47 -4: Fig.

1. Fig. 8 a side View of iiold as on Specification of Letters Patent.

plied to Window or door foiinatmn.

Patented Sept. 1% 1915 a sectionztl view of the saline on the line s t of Fig. 8. Fig. 10 is a psispsotivs do tell of the clamp for th windo mold:

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Fig. 11 is a sectional View along the line 66 of Fig. 8.

, Referring to the drawings it Will be seen that the mold inits construetion com rises an outer member A and an inner member B adapted to inold the outer and inner surfed,

of the Well respectivel It will he appreelated, however, that certain features of the invention might be applied to e inold insinher which is applied to mold only one surface of a wall. Each memheooohsists of two Wall members adjustably in angular relation to each other in order that they ma be readil removed from the Wall of other st soothes zttter'the inolding' is epplid and the sshorets set, thus'the outer member A noth- PllSGS Wall members H end I whioh are pivotsllyr supported from a oy'llndr'ieol standard or post 10 7 As illustrated the standard is tubular in form and the well members have wiping COiltdCt therewith. The portioular form of connection illustrated between the wall member sndthe standard comprises cores 11 in the end of the standard hevingpivot pins 12 at the top thereof formed with and: fitting into the threaded sockets in the cores. said pivot pins extending through hinged members 13 which hinge members have flanges 1d whicheinbrace parallel retaining plates 15 which are supported by "a spacing member 16, which] latte? may be conven iently formed of wood.

The pistes 15 fof-1n sockets in "which the elements mold the well are adaptedto be hold, these elements are conveniently in the form of lanks 18 which are adapted to shut each other and may if desired have dovetail or inclined Contact With each other. These planks will vary size to suit the nature of the stl-uoture to be molded and it will be appreciated that Where the mold is vsnsdhy "changing the position or the idflli ets; this'is not so important where'the mold is'used in house construction as it would be where a-concrete retaining wall or the like is being constructed.

The inner member B is similar'in general construction to the outer member. In order, however, to adapt bothwall elements on this member 'for the molding of a perfectly straight wall the hinge members 13 have theiriouter portions bent at angles to the radius in such a way that the wall members may beswung around into alinement with each other and having their outer surface extending substantially tangential to the standard. 4 v v To provide for the formation of a hollow wall, where desired, a core member C may I be provided. This must necessarily be of a collapsible character and must have a corner member of a similar character.

The embodiment of the core member illustrated comprises a pair of longitudinally extending corner guides 21 which are adapted to be spread by a spreading member I) which has a screw threaded portion 28 adapted to engagepartially the cylindrical screw threaded bores 23 formed in projections 22 on the guides. It will be seen that when the pointed extremity of the tightened member is engaged with, the bores and turned itwill spread the guides and retain them in spread position.

' Spaced and parallel plates 29 are adapted if to fit the guide members and may conwhen the rods are withdrawn.

veniently extend in recesses 24 and 27 thereon,;thevrecesses 27 being formed at the rear of-wings 26. The plates are adapted to be releasably held in spaced relation by means of pairs. of lugs 34 adapted to receive look ing rods 35, theheight of lugs being less than the normal distance between the plates whereby the plates may collapse together The space between the plates 29is divided by means of division plates 31 secured to blocks 30 on one side of the plates. It will beiseen'that the three plates form sockets in which wall members 33, in' the'form of'planks, may be held.--v

I After the concrete has hardened in the space l3 between the mold and core member it is necessary to spring the same slightly to loosen the planks from the concrete and plank on opposite sides of the core.

If it is desired to have additional support forthe sides of the mold during casting, spacing members 36 may be provided having sharp edges which contact with the surface of'thecore and wall respectively together with supporting member 37 on the exteriorzwhich may be driven into or consoaked in oil before use.

parts are thus set up the concrete 1s poured nected to the ground or floor beneath the mold; the upper end of said supports being connected by a tightening brace; the form of brace illustrated comprising a ring 41 connected to one support and loop 38 encircling the opposite support and a link 39 between the ring and loop and including a turn-buckle 40. It is of course obvious that if desired this additional supporting means might be omitted. YVhen the mold is to be used for molding a complete house it will be necessary to provide means for the windows and doors and these are of similar construction.

In Figs. 8 to 11, I have shown a form of mold adaptable for a window. This mold comprises the side plates 46 forming sockets 4:7 to receive the planks 48; said plates being retained in position by means of spacing 1 plates 51 adapted to mold the inner surface of the sides of the window or door opening and straps 55 having turned ends to engage the outer surface of the plates 46 on opposite sides of the wall, said straps being formed with eyes 56 through which locked bolts 53 may extend. These bolts also serve to retain the ends of the core mold in spaced relation the plates 29 of the core mold being formed with eyes to receive the bolts. The outer ends of the straps are also formed with perforations through which bolts 50 extend into planks 49 provided on the plates 46. It will be seen that when the bolts 50 and 53 are loosened the walls of the window molds may be collapsed and the top of the window mold is adapted to be formed by a member 57 and the bottom by means of a collapsible wedge member 58. this wedge member consists of two parts 60 and 61 separated a short distance by screws 62 j of the molds from adhesion of concrete oiled paper 12 or similar material may be placed against the same. The boards used in the forms of the mold members are desirably When the various in and allowed to set. Before the setting is complete any spacing members 36 which have been inserted are tilted slightly and withdrawn. After setting, the wall members are loosened and those on the outer member are swung outwardly. The core member is then collapsed by withdrawing the rods 35 and tightening member D and loosening the planks 33 by turning the members 4:4 as previously described.

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The mold is adapted for use in any form of concrete structures, and will enable any one flat or story of a dwelling house to be cast in one piece. It will also enable the hollow walls to be constructed in the dwelling and if desired concrete walls, hollow or otherwise, for any purpose may be formed Particular attention is called to the jointed corner mold which'enables the wall molding elements to be swung around from the surface of the wall after casting.

It will be seen also that the cylindrical standards produced a partially cylindrical surface at each corner and thus the interior of the room will have practically an unbroken surface and this minimizes a lodgment of dust or dirt of any kind. If desirable a similar curved joint might be made between the floor and the wall. In addition to the advantage of preventing accumulation of dust this curved arrangement adds substantially to the structure. It will also be noted that the cavity provided by the use of the core mold adjacent to the window opening will conveniently accommodate sash weights. It is believed that the use of the present invention will enable a concrete house to be produced which will be proof against vermin, wind, frost, sound and fire.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of my,invention, within the scope of the claims, constructed without departing from the spirit or scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specification and drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What I claim as my invention is: a 1. In a concrete mold and in combination, a pair of outer corner members, means for adj ustably connecting said outer corner members together, means on each ofsaid outer corner members adapted to loosely receive a plurality of planks or the like which are adapted to be used to mold the wall of the building, a pair of inner corner members, means for adjustably connecting the inner corner members together, and means on each of the inner corner members for holding a plurality of planks or the like, and a collapsible core member comprising a collapsible corner member and loosely held wall molding members held by the collapsible corner members and cam means for expanding the collapsible core member.

2. In a concrete mold and in combination,

. a pair of outer corner members, means for adjustably connecting the same together, sockets on each of the outer corner members adapted to receive a plurality of planks which are adapted to mold the outer surface of the wall of the building, a pair of inner corner members, means for adjustably connecting the inner corner members together, sockets on said inner corner members adapted to receive a plurality of planks for mold ing the inner walls of the building and a collapsible core member comprising a corner member having sockets to receive planks or the like and cam means for expanding the collapsible core member.

3. Ina concrete mold of the character described, a corner standard adapted to mold the corner, a socket member peripherally adjustable thereon and adapted to receive boards or the like which will mold the surface of the wall.

-l. In a concrete mold, a corner post adapted to mold the corner and a pair of angular adjustable socket members supported therefrom and wall molding members held in the socket members.

5. In a concrete mold and in combination, a tubular standard adapted to mold corners and having cores at each end, socket members pivoted to the cores and including spaced plates and molding members held be tween the spaced plates.

6. In a concrete mold, a core member comprising a corner section formed with parallel guldes, means for spreading the member for the core extending through door or Window mold.

9. In a concrete mold, and in combination, a wall member, a collapsible core, a collapsible door or window mold and a spreading member for the core extending through the door or window mold and serving to spread the core mold and hold the Window or door mold together.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM HENRY ROUGHSEDGE. Witnesses RUSSEL S. SMART, M. CUL ER'rsoN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the G'ommissioner of Patents,

. Washington, D. G.

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