US1187494A - Mausoleum-roof. - Google Patents

Description

C. E. BRYAN.

MAusoLEUM RooF.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 24, I9I3.

1,1 87,494. Patenteaune 2o, 1916.

CECIL E. BRYAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MAUSOLEIHVI-ROOF.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 20, 1916.

Application filed November 24, 1913. Serial No. 802,680.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CEGIL E. BRYAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mausoleum-Roofs, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates more particularly to roofs which are intended to be as nearly indestructible and everlasting as possible and, while my improved form of roof may be arranged with any desired pitch, it is particularly useful in connection with structures having roofs of slight pitch such as mausoleums as they are' frequently constructed at the present time.

There different materials are used for the main structure or support of the roof from those used for the outer or covering portion, there is apt to be a difference in the expansion and contraction of the materials, due to the changes in temperature, which is apt to injure the covering and cause it to crack or loosen.

Among the objects of my invention are to provide a roof in which the expansion and contraction of the different portions thereof. will not cause any injurious edects; to provide a roof of fire-proof non-combustible material which will be exceedingly durable and which will not be apt to leak; and in general to provide such an improved roof structure as will be described more fully hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating my invention; Figure l is a cross-sectional view of a portion of a roof embodying the principal features of this invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view of thesame; and Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional View showing a slightly modified form of construction.

As indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, the main or supporting portion of the roof comprises a concrete member or slab 4 upon which are placed hollow tile 5, which tile is cemented or secured in position in any desired manner. Upon the layer of tile 5i is placed a layer of asbestos paper or other suitable rooing paper 6. A layer 7 of asphalt or other similar material which is both .waterproof and more or less plastic is then laid over the paper 6. The top or upper portion of the roof, which is exposed to thelweather, comprises a layer composed of tiling 8, or other suitable material, preferably of vitriied character, such as brick or the like. Thevtile 8 is laid upon the layer of asphalt 7 and the joints 9 are filled with hot asphalt or similar binding material which serves to cement and hold the tile or finishing members in position.

It will be readily observed that the layer ofasphalt 7 is fully protected from the atmosphere and consequently it will not be subjected to atmospheric action and will therefore remain in a relatively plastic or yielding condition for a great length of time. The top cover or exposed members being of vitriied or non-yielding material will not be apt to become worn or injured and even if any water passes down between these members it will be carried off by the asphalt layer 7. The intermediate tile 5 gives an air space between the covering proper and the main roof portion 4, and as these tile are usually made of clay they will also serve to prevent rapid changes in the temperature of the main roofing member. Any variation in the expansion and contraction between the main roong member 4 and the tile or exposed members 8 will be largely compensated for by the plastic layer 7, so that vthe expansion and contraction of the plate or main member 4 will not be apt to injure the tiling.

In the modified form of construction shown in Fig. 3, the concrete layer 4 is dispensed with and large building tiles l0 are used for the main roof structure, the paper 6 being laid directly upon the building tile. It will also be noted that, in some instances the roofing tile` might be dispensed with and the paper 6 `placed directly upon the concrete' slab or plate 4:. kThe paper forms an exceedingly waterproof material, as long as it is protected and such layer of paper with the superimposed layer of asphalt tends to make an absolutelv waterproof roof.

From this description it will be readily seen that I provide a roof structure which is not apt to be injuriously affected by atmospherio changes, and one which will be exceedingly durable as well as lending itself readily to artistic treatment in that the exposed tiling may be chosen with regard to the other materials and when the roof is completed makes a pleasing appearance.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Fatent is:

1. A roof comprising a supporting portion. formed of a layer of concrete, hollow tile on s ai supporting portion, alaiyer of Wterprcof fabric on said tile, a layer of asbestos paper' over said portion, a layer of vasphalt substantially one-half inch' thick on said paper, and a layer of floor tiling, on said asphalt, said tiling being held in position by means of suitable cementing material. f

CECL E. BRYAN.

Witnesses: f

' E. H. LILnsoN,

Gr. P. LENNARTZ.

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