US1283338A

US1283338A - Roof structure.

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Publication number: US1283338A
Application number: US85791914A
Authority: US
Inventors: Jacob P Simon
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1914-08-21
Filing date: 1914-08-21
Publication date: 1918-10-29
Anticipated expiration: 1935-10-29

Description

J. P. SIMON.

ROOF STRUCTURE.

APPLICAHUN FILED AUG.21| 1914,

Patented Oct. 29, 1918.

3 SHEETS SHEEI J. P. SIMUN.

ROOF STRUCTURE.

APPLICATION HLED AUG.2|.19\4.

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ROOF STRUCTURE.

APPLICMION FILED AuG.2|, 19m.

Patented Oct. 29, 1918.

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JACOB P. SIMON, 0F BEAUMONT, TEXAS.

ROOF STRUCTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 29, 1918.

Application filed August 21, 1914. Serial 80. 857,918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB P. SIMON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Beaumont, in the county of Jefferson and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Roof Structures, of which the following is a specification.

An object of my invention is to provide a buildin constructedto have movable pancls in t e roof and side walls thereof constructed to permit of manual adjustment to regulate the temperature, light, and moisture within thebuilding for any desired pur' pose such as the growing of plants, to provide ventilation for the building, and in other connections.

A further object is to so hinge and balance the panels that the same may be opened or closed quickly and with case whenever desired.

A still further object is to construct the rafters and studding of the building to be a framework and so connect the panels therewith that these panels can be easily and quickly put up or taken down, which ma be desirable when the houses contain plants which require protection only during the winter, and stowed away out of the weather or placed over other houses to protect plants contained therein in the summer from excessive rains or heat.

With other objects in view, which will be referred to, m invention consists in the peculiar combination and novel arrangement I of parts, such as will be hereinafter more fully described in connection with the ac- ('()lll]lllll)'lll 1' drawings and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the dra\\ings:

Figure 1 in a view in parallel perspective looking from one end of the building constructed after my invention and with the near end of the building removed or left open.

Fig. 2. is a view in bottom plan of a section of the roof of the building with the panels thereof indicated in the tilted or opened position.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary detail perspective view of a portion of the roof structure.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view to better illustrate the form of one of the roof rafters.

The frame of the building-comprises the sills or timbers 1, 1 which are mounted to support the end walls and are connected with the sills or timbers 2, 2 which locate the point at which the sides are to be disposed. The studs 3, 3 are mounted on the sills L and 2 and the plates 4, 4 are secured on the upper end of the studding. The rafters 5 and 6 are secured to the plates above the side sills 2 and at their innerends are secured together to form a. ridge-roof supporting structure.

A ridge board 7 issecured across the several roof rafters 5 and 6 at their point of connection at the inner .end to support the rafters in the proper spaced relation and to also form a weatherproof ridge, and the boards 8 aresecured across the rafters at the eaves of the roof structure. The several pains as hereinbefore described may be of nietal, of wood, or of other suitable material and the manner'o'f construction and assembly as described is merely one of several which will very readily adapt itself to this invention.

Panels 9, the structure of which is better disclosed in Figs. 2 and 3, have the eyelets 10, 10 secured in a line along the approximate transverse center of t 1e lower side thereof and the hook members 11, 11 are carried by the rafters 5 and 6 to be engaged through these eyelets or staple members 10 and to hold the panels nearly balanced thereon and in a relation to be capable of swinging movement around the hooks. An operating rod 12 has a flexible link 12' connect ing' it with each of said panels 9 near one of the side edges thereof, and this operating rod underlies the. rafters at right angles thereto so that upon endwise shifting movement thereof the several panels will be swung to the position indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, then by reversing the direction of movement of the operating rod 12, the panels will be brought to the closed )osition and will be held in this position against individual and accidental opening. A bracket 13 is carried by the frame of the building and an operating lever 14 is pivoted near its center to this bracket and at its upper end is pivotally connected at 15 with the operating rod 12 so that swinging movement given to the lower end of the rod by the operator will cause a shifting of the operating rod 12 to open and to close the panels 9 in their swing in relation.

The wall panels 16, 16 are hinged or swung on the studs 3 to be capable of movement in a swinging path as has been set forth in connection with the panel members 9. The operating rod 17 may be connected by the links 18 with the panels lti'and then upon endwise shifting movement of this operatingrod 17, the several panels will be swung simultaneously to the open or closed position as the rod ma be shifted in the one direction or the other.

It is preferable that each of the roof panels 9, as better illustrated in Fig. 3, be provided at the end, on that portion which swin s above the roof rafters, with the overlapping flap 19 which will lit down against the cave board 8 and thus provide a weather proof joint in that portion of the structure andzthe remaining portion of the same end of the panel 9 is formed in an upturned flange 20 which will direct the water caught by the roof to flow down over the and at the same time will permit the free swinging movement of the panel. To provide a weather-proof joint between the sev eral panels at the side edge thereof, flaps 21 are secured on the upper side of the edges of the panels adapted to rise above the roof rafters, and when the panels are closeil the flaps '21 will swing down over the free edges of the next adjacent panels and the flap will act as a batten to prevent water passing through the roof structure at tween the panels.

While no particular material has been mentioned as used in the construction of the wall and roof panels, et it is perhapSdesiralile that these panels e made of sheet metal and if the occasion would seem to demand, the panels may take the form of metal frames which can have glass anes mounted therein to form windows or t e entire number of panels may have these glass windows rovided therein and the building can thus e adapted for use as a greenhouse. As is illustrated in Fig. 2,the panels may be swung to extend at right angles to the line in whichstuds and rafters are placed and with the panels in will present virtually a mere frame, then again the panelsmay be set at any desired angle and the amount of light and air permitted to pass into the building can'be regufiap 19 i the jo nt be" this position the structure lated, further the panels may be entirely re moved from the frame structure and the bu lding may thus be opened during the summer to permit the natural growing of plants which require protection during more severe weather and in other connections the temperature, light, and moisture may be regulated inside the building by an adjust ment of the panels, or two sets of panels may be provided and may be interchanged to suit. the condition of operation and climatic changes.

From the fore oin it will be seen that. I have provided a nil ing which is very simply manufactured and constructed and which will permit a regulation and adjustment of the parts to vary the temperature, light, moisture, etc., within the building with respect to these conditions on the exterior. also it will be seen that the building is one which is capable of variation in the con SiItlCt-lOh and which may thus be adapted to a great number of various uses.

While I have herein shown and described one specific form of my invention, it will be understood that slight changes might be made in the form and arrangement of the several parts of the structure without de part ng from the spirit and scope of my iii- .VGIIUOH, and hence I do not wish to be limted thereto except for such limitations as the claims may import.

I claim 1. In a building, the combination with parallel spaced rafters, a. ridge board overlying their upper ends, and an eaveboard overlying their lower ends; of roof panels respectively overlying the rafters, one for each, a. row of eyes on the underside of each panel at its transverse center. a row of books along the rafter loosely engaging said eyes, a rod underlying the rafters at right angles thereto, links connecting the rod with one edge of the respective panels for swinging them simultaneously on their hinge connection with the rafters, a flap projecting from the lower end of each panel on that half which rises and adapted to overlie said cave board, a flange projecting from the other half of the lower end and adapted to pass said cave board when the panel is turned on its support, a flap secured along the edge which rises and adapted to overlie the next adjacent panel and means for operating said rod.. i i

2. In a buildin the combination with parallel spaced ra ters, a Lridge board overying their upper ends, and an eave board overlying their lower ends; of roof panels respeetively overlying the rafters, one for eac a; row of eyes on-the underside of each panel at its transverse center, army of hooks along the rafter closely engaging said eyes, a rod underlying the rafters at right angles thereto, links connecting the rod with one 1.2ss,338 v 8 edge of the respective panels for swinging In testimony whereof I affix my signature them sixfiultaneoiflsly 0n fiheixl; hingehconneed in presence of two witnesses.

tion wit the raters, a. me et wit in sai building structure, and an operating rod JACOB SIMON 5 fulcrumed on said bracket and connected Witnesses:

with said first-named rod, for the purpose H. C. MCCLURE,

set forth. WILL J. ROBERTSON.

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