US1297478A - Separator-plate. - Google Patents

Description

J. W. KETLER.

SEPARATOR PLATE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY :1, 191a.

Patented Mar; 18, 1919.

Jaw/672257 jiwamlzar JOHN W. KETLER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINDIS.

SEPARATOR-PLATE.

Application filed May 11, 1918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. KETLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Separator-Plates, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

The invention relates to separator plates for girders, and has among its various objects the production of a plate of this character which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture, and which will have the proper qualities of strength, etc., to properly and evenly distribute the load over the beams which it connects.

The invention has as a further object the provision of a plate of this character which may be manufactured without the use of specially designed tools, other than those usually found in an ordinary metal manufacturing establishment. The device readily permits large quantities to be shipped together without demanding a large amount of space to accommodate them.

The design of the plate is such that one element may readily be produced from material which might otherwise be scrapped.

The invention has various other advan tages which will be set forth more in detail and readily understood when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an end view of a pair of beams having the invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the plate; and

Fig. 3 is a View of a modified form of construction.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings the use of a plate 10, clip 11 and bolt 12 are contemplated. This plate 10 is arranged between the girders 13 and 14 which are spaced at suitable distances apart throughout the length of the beams. The plates may be of any suitable or convenient thickness and dimension, and of any suitable outline which will substantially correspond with the contour of the portion of the beam with which the edge of the plate contacts. This plate is provided with one or more apertures 15 which may be of any desired shape and may be arranged at any suitable position within the plate '10.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 18, 1919.

Serial No. 233,847.

Through this aperture 15 is passed one end of the clip 11 which is substantially U- shaped in cross section. The opposite ends of the clip are provided with the laterally extending lugs 16 which may engage one face of the plate and the opposite edges of the aperture. This prevents the clip from becoming separated from the plate when the parts which form the same are arranged for use. This clip is of a length to permit the forward end thereof to project beyond the plate a distance sufficient to receive the bolt 12 which will be interposed between the loop of the clip and the plate 10, when the parts are arranged in cooperative relation with the girders 13 and 14. The girders l3 and 14 are provided with the apertures 17 and 18 to receive the bolt 12.

In the structure shown in Fig. 3 the plate is provided with the apertures 20 and 21 which are separated from each other by the web 22. In this instance the ends of the clip 23 are passed through their respective apertures 20 and 21 after which they are bent to prevent the clip from becoming separated from the plate. From the foregoing it can be seen that all that is necessary for the production of the device is ordinary machinery, such as a shearing machine, punch press or bulldozer, thus eliminating the necessity of expensive dies, which demand attention for their upkeep and constant replacing.

The device as illustrated may be provided with several apertures and clips instead of one as illustrated, when occasion or desire demands this to be done. It can further be seen that the device as a whole is simple and inexpensive in construction and that all of the parts cooperate with each other to form an eflicient device, the parts of which are not liable to become separated from each other and need no rivets or other means to hold the several parts in their proper relative positions when the device is applied for use.

Having thus explained the invention, it is obvious that modifications may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the appended claims.

What I claim and desire to cover by Letters Patent is:

1. A separator plate comprising in combination, an apertured plate and a clip constructed to be passed through the aperture, said clip having stops to engage the plate to prevent its movement in one direction, the portion of the clip which is passed through the aperture being formed to receive a bolt' 2. A separator plate comprising in combination, an apertured plate and a clip, the clip being constructed to receive a bolt and having stops engageable with the plate, a bolt arranged on one side of the plate between the clip and the plate, the clip having stops to engage the opposite face of the plateto limit the movement of the clip in one direction, and said bolt and stops cooperating to prevent the separation of the clip and plate.

3. A separator plate comprising in combination, a plate, an aperture in the plate; a clip constructed to be passed through the aperture in the plate, said clip being formed of a strip of material the ends of which are bent substantially parallel with each other, and being separated from each other to receive a bolt, the extreme ends of said strip being bent to form lugs which engage the plate, said bolt and lugs'cooperating to prevent the separation of the clip and plate.

4-. A separator plate comprising in combination, a plate, an aperture in said plate, a clip constructed to be passed through the aperture, and constructed to receive a bolt, said clip having means preventing its movement toward the bolt and the bolt preventing the movement of the clip in the opposite direction. 1 v

5. A separator plate comprising in combination, aplate, an aperture in the plate, a

clip one end of which is adapted to bepassed I through the aperture and means preventing the movement of the clip in one direction.

6. A'separator plate comprising in combination, a plate, an aperture in the plate, a

clip loosely mounted with relation tothe' plate and means preventing the separation of theplate and the clip.

In witness whereof I hereunto subscribe I my name this 20th day of April, A. 1918.

JOHN w. KETLER.

Copies of this patent maybe obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

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