US1324027A

US1324027A - Concrete wall construction

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Publication number: US1324027A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1919-12-09
Anticipated expiration: 1936-12-09

Description

A. BLOCK.

CONCRETE WALL CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I2. 1918.

Patented Dec. 9,1919.

2 SHEETS*SHE'ET 1.

Z29 ATTORNEYS A. BLQCK.

CONCRETE WALL CONSTRUCTION.

APPLlCATION FlLED APR. 12. 1918.

Patented D90. 9

( INVENTOR ATTORNEYS PATENT FCE.

ooncnnrn WALL CONSTRUCTION.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALVIN BLOCK, of

Rochester, in the county of Monroe and.

concrete building or, other structure may be held while hardening Without the use of the ordinary removable forms or molds, as well as obviating the use of the reinforcing metal bars commonly employed in structures of this kind.

A further object of the invention is to provide a relatively light concrete wall construction for building purposes with means embedded therein upon which the finishing Walls of the building may be secured.

Still another object of the invention is to anchor upon the studding of a frame building sections of wirenettingor like material in spaced relation adapted to be filled with concrete to produce a relatively thin cement wall having on its outer surface a stucco finish substantially covering the wire mesh and which is obtained without the use of the methods generally employed for providing a finish of this kind. To these and other ends the invention resides in certain improvements and combinations of parts all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In the drawings: Y

Figure 1 is a fragmentary sectional elevation of a wall embodyingthe preferred form of the invention; j

Fig. 2 is a sectional plan of the wall shown in Fig. 1;

- Fig. 3 1s a plan section of a modified form of wall construction;

Fig. 4 is an exterior elevation of the wall shown in Fig. 3 with the outer covering removed;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional elevation of the wall shown in Fig. 3, indicating the manner of applying the shingles thereto;

Fig. 6 is a similar sectionincluding boththe in er a d. O ter finish of t e a l, an

Specification of I etters Patent; Patented Dec. 9, .1919. "A lication filed April 12, 1918. ser1a1'1vo.22s,092.

Fig. 7 is a sectional plan illustratin the method of constructing'the corners o the wall shown in Fig. 6. 7

Similar reference numerals throughout the several views indicate thesame parts.

In carrying out the preferred form of the present invention, I employ the studding of a frame building, preferably of wooden construction, as a means upon which to secure sections of wire netting or like material of a relatively fine mesh from which are outwardly spaced sections-of netting of a relatively coarse mesh suitablev to permit concrete poured-between said sections tobe forced throughthe latter, and form thereon a stucco finish substantially enveloping or covering the strands of. the mesh and the exposed portions of the ties connectingsaid V sections'when the building is completed. In this way, a-stucco finish may be obtained without the use of the methods/ generally employed in work of this kind which are more orless expensive and which require the services of skilled labor as well. 1

Referring to' the drawings, 10 indicates the studding or upright frame members which are carried by the sills 11 arranged to support the floor-stringers 12 onwhich rests'the floor 13, as shown in Fig. 1. Secured upon the inner faces of the studding are the laths'l for holding the plastering in cases where it is desired to provide a plasteredwall.

-Exteriorly of the studding and secured thereto by suitable nails or staples (not shown) is the wire netting 15 of comparatively fine mesh while spaced therefrom is the netting 16 of a considerably "coarser mesh.- -The outer netting 16 is connected with the studding 10 by the yokes 17 which are formed of relatively heavy wire bent to the shape shown in Fig. 2, the sides of the yoke being projected through the innernetting ing to better brace the netting 16 with which their extremities connect; The inner end of the yoke which engages the studding on three sides'thereof is preferably secured by means of the staples 19. Additional ties20 a placed be ween t e studding at suita e -brought out and a uniform coating eifected by tapping the wire strands with a light tool before the material has a chance to harden.

Nails 23 are partially driven intothe studding beforethe cement is poured so that the heads thereof may serve to anchor the oe ment when the latter is hardened.

An air space 2% is formed between the inner wall covering and wire netting 15 which serves as an insulator andinsures a relatively dry concrete Wall at all times.

7 In a construction of this kind a considerable saving in the cost of the framing or studding may be effected as the. sizeof these members may be reduced materially since they are reinforced by the outer concrete wall withwhich they are coimected.

In the modified form of construction shown in Figs, 3 to 7,1inclusive, the inner and outer sections of the

netting

25 and 26, respectively, are preferably of I the same mesh and are supported by the inwardly placed nailing strips or

frame members

27 and 28 which are relatively thin, strips of material comiecte'd by the tie bars 29 formed of suitable wire bent around said frame members and crossed between them whereby the latter areclamped by the wirevsufficiently tight to prevent their accidental displacement before the concrete is poured. The ends of the Wire forming the tie bar are twisted together as'indicated at 30, pref-- erably around one of the strands ofthe wire netting. Additional tiebars 31 are directly connected with the spaced netting-sections as indicated in Fig. 3, the same being preferably'formed of wire with hooked'endssurrounding. one or more of the wire netting strands-The upright frame members 27 l and 28'for temporarily supporting the netas shown in Fig. 4. In, constructing the;

ting are 7 preferably in short lengths slightly longer thanthe width ofthe netting itself,

. walls I prefer to build up the same step by step, that is, 'when the bottom sections of netting are filled with concrete and have hardened :to a certain degree. I then superimpose-additional frame members on those already emheddedin the cement and connect them to the splice members 31 preferably by the Wire wrappingindicated at'32 in Figs and. 6, said splicemembers having been previously nailed to the lower frame member heforetheywere set u'p."I then superimpose upon the newly, placed n pright strips another. section of netting at each side of the'wall, preferably around the tional space with concrete.

entire building, after which I fill the addi- Thisprocess is continued until the Walls of the building are completed. In addition, I prefer to tie the adjoining edges of the screenseo tions together by short pieces of wire as indicated at 33 in Fig. 4. When the concrete wall is completed the

frame members

27 and 28, as Well as the'corner posts 34: and 3 are firmly embedded in the concrete material and'form suitable uprights upon .which thelath supporting members 35 and the cl-apboards86 are nailed as well as the longitudinally disposed stringers 37 which can the shin les 38 as shown in Fi 4;.

At the corners of the building'on theoutside I bend the Wire netting around the corner posts and secure it thereon by nailing and While on the inside. the netting is also bent at a r ght angle to form a continuous corner piece. I I prefer to anchor 'it at this 7 point to the outer sections by means of the ties 39 as shown n Figs. 3.1and 7.

In Fig. 7,.I also provide the nailing strips l0 which are embedded, in the concrete and to which the inner seotion'ofnetting 25 is}.

anchored by the diagonally disposed wire &'1 connecting with the wire 42 which has its opposite ends wrapped around and secured upon the str-ips 40. M

These nailing strips afford a suitable support upon which .the ends .of the clapboards a3 are nailed, the latter abetting the corner finishing boar ds't, which are nailed to the corner post 34: through .tllQfWlJfQ netting.

The lath supporting uprights 35 which are nailed tothe frame. members 27 may be varied in thickness accordingto the width of a1r space desired between the plastered 1 V V V v 05 and concretewalls. w

I claim as ny invention: V 1'. A concrete Wall comprising a plurality of frame members, wire netting secured 'to said frame members, a secondwirenet ting spaced. from said first mentioned wire netting, yokes connecting said last men-1' tioned Wire netting to theQframe members, said yokes having outavardly bent sides for bracing said wire netting, and plastic material interposed between said wire' iet tings and forced through the last mentioned wire netting to form a stucco finish, 7 v 2. A concrete wall comprisinga, plurality of frame members, wireinetting secured to:

said frame members, a second wire netting spaced from said firstmentioned Wire netting, ,yok'es connecting said last mentioned wire netting to said frame members said yokes having outwardly bentsidesfor brac- I ing said wire netting,.ties connecting said W'II'G nettlngsintermediate SELld. yokes, and

plastic ;material, interposed between said wire nettings.

Armin BLOCK;