US1344540A - Building-protector - Google Patents

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R.` KIRCHNER. i BUILDING PROTECTOR. APPLICATION FILED DEC. I0, I9I8. 1,344,540.

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Patented June 22, 1920.

UNITED STATES REINHOLD KIRCHNER, OF MOBILE, ALABAMA.

BUILDING-PROTECTOR.

Application filed December 10, 1918.

To @ZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, REINHOLD KIRCHNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mobile, inthe county of Mobile and State of Alabama, have invented new and useful Improvements in Building-Protectors, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to building protectors, and is in the nature of a protective closure for the openings in building structures.

The object of the invention is to provide an eective protector for the openings in buildings when subjected to floods, the protecting device being adapted to close such openings in the buildings to any desired height and the structure being capable of being applied to any opening in the building either directly within the opening itself or upon the outside of the building adjacent to such opening.

Another objectin view is to provide a protector of the character referred to which is of sectional construction so that it may be readily set up and removed as required.

lith the above and other obj ects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as herein fully described, illustrated and claimed.A

In the accompanying drawings I:

Figure l is an outside elevation of a sufficient portion of a building structure to illustrate the improved protecting device in its applied relation thereto,

vF ig. 2 is a horizontal section through the same,

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section through the same,

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical cross section showing the means for filling the floor channel iron when the protecting device is not in use,

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary horizontal section showing another form of channel iron applied in another way to the wall of the building structure.

Referring to the drawings, l designates the walls or masonry of a building structure. In the preferred embodiment of this invention, and in order to obtain the best practical installation of the protecting device, the walls l should be of some such material as concrete in order to render them waterproof.

In installing the protective device, a chan- Specifcation of Letters Patent.

' placed in Patented June 22, 1920. Serial No. 266,163.

nel iron 2 is sunk flush in the floor 3 of the building, as shown in Fig. 3 and vertical channel irons 4 are mounted flush in the side walls bounding the opening to be closed and protected against iioods. The vertical channel irons are arranged directly opposite each other, as shown in Fig. 2 sides exposed to receive the edges of the closure hereinafter described, the bottom edge of the closure being -adapted to be the channel of the first named channel iron 2 in the floor 3. There possible it is preferred to arrange the channel irons 2 and 4 as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Under such arrangement the closure will then be within the outside face wall of the building structure, as shown in Fig. 2. lVhere, by the presence of doors or other obstructions it is impracticable to place the channel iron 4 as shown in Fig. 2, channel irons 4, as shown in Fig. 5, may be provided, such channel irons being arranged against the outer face of the building walls l and each of said channel irons having anchoring means 5 shown as L-shaped in formation and embedded in the walls l. The anchoring means 5 may be either in the form of a continuous flange extending longitudinally of the channel ironl4 or lit may consist of several L-shaped projections or arms extending from said channel iron 4. Under the arrangement shown in Fig. 5 the floor channel iron will, alinement with the vertical channel iron 4 so as toreceive the bottom edge of the closure.

The closure, in the preferred embodiment thereof, consists of a number of vertical posts 6 having vertically extending grooves 7 in the opposite faces thereof. Detachably connected with said posts are horizontally extending panels 8 having a tongue and groove joint, at 9, with each other. The panels 8 also have at their ends projecting tenons or tongues l0 which are detachably fitted in the grooves 7 of the posts 6, as shown in Fig. 2. The closure is thus of separable and knockdown construction adapting it to be easily assembled and placed in position and removed therefrom when no longer required.

The closure is set up with relation to the channel irons as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, wherein it will be seen that the bottom and side edges of the closure are received in the channel irons 2 and 4 respectively.

with their channel of course, be arranged in A flexiblesheet 11 of fabric such as canvas treated with a waterproofing compound is then applied to one face of the closure above described and preferably to the outside exposed face thereof, as indicated in Fig. 2. The channels in the channel irons fare wider than the thickness of the closure The upper marginal portion of the ieX- in ordcr -to enable fastening wedges or wedge-shaped strips 12 to be inserted in said channel irons between the closure and one of the flanges of the channel iron for the purpose of binding the marginal portions of the iexible sheetl 11 in place. The wcdging lstrips 12 ai'c preferably formed of wood and preferably poplar which will expand readily and quickly when subjected to the action of moisture or water enabling them to more effectively hold the flexible sheet in place, thereby preventing water from reaching the closure proper and warping the same.

In applyingthe ieXible sheet 11 to the closure structure a certain amount of slack is left in said iiexible sheet so as to enablel the wedgiiig strips l2 to be driven into place without tearing or injuring said sheet. As

'soon as the wooden strips 12 are subjected to the action ofthe water coming in contact therewith they expand and firmly wedge vthemselves in place and thereby securely ible sheet 11 may bey placed over the top edge of the closure andV tacked or otherwise fastened thereto. Braces 15 may also be placed behind the posts G of the closure to withstand the action of rushing water when a flood isrising rapidly. `The height of the complete 4closure maybe determined by reference to previous flood conditions.

I donot vdesire to belimited to the eXact construction herein shown and described, it being apparent that the invention is susceptible of many changes in the form, proportion andV minor details of construction which may accordingly be resorted to without departing from the principles or sacriicing any of the advantages of the invention. c

I-Iaving thus described the Y invention, what I claim is: Y

1. In a protective Vclosure for building structures, the combination of lchannel irons having a permanent anchored connection with the walls bounding an openingin such structure7 a closure adapted to have the edges thereof seated .in the channels of said channel irons, a sheet of waterproof fabric covering the face of saidclosure, and separable fastening means adapted to be inserted in said channel irons for holding the marginal portions of said sheet in place. i'

2. In a protective closure for building structures, the combination of channel irons having av permanent anchored connection with the walls boundingv an opening in such structure7 a closure adapted to have the edges thereof seated in the channels of said channel irons, a sheet of waterproof fabric covering the face of said closure7 and fastening means applicable tormarginal portions of said sheet and channel irons to fasten said sheet in place7 said closure being composed of spaced posts and panelsof different widths having a tongue and groove jointed connection with eachother.

Y 3. In a protective closure for building structures, the combination .ofv channel irons having a permanent anchored connection withfthe walls bounding an opening in such structure, 4a closure adapted to have the edges thereof seated inthe channels ofV said channel irons7 a sheet of waterproof fabric covering the faceof said closure, and fastening wedges expansible by moisture applicable to marginal portions of said sheet and channel irons to fasten said sheet in place. Y

In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature.

. REINHOLD KIRCHNER.

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