US1349664A

US1349664A - Storage building

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Publication number: US1349664A
Application number: US316183A
Authority: US
Inventors: Humy Fernand E D
Original assignee: RAMP BUILDINGS CORP
Current assignee: RAMP BUILDINGS Corp
Priority date: 1919-08-08
Filing date: 1919-08-08
Publication date: 1920-08-17
Anticipated expiration: 1937-08-17

Description

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FERNAND E. DHUMY, F ENGLEWOOD, NEWJERSEY, ASSIG-NOR T0 RAMP BUILDINGS CORPORATION, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A. CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

$TORAGE BUILDING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 17, 1920.

110 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FERNAND E. DHUMY,

a citizen of the United States and resident of Englewood, county of Bergen, and State oi? New Jersey, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Storage Buildings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates toimprovements in building structures, and more particularly to storage buildings, the improvements being especially applicable to garage structures for storing motor vehicles.

One object of the invention is to provide a storage building so constructed that vehicles may travel under their own power from floor to floor of the buildingto and from storage spaces on the various floors.

Another object of the invention 1s to pro viole a storage building having storage space on its several floors and soconstructed that vehicles may travel under their own power from floor to floor to and from storage spaces on the several floors with the vehicles forming the ascending and descending streams of traffic moving in the same direction over the several floors.

A further object of the invention is to providea compact construction for garages in which a maximum number of vehicles may be stored in a structure of given size and in which numerous vehicles may readily travel to and from their storage spaces at the same time Without confusion. and without interference between ascending and descending vehicles, the ascending and descending streams of traflic moving in distinct zones.

in the drawings: Figure 1 is a horizontal section on the line II of Fig. 4 illustrating one construction embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 a vertical sectional View on the line ill-II of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 a vertical sectional view on the line lll-l1 of Fig.1);

Fig. i a vertical sectional view on the line IV-IV of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 a horizontal sectional View on the line V---V of Fig. 8 illustrating another con struction embodying the invention;

Fig. 6 a vertical sectional view on the line Fig. 7 a vertical sectional view on the line VII-VII of Fig. 5; and

Fi 8 a vertical sectional view on the line Vl'lL-VIII of Fig. 5.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 4, 1 designates the outer walls of the building and 2 designates an intermediate partition or dividing wall. The outer walls 1 are provided with suitable window openings 3 and also with suitable doorways 4 permitting access to the ground floor 5 of the building. The upper floors of the building are arranged in two series, the series of floors 6 at one side of the dividing wall 2 being spaced equal distances apart and the lower floor 6 being spaced above the ground floor 5 a distance equal to the distance-between the floors of this series. The series of floors 7 at the opposite side of the dividing wall 2 lie in planes midway between the planes of the floors "6, the lowermost floor 7 lying in a plane midway between the planes of the ground floor 5 and the lowest of the series of floors 6. That portion of the ground floor 5 underlying the series of floors 6 forms in effect the lowest of two vertical series of floors, the floors of'one of which series are arranged in planes intermediate the planes of the floors oi the other series.

Adjacent one of the outer walls of the building is a vertical series of similarly in clined superposed ramps 8 each of which extends through the dividing wall 2 an equal distance on each side ofsaid wall and con nects one of the'series of floors 7 with the next lower. one of the series of floors at the opposite side of the dividing wall. Adj-acent the opposite side wall of the building is a vertical series of ramps9, inclined in a direction opposite to the inclination of the ramps 8. extending through the dividing wall and connecting each floor 7 with the next higher one of the floors 6. Alongside the series of ramps 8 is a series of ramps 10 extending through the dividin wall in clined in the same direction as the ramps 9 and connecting each floor 7 with the next higher one of the floors 6. Alongside the series of ramps 9 is a vertical series of ramps 11 extending through the dividing wall 2, said ramps 11 being inclined in the same direction as the ramps 8, and connecting each of the floors 7 with the next lower one of the floors at the opposite side of the wall 2. I

Each of the

floors

6 and 7 has an unobstructed passa e or driveway communicating at one end with one ofthe ramps 8 and one of the ramps 10 and communicating at its opposite end with one of the ramps 9 and one of the ramps 11. Each

floor

6 and 7 is also provided with storage space at one side of the driveway along the wall 2 between the

ramps

10 and 11 and also with storage space at the opposite side of the driveway between the driveway and the outer wall of the building opposite the dividing wall.

The storage spaces on each floor may be subdivided in any suitable manner. Inthe construction shown, which is especially designed for use as a garage, the two main line of trailic move from floggt floorrby the vehicles" forming one line of trafiic will ascend from floor to floor and the other vehicles will descend from floor to floor.

In the construction shown in Figs. 5 to 8,

inclusive, a different relative arrangement of the four series of ramps is shown, thr two series of

ramps

8 and 11 being arranged at opposite sides of the building and the two series of

ramps

9 and 10 being located alongside each other at the center of the building.

It will be obvious that the four series of ramps may be arranged at various other points along the wall 2, if desired, and that in'large buildings a plurality of groups of four series of ramps each may be employed if desired.

\Vhat I claim is:

1. A building structure comprising outer walls, a series of superposed floors overlying a part of the ground area within the outer walls, a second series of superposed floors lying in planes intermediate the planes ofthe first series of floors and overlying another part of the ground area within the series connects one of the first series of floors with the next higher one of the second series of floors, and two vertical series of ramps inclined oppositely to the first-mentioned ramps one of each of which series connects one of the first series of floors with the next lower one of the second series of floors.

3. A building structure comprising outer walls, a series of superposed floors overlying a part of the ground area within the outer walls, a second series of superposed floors lying in planes intermediate the planes of the first series of floors and overlying another part of the ground area within the outer walls, two vertical series of similarly inclined ramps one ramp of each of which series connects one of the first series of floors with the next higher one of the second series of floors, and two vertical series of ramps inclined oppositely to the first-mentioned ramps one of each of which series connects one of the first series of floors with the next lower one of the second series of floors, the four vertical series of ramps being so arranged that vehicles ascending from floor to floor and vehicles descending from floor to floor may move in the same direction between independent pairs of oppositely in clined ramps communicating with each floor.

4. A building structure comprising outer walls, a series of superposed floors overlying a part of the ground area within the outer walls, a second series of superposed floors lying in planes intermediate the planes of the first series of floors and overlying another part of the ground area within the outer walls, two vertical series of similarly inclined ramps one ramp of each of which series connects one of the first series of fioors with the next higher one of the second series of floors, and two vertical series of ramps inclined oppositely to the first-mentioned rampsone of each of which series connects one of the first series of floors with the next lower one of the second series of fioors thefeur"vertical series of ramps being so arranged relatively to each other that up and down trafiic in the building may move in the same direction and 1n separate zones.

outer walls, a pair of ramps connecting ea chi/l A building structure. comprising outer floor of the first series witl ithe/ efft iiigher ,1 11001 of the nms, and a pair of w cm each floor of the first series with the next lower floor of the second series.

2. A building structure comprising outer walls, a series of superposed floors overlying a part of the ground area within the outer walls, a second series of superposed floors lying in planes intermediate the planes of the first series of floors and overlying another part of the ground area within the outer walls, two vertical series of similarly inclined ramps one ramp of each of which walls, a series of superposed floors overlying a part of the ground area within the outer walls, a second series of superposed floors lying in planes intermediate the planes of the first series of floors and overlying another part of the ground area within the outer walls, two vertical series of similarly inclined ramps one ramp of each of which series connects one of the first series of floors with the next higher one of the second series of floors, and two vertical series of ramps inclined oppositely to the first-mentioned ramps one of each of which series connects one of the first series at lloors with the next lower one of the second series of floors, said four, series of ramps being arranged with two series of oppositely inclined ramps located in alinement with the remaining two series of ramps and intermediate the same.

6. A building structure comprising outer walls, a series of superposed floors overlying a part of the ground area within the outer walls, a second series of superposed floors lying in planes intermediate the planes of the first series of floors and overlying another part of the ground area within the outer walls, two vertical series of similarly inclined ramps one ramp of each of which series connects one of the first series of floors with the next higher one of the second series of floors, and two vertical series of ramps inclined oppositely to the first-mentioned ramps one of each of which series connects one of the first series of floors with the next lower one of the second series of floors, two of said series of ramps of oppo site inclination being located at opposite sides ofthe other two series of ramps.

7. A building structure comprising outer walls, a series of superposed floors overlying a part of the ground area within the outer walls, a second series of superposed floors lying in planes intermediate the planes of the first series of floors and overlying another part of the ground area with in the outer walls, two vertical. series of similarly inclined ramps one ramp of each of which series connects one of the first series of floors with the next higher one of the second series of floors, and two vertical series of ramps inclined oppositely to the first-mentioned ramps one of each of which series connects one of the first series of floors with the next lower one of the second series of floors, said four series of ramps being grouped in pairs located at opposite sides of the building and the two series of ramps forming each group being of opposite inclination.

8. A building structure comprising outer walls, a series of superposed floors overly till ing a part of the ground area within the outer walls, a second series of superposed floors lying in planes intermediate the planes of the first series of floors and overlying another part of the ground area within the outer walls, two vertical series of similarly inclined ramps one ramp of each of which series connects one of the first series of floors with the next higher one of the second series of floors, two vertical series of ramps inclined oppositely to the first-mentioned ramps one of each of which ser es connects one of the first series of floors with the next lower one of the second series of floors, said four series of ramps being grouped in pairs located at opposite sides of the building and the two series of ramps forming each group being of opposite inclination, and a dividing wall extending between the two groups of ramps midway the length of the ramps, each floor of each series having an unobstructed passage be tween the two groups of ramps and storage space at opposite sides of the passage.

9. A building structure comprising outer walls, a series of superposed floors overlying a part of the ground area within the outer walls, a second series of superposed floors lying in planes intermediate the planes of the first series of floors and overlying another part of the ground area within the outer walls, two vertical series of similarly inclined ramps one ramp of each of which series connects one of the first series of floors with the next higher one of the second series of floors, two vertical series of ramps inclined oppositely to the first-mentioned ramps one of each of which series connects one of the first series of floors with the next lower one of the second series of floors, and a dividing wall between the two series of floors, said four series of ramps extending through the dividing wall, and each floor of each series being provided with an unobstructed passage between the ends of the ramps communicating therewith and having storage space at both sides of said passage.

10. A building structure comprising outer walls, a series of superposed floors overlying a part of the ground area within the outer walls, a second series of superposed floors lying in planes intermediate the planes of the first series of floors and overlying another partof the round area within the outer walls, a divi ing wall between the two series of floors,a plurality of series of superposed ramps extending through the ividing wall and communicating at their ends with the two series of floors, the ramps of certain of said series inclining downwardly from one series of floors and the ramps of the remaining series inclining downwardly from the other series of floors, each floor intermediate the upper and lower floors of the building, having an unobstructed passage communicating with ramps of four different series two of which are inclined in one direction and the other two of which are inclined inthe opposite direction.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

FERNAND E. DHTTMY,