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US1383166A
US1383166A US216474A US21647418A US1383166A US 1383166 A US1383166 A US 1383166A US 216474 A US216474 A US 216474A US 21647418 A US21647418 A US 21647418A US 1383166 A US1383166 A US 1383166A
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    • E04HBUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
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  • Figure l is a perspective view illustrating a silo embodying my invention
  • F ig. 2 is a horizontal cross section of the Fig. 3 isa ⁇ detail' showing some of the samev parts appearing in Fig. 2, but on a larger scale; n
  • Figs. l and 5 are perspective views of one of the masonry slabs, of the kind ⁇ shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3, detached, and Fig. ibeing an inside view ⁇ and Fig. 5 being an outside View, with reference to the positions they occupy, when assembled in the silo wall.
  • Fig. 6 is a further detail showing some o f theJ same parts appearing in Fig. 3, ⁇ but on a still larger scale and as they would appear beforev the hoops werev drawnA together, at their opcn'ends, into their final position; and
  • F ig. 7 is a viewV similar to Fig. 3, but illustrating a slightlyymodified form of the maf slabs 9; the numeral l0 representsthe split oropenended drawrhoops provided with the customary draw bolt ll, ⁇ seated in; the A flanged en ClS of the hoop and adapted 'QQ .plied in Fig. l.
  • the masonry slabs ⁇ 9 are preferably composed of concrete, but may be made of the same material as brick or tiling; and I prefer to mold the same, so that they will have curved inner and outer faces, as illustrated in all the views, except Fig. 7; for the reason that I c au thereby lget a silo wall formed on a true circle, or substantially true circle,
  • ⁇ the said ⁇ masonry slabs may, however, make ⁇ the said ⁇ masonry slabs with Vparallel straight inner and outer faces, and then set the same, relative to each other, on the chords of comparatively short arcs, so as to thereby get a polyhedral wall, which is approximately circular, as illustrated in Fig. 7, the slabs there shown being marked with the reference 1
  • the masonry slabs 9 are all rabbeted on both their outer and their inner lvertical ad joining edges toV afford lseatsffa for packing means, which packing means is preferably in the form ⁇ ofstrips of wood, or other slightly compressible ⁇ heat insulating material 13, of. rectangular form in cross section,
  • the seating edgesfof the slabs 49 land 9g. are straight in cross section, at the upper and .lower ends of the slabs, but their vertical seating edges are convex, at one side, and con cave at the other, the ⁇ convexv or tenon surface being marked with the reference letter cand the concave surface or groovewithy the reference letter d inthe detached views, ,Figsid and 5.
  • the concave surface or. groove d of ⁇ one slab. is adapted to receive the convex surface or tenen c of the adjacent, slab. These details may be varied. at will. n f
  • rllhe packingfstrips 13 may, therefore, be of alength equal to the height of the silo, or they may beV made of shorter lengths and placed, one above the other to fill the seats'and pack ythe 'joints toV Vthe full height of the silo.A
  • the slabs may, therefore, be of alength equal to the height of the silo, or they may beV made of shorter lengths and placed, one above the other to fill the seats'and pack ythe 'joints toV Vthe full height of the silo.A
  • the slabs may,

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H. F. STEINKRAUS.
MAsoNRY srLQ. APPLICATION FILED FEB. H. 1918.
1,388,166. Patented June 28, 1921.
2 SHEETS-SHEET l.
Mii/zam@- 2H.. Y.' SEIVNKRAUS., MASONRY SILO. APPLIQATION FILED FEB. l1. |918.
" 1,383,166. PatentedJune'zs, 1921.
2 SHEETS-SHEET 2. y
,UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE.
HENRY Il'. STEINKRAUS, OF BERTI-IA, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO WILLIAM P. CHASE, OF BAKER, MINNESOTA.
MASONRY SIIiO.
Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 28, 192LV Application led February 11, 1918. Serial No. 216,474..`
Y such as will enable others vskilled in the art Vsilo shown in Fig. l, but Von a reduced scale;
thel novel devices and combinations of de-V vices hereinafter described and definedfin the claims.V i
My invention is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, wherein like notations refer to like partsthroughout theV several views. Y v
In said drawings, Y. Figure l, is a perspective view illustrating a silo embodying my invention;
F ig. 2 is a horizontal cross section of the Fig. 3 isa `detail' showing some of the samev parts appearing in Fig. 2, but on a larger scale; n
Figs. l and 5 are perspective views of one of the masonry slabs, of the kind` shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3, detached, and Fig. ibeing an inside view `and Fig. 5 being an outside View, with reference to the positions they occupy, when assembled in the silo wall.
Fig. 6 is a further detail showing some o f theJ same parts appearing in Fig. 3, `but on a still larger scale and as they would appear beforev the hoops werev drawnA together, at their opcn'ends, into their final position; and
F ig. 7 is a viewV similar to Fig. 3, but illustrating a slightlyymodified form of the maf slabs 9; the numeral l0 representsthe split oropenended drawrhoops provided with the customary draw bolt ll, `seated in; the A flanged en ClS of the hoop and adapted 'QQ .plied in Fig. l.
draw. the same together, when in proper working position. The numeral l2 Vrepresents a roof of any suitable structure, applied in any suitable or customary way to cover and close the top of the silo. Of course, in practice, the silo is also provided with suitable doors, not here shown.
The masonry slabs `9 are preferably composed of concrete, but may be made of the same material as brick or tiling; and I prefer to mold the same, so that they will have curved inner and outer faces, as illustrated in all the views, except Fig. 7; for the reason that I c au thereby lget a silo wall formed on a true circle, or substantially true circle,
arcs of the inner faces of the slabs,`as shown in the drawings.- (Figs. l, 2, 3 and 6.) I
may, however, make `the said` masonry slabs with Vparallel straight inner and outer faces, and then set the same, relative to each other, on the chords of comparatively short arcs, so as to thereby get a polyhedral wall, which is approximately circular, as illustrated in Fig. 7, the slabs there shown being marked with the reference 1 The masonry slabs 9 are all rabbeted on both their outer and their inner lvertical ad joining edges toV afford lseatsffa for packing means, which packing means is preferably in the form `ofstrips of wood, or other slightly compressible `heat insulating material 13, of. rectangular form in cross section,
-ing horizontal` edges, to afford seats b for similar packing material 14, as shown ap.-
The seating edgesfof the slabs 49 land 9g. are straight in cross section, at the upper and .lower ends of the slabs, but their vertical seating edges are convex, at one side, and con cave at the other, the `convexv or tenon surface being marked with the reference letter cand the concave surface or groovewithy the reference letter d inthe detached views, ,Figsid and 5.
Y Of course, the concave surface or. groove d of `one slab. is adapted to receive the convex surface or tenen c of the adjacent, slab. These details may be varied. at will. n f
. Havingregard to the relative positionsofi the slabs in the respective courses, if prefer toemploy slabs of unequal ylengthrfor the.
starting courses and have enough .different lengths, so that I can position the slabs of the successive courses, so that they will break Vare all of equal section measuredin the U Yplane of an arc Vof the silo, or on the radiufS thereof, and are so set that't'heir vertical Lrabf` beted surfaces aline with eachother, solas thereby to: afford continuous seats a Vfor the packing stripsl 13. rllhe packingfstrips 13 may, therefore, be of alength equal to the height of the silo, or they may beV made of shorter lengths and placed, one above the other to fill the seats'and pack ythe 'joints toV Vthe full height of the silo.A The slabs may,
Y ofcourse, be set in cement in Vthe customary way, and, after the gpackin'g*stripsl 13 have been placed in their seats, the'draw hoops 10 l are applied and will,.lof course, embrace the outer surfacesV of thefslabs and lthe outer faces ofthe 'outerY Vpacking strips. "Then when the draw bolts l1 `are"manipulated so faste tightenthe hoops, thewalls will be slightly'` contracted in the arc of the circle and this willl have the effect of making `the vertical walls Vofthe inner seats a. pinch the vertical faces A' of the `strips 1'3 seated therein,` and thus secure the said stripsin their, desired working position. This slight 'change in n the positionhof 'the slabs can be 'readilyunderstood by a comparison of the parts/shown in Fig.. 6 with the parts shown "inFigsQS or 7. In Fig. 'the partsy are shown as "they would appear, before'the ends Vof the drawhoop have been drawn tightly together, whereas," in Figs. 3 7, the parts are shown as they Vwould, appearfafter the hoop has beenltightened up. 1 1
Injrespect tothe horizontal ypackin strips 14, shownV inV working position1 infig'. Al, theyare Vapplied to the seatsqn? afforded by the rabbeted surfaces on the outside faces of are placedV in position to build up the wall and reliance is placed upon theweightofthe slabs, `or the thin coating of cement atfthe* slab joints to. hold the horizontal stripslli in their working positions. Whenwood is eni-V ployed as the material'for the packingstrips 13 and l14, and they are intended. toV remain 5 A.' masonry silo, A'constructed as `'above described,`has certain obvious advantages. It
Vis well `known that where masonry silos are j used inV sections of the country subject to eX- crete `foundation is' liable to heave and settle, under the action of the frost and the thawout, and if .the .concrete blocks of the. Ysilo walls'ar'e united solely by cementitious materials, the'change in the foundation, or the heaving and the settling of the walls will crack the cementitious materials and open the joints `between the blocks, or sometimes l even lcrack the blocks themselves. By constructing the slabs withthe rabbeted seats for great ythe change in temperatures from points above to points `below zero. Otherwise stated, if` there is'any heaving or settling of the foundationupon vwhich the silo vwall is set, or expansion or contraction ofthe Vwalls themselves, due to change of temperature, there will be no opening ofv the joints, as the slabs may move relative to eachother and relatively to the packing strips, while, nevertheless, keeping the packing strips `in such :position that the packedair-tight.
The foregoing is vespecially(advantageous 'whena silo ;is iirstbuilt in countriessubject to such change of 'temperature'.KV j
joints will be kept "Whenrthe wooden packing strips areemployed, it is, of course, obvious that thisisilo has the further importantl advantageof be- 'ingpractically' portable; or, in other words,
the same can be readily knockedv down and v- What I `claim is 1. The .combination withmasonry slabs disposed to, afforda I substantially cylindrical rmovedflfrom one place to another, whenever lso desired.' This 1s a .feature of importance 'to renters of farmswho ofttimes are obhged wall structure, said slabsbein'g rabb'e'ted VonV botli theirouter and inner vertical adjoining i H j j l edgesy and `onthefhorizon'tal edges, outer Ithe slabs, atrthe ends thereof, as the slabs and innerwooden joint strips interposed, re-
the wall structure," and serving,"when contracted, to draw .said slabs into closer associationfand simultaneouslyv to compress said outer and inner joint strips andwooden joint stripsfinterposed in the horizontalrab- 'Y bets on the outside of the slabs'and vheld in place by the weight of said slabs.
Q ]The 'combination with masonry slabs disposed to afford a substantially cylindrical wall structure, said slabs being rabbeted on both their 'outer and inner vertical adjoining edges, and outer and inner wooden joint strips interposed,respectively, in the outer 1nd, inner rabbets Mld.' @Qtr-mtime @Xie/mel hoops applied around the Wall structure, und serving, when contracted, to draw said slabs into closer association und simultaneously to compress Suid outer and inner joint strips.y said slabs, between said outer und inner joint Strips having cooperating concave and convex abutting surfaces limiting the circumferential approach of said slabs but permitting the saine to adjust themselves angulurly to said joint strips.
In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.
HENRY F. STEINKRAUS. Titnesses E. 'I`IioMrSoN,` ALICE E. STEINKRAUS.
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US2501951A (en) * 1945-07-24 1950-03-28 Lintz Mark Construction of tanks, silos, and like vessels
US2858084A (en) * 1953-11-18 1958-10-28 John M Crom Method and apparatus for banding tanks
US3241278A (en) * 1961-03-28 1966-03-22 Preload Co Prestressed concrete structures
US3407007A (en) * 1966-08-26 1968-10-22 Gifford Hill Western Silo and silo components
US3453786A (en) * 1967-08-11 1969-07-08 Raymond Rebarchek Easily erectable greenhouse
US3732653A (en) * 1970-04-10 1973-05-15 W Pickett Barrier structures and connectors in concrete assemblies
US4003172A (en) * 1975-09-30 1977-01-18 Pawl Walter S Peripherally grooved building blocks in a wall construction
US4111401A (en) * 1976-07-14 1978-09-05 William Hayden Pickett Construction assemblies
US4207716A (en) * 1977-09-14 1980-06-17 A/S Dansk Spaendbeton Receptacle having a circumferentially pre-stressed peripheral wall composed of concrete slabs
US5134815A (en) * 1989-04-10 1992-08-04 Pickett William H Barrier structure
US5214898A (en) * 1990-08-20 1993-06-01 Rdb Plastotecnica S.P.A. Block particularly for building loose-laid retaining walls
US20060037278A1 (en) * 2003-04-10 2006-02-23 Crane Stephen D Fluid containment vessel, method of constructing fluid containment vessel, in particular chemical-resistant concrete liquid containment vessel
US20230167654A1 (en) * 2021-04-28 2023-06-01 Concept Services Ip Pty Ltd Demountable tank

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2501951A (en) * 1945-07-24 1950-03-28 Lintz Mark Construction of tanks, silos, and like vessels
US2858084A (en) * 1953-11-18 1958-10-28 John M Crom Method and apparatus for banding tanks
US3241278A (en) * 1961-03-28 1966-03-22 Preload Co Prestressed concrete structures
US3407007A (en) * 1966-08-26 1968-10-22 Gifford Hill Western Silo and silo components
US3453786A (en) * 1967-08-11 1969-07-08 Raymond Rebarchek Easily erectable greenhouse
US3732653A (en) * 1970-04-10 1973-05-15 W Pickett Barrier structures and connectors in concrete assemblies
US4003172A (en) * 1975-09-30 1977-01-18 Pawl Walter S Peripherally grooved building blocks in a wall construction
US4111401A (en) * 1976-07-14 1978-09-05 William Hayden Pickett Construction assemblies
US4207716A (en) * 1977-09-14 1980-06-17 A/S Dansk Spaendbeton Receptacle having a circumferentially pre-stressed peripheral wall composed of concrete slabs
US5134815A (en) * 1989-04-10 1992-08-04 Pickett William H Barrier structure
US5214898A (en) * 1990-08-20 1993-06-01 Rdb Plastotecnica S.P.A. Block particularly for building loose-laid retaining walls
US20060037278A1 (en) * 2003-04-10 2006-02-23 Crane Stephen D Fluid containment vessel, method of constructing fluid containment vessel, in particular chemical-resistant concrete liquid containment vessel
US20230167654A1 (en) * 2021-04-28 2023-06-01 Concept Services Ip Pty Ltd Demountable tank

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