US1423468A

US1423468A - Wooden building

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Publication number: US1423468A
Application number: US311576A
Authority: US
Inventors: Joseph G Stadelman
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1919-07-17
Filing date: 1919-07-17
Publication date: 1922-07-18
Anticipated expiration: 1939-07-18

Description

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WOODEN BUILDING.,

APPLICATION FILED IULYI7 I I919.

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Be it lmown that ll, Josnrn G. S'rannn- MAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wooden Buildings', of which the following is a specification.

M invention relates to portable sectional buildings, particularly smaller wooden buildings such as residences, garages, etc. The invention inthis case concerns particularly improved sill and corner post construction and arrangement which greatly facilitates assembly of the structures and also makes them more rigid and weather proof.

From the following specification and the accompanying drawings, my invention will be clearly understood. On the drawings- Fig. '1 is a vertical sectional-view of one side of a house,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view to show in detail the construction and arrangement of the cornerposts in connec-' tion withthe side sections of the house,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a corner showing the sill construction,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a corner post which co-operates with the sill, and

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a corner'with the post in section showing the manner of securing the post to the sill.

The sill structure is mounted on suitable foundations such as concrete posts 10. The sill frame is composed of longitudinally and transversely extending side members A. and B which are fitted together at their corners to form supports for the corner posts, the transverse members being also adapted to receive the floor joists. The, sill members may be formed out of solidtimbers but are preferably built up. As shown, each of the sill members A comprises an inner board 11, an outer beam or board 12 and a spacer or filler board 13. The inner and outer boards are of the same height but the filler board 13 is not so high in order to provide a lon itudinally extending groove 14 in the top 0 the sill member. The outer board 12 is cut away at its upper outer corner so as to provide the supporting shoulder or ledge 15, the corner of the ledge being cut away to provide a water-shed surface 16. Between the shoulder 15 and the groove It is the specification of Letters liatent. Patented July is, 922.. V

1.91asenai no. snare tongue 17. Below the shoulder 15, the outer board 12 hasthe longitudinally extending groove 18 the section 18' between the groove and the shoulder 15 forming a drip cap.

The lower side of the groove 18 is tapered to form the water-shedding surface. 19, this surface together with the. drip cap and the shedding surface lo'tending to keep water from soaking into the wood, the tendency for the water beingto drop or run off the board as rapidly as possible.

Each of the sill sections B- comprises an outer board 12 and a filler board 13 similar to those of the sections A. The inner side of the sections B may be a single board provided with vertical joist receiving slots 20, or a lower joist supporting strip 21 may be provided and board lengths 22 above the strip and spaced apart to leave the joist receiving slots 20. It is to be'understood that the various boards and other parts which build up the sill sections are rigidly nailed, bolted or otherwise secured together. The sill sections are laid on the. foundation posts and at their corners may be secured together by angle plates 23'. The inner boards of the sections abut as clearly shown in Fig. 3, the inner boards of the sections B abutting against the adjacent side of the inner boards of the sections A.- The outer ends of the outer boards 12 extend into abutting engagement and at their inner sides these boards are cut away to leave

vertical notches

23 and 24. The inner edge. of the section A at each corner is cut away to leave the notch 25 as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 5. The notches form rectangular sockets for corner posts 26., In Fig. a, one of these corner posts is shown. Each post has at its lower end the bolt holes 27 and 28 for receiving

bolts

29 and 30 for rigidly securing the post-to the outer boards of the Mill boards 35.

the lower corners o1 the joists may be cut away to receive the supporting strip 21. The foundation wall 10 is wider than the sill members in order that the joists may find resting surface on said foundation as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

The outside walls of the house consist of sections C comprising

side studding members

32 and 33, cross braces 34 and siding At their lower ends the side studs at each section are notched at their inner corners to receive a board or beam 35 which extends horizontally a distance downwardly beyond the lower ends of the studs. The upper ends of the studs of each section are connected together by a top cross brace 36. At its lower end the siding 35 extends a distance beyond the lower ends of the side studs. The side sections are applied atone end of a sill member, the corner posts at two of the diagonally opposite corners being preferably temporarily left 0d the sill structure. The side sections are applied by engaging their side studs with the tongues 17 of the sill members and with the boards 35 engaging in the groove 14 the lower ends of the siding boards engaging along the outside of the tongue 17 on the ledge 15.

When thus applied the side sections may readily he slid along the sill member and against the post at the opposite end. The side studs of the wall sections are provided with bolt holes 37 and the corner posts are provided with belt holes to register therewith. In order that all the wall sections may be interchangeably used, the post holes are uniformly applied, and the bolt passageways 38 and 39 through the post are therefore in the same plane. Preferably each post is counter-sunk at the desired place as indicated at so for the reception of a bolt 41; the countersink being deep enough so that a bolt 42 may extend at right angles through the post and, passageway 39 and at the center of the post. This arrangement is clearly shown in Fig. 2 and enables the wall sections to be interchangeably used.-

As shown the wall section of one wall has been slid along the corresponding sill member and against one of the corner posts 26, the bolt all being applied through the post passageway 38 and through the registering bolt hole 37 of the wall section. The

adjacent wall section of the other wall is shown about to be received by the bolt 42. After the nuts are applied to the inner ends of the bolts and drawn up tight, the adjacent wall sections are securely anchored to the post. The various wall sections for forming the complete side walls of the building are then applied to the sill beams and bolted one to the other by bolts 43 passing through the adjacent side studs ofthe sections. As the wall sections are securely Leas es downwardly to the ledges 15 on the sill members, water will flow from the walls and along the shed surfaces 16 of the drip head 18'. The engagement of the wall section boards 35 in the sill groove 14 also adds to the stability of the side sections and with all this tongue and groove engagement and the shed. surfaces and drip head construction, it is impossible for moisture to creep in or for air to circulate between the lower ends of the wall sections and the sill frame. The built'up side walls of the building extend from post to post and corner

angles comprising boards

44 and 45 are provided for each corner to complete the siding construction. The siding boards are preferably of the tongue and groove type so that their connection one with the other is weather proof. 7

After raising of the building side walls, I

the roof structureis applied. As shown in Fig. 1, wall plate structures E are applied to the tops of the side walls and are connected together at their ends. Each wall plate may .be formed integral of timber or built up of

boards

46, 47 and 48 properly secured together and ofi-set to provide a notch ii) for receiving the upper ends of the wall section siding boards. The inner boards 46 of the. wall plates rest on top of theside sect-ion studs. The root supporting rafter structures 50 are supported on the wall plates and the upper cross beams 36 of the wall side sections, the rafter boards 61 being notched with the wall plates in a man ner well understood. Cross boards 52 extending between the rafter boards are notched at 53 to receive the upper edges of the outer boards 48 of the wall plates. After the rafter structures have been applied, the roof boards 54 are secured thereto and suitable shingles or other roofing material 55 applied. y

The floor 56in the form of sections is now laid on the joists 31 and finish moulding 57 applied in the corners. The wall plates are bolted to the upper ends of the corner posts and also to the studs of the side wall sections, so that the sill, wall and roof parts are firmly and rigidly connected together.

I claim y 1. In portable house construction,- the combination of a sill beam, and side wall 2. In a portable house, the combination of sill beams secured together at their ends, each beam having a longitudinally extending groove in its upper side, the junctions of said grooves at the beam ends being enlarged to form sockets, vertical corner posts supported in said sockets, and side wall sections, each section having a downwardly extending tongue for engaging in the sill beam groove, siding boards for each section extending downwardly a distance along the outsides of said beams, said wall sections being secured to each other and the end wall sections being secured to said corner posts.

3. In portable building construction, the combination of a sill frame comprising longitudinal and transverse sill beams joined at their ends, each beam having a longitudinally extending groove in its upper side'and said grooves meeting at the beam ends, the junctions of said grooves being enlarged to form sockets, corner posts supported in said sockets, and side wall sections, each section comprising vertical studs resting on said sill beams, inner boards extending from said studs and forming tongues for engaging in the sill beam grooves, and siding boards secured to the out sides of said studs for overhanging the outside of said sill'beams, the studs of the end sections being secured to said corner posts.

4:. In portable house construction, the combination of a sill frame comprising sill beams joined at their ends, said beams having longitudinally extending slots in their upper sides meeting at the frame ends, the junctions of said grooves being enlarged to form sockets, and corner posts engaging in said sockets,

and bolts securing said posts to the outer walls of said sockets. Y

5. In portable house construction, the com bination of sill beams joined at their ends, each beam comprising an inner and an outer and an intermediate board all secured together, said intermediate board being of less ieight than the other boards in order to leave a longitudinally extending groove in the top of each beam, the grooves of the joined beams meeting and being there enlarged to form sockets, vertical posts received in said sockets, the outer boards at the ends of the beams having bolt holes and said posts having bolt holes for registering with said sill board bolt holes.

6. In portable house construction, the combination of sill beams, corner posts supported on said beams, and side wall sections comprising supporting studs and connecting boards, said studs having bolt holes and said corner posts having longitudinally and transversely extending bolt holes for registering with the stud bolt holes, one of the bolt holes of each set in the post being countersunk to permit application of bolts in the same plane, one of the bolts being disposed in front oi the other bolt, and thereby making the side wall sections interchangeable.

7. In portable house construction, the com bination of a sill frame comprising sill beams joined at their ends, said beams having longitudinally extending grooves in their upper sides meeting at the frame ends, the junctions of said grooves being enlarged to form sockets, corner posts engaging in said sockets, side wall sections, the upper outer corners of said sill beams being cut away to leave supporting ledges, each side wall section comprising vertical studs, a board secured to the inner lower ends of said studs, and siding boards secured against the outside of said studs, said board secured to the inner lower ends of said studs and siding boards engaging in said groove and on said ledge, respectively, and said studs engaging on said beam between said groove and ledge.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 9th day of July A. D., 1919.

JOSEPH Gr. STADELMAN.