US1500493A - Wall construction - Google Patents

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July 8 1924.

C. E. HUFFMAN WALL cqusraucwzqm Original flied Sept. 9. 1921 INVENTOR Patented July 8, 1924.

CHARLIE E. HUFFMAN, 0F BEATRICE, NEBRASKA.

WALL CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed September 9, 1921, Serial No. 499,481. Renewed December 15, 1923.

T 0 all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLIE E. HUFFMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Beatrice, in the county of Gage and State of Nebraska, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Wall Constructions, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in wall constructions.

It relates particularly to a wall having a shingle covering and is particularly adapted for use in walls built of tile or concrete blocks and faced with concrete or tile shingles.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide novel means for supporting'shingles on a wall.

A further object of my invention is to provide a novel shingled wall, which is cheap to make, which is simple in construction, which is durable and not liable to get out of repair and which will exclude rain and moisture.

The novel features of my invention are hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention,

Fig. 1 isa perspective view, partly broken away, showing a portion of a wall embodying my improvements, the wall comprising layers of tile or concrete blocks arranged to support shingles of similar material.

Fig. 2, is an end view of two blocks supporting shingles and embodying my improvement.

Fig. 3 is a. plan view of a corner of the wall shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of my improved shingle.

Similar reference characters designate similar parts in th different views.

Referring particularly to Figs. 1 to 4 and 8, which illustrate a wall composed of layers of molded blocks 1, preferably hollow, and disposed in the layers end to end. The intermediate blocks 1 are provided each on its outer side with a horizontal lon itudinal ledge 2, the upper side of which is provided with a longitudinal groove 3 which extends the full length of the ledge. The ledges 2 in each layer aline with each other.

4 designates a corner block arranged to have one end and one side abut against the adjacent ends of the adjacent blocks in the same layer, the outer side and outer end of the corner block 4 are provided each with two ledges. 2 which intersect each other and respectively aline with the adjacent ledges 2 of the blocks 1.

'5 designates shingles arranged in horizontal rows which are respectively supported on the rows of ledges 2, each shingle 5 having on its inner side an inwardly and downwardly extending overhanging transverse flange 6 which is mounted in an adj acent groove 3. The shingles of a row overlap th outer sides of the shingles in the next row below, and the ledges 2 of a row extend outwardly over the upper ends of the shingles next below and are close enough thereto to prevent the shingles over which they extend from being lifted to positions in which the flanges 6 can pass over the upper outer edge of the ledges which support them.

Each shingle 5 has its longitudinal edges bevelled in like directions, the two bevelled edges being respectively designated by 7 and 8. Each shingle will thus have its edge '7 overlapped by the edge 8 of the adjacent shingle, and rain and moisture will thus be prevented from passing inwardly between the shingles. In each edge 7 is provided a longitudinal outwardly facing groove 9, which extends the: full length of the shingle and by which water, passing between two adjacent shingles, will be conducted downwardly and will be discharged upon the outer side of the shingle next below.

10 and 11 designate respectively two corner shingles having mitred edges 12 which abut against each other. In other respects the shingles 10 and 11 are similar to the shingles 5.

After a layer of blocks 1 and the corner blocks 4 has been laid, a row of shingles 5 and corner shingles 10 and 11 are hung on the ledges 2, after which the next layer of blocks is laid with the ledges 2 thereof extended over the shingles of the layer below. The shingles of the next higher row are then hung on the ledges of the blocks last laid, this procedure being followed until the wall has been completed. Preferably the shingles and blocks are laid so as to break joints in the usual manner.

I do not limit my invention to the structure shown and described, as many modifications, within the scope of the appended claims, may be made Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is:

1. A Wall comprising layers of blocks,

each block of each layer having oniits outer side a horizontal longitudinal ledge having in its upper side a longitudinal groove, the ledges of a layer alining with each other, and shingles supported on said ledges and having on their inner sides respectively overhanging flanges mounted in the adjacent grooves, the ledges of one layer overlapping the upper ends of the shingles next below and arranged to hold the shingles .3 from being lifted to positions in which the flanges can pass over and out of their supporting ledges, substantially as set forth.

2. A Wall comprising layers of blocks, the blocks of each layer having each on its outer side a horizontal ledge, having in its upper side a groove, the ledges of a layer alining with eachother, and shingles havmg on then inner sides respectively over- 3. A Wall comprising layers of blocks,-

each block having on its outer side a horizontal-longitudinal ledge in the upper side z.

of Which is a longitudinal groove, the ledges, of a layer alining With each other, and shingles having on their inner sides respectively overhanging flanges supported in the grooves of said ledges, the adjacent edges of the shingles overlapping each other, the ledges of a layer overlapping the upper ends of the shingles nextbelow and arranged to hold the latter from being lifted to positions in which their flanges Will pass outwardly over their supporting ledges, substantially as set forth.

In testimony WhereofI have'signed my name to this specification.

CHARLIE E. HUFFMAN.

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