US1535747A - Adjustable roof structure - Google Patents

Description

April 28, 1925.

J. F. STUCKERT ADJUSTABLE RooF STRUCTURE Filed July Z5, 1924 INVENTOR:

ATTORNEYS.

Patented Apr. 2s, 1925.

` JOHN FRANKLIN sfiuciinnri,v or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

ADJUSTABLE ROOF STRUCTURE.

Application filed July 3,

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Bey it known that I, JOHN FRANKLIN STUoKnn'i,-la citizen of the United States,

residing inthe city and county of Phila delphia, i State of Pennsylvania, have invented a `new and useful Adjustable Roof` Structure,` o f which the following is a speci fication. l

l This'invention, generally stated, Arelates to a building construction and more particularly the roof thereofin Iwhich askylight may be employed. Y

" In' work of this kind; as atpresent pracvtic'ed, no adequate provision is made from an engineers viewpoint for compensating for inequalities, or distortion of the roof parts upon which a skylight. is to be posi tioned. As a result roof parts frequently must` be built up or a proper level secured by exnploying'wedgesor the like which in addition to being unsatisfactory (from an. engineering standpoint, `consumes valuable `time and is gene-rally unsatisfactory sinceseepage or leaks arev invited. The leading `objectof 4the present invention is to over- Icome these disadvantageous features and provide an airangement,` combination and connection of parts whereby a mechanically "efficient and ready adjustment of skylight partswith respect to a building may be -effee-ted to ensure water-tight joints. Other and further objects `reside in the provision of general details of construction 'for attaining the-results sought by said leading object.` Other and further objects lnot at this time appearing will be` hereinafter more particularly referred to. j j

The invention consists of the novel construction hereinafter described and finally claimed. i

The nature, characteristic features `and scope of the invention will be more fully understood from lthe following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings Vforming part thereof,v and in which:

Fig. l, a view in longitudinal section of a skylight structure embodying the invention. Fig. 2,. is a view thereof in cross-section, and

Fig. 8, shows in longitudinal section an alternative forni of construction.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown in the accompanying drawings two forms thereof which are at present preferred by me, since the same 1924. i Serial N'o. 723,855.

have been found in practice to give satis factory and reliable results, although it is to be 'understood that the various instruinentalities` of which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to theprecise arrangement and organization of the instrumentalities as herein shown and des scribed.

\ Referring now to the drawings in detail and with more especial relation to Figs.

and 2, the reference `numeral 1 designates curbing upon 'a roof or side or other part of a structure to which a skylight is to be attached. l/Vhile for illustrative purpose thel curbinghas'beeii shown as of concrete Obvi-Uf ously other material may be employed.

a j bpanning the curbs l is a gutter 2 which may be a channel beanias illustrated or other suitable member.

The gutter 2 is se-` n cured to the curbing'by means of metal an-f"` gle straps 3, the ends of each being reversely bent so that `oneend of each is` arranged beneath the gutter v2 and the opposite end of 80 each is arranged beneath the curbs l. When the straps are secured toplace `(in a manner to *be presently described), the gutter is anchored vto the fcurbingl Arranged above andspaced'from the gutter 2 is the skylight 85 "support shown as 'being an inverted channel beam 4 upon which is positioned compostboardg sheet asbestos, a plate of glass or the like 5. Uponfsaidplate is arranged another channel beamr 6, said beam`s`2, 4 and 90 These (i being arranged in parallelism.

beams at each; end,` including'the plate of glass and the upper ends of straps 3. are apertured 1n register for thepass'age therethrough of bolts 7, or rods 7, screw threaded 95 at each end. Nuts 8 upon said rods secures eacli'strap 3 to the gutter 2 and nuts 9 upon `said `rods and nuts 9 upon said bolts clamps the plate of glass between the broad faces ofthe channel beams iI and 6.` Channel 100 beam 4 is spaced from the gutter by means of thinibles l0 through which the bolts pass,

lock nuts 11 being present upon said bolts and rods for interlocking the parts together.

`The skylight structure is finished with usual metal sheeting 12.

Referring now to Fig. 3, an alternative form of skylight structure is shown although the adjusting principle is the saine. The

gutter 13 in this instance rests upon the 110 curbing l and is secured to the latter by an angle strap 14, one of the bolts 7 being used in the connection. The glass .5y is Aclamped between members 15-16 by the nut 9 and lock nut 17 at one end and by means of nut 9 and a thimble 18 arranged between a lchannel iron 19" and plate 2O Which rests upon the gutter 13 at the other end. Metal sheetingI 2l is employed as shown.

In positioning a plate of glass 5 in a skylight structure as above described any inequalities oie-distortion of the curbing, gutter or supporting members 4f or 16 .may be compensated for by adjusting the various nuts upon the lbolts tov obtain a desired position of the skylight proper with respect to the other parts thereof.

The present invention is yan improvement lupon .the device shoavn in my LU. SA. Letters Patent No. 316,413 dated April 2l, 1885. While I have shown and describedor .illustrative purposes -a skylight .construe-tion I `wish it 4distinctly understood that ra rooffor other construction is contemplated by the present invention. As 'an example ythe yinvention is applicable to rail-road car .roo-fs. While I have shownand described glass as the element used for spanning the curbs or other supports, obviously, any material Imay be used .and the. boltsA for threaded rods -used for securing adjustment of j narts are very well adapted `for Lgeneml application in of these lvarious struc-tures. Putty orother material 22 maybe used ,to cause adhering of beams 4--6 and: glass ,plates 5 or the like.

It Willfnow be apparent Ithat vI have de- .vised a novel. and usetul construction which .em-bodies the features :of advai-itage en-umerated as desirable in the statement off ,the invention-and Ithe abo-ve description and will-ile I have in the present insta-nce shown and described the preferred embodiment thereof which has been ltoundin practice to away .troni said gutter at ythe time of erec- .tionv and means for retaining permanent said adjustments.

2. In a building construction a pair of supports, a gutter spanning said supports, means .arranged above said gutter for supporting a roof in a fixed, rigid manner, sheets of rooting material arranged upon said supporting means, means for securing predetermined adjustments of said supporting means toward or away trom said gutter fthe time ot" erection and means -for retainpermanent said adjustments.

3. In a building construct-ion a pair of supports, a gutter spanning said supports, means arranged above said gutter for vsupporting ar roof in a fixed, rigid manner, sheets of roo-fing material .arranged upon said supporting means, mea-ns. including bolts or ,rods arranged to secure predetermined adjustments of said supporting means Jincluding lthe roofing material to-wardA or away lfrom said gutter at the time of eree- .tion and means for retain-ing permanent said adjustments.

4. In a skylight structure a curbing, a gutter supported thereon, glass supporting means arranged above said gutter in .tired manner means .including bolts .or rods tory gutter `supported thereon, glass supporting means :arranged above said 4gutter in :fixed manner, a bolt 0r rod at each end `orf said gutter lproa-zided with means for sustaining said Vglass supporting means in fixed manner, and nuts and lock nuts for said' bolts or rods to secure permanent adjustment of said .glass supporting means toward or away from sa' gutter at the time-.of er ctiou.

In testimony whereof, I `hereunto signed Amy name.

JOHN FRANKLIN STCKFII'

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