US1585561A - Furring for building structures - Google Patents

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May 18 1926.

' 1,585,561 E. A. RUSSACK FURRING FOR BUILDING STRUCTURES Filed Feb. 9. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheetl I INVENTOR.

V a J ATTORNEY.

18,1926. 4 1,585,561 E. A. RUSSACK FURRING FOR BUILDING STRUCTURES Filed Feb. 9, 1525 2 Sheets-Shet 2 JNVENT OR.

Patented May 18, 1926..

UNITED stems nnw n A. RussAo or oovnveron, KENTUCKY.

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Application filed. February a, 1925. Serial No. 8,003."

This invention relates to removable furring or covering used in building-structures for both incasi-ng and concealing servicepipes of allkinds; electric-wiring; pneumatic-tubing; columns; wall slots or chases; vent-ducts; and, in fact, numerous other utility devices, and also, operating-mechanism of various types, adaptable to such incasement and otherwise preferably concealed from view and undue access or handling.

The objects of the invention are many and quite varied, but, more especially, they are intended to provide a furring or covering plate or panel, or the like, of any suitable material, but preferably of metal or a coinbination of materials to suit the surrounding surfaces, such furring inclosing the desired spacesor chambers in a building to inclose the above-named service devices of all kinds and where positioned, in corners, or in the faces of walls, or on ceilings, as the case might be, taking. always into view, neatness, economy and free and easy. access to the saidservi'ce devices whenever occasion requires, or when necessary to get at them for initial placing, replacing, repairs, inspection and the like, when,'otherwise, with the plaster covered or closed spaces, as heretofore in use, any of said inclosed service devices would be diflicult to reach, expensive and inconvenient, and ,"ordinarily, necessitating the breaking-away 'or wrecking ofa wall or a ceiling that always meant dust, dirt and damage to surroundings, as well as discomfort to the occupants of such buildings, that include in their category and mainlyf hotels, office structures, stores,hospitals, public institutions, assembly and entertainment halls, court rooms, and private dwellings,'as well, that have heretoforesufi'ered .more or less from long. and extended interruptions when the work to be done to any. of said service devices was, even very' trifling, 'as well as on a large scale, and-needingv attention of some kind. Y

It will. be readily seen that the invention herein is' of; inestimable' value to the architect. in providing his plans with such handy access" to spaces for. housing and concealing service-devices. of allkinds in all types of buildingrstructures and thereby renders his work, when embodied in the completed structure, one, of extreme satisfaction and without any extra cost or. labor in performing or installing the improvements that. I- will now proceed to describe in detail. in connection with the accompanying several. (2) sheets of drawings, in which' Figure "1 is a fragmentary transversesection taken through the edge or startingstrip and. illustrating one method of clamping. the cover-plate in place thereon: Fig. 2 a similar fragmentary transverse-section, but showing how the i said cover-plate is sprung or. snapped into instant fastened-position on said starting-strip, and without the use of clamps; Fig. 3, a fragmentary front elevation of the said starting-strip and coverplate seen in Fig. 1, together with perspective projections of the rivet and fastener.- button elements ofone of the clamp form offastenings; 4, a fragmentary per.- spective in transverse section showing a wall slot or chase, together with a Springfastened cover plate and with a pair of insulated vertical pipes within the space or chamber pro-v vided by the said slot; Fig. 5, a fragmentary perspective similar to Fig. 45, but of a corner pipe-inclos'ing space or chase and a suitable corner-angled cover-plate therefor; Fig. 6, a fragmentary perspective showing a floor and ceiling combination with an intervening concealed pipe and with the said ceiling-portion of the view provided with one of my said spring-fastened cover-plates in alignment with the'said piping for ready access thereto; Fig. 7, a fragmentary transverse-section taken through a flared or slanted screed-frame or starting-strip and a furring cover-plate, the latter having likewise flared or slanted rearwardly-extending spring-clips that are adapted to engage the said flared or slanted starting-strip for readily-detachable fastening-connection therewith, and especially adapted to the use of inspection plates or panels that are laced in permanent furring or coverings; Fig. 8, a fragmentary perspective showing part of the interior of a room, with my form of con tinuous removable or detachable furring provided therein; Fig. 9, a fragmentary perspective showing the interior ofa room, together with a view of the floor immediately above it, and with concealed piping intervening the ceiling and the said floor; inspection and cleanout cover plates or traps, as well as a grating or grille, duly fastened in detachable position (by spring or clamp con nection) in suitable frames in the ceiling and continuous furring provided under my invention herein; and Fig. 10, an interior room view, similar to Fig. 8, but otherwise showing other applications for detachable inspection-plates that. are conveniently located and fastened in permanentfurrin'g or covering form in the walls, ceiling and cor nor of the room, and adapted to the handling of valves, unions, switches andthelike concealed and contained in the space or chamber back of the furring. i

It will be observed, viz: in Fig. 1, that the section A, A, is taken on the line so designated in Fig. 4., but-with the clamp fastening that is shown in Fig. 3, and that the section A, A, in Fig. 2 is taken on the line so designated in Fig. 4-, while it also provides for the same detachable springfastening seen in Fig. and, also, that the said views, Figs. 1 and 2, are made on a somewhat larger. scale than that of Figs; 3, l and 5.

In these views, 1 indicates the wall that is made of brick, tile, frame, or the like, and :2 indicates facing of plaster, tile, wood, or the like on the wall, which latter may be an exterior or interior one such as suits its position in the building-st1.'lu-.- lure. 3 indicates an edge strip or screed to which the furringcr cover-plate ladapted to be detachably-seclIred in the manner that 1 will now proceed to describe and which forms the most important feature of my invention herein, as well as the really essential one in carrying out the material.

part of my iin arovcments in furring, for the properreception of service devices or elements that are used in building-structures and hereinbefore fully enumerated.

' One form of edging strip or screed 3, seen in Fig. 1, is made (in cross-section) with a Z-shape part to start with; thence the said initial Z-shape part develops into an inverted if-shape part that thence develops into a doubled-over or lapped part that is spot-welded together and thence develops into a right-angled member, with the 'outermost limbs or flanges of the first and last named members suitably attached in place on the inner face of the wall 1 and with the plaster 2in seating-engagement with the first angle of the said first-named member and the said last-named angle-member forming an end wall of the inclosing chamber or chase 13 provided for the piping and other service elements and devices that it is intended to cover and conceal in the walls and ceilings of the building-structure. In said Fig. 1, too, is shown the coverplate or furring-sheet 4- whose opposite vertical edges are flexed or bent over at an acute angle, as shown at a, to engage the said inverted-V-shape member 4" of the sc1'eed-edging,'and tapered buttons 8 are provided at the inner square ends of the short arbo'rs or pins 6 for clamping-engagement with the inner face of the said doubled edges or spot-welded portions 4: of the said screed-edging to to m suitable turn or retatable members thatare under the ready control of the countersunk cross-slotted heads-l" cf the-said pins 6, washers 7 being}; used between theinner c'uls of the buttonsv and the countersunk parts of the wiver- )l.ate :i: for properl inipporting said huttimri: in. their clampi or locking movements.

Instead, lionc'ver, of using the said swing; inn or clamp button loci-ts for detacliablysecuring the coverdate or furring in place in the screed-cdgings at both sides ot'thr entrance to the chamber or chase for the piping and service devices, I provide a much easier and quicker fastening, and practically just as' good and effective, in the shape of a resilient or elastic friction or expansire-pressure cranip-connection bctween the opposite edges of the said detachable cover-plate or furring-sheeh such cramped oxpansive- 'iressure form being shown most i'iotireablvin Figs. i, 5 and 6 of the drawings, and (.(HHPO'r-W'l oi the lateral resilient auxiliarv extension (.i' shape formation if on the outer edge of the righhangled nieniloeif i of the screededging, the .aid member 59 being extended from a single-thickness right-angled bend and a resilient scroll-edge being made along the folded-over portion 4 of the said side edges of the cover-plate and adapted to enter the contracted entrance to the space between the rightangle 4 and the resilient Z-extensi on 4 for embracing the opposite edges of the cover-plate in readily attachable and detachable engagement.

it willbe seen'tl'iatthe outer limb of the --edge 1 on a level'r-rith that of the outer .ace of the said single-thiclmess right- .rngled bend a the latter forming a suitable shonlder or seat for the lapping edge of the said folded-over portion l of each of the said side edges of the cover-plate when in using and closing position in the chamber or'ehase entrance.

To readily remove 'orrelease the coverplate, the end of a' screwdriver or the like is inserted in the narrow space l between the angle a and the said edges of the folded-over portions 4-. i

The said cover-plate is easily sprung or snapped into fastened-place byinserting the resilient and rounded scroll-edges 4c in the several screed channels or grooves and is tightly held therein due cramped relation, proof against the entrance into the apartinent of dust, undesired air or draft, and other foreign matter from the furring chamher or chase wherein lie the'piping and other service devices.

In Fig. 7, I show the furring filler or cover-plate let as having lateral resilient spring arms or plateslti, riveted, spotwelded, or otherwise duly fastened on the inner face thereof and flared or slanted outwardly to coincide with the flared surfaces 16 of the screed-frame 18 and that is especially adapted to be sprung into position for use in connection with panels or inspectionplates that are placed in permanent furring or coverings. A slight or narrow space or crevice 17 is allowed between the edges of the said cover-plate 14 and the lapped-over edge 18 of the screed-frame 13 for the insertion of a pointed or sharpened implement in removing the said cover-plate from closing-position in the furring when it is de sired to approach the interior of the chamber or chase for the insertion or other care of the service devices within. In this view, too, the numeral 1 indicates the wall or frame, and 2, the facing of plaster or the like, the same as in the views (excepting Fig. 6) on sheet 1 of the drawings.

In Fig. 8, I show cover-plates 4 and 5 that are detachably-set in continuous furring in the face of a wall and a ceiling, and, also, in a corner, respectively, of a room.

In Fig. 9, I show a room in which are detachable inspectioirplates 14 that are sprung or snapped into place in a screedframe 13, and, also, a grille 16 that is similarly sprung or snapped into using-position in a screed. A ceiling-plate 14 is likewise provided in this view and leads to a space or receptacle above, that lies beneath the next floor 11 for incasing the pipe-service 10 and such other service devices as may be required and subject to ready and cleanly installation, inspection and general, as well as special, care.

In Fig. 10, I show another interior-room view that displays detachable inspectionplates 14 in various positions in the sidewall, corner and ceiling, in permanent furring, and conveniently located for the handling of concealed valves, unions, electricswitches and the like that are contained in the furring chase or receptacle beneath or back of the said covers or inspection-plates.

I claim 1. In a furring for inside wall, corner and ceiling parts of building-structures, the combination of a metallic orificed screed frame or edging, channeled inward-extensions provided along said edging and having further angular-extensions to form side-walls of a furring-chamber, an angular auxiliaryflange formed along each of said channeled inward-extensions, a removable cover-plate adapted to fit the orifice in the said screed frame and having resilient acutely-flanged edges that are adapted to freely engage the grooves of said channeled inward-extensions, and adjustable turn-buttons mounted along the cover-plate and adapted to engage the inner edges of the said angular auxiliaryflanges along the said channeled inward-extensions for detachably-locking the said cover-plate in place in the orifice of the fur ring, substantially as shown and described. 2. In a furrlng for bullding structures,

the combination of a flared metallic screedor starting-strip having an attaching rearwardly-extending member and a parallel fore-member that is provided with a shouldered or offsetted outer face, a removable metallic cover-plate whose opposite edges are adapted to engage the said shouldered outer face of the screed and a series of laterallyflared or obtuse-angled resilient arms or catch-bars extending along the said opposite edges of the cover-plate for engagement with the said correspondingly-flared screed, sub stantially as shown and described.

EDWIN A. RUSSAOK.

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