US1612554A - Skylight - Google Patents

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SKYLIGHT Filed Jan. 29 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 WITNESSES \F INVENTOR Mam Vol/k.

v ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 28, 1926.

llhllTED STATES EFEQE,

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SKYLIGHT.

Application filed January 29, 1924. Serial No. 689,277.

My present invention relates generally to skylights, and mor particularly to that type of skylights wherein the glasses rest in downwardly and outwardly inclined positions upon opposite sides of a central ridge, my object being the provision ot'a fire-proof construction which will be simple, strong and durable, by means of which the skylight as a whole may be quickly and effectively erected in place and among its further objects my invention aims to take care of condensation in a simple effective manner.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating my invention and forming a part of this specification,

Figure l is a sectional perspective view transversely of and through the skylight constructed in accordance with my invention,

Figure 2is an enlarged partial longitudinal section aken substantially on line 22 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a perspective view illustrating one of the clips for holding oneof the joint strips,

Figure 4 is a similar view of one of the clips for holding the ridge cap,

Figure 5 is an enlarged transverse section through the central portion of the skylight, and

Figure 6 is an enlarged section through one side of the skylight.

Referring now tofizhese figures, the panes or glasses generally indicated at 10, and which may be formed of what is commercially known as wire glass, are utilized in rectangular sections, each extending from a ridge bar generally indicated at 11 to an eaves bar generally indicated at 12, the glasses being downwardly and outwardly inclined from the ridge bar 11 upon, whose upper outturned and downwardly inclined flanges 13 the upper edges of the glasses rest, to the eaves be r upon whose upper outturned flange 14 the lower edges 01'' the glasses rest.

The side edges of the glasses extendalong and are supported by the transverse glass supporting bars 15 disposed in inclined positions between the ridge bar 11 and the eaves bar 12 and the upper ends of which have laterally deflected attaching arms 16 bolted or otherwise securely fastened as at 17 to the web of the ridge bar 11 as particularly seen in Figure 2.

The glass supporting bars 15 have outturned flanges 18 along their upper edges and at spaced points therealongclips 19, one 01" which is shown in detail. in Figure 3, are disposed transversely across the flanges 18 with the ends of the clip bent around the edges of said flanges toathus securely en.- gage the bars 15, each clip 19 having an upstanding bolt 20 which passes between the edges of the adjacent glasses 10 and through a strip 21 which covers the joints between the glasses as particularly seen in Figure 1, the bolts-20 receiving nuts 22 which in practice are screwed downwardly upon the covering strips 21,'the latter being curved transversely so as to hold therein putty or other joint sealing material as indicated at 23 in Figure-2 and of which a supply is also laid along the upper surfaces of the glass supporting bars 15 between its flanges 18and the glasses 10 resting thereon.

The upper ends of the joint covering strips 21 extend beneath portions of a longitudinal ridge cap 24 which covers the upper edges of the glasses 10 and whichby virtue of its transverse curvature is adapted to hold putty or other sealing material 25 beneath the same. The ridge cap 24 is held in place by a series of T-bolts 26-,whose threaded shanks extend upwardly through the ridge cap at spaced points therealong to receive nuts 27, and whose heads are disposed within the centrally ridged portions 28 of clips 29 angularly formed to extend transversely across the upper flanges 13 of the ridge bar 11, the ends 30 of the clips being bent around the flanges 13 so as to thus securely engage with the ridge bar.

Each eaves bar 112 has an angular body disposed at an incline and including a portion 31 upon which the lower ends of the glass supporting bars 15 are seated, said portion 31 having at its inner edge a depending vertical flange 32, so that it is thus adapted to seat upon and may be connected to a suitably formed sill bar 33. Each eaves bar 12 also includes an upstanding outer portion 34 at right angles to the portion 31 and from whose upper edge the beforementioned flange 14 projects in an outward direction, said flange having an upright lip 35 at its outer edge which thus serves .to confine the glasses 10 in place. The portion 34 of each eaves bar receives the lower ends of the glass supporting bars 15 thereagainst and which lower ends are se cured to the portion 34 as by means of laterally deflected ears 36 and connecting bolts 37 similar to the cars it; and Fastening bolts 1? connecting the upper ends of the supporting bars 1.5 and securing the upper ends of the glass supporting bars 15 with the ridge bar 11. It is obvious that by virtue of the angular shape of the eaves bars and their inclined disposition, each forms therein a gutter for condensation within the skylight provided at a suitable point or points with a drain 38 externally through the lower edge of the eaves ba' portions li t, it being observed from Figures 2 and 3 that the lower flanges 3t) outstanding from the glass supporting bars '15 are slightly curred so as to presentconcaved upper surfaces which form troughs and which thus open at their lower ends into the gutters formed by the eaves bars, the upper ends ot' the lower hinges 39 of the glass e1rpporting, bars 15 being secured as by means of bolts 40 to the lower outstanding and downwin'dly i nclined flanges 4:1 of the ridge bin" H as best seen in Figure 5.

My invention thus presents a construction capable of ready manufacture and erection as well as one. the parts of which are securely fastened together and may of com'se for this purpose be riveted to one another instead of using bolts in the places previously described, and my invention further provides a skylight construction which will be strong and durable in use.

I claim:

In a sky light construction of the character set forth, glass supporting means including supporting bars, and a ridge beam carried by said bars, each including connected channel members having their web portions secured to one another and having their flange portions oppositely outstanding, and clips extending transversely upon the said ridge beam and supporting bars at spaced points therealong having their ends in clamping engagement with the edges of the upper flanges thereof, said clips having members adapted to project upwardly between sky light glasses disposed on the beun and SlllfJPOllilDQ: bars, and clamping nuts threaded on said upstanding members, for the purpose set forth.

SIDNEY VOLK.

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