US1673430A - Wire fastener - Google Patents

Description

T Hm mm ow m 1m GW June 12, 1928.

Filed Dec. 51, 1925 Patented June 12, 1928.

UNITED STATES PA ENT "OFFICE.

GEORGE E. VOIGHT, or OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, nssreivon To ECONOMY PRODUCTs CORPORATION, A CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA. I

WIRE FASTENEB.

Application filed December 31, 1925. Serial No. 78,587.

My invention relates to improvements in wire fasteners particularly adapted for ment and operatively moved therealong for cooperationtherewith for engaging and at taching wirelath to the wall sheathing of a structure outstanding therefrom as above 1 mentioned.

A further object is the provision of a wire I portion of the spacing element shown 1n fastener of'the character described, in which the driven element is in the form of a nail having the usual cylindrical shank having atits upper end a flat head and intermediate its ends lateral projections adapted to engage the spacing element for limiting its movement on the shank longitudinally of the latter.

With the foregoing and still further objects and purposes in view which will appear as the description proceeds, my invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter describedand claimed, it being understood that changes inthe precise embodiment of theinvention herein described \Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a wire fastener constructed in accordance with my invention, disposed 1n driving position against a fragmental portion of the wall sheathing, andFa cross sectional view of a portion of the wire lath supported thereby;

Figure 2is a view in elevation of the fastener in its final position as driven in the wall sheathing, the latter shown in vertical section,and a portionof the wire lath confined between the nail head and the spacing element; w i

Figure 3is' averticalsectional view ofithe spacing element and upper portion of the driven element, attached to the wall sheath ing, with a portion of the wire lath eomined between portions. of said elements, and a section of the stucco composition applied thereto;

Flgure l IS a view in elevation of one side of the lower portion of the driven'element;

Figure 5 is a view on line 5' 5 of Fig. 1;

with an intermediate lath broken away; i i Figure 6 is a View on line6 6 of Fi 2; Figure 7 is another side elevation of the lower portion of the driven-element;

Figure 8 is a 'viewfon line 8'-8' of Fig. 7; Figure 9 is a median vertical sectional portion of the wire view of the spacingelement;

Figure 10 .isa median vertic al sectional ment; and

F igure 11 is a perspective view of that View of the lower portion of the driven ele- Fig. 9.

Referring to the drawings in ,detail,

throughout which likereference characters designate like partsi timbers comprising the frame work of the.

exterior walls of the structure, to receive astucco covering. I

a a V a Figures 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 10 and 11, are drawn 1 on a larger scale than Figuresl, 2 and 3;

To the face ofthe wall sheathing l jis preferably, applied a covering of building paper 2, which is intended to preclude moisture penetrating the "stuccocomposition y 3 from penetratlng to the woodwork of the structure. v

Inasmuch as the building paper 2 maybe considered to form apart of thewall sheath ing against whichthe stuccocomposition is spread, the designation, wall sheathing or sheathing, when the same hereinafter appears, is intended to include the building paper.

4 designates the spacing element,fland 5 the driven element, of my improved fastener:

The spacing element 4, which is of fibrous composition, is preferably formed to the other flat side, and a pair of grooves or channels 7 which also extend through from the upper to the lower side thereof and intersect with said-opening on opposite sides,

thereof. v j a I a j The dr ven element comprises preferably a na l. having theconventional cylindrical shank 8'prov1ded atf ts upper end with a fiat head 9 and intermediate its endswith an upper and. a lower pair of lateral project-iohslO and 11 respectively.

The projections 10 and 11 are preferably formed by pressing indentations 12 and 13 into the sides of the shank 8;

The spacing element 4 is preferably factory assembled on the shank '8, and is pref erably disposed thereon by projecting the forward end "ofthe shank including the lower-"projections '11, through the opening 6 from'th'e upper end of the block.

The spacing element .4, which is adapted to be carried on theshank '8 between the projections 10 and 11, and which is preferably free to rotate relative to the shank, is normally'limited in its vertical movement thereon in either direction, by means of said projections, of whichthe upper projections 10 are engageable with the upper side of the spacing element for limiting its movement upwardly, and the projections 11 engageable with the lower sidelthereof for limiting its movement in a downwardly direction, relativetothe shank.

The spacing element 4 is adapted pri marilyfor holding thewire lath "14 adistance outwardly from the wall sheathing *1, and the driven element, 5 is adaptedfor binding the wire lathagainst the upper side of the spacing element and for binding the latter a gainstthe wall sheathing;

To apply the present wire fastener for attaching the wire lath to thewall sheathing,' -the forward end thereof including the spacing element, is projectedthrough one of theintersticesof the lath and manipulatedto bring ones ide of the shank 8, above the spacing ele1nent,--1nto engagement with one of the wires of said interstice and the point of the shank-bearing against thewall sheathing (see Fig. l). Theshank is then driven forward through the spacing element into'the wall sheathing until the head 9' engages and binds'the wire lath firmly against *the spacing element and the latter against have found that spacing them about eight the wallsheathing (see Fig.2).

'The'fasteners' may bedisposed at such intervalsalong the wall sheathingas found best suited for the work to be performed. I

inches apart is quite ample for attaching the generaltype of wire lath used in stucco construction work, including thei wire lath commonly known as poultry wire. l

The stucco composition is preferably applied by spreading it on the wall sheathing and on and around the wirelath'and the exposed portion'ofthe fasteners. I r

- In order to avoid absorption of moisture by thespacing element, '1 impregnate them with paralline, preferably by immersion in heat moltenparafiine wax, which may be done either after or before assembling the spacing element on the driven clc1nent,or,

if preferred, the fibre sheets from which'the spacing elements are cut may be suitably treated with paraiiinc.

\Vlule theopcnmg 6. is preferably made large enough to permit of free passage therethrough of the shank 8, it is intended that v the lateral projections 10, and 11 should" project far enough outwardly from the side of the shank to extend beyond the margin of the opening soas to engage the upper metal forming the shank outwardly from the w sides thereof, and as such' work of pinchmg the'shank is best performed during-the forming of the nail by equipping the nailv making machine with suitable dies, it is preferable to assemble the spacing element on the driven elementafter the projections have been formed, which may be donerby forcing the forward end ofthe shank and the lower projections 11 through from the upper end of the opening 6 until said pro jections 11 clear the lower end thereof and the spacing element is disposed between-the upper and lower divisions of said projections (see Fig. 1). s The projections 11 extend ing 6; Forcing them therethrough causes outwardly, beyond the margin of thevopenthem therefore toengage the up er side of the spacing element adjacent at eV 0 ening.

and to tear their way therethrough ereby forming the'grooves 7 on opposite sides of the opening. These grooves onaccountof the fibrous composition of the spacing elee ment, will be found to partly close upflfol-j lowing their forming, which closing up pre-. vents accidental returning-therethrough of the projections during the handling of; the

fasteners as when packing them in' containers or removing them therefrom or in handling them for;attaching them to the wall sheathing or the like; When the driven element is projected in the wall sheathing for attaching the fastener thereagainst, theupper projections 10 are caused to engage and force their way through the spacing element in the same;

manner as did the lower projections when the spacing element was assembled on the driven element.

If preferred, the grooves or channels 7 may be formedat the time of forming the opening 6, prior to assembling of the fastenor, in which case the projections 11 would be passed through said grooves or channels in disposing the spacing element on the driven element.

The arrows a, Fig. 7, indicate the direc tions of relative movements of the dies in pinching the shank 8 for forming the indentations 12 and 13 in forming the projections 10 and 11.

I claim:

l. A wire fastener comprising, a spacing element formed of fibrous composition and having a cylindrical opening extending theretlirough from its upper side to its lower side, and a cooperating nail projecting through said opening from its upper end, said nail. having a projection intermediate its ends disposed above said spacing element and engageable therewith for normally resisting movement of said spacing element to the upper end of said nail. I i

2. A wire fastener comprising a spacing element formed of fibrous material and having a hole extending through from the upper to the lower side thereof, and a cooperating nail projecting through said hole from its upper end, said nail having a projection on one side intermediate its ends disposed above said spacing element for normally limiting the upward movement of said spacing element relative to said nail, said projection adapted to form a passage way through said fibrous material along the margin of said hole for passing therethrough when said nail is operatively projected into the wall sheathing against which said spacing element seats.

end of said nail.

3. A wire fastener comprising, a spacing element toi'nied 0t fibrous composition and having a cylindrical opening extending therethrough from its upper side to the lower side, and a co-operating nail proecting through said opening from its upper end, said nail having a pro ection intermediate its ends disposed above'said spacing element and engageable therewith for normally resisting movement of said spacing element to the upper end of said nail, said nail from its upper end, said nail having a proection on one side intermediate its ends dis posed above said spacing element for normally limiting the upward movement of said spacing element relative to saidnail, said projection adapted to form a passageway through said fibrous material along the margin of said hole for passing tlieretlirough when said nail is operatively projected into the wall sheathing against which said spacmg element seats, said nail having another projection near its lower end disposed below said spacing element and engageable therewith for normally resisting movement of said spacing element toward the lower enonen F. VOIGHT.

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