US1699259A - Paper sheathing - Google Patents

Description

san. 15, 1929, 1,699,259

Gaf. 110161-11- PAPER SHEATHING Fned Nov. '19,1925 2 sheets-sham 2 Patented l5, 1929. UNTED "STATES PA'iEllI' zFfFilCE.

GEORGE F. 'VOIGHT, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNEA, -.ASSIGNORTO :ECONOMY PRODUCTS CORPORATON, A CORf?ORJ-LIIOL` krQF Y.CAIFORNIA.

' PAPER SHEATHING.

Application ied'lN'ovember 19, 1923. i SerialiNo. 575,612.

My invention relates to improvements in adapted to receive a coating of st-uccov compaper sheathing adapted to be applied to the position. walls ot trame buildings as a backing for ThepaperQ maybe offany suitable texture stucco or the like; and one of the objects of and thickness, preferably impregnated with the invention is the provision of iurring units bitumen pitch or like preserva-tive to make it 60 attached to the paper and adapted toreceive as nearly as practicable impervious to water and support the stucco composition-and wire to prevent exterior moisture penetrating to reinforcement therefor. the wood-work of the wall. Y

`Withthe `foregoing and other objects and lThe'furring units 3, whichare disposed'at purposes in view which will appearas the Qintervals'across the ace'of the paper,1a1e 65 descriptiony proceeds, invention resides in :formedo'f sheet metalandcompriseseach a the combination yand arrangement of parts pair of laterally spaced apart outwardly and in the details ot construction hereinafter bowed wire-supporting `members 5, each oi' described and claimed, it'being understood 'which embodying anintermediate member 6 that changes in the precise embodiment'of the having at its lower edge afbasefiange 7 adapt- 70 invention herein disclosed can be made within ed to seat against the'paper', and at its upper the scope of what is 'claimed without depart- Y' edge a crown harige-8. y ing from the spirit of the invention. `VThe wire-'supporting members 5 arerdis- In the accompanying drawingsposed with theirfconcaved sides facing leach Figure l is a face view of a section ofmy other, thereby forming between them al kind 75 improved paper sheathing, and ay section of Vof circular enclosure, and-are secured to the wire reinforcement disposed thereagainst; paper by means oi'fclinching lips'9, whichY are Figure 2 is an enlarged face view of a'frag` formed -by striking or Y pressing `forwardly mental section ofthe paper sheathing; through the paper intermediate'portions of wire-supporting members forming a portion the rear sideotthe paperv (see'Fig. 4). of one ot the furring units; @The furring unitsr are intended to bef fac- Figure 4 is a rear view of a :tragmental sectory-builtonto the paper, and Ain order to fation of the paper sheathing, showing the pre- 'cilitate 'their application thereagain'st' it is terred method or" attaching the'furring units preferable lto formfthe clinching `lips9 after S5 to the paper; the'disposition otthennits thereon,- and-when Figure 5 is a further enlargedlongitudinal 'cutting thenietalfor'forming them to also cut sectional view on line 5-5, Fig. 2; the .paperand double same backuponl itselt1 HVFigure 6 is a view similar to the view With thebending over of the lips A(see Figs. 5

shown in Fig. 5, but with 'the clinching lips and 6). rlhe operation for forming and 90 in their iirst step oi' formation; K clinching the lips 9 resulting -in openings l0 Figure? is a. face view of asection of the being formed vextendingn through both the paper Asheathing in a modiiied form to the eX- fiianges 7 and paper 2. y,

tent that. there is provided a locking plate at IIr the'modiied formot' the invention as "1U the rear side of the paper, which is adapted to Shown in Figs. 7, 8 and 9, there is'provided a 95 loe-engaged by the clinohing lips or" the fun. "rein-forcing: plate 11,which comprises a thin ring units.; 'rect-angular sheet ofr` metal disposed against Figure S is a rear view orn a section of the 'the rearsideoffthe paper directly in'back of Vpaper sheathing in its modified form; and leachfurring unit'. and'is adapted to 'provide Figure 9 is a sectional view oi' the modi- `reinforcement for this portionof the paper. 10o

lication on line SL45', Fig. 7. In attaching the furring` units tothe paper Referring to the drawings in detail, rvin this' form' of the invention, the lips 9` are throughout which like reference characters 'formedbypressingforwardlya'portion of designate like parts: 'fthemetal forming ftheiianges'? through both vThe numeral l .designates a section of my thepaperA and the reinforcingplatesandv the improved paper sheathing, which comprises kwholethenv doubledback against the latter a. sheet of paper 2 provided withV metal fur- "(seeF-igs. 8 and 9).

ring units 3, and adapted to be disposed across The paper sheetsQ, ragmental sections of the'rpace ot studs el forming portions or" the l which only beingshown inthe drawings, may

trame-work ot' lthe wall of a Ytrame building be of any desired'widths"an'drlengths, how- 110 Figure 3 is ay perspective view of one of the theiiangesand bending'saine back' against 80 Y Y division of the furring y rof the studs 4.permits of fastening staples being Ydriven,

`Iingl of the plastic material after the same is applied to the wall. A

s membersl as wellfas toprovide stock forthe lips 9; and theob-V Vj f measured from center :to center.

`eight inch lateral spacing of the rows perthereinto through Y vdivision of formation of ythe'clinching 'jects ofthecrown vbearing for'the' wire in practice that lsheet about three feet anda seventy-rive feet when rolled ever, I have found having a widthv of length of about lup makes a bundle lvery convenient to handle in transportation as well as in applying it to the wall of a building.

Any number. of the While the furring units may be disposed and spaced any desired the paper, I prefer to dispose them in rows extending vertically across the paper,with a plurality of equally spaced units in each row, a

the rows spaced eight inches apart laterally,-

mits, on account of the universal sixteen inch spacing'of the studs of frame buildings, of the Vnfurring units 0f every second one of said rows to be ydisposed directly in front of one of the e studs and theV units forming the alternate rows to be fdisposed centrally between-the studs. ,s This arrangement 'of'.disposing one units across the .face

14 for securing the. netting,

the units, while the other meansfor holding thefnetting a proper dis-V tance away from thepaper, become permanently united to thenetting by the harden- Y The primary obj spaced apart coacting wire-supporting members for each furring ingarea for the fasteningstaple 14 in which any excessive driving of the staple will result i YVin merely deflecting the netting between said f units, resulting in yinferior reinforcement for the -plastic composition.

i .The objects of thebase flanges are top-ro-.gi vide proper footing` for the intermediate flanges 28. areY toyprovi-de netting other. than would e be provided by thecomparatively narrow f edges of the members Gwere theflangesomitted, and also tovprovide lateral projections, particularly for the units without stud supvto-unusually. rough-handling.

ports, around yand back of which the plastic ,for permanentl lholding the vnetting and plaster to thepaper.. g.

11 'is optional, their use, however, prevents anyy accidentalY tearing of Vthe paper by the `clinching lips when the sheathingis ected- It isto be understood Ythat my improved sheets may Vbe used' jointly in covering a section of a wall.

distances apart on;

Which the units, which'act initially as' ect kof, providing..y two.

unit is to provide a drivsingle furring member, it

f f The employment :of the reinforeingplates sheathing mayyif desired, be applied to the` siding boards sometimesapplied tothe studs Vof plastered structures, instead of applying it le to the studsdirect;` e If applied toi-the sidingy boards, a fastening staple may for each furring unit. l

- I claim:

,1.YIn vmeans ofv having one edge bent to' vone side to formv a. base lflange, and its oppo.

of paper, and means formed integral with said wirefsupporting member.. projecting site side thereof. for

against said wire supporting member. f .Y

2; The combination with a. sheet ofvp'aper, vr`

ofa'wire-supportingmember,seatedagainst` f f Vbe provided the character described,n a" wire-supporting member comprising an in: 4termediate member site edge bent over tothe saineside to form Y' a crown flange, said wiresupporting.Ymemek bei' adapted to` seat against one side of a sheet j j e0v Y the face side thereof,a portionof said paper` f struck rearwardly Y and. doubled against vthe j Q i .body portion thereof,- thereby forming ,e an' r 2V member projecting through first( opening therethrough, wire-supporting i Y said opening `and bent againstv said aclinehing lip on said ynamed portion of thel paper for binding it and the body portionofthepaper tween said clinching lip and" saidVVwire-sup-k porting mer'nber.l 1 Y 4 3. In means ofthe characterdescribed',a 'i

sheet of paper, and afurring sheet. metal and comprising a` ly opposedroppositely bowed wire-supporting said member longitudinally archedin Talfplanje i fextending parallel withwsaid paper. V

` `5. In means ,ef the character described, a'

seated againstone side 'ofsaid-sheetland proji jecting substantial-lyatfright angles outward- 1 f nected 'to i said member '1 -,proj ectin'g through!y said paper' andfbejnt over against the `oppo site side thereof, whereby said ypaperisen-;

gag'edby said-member and said lips andfiri'n-zV ly lockedtherebetween thereby, i `6. In means ofthecharacter described, a

fla strip of flat metal disposed against oneiside 'i Y material may be spread for yforminga key lunit formed-vof Y' Y pair of lateralg in() members', and means' forVperiiianentlyjattach-VY .4. Invmeans'of the character described, a

l10jsheet of paper,'ja wire-,supporting member ly'therefrom, clinchingflips integrally con-V ii5,

of lastucco bacling`,:and a stripvof vmetal having`r a hat. portion ,disposed lagainstfthe other side thereof and having azlath spacing portion projecting atk an langle thereto, 'one' of said strips 'having a A'Proierton Projecta Y' ing through both said backing and said other strip and overlyin af portion of the latterf s for binding said backing between said strips;

` 7. In meanseof the character described, im@

combination, a sheet of paper, a reinforcing element disposed against one side or' said paper, and a fnrring element disposed against the opposite side or said paper carrying a lath spacing' element projecting therefrom, one of said elements provided with a projection projecting through said paper and engaging the other one of said elements for connecting said paper and elements together.

8. A stucco backing adapted to lie back of metal lath and comprising, in combination,

a sheet of paper, and a plurality of furring units attached thereto each unit comprising a base portion having means for securing the saine to said sheet of paper and an outstanding portion adapted to engage metal lath and support the saine in spaced relation thereto.

n testiinony of the foregoing being my own, I have hereunto axed my signature this 12th day of November, 1923.

GEORGE F. VOIGHT.

Images