US1732301A

US1732301A - Furring nail

Info

Publication number: US1732301A
Application number: US95344A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ebinger Michael
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1926-03-17
Filing date: 1926-03-17
Publication date: 1929-10-22
Anticipated expiration: 1946-10-22

Description

Oct. 22, 192.9.

M. EBINGER FURRING NAIL Filed March 17, 1926 v INVENTOR. M/c/M E1. E5 INGEB.

Fatented Get. 22, 1929 PATENT OFFICE MICHAEL EBINGER, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA FURRIN G NAIL Application filed March 17, 1926.

The present invention relates to improvements in furring nails and its particular object is to provide a nail of the character described to which wire netting may be secured after the nails have been set into the wall of a house to be plastered. It is particularly proposed to provide a nail of this character with a head sufficiently large so that the over-all area covered by the head is larger than the mesh of the wire netting so that no matter what the relative position of the wire netting and the nail may be, the netting will always remain on the outside of the nail and may be fastened thereto in any suitable manner, as for instance by the application of a second nail bent over a strand of wire and the furring nail for tying one to the other.

Further objects and advantages of my device will appear as the specification proceeds.

The preferred form of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 shows a bottom plan view of my furring nail, Figure 2 a side view thereof, and Figure 3 a view showing a number of nails in place relative to a wire netting.

lVhile l have shown only the preferred form of the invention I wish to have it understood. that various changes or modifications may be made within the scope of the claims hereto attached, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

My furring nail l in its preferred form comprises a stem 2 terminating in a head 3 which latter is preferably made in the form of a cross, the arms 4: of the cross being of suflicient length so that the overall area controlled by the cross is larger than a single mesh of the wire netting shown at 6 in Figure 3. It should be understood of course, that while I prefer to use four arms arranged like a cross, the same object may be accomplished by using a different number of arms.

The arms are made flat on top so as to present a perfectly fiat top surface in one plane. lhe arms taper toward the outer ends as Serial No. 95,344.

shown at 7 and merge at their inner ends in a substantial body portion 8 of considerable axial length, the latter being sufiicient to allow the stem to be driven into the wood completely for effecting proper spacing be tween the arms and the wood.

The manner of using my furring nail will be readily understood from the foregoing description. A plurality of furring nails are driven into the wall to be plastered in spaced relation, the spacing being considerably larger than shown in the drawing, whereupon the wire is applied to the same. As will be seen from the drawing, it does not make any difference where the wire netting happens to 60 strike the furring nail head since the area of the latter is larger than the mesh of the wire. As shown at 9 in Figure 3 a strand of the wire happens to lie across the center of the furring nail and may be secured thereto by means of a second nail 11 driven into the wood and bent over the strand or wire and the central portion of the furring nail. The furring nail shown at 11 happens to be ar ranged so that the strands or wires cross the arms near their outer ends and the strands are fastened to the arms by means of nails 12.

I claim:

1. A furring nail of the character described, comprising a stem terminating in a head having a plurality of arms extending therefrom in which the arms present flat top surfaces in the same plane and in which the bottom surfaces of the arms taper toward the outer ends of the top surfaces.

2. A furring nail of the character de scribed, comprising a stem terminating ina head having a plurality of arms extending therefrom in which the central portion of the head is of considerable thickness and in which the arms taper toward their outer ends while presenting flat top surfaces in the same plane.

3. A pre-formed furring nail of the character described comprising a stem terminating in a head having a plurality of straight arms extending laterally therefrom in the same plane, the arms tapering toward their 7 outer ends.

4. A furring nail comprising a flat top cross having relatively slender arms tapering toward their outer ends and joining in a central body of considerable axial length and a stem extending from said body.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

MICHAEL EBINGER.