US1779325A

US1779325A - Sectional building construction

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Publication number: US1779325A
Application number: US260537A
Authority: US
Inventors: Manning Thomas
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1928-03-09
Filing date: 1928-03-09
Publication date: 1930-10-21
Anticipated expiration: 1947-10-21

Description

7 Oct. 21,- 1930. T. MANNING 1,779,325 I SECTIQNAL BUILDING, CONSTRUCTION Filed Ma rch 9, 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet l Thomas Manning Oct. 21, 1930. MANNlNG I 1,779,325

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I I 3 l7 gwuwnto'c Thuma s Manning Patented Oct. 21', 1930 UNITED STATES THOMAS MANNING, 01 HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS sncnoniu. BUILmNG CONSTRUCTION Application filed March 9, 1928. Serial No. 260,537.

The present invention relates to building constructions and more specifically to portable building structures of the sectional knock down type. v The primary object of the invention resides in the provision of a portable sectional building structure embodying features whereby the sections may be easily assembled, and disassembled without liability of injury being done the sections during dismembering of the structure.

A further object of the invention is to provide a sectional building construction embodying novel assembling features whereby the sections will be rigidly held in their adjusted positions and act as reinforcements one for another.

A further object of the invention is to provide a portable sectional building structure embodyingseparable framing sections adapted to be held in assembled relation by means of threaded fastening elements, and thus allowing for easy assembling and dismembering of the structure.

A still further object of'the invention is to provide a sectional building structure embodying a novel arrangement for detachably securing the wall'and roof sections to their supporting'frames.

39 A still further and important object of the invention resides in an improved floor framing plan for portable structures wherein the floor joists are retained inposition and on edge without the aid of fastening elements, by the floor sections of the structure.

A still further object of the invention resides in the provision of-an improved floor framing plan for portable structures having a bordering sill of improved design for supporting the floor joists, with bracing meansfor the sill' whereby the same is-prevented from spreading and is held in firm engagement at two of itsrsides withopposite ends of the joists.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification and in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a horizontal section thru the sectional building Illustrating the floor framing plan, the section being one on a reduced scale taken on line 1-1 of Figure 3 and showing portions of the floor sections broken away.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of a sectional building constructed in accordance with this invention.

- Figure 3 is a central longitudinal section thru the building.

Figure 4 is a horizontal section on line 44 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary top plan view of the sectional building and showinga portion' of the roofing sections broken away.

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section on line 6-;6-of Figure 3, illustrating the construction of the sill and the mannor in which the ceiling and floor joists are connected with the side framing and sill respectively. 1

Figure 7 7-7 of Figure 6 and illustrating the joint formed at the lower corners of the side framings.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary sect-ion on line 8-8 of Figure 6 and illustrating the manner in which one of the intermediately disposed joists is anchored at its ends to the sills.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary end elevation of the upper portion of the sectional building and showing the manner in which the sectional panels may be arranged beneath the gable roof.

is a fragmentary section on line Figure 10 1s a side elevation of the lower end of one of the roofing rafters. Referring to the drawings in detail, and wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts thruout the several views, the improved sectional building construction has been shown asembodying a floor structure A, outside wall structures B, a roofing structure C, and partition structures D.

Referring first tov the floor structure A, the

same embodies side and end sills 5 and 6 ie-' spectively adapted to besupported upon suit-v able piers 7. These side and end sills'5 and embodies a horizontal base board 8 adapted to rest fiat upon the piers 7, and an outer face board 9 disposed on edge at the outer edge of the base board 8 so that the sill is of L-shape in formation as illustrated in Figure 6. These L-shaped sills are provided with mitered corners as at 10 in Figure 7 and are joined at their mitered ends by means of angle irons 11 attached by screws to the inner sides of the face board 9 so that the angle irons aside from forming a rigid connection for the ends of the sills also serve to retain the face board on edge upon the base board 8. It will be seen that the L-shaped sills form a shelf 12 at the inner side of the sills. A girder 13 may'extend longitudinally of the building midway between the side sills 5 and may be supported upon suitable piers as at 14. Arranged to extend parallel with the end sills 6, is a suitable number of fioor joists 15 having their outer ends resting upon the shelf 12 of the side sills 5 with the ends of the joists abutting with the inner face of the vertical face board 9. These joists 15 have their inner ends meeting with a butt joint 16 over the girder 13 as in Figure 6 whereby the joist sections to each side of the girder may be arranged in alignment with one another as is clearly shown in Figure 1. These floor joists 15 are arranged on edge as shown in. Figure 3 and suitable battens 17 are nailed across the inner abutting ends of the joists for holding the joist sections together. As will be observed in Figure 1, the

. nails for securing the battens 17 to the joist sections are not driven entirely home. but are left so that the heads project a suificient distance whereby the nails may be readily withdrawn when dismembering the building structure. may be of a length toextend from one side sill to another, it is preferred that the joists be formed in sections since such will reduce the cost of construction by allowing for shorter lengths of lumber to be used in the construction, and will also allow for more compact shippin and transporting of the building. One 0 the joists, as at 15 has its opposite ends secured to the vertical face board 9 of the side sills '5 as by means of suitable angle irons 18 which are disposed one at each side of the joist and are attached to the inner side of the face boards 9 by means of screws as illustrated in Figure 8. Thus it will be seen that by so anchoringthe ends of the joists 15 to the side sills 5 that the joist serves as a tie for preventing the side sills from spreading at their intermediate portions. While but one of the joists has been shown anchored to the side sills, it will be apparent that more of the joists may be similarly anchored to the side sills should the structure be'of considerable length. Arranged to extend transversely across and rest upon the upper edges of the floor joists 15 are While if so desired the joists 15 suitable floor sections 20 which carry at their under sides .suitable transverse cleats 21 which are arranged in. airs and so spaced as to engage opposite si es of the floor joists at the upper edges of the joists. By so having the cleats21 engage the upper edges of the joists it will be seen that the oists are retained in position and on edge without the necessity of providing fastening means for the joists. The floor sections 20 may be formed of any suitable material and if composed of a series of lengths of flooring the cleats 21 will se'rve-to hold the flooring together. It may here be well to state that the floor joists 15 are preferably of a height equal to the height of the face board 9 of the sills.

A tie means is provided for further preventing spreading of the side sills 5 and retaining the floor structure 'in proper assembled relation, and embodies two or more tie rods 22 which are anchored at their ends in the opposite side sills and are provided with suitable turn buckles 23 whereby the side sills may be drawn into firm engagement with the opposite ends of the joists 15.

Referring now to the outside wall structure B, the same embodies a number of wall framing sections 24 of suitable dimensions in accordance with the size and shape of the number of vertically disposed studs 25 con-' nected at their lower edge by a bottom wall plate 26' and at their upper ends by a top wall plate 27. J The bottom plate 26 of the wall framing sections is intended to rest upon the upper edge of the face board 9 of the sills and be secured to the sills as by means of suitable bolts 28 which extend thru the bottom wall plate 26 and base board 8 of the sills as shown in Figure 6. It will also be observed in igure 6 that the bottom wall plate 26 of the framing sections for the side of the building rest partially upon the end portions of the joists 15. Thus it will be seen that the bottom wall plate 26 will serve to prevent the oist 15 from moving upwardly oil of the base board 8 since the plate 26 and L-shaped sills 5 form a channel-like structure for receiving the terminals of the joists. The wall framing structures 24 may be constructed to provide suitable door and sections have been shown. as having upper and lower headers 33 and 34 respectively exi tending between certain of the upright studs to provide the window openings 32.

The wall framing sections 24 are secured together by means of bolts 35 which will allow for ready and easy assembling of the wall structures, and at each end of the wall structures, the bottom and

top wall plates

26 and 27 respectively extend past the corably coupled to the sills 5 and 6 by the bolts 28 and are rigidly connected at their corner portionsbyineans of the angle irons 37.

Arranged for detachable connectionwith the wall framing sections 24, are outside wall sections 38 which may be formed of any suitable wall material. The wall sections further include attaching cleats 39 which are intended to be secured to the studs 25 as by v 40 such as nails.

means of driven headed fastening elements These cleats 39, when the wall sections are disposed upon the outer side of the wall framing sections, haveone edge engaging one side of the studs whereby the nails 40 may be readily driven into the studs for firmly anchoring the wall sections to the framing sections. The nails 40 are not driven entirely into the studs, but are left so that their head portions project a suitable distance from the cleats as to allow for the nails to be withdrawn from the studs when dismembering the structure. The cleatsmay be affixed to the wall material in any preferred manner in accordance with the particular type of wall material being employed.

A cover strip 41 is placed over the joint between the wall framing sections and is secured in position by bolts 42 which extend thru the studs at the meeting ends of the framing sections; Corner cover strips 43 are also provided at each corner of the structure and maybe secured to the wall structures in any preferred manner.

Connecting the upper ends of the side wall sections 38 is a series of ceiling joists 44 which are arranged on edge and are-notched out at each' end as at 45 in Figure 6. The ends of the ceiling joists rest upon the upper side of the top wall plates 27 and are secured thereto as by means of bolts 46. By so notching each'end of vthe ceiling joist at their lower edges it will be'seen that a'shoul- 'der is formed which abuts against the inner edge of the top wall plate in. a manner whereby the ceiling joists serve to properly space the side wall sections. These ceiling joists 44 may also be formed in sections arranged in abutting relation at their'ends and connected by a suitable batten 47.

Referring now to the roofing structure 0 and which is in the forin of a able roof, the same embodies a series of roo ng rafters 50 which may be joined at the edge of the roof as by toe nailing or the like. The outer endsjof the roofing rafters, and at their under edges are notched as at 51 in Figure 10 to provideseats which rest upon the top.

suitable eaves.

wall plate 27 of the side wall framing sections at one side of each of the ceiling joists 44. Each of the roofing rafters 50 is secured to its adjacent ceiling joist 44 as by means of a bolt 52 which will allow for ready dismembering of the roofing structure upon removal of the bolts 52. The ends of the roofing rafters 50 preferably project past the sides of the building to provide The roofing structure also embodies a series of .roof sections 53 provided at their under sides with suitable cleats 54 which are secured to the rafters 50 as by suitable nails 55. As will be observed in Figure 3, the cleats 54 are so arranged that the cleats of adjacent roof sections engage opposite sides of-the rafters 50 in a manner whereby the cleats will serve to prevent the rafters from tilting or shifting out of parallel relation. The abutting ends of the roofing sections preferably meet over oneof the rafters 50, and at the abutting ends of the roofing sections, a cleat is provided on the sections for engaging each side of the particular rafter over which the roofing secfor sealing the joint between the upper ends of the side walls, and the roofing structure.- The ends of the terminal roofing sections extend beyond the gables 60 and are provided adjacent their ends with cleats which align on all of the sections for attachment to a suitable barge board 61 serving to retain the ends of the roofing sections in alignment and also providing a finished appearance for the ends of the gable roof.

Referring now to the partition structures D, and which are intended for dividing the building into suitable rooms, the same embody a suitable number of partition studs 62 provided with top partition plates 63 and bottom partition plates 64. These partition structures D may be secured together as bybolts 65, and in the floor plan shown in F igure 1 it will be seen that a series of the partition structures have been connected .in

alignment to form a partition extending transversely of the joists 15 at a point midway betweenthe side sills 5. In Figure 6 it will be seen that the central longitudinal partition is arranged directly over the girder 13 so that the bottom partition plate 64 extends over the butt joint of the joist 15 and thatthe joints of the ceiling joists 44 are disposed above the top partition plate 63 so that the,partition serves as a support for the inner end of the sections of the ceiling joists. As before stated, these partition structures 1) may be of any sizes for dividing the floor plan of the structure into any desired numnotched out and that the battens 47 are cor- .respondingly notched out at their under edges to provide a pocket 47' which receives the top partition plate 63 in a manner whereby the partition structure is held iriposition without requiring that the partition structure be secured to the ceiling joist by means of fastening element.

As shown in Figure 1, the partition structures are arranged so as to coyer some of the joints of the floor sections.

A suitable porch such as designated generally by the numeral may be sectionally constructed and attached to one end of the main building structure in any preferred manner.

The partition structures D may be-covered with any preferred finishing facing such as composition sheet material and the inner side of the wall structures and under side of the ceiling joist may be finished off in any preferred manner.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that an improved portable building structure of the sectional knock down type has been provided embodying features whereby the structure may be readily assembled and dismembered, and one embodying features whereby the structure will be rigidly braced and held in assembled relation. It will further be apparent that a novel floor structure has been provided which will be of extremely rigid construction, and yet of suchconstruction as t'o*-allow for the frame to be readily dismembered for transporting purposes. It will also be apparent that a novel means of attachment of the wall and roof sections to their supporting frames or elements has been provided whereby the sections serve as a reinforcement for their supporting members and are readily removable therefrom.

Changes in detail may be made to the form of invention herein shown and described, without departing from the spirit of the in vention or the scope of the following claims.

I claim: v i

1. In a sectional building construction, a floor structure embodying L sills providing base and face sections, floor joists freely resting on edge upon the base sections with their ends abutting with the face sections and having their .upper edges flush withthe upper edges of the face sections, wall structures comprising separable framing sections embody- 4 ing bottom wall platesresting upon the upper tion and extending inwardly over the termi.

nal portions of the joists, and bolts extending vertically thru the bottom wall plate and base sections inwardly of the face section for anchoring the wall structures to the sills and retaining the joists in position and on edge upon the base sections of the sills.

2.1 In a sectional building construction comprisin side wall structures embodying top wall plates, their ends upon the upper surface of the wall plates, a bolt extended vertically thru the end of each ceiling joist and its underlying wall plate for detachably connecting the ceiling joist to the wall plate, roofing rafters resting adjacent one end upon the top wall plate in side surface contactone with each of the ceiling joists, and a bolt extended thru the overlying portion of each ceiling joist and its adj aceut roofing rafter for detachably coupling the roofing rafters to their respective ceiling oists.

THOMAS MANNING.

a series of ceiling joists resting at-