US1886404A - Hand grip balanced hollow tile - Google Patents

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Nov. 8, 1932., w. F. KlPPLE HAND GRIP BALANCED HOLLOW TILE Filed Sept. 25, 1930 Syl/vanto@ Patented Non. 8, 'MSE l are @Film i WLLAM F. KIPPLE, 0F PORTLAND, OREGON HAND GRIP BALANCED HOLLOW TILE Application filed September 25, 1930. Y Serial No. 484,263.:

My invention relates to vertical tiles, cm The mechanical advantages gained by my prising interior longitudinal and transverse tile construction with regard to the distribucc-urses so arranged as to distribute the comtion of the compression strains are obvious 4to pression strains; and thus providing a anyone versed in the art, from the description greater load carrying capacity in a tile of above given. Thus I provide a relatively g5 normal size; that is, a tile readily handled small sized tile, capable of carrying a relaby the tile layer. Incidentally, I provide a tively heavy load, and at the same time protile readily made and relatively inexpensive viding for large air spaces. y

to make. The details of my invention and the fea- Furthermore, my invention has for its obtures thereof are hereinafter described with so ject particularly to provide a tile having reference to the accompanying drawing' in large air spaces without sacrilicing any of its which: load carrying capacity. Hollow vertical Figi shows atop view, or plan in pertiles as now made are objectional in that they spe'ctive of a tile embodying my invention;

do not permit the tile layer to pick up and and y 65 handle the tile with the same facility as he Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of my tile, would in ordinary brick. illustratingv how the said hand grip holes The reason for this is, the hollow tiles are are adapted to facilitate the grasping, pickusually heavier and larger than an ordinary lng up and carrying of the tile by one hand brick. A brick can be readily grasped, with its weight distributed in balance as 70 picked up and laid with one hand while the mentioned. n

other hand holds the trowel. But because of The tile a may be providedV with'a plusl the size and weight of a hollow tile, it can rality of voids as indicated at In the P not be picked up with one hand. Two hands mlddle pOlticn of the tile are providedtwo D are required. A properly made tile Should large air spaces or holes 0,0. lt will be noted y'I5 be provided with hand-grip holes of sufticient that the webs CZ of the tile are arranged so that size, so that the mechanic may readily and the Welglit 0f the latter is approximately conveniently insert the fingers 0f the hand evenly distributed about the pOiIlt Where the for grasping interior Webs 0f the tile, and llZlIlCl gl'lpS the tile. FuIthGImOe, the llOleS picking it up holding the tile in balance, 0, C are arranged parallel with the long side e0 thus laying the tile with the same facility Of lle tlle, tllUS the tlle may be picked up ash@ would n brick with the left hand of the mechanic insert- I attain the Object 0f my invention in a ing the lingers of his hand in the hole c and vertical hollow tile comprising perimetric, l11 S tllUHllO 1D the llOle 0', as illustrated by and interior longitudinal and transverse load- F15-L 2- v 85 supporting, intersecting web-courses, two of .With the lill@ SO lleld tlle {IleCllaIliC positions the interior medial longitudinal courses be- 1115 fl-Ill and llOldS the tlle JuSt'tlle Same as he ing located close together but spaced from the would hold an Odlna'y buck H13 3fm longitudinal middle of the tile, a longitudinal Wlll 11015 'OlOSCllI 1Il any Way the llne 0f the o intermediate course being located spaced Wall, thus facllltatmg the WOI'l- 90 laterally a substantial distance from each of Fu'thellwrev the lll@ 0f COUTS@ must be said medial web-courses, the innermost transheld llOFlZOIltl. ID O'llel' WOldS, parallel verse webs being located relatively close to With the tOp Surface 0f the wall, so as to the ends of the tile, whereby to provide two facilitate plaeng it evenly on the mortar as large air spaces in the middle portion of the required. Therefore it is essential that the tile with said medial longitudinal courses location of the hand grip holes c, c be such further adapted to facilitate the tile to be that the Weight of the web or body of the tile firmly grasped by the tile layer, theinteris so evenly distributed that no appreciable mediate web-courses of the tile being located muscular eifort is required on the part of the relatively close to its perimetric web courses. mechanic to hold the tile in horizontal posil`00 .intermediate tion. Thus avoiding any muscular strain induced by requiring the mechanic to hold the tile level against any unevenly distributed weight of the tile, which tends to tip the same out of level. With my tile, the mechanic merely picks it up, and its own balanced weight holds it level. The hand grip holes are further so arranged and of ample size as to facilitate the insertion of the hand, and firmly gripping of the tile by the mechanic without hesitancy. Hence he can worlr just as fast as with ordinary brick.

I claim: v

1. A hollow tile comprising perimetric interior, longitudinal, and transverse intersecting web portions, the medial longitudinal web portions spaced close together and the longitudinal web portions spaced laterally from said medial portions a substantial distance, said transve'rse'web por* tions being located relatively close to the ends of the tile, whereby to provide two relatively large'hand holdsbetween said medial and intermediate longitudinal web courses, such handhelds being located one on each side the longitudinalmedial line of the tile.

2. Ahollow tile comprising perimetric interior, longitudinal and transverse intersecting web portions, the medial longitudinal web portions spaced close together and the intermediate longitudinal web portions spaced laterally from said medial portions a substantial distance, said transverse weh portions being located'relatively close to the ends of the tile, thereby to provide two relatively large hand holds between said medial and intermediate longitudinal web courses, such hand holds being located one on each side the longitudinal medial line of the tile, the intermediate web courses of the tile being located relatively close to its perimetric web course.

WILLIAM F. KIPPLE.

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