US1904932A - Portable silo or the like - Google Patents

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April 18, 1933. p RUTTEN 1,904,932

PORTABLE SILO OR THE LIKE Filed May 25. 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 19 s I 1 Q 14 ps ii 19w [men/Z074 Pele? Rwiien .By his Aiiorneys April 18, 1933.

P.RUTTEN PORTABLE SILO OR THE LIKE Filed May 25. 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Invenior Peier Euiien' By hisAiZorney's TED Patented Apr- 1 l i PORTA LE sine on 'rnn ILIKE' A iic tionfmeunay 2 5; 1931. -Sonatina;- 539.81g

This invention relates to. portablebuilding structure especially adapted for: silos,- cribs, bins, brooders and other buildings of cylindrical shape.

It's an object of my invention to provide a simple, extremelyeconomical and highly efficient portable silo or buildinggstructure adapted to be quickly and easily set up or dismantled and capable of being rolled up into compact form for storageor shipment. It is a further object to .provide'a silo or building structure of the "class described whichis. very strong and durable when set up and in which provision is madefor contraction and expansion'of the material from which constructed.

More specifically it is object to pro}.

videa silo or building structure composed of a series of flexible sections each comprising a multiplicity. of stavesi or slats and re-.

inforced and connected for fie'xing by suit-T able encircling elements to forma strong reinforced substantially "rigid structure. v

.Another'object is to provide a silo structure-of the class described lwherein provision is made for silo doors "and a sectional chuteand wherein the structure including the door sections and doors arerei'nforced and operatively held bymeans of adjustable encircling. elementsprovided with tension:

ing means such as draw bolts-or turn buckles.

These and other objects the invention will be. morefully set forth in'the following description made in connection with the accompanying drawings,

in which like referencecharacters refer to similar parts throughout the'several views, and n which: i i

Fig.1 isia front elevation of a three-secs tion silo embodying myinvention 7 Fig.2 is a top plan View of the same; Fig. 3 is a perspective; View showing one of the silo sections dismantled and rolled up into a; compact cylindrical 'bundley" Fig. :4 is a fragmentary front elevation showing the draw bolt or .tensioning means for-secur1ng the ends .of the encircl ng w1res;fl-

and advantages of slats.

mmmos I Fig. 0 "is a fragmentary plan View she s then pr r ends a i lbetwe the:

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary:vertical section Fig. .9 is averticallsection 65 In the drawings an; em Q d nentji invention in the form of alsilo isillustrate although it. will of course be" apparent that my construction is ialso applicable to other 0 i d brooders The silozillustrate' desired, attached to theedges of. the upper:

silo section;

cylindrical buildings gsuch as cornjcribs i) H a roof,-'but it; will: of coursebe understood that'anyisuitable roof may be utilized if so.

Mystructnre as illustrated ties by thegletters S andlsecured together 1 in; vertical end to-end: relation, and rein veral main silo sectionsindicatedfas entire}v forcedfand held-substantiallyrigid'by means 'of"encircling wires or rods liO} Each ofsaid:

sections ,-S.oompr ises an elongated fleizible strip constructed somewhat in the mannerb s of flexible snow fencing material and comprising. a multiplicity of parallel staves or slats 11, each secured by;;mean s. -of staples 12 (see'fFig. 4;) or other suitable attachment means to" the encircling"wiresw lOt Preferably three encircling wires. are utila ized for each' section and as shown" these wires {are crimpedor tortuously formed; to:

allow for expansion and contraction of: the slats due to weatherconditions, The abut; tinglongitudinal edges-of the slats-11 are provided with complementary or matched 7 joints permissive of 1 flexibility between] the.

used but lflprefer the form" lillustrated in i -wh la ins dsl a e' lefi Various joint constructions; may be] provided with a longitudinal tendon 11a having a rounded projecting edge and wherein the opposite edge of said slat is provided with a mortise orgroove having a relatively wide converging V-shaped entrance portion 11b and a substantially parallel inner channelllc adapted to loosely fit the projecting edge of the tendon 11a of the adjacent slat. The joints of the staves or slats 11 are held in place by means fv portion thereof, which is closed by means of a detachable door D; A door frame surrounds the door opening and 1s secured to the external side of door section DS, comprising the medially disposed cross slatslet and short vertical slats 15 overhanging the as shown is formed from a series of hori edges of the door opening to cooperate with the overhanging portions of medial slats 14 to form a flange or lip preventing outward displacement of the door. Thedoor itself zontal slats secured together by short cross slats 16. A horizontal rung or step 17 is rigidly connected to door D and cross slats 16 by suitable means such as bolts 17a and the same bolts may secure fastening arms or turn cleats 18 whichare adaptetd to be turned outwardly engaging the exterior of the short vertical slats 15 of the door frame to retain the door against inward displacement@ The top cross slat 14 of each door section is preferably provided *with a U- shaped'ladder rung or step '17 vertically 7 aligned with the first mentioned step secured to the door.

The longitudinal edges of door sections DS' are matched with the edges ofthe silo sections S and in setting up the section, the flexible strip made up of staves 11 is arranged vertically and annularly and the ends thereof joined with the longitudinal edges of its door section DS as is clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 4:. The encircling wires 10 have adjustably connectable free ends, one of which, as shown, carries a draw -bolt' 10a and the other of which carries an L-shap ed attachment strap. 10b having a bolt-receiving aperture in the bent outer end thereof. The free'ends and adjustable attachment means above specified are of adequate length to extend :across door section DS as shown in Fig. & and the entire silo section may be rigidly clamped together in cylindrical form by tightening the nuts of the draw bolts. 7

.Each of the 'silo'sections' S carries at its upper 'edge a series of circumferentially spaced projecting saddles or attachment clips 19 which are adapted to embrace and and reinforced and held in bowed or U- shapedposition by suitable encircling means, such as the wire cables 21.- L-shaped attach ment brackets 22 are secured to the longi tudinal edges of chute sections C and preferably to the inner surfaces thereof and may be rigidly bolted to the door sections DS adjacent the longitudinal edges thereof. Each of the chute sections C is provided at its upper edge with'an upstanding lip or band 23 adapted to lap beneath the lower edge of another chute section disposed there-. above, reinforcing the general structure and efficiently securing the chute sections to gether upon the exterior of the silo. The ends of wire cables 21 are made fast to the end slats of the chute section, and the other slats are each connected with the cable for flexing by suitable means such as staples.

My portable building structure may be very quickly and easily erected in the man ner described by first rigidly coupling the body or silo sections with thecooperating I door sections DS and adequately tightening. the draw bolts associated with the encircling wires. The several thenrigid sections may be superimposed upon the other inthe manner shown in Fig. 1, the lower edges of the successive upper sections being received in the projecting saddles or clips 19 and efficiently anchored and secured thereby, the weight of said upperv sections being transmitted directly uponthe upper edges of the lower sections.

The chute sections C maythcn be successively attached to the structure by means of the angle attachment brackets 22. The first chute section is usually mounted at some distance above the ground line. as for example, upon the third section as shown in Fig. 1.

It will be seen that the cooperation of the encircling members or wires 12 with the matched or joined staves 11 provides a Very strong, substantially rigid structure, the joints of which are'secured by the engagement of the tendon. portions 1140 with the inner channels of the complementary grooves. N0 lining is therefore required in my silo to prevent seepage of liquids through the Walls. r

The device may be Very quickly dismantled by detaching the draw bolts 10a, loosening the encircling wires 10 and removing the several chute sections C and door sections DS. The main sections S may be quickly rolled into a compact cylindrical bundle for storage or shipment, asshown in Fig. 3, and the bundle may be bound in compact position by means of the encircling members 12. The chute sections C may also be rolled up into a compact cylindrical bundle after the cables or bands 21 are detached and the L-.

ed to be manufactured at extremely low cost:

The staves or slats of the sections can be cheaply prepared by milling machinery and are flexibly connected together by means of the staples or other attachment elements and the wire encircling members. The crimped or tortuous construction of the encircling wires adds a resiliencyto the cylindrical sections which permits expansion or swelling of the individual staves due to weather conditions and which also permits some small amount of spaced relation between the longitudinal edges of the staves. V 7

It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made in the form, details, proportions and. arrangement of the parts without departing. from the scope of my invention, which, generallystated, consists in a device capable of carrying out the objects above set forth, and in the novel parts and combinations of parts disclosed V and defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is I 1. In portable building structure of th class described, a plurality of substantially cylindrical sections each comprising a multiplicity of vertical staves and flexible encircling members to which said staves are attached, and means associated with at least one of the annular edges of each section for securing the adjacent section thereto with edges of said sections in abutment said sections forming a contlnuous wall and said sections being capable of being rolled into compact cylindrical form.

2. In portable building structure of the 7 class described, a plurality of flexible strip sections each comprising a multiplicity of flexibly jointed vertical staves, encircling members for each section to which said sections together one above the other, said strip sections being capable of being compactly rolled into cylindrical form; I

3. In portable building structure offthe cylindrical sections each comprising a flex- 1 class described, a plurality of substantially 5 ible strip made up of a multiplicity of flexs ibly jointed vertical staves and a plurality of encircling members. to which said staves are attached and a relatively narrow'-rectangularrigid panel for each. of saidsections with which the endsiof 'said' flexible having loose ends, and means associated members.

strip are joined, said encircling "members sections each comprising? a multiplicity of]? members to which said staves are attached,

. flexibly jointed vertical staves and encircling 8 g the sections of said structure being superimposed one upon the other with their edges of each section for embracing and securing the abutting'edge of the next successive section. a.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

PETER BUTTEN.

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