US1926257A

US1926257A - Building facing

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Publication number: US1926257A
Application number: US557483A
Authority: US
Inventors: Reginald B Bawtenheimer
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1931-08-17
Filing date: 1931-08-17
Publication date: 1933-09-12
Anticipated expiration: 1950-09-12

Description

p 12, 1933- R. B. BAWTENHEIMER 1,926,257

BUILDING FACING Filed Aug. 17, 1931 INVENTOR. @g hfl/ .5 fiaw z a ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 12, 1933 rmrrsn STATES BUILDING FACING Reginald B. Bawtenheimer, Sarnia, Ontario,

. Canada Application August 17, 1931. Serial No. 557,483

6 Claims. (01372-49) My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a building facing adapted for mounting on buildings of various types so as to dispense with the necessity of bricks, stones or the like in buildings which arebuilt entirely of such materials or veneered therewith, while at the same time the appearance of such a type of building will be maintained.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a facing material which will be of weather resisting qualities and of such a size and construction that the same may be easily and quickly used by artisans so as to render a construction quite economical.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a facing material of this class formed in sheets from sufficiently flexibleand strong ma terial as to afford the outer enclosure of the building weather proof and of-such insulating qualities as to be weather resistant at all times.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a facing material of this class having mortar receiving grooves formed therein so that the mortar when placed in the grooves will be locked in position.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a facing of this class formed from or into sheets so arranged and constructed that the meeting edges of adjacent pieces or strips may be effectively concealed. 7

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood from a reference to the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification and in which,

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a building wall embodying the invention,

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a joint block used in the invention.

It is preferred that the invention be used with suitable insulating board or material of the built up type several kinds of which are now well known to the trade. This type of material may be built from a molding or pressing operation and is generally formed from pulp of a fibrous nature so that the board or material when completed is of a yieldable or semi-resilient nature. This material may be molded or formed into various sizes and forms and lends itself well to the present invention. Furthermore it may be insulated against fire and thus a fire-proof structure may be provided.

. In the body of the board '7, on one face thereof, I form grooves 9 which may. be extended across the face of the board to outline any desired shape and made to define any desired size of area, so that the grooves may be used to outline any style or shape or size of building block or stone or brick. Applied to'the outer face of 5" the board so as to form a coating thereof is a layer 8 of asphalt, tar or other suitable waterproofing or waterresistant material. This layer 8 also coats the grooves 9. Before applying the layer 8 the entire board may, if desired, be subjected to impregnatiton with waterproofing or fire-proofing material. The grooves 9 may be molded or pressed into the material or body '7 when the same is in a plastic form or when it is being manufactured, or the same may be placed therein afterwards either by pressing or by the use of a scoring machine of suitable type. Secured to the outer facingiof the body 7, and preferably through the adhesive qualities of the'layer 8 is a facing 10 formed preferably from ordinary slate. coated asphalt roofing material. It may also be formed of the same'material as the body '7 with a coating of asphalt,

tar or the like with the outer surface stoned or coated with small particles of stone 11 or slate or similar material. It will be noted that the facing 10 overlies the grooves 9, so that the space 12 is of less width than the grooves 9.

The outer face of the facing is covered with a sheet of paper 19 or other suitable easily removed material so that when the mortar is placed in the grooves 9 the facing 10 will not become dirtied or stained. v The stripsor pieces of board '7 may be nailed by the nails 20 to the studding or supporting skeleton 21 of the building and thus take the place of the sheeting and veneering now commonly used. The grooves 9 are to be filled with mortar or similar plastic material which will outline the bricks or building blocks. This mortar may, of course, be of any suitable color and when the proper coloring of mortar is used and the proper color of the facing 10 is obtained a. surface is eifected which will appear in all particulars as a brick construction so that even a very close inspection may not reveal the type of the construction. By having the facing 10 overlie the grooves 9 the mortar is formed into with the tongue extending outwardly as at 14, this tongue being the visible portion.

At the end edges of the pieces or strips of board 7 I provide a series of recesses or pockets and 16 in which may be positioned loose joint block 17 having its outer face treated as the body 7 is treated. At the rearface of the block 17 is an outwardly projecting flange which will serve as a nailing strip whereby the block may be secured in position. When nailing this strip the nails would be driven through the space separating the adjacent edges of the bodies 7. This block will also serve to cover the nails 20 which secure the'pieces of the body 7 in position. In this way the joint is entirely sealed and concealed, as the mortar will surround this block.

From this description of the invention it is believed obvious that the advantages enumerated are present and that a durable, light, easily installed and cheap construction is provided which possess all of the advantage of the usual brick or brick veneer type of construction.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details of structure shown but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure. by Letters Patent is:

1. A building facing of the class described comprising: a main body; a layer of waterproofing material on the outer face of said main body, said main body having a plurality of outlining grooves formed therein to simulate a brick face construction; and an exposed facing having its edges projected beyond and overlying said grooves; and mortar in said grooves, the overlying edges of said facing'forming'a lock for locking the mortar in said grooves.

'2 A building facing of the class described, comprising: a main body having a plurality of outlining grooves formed therein; a layer of waterproofing material on the outer face of said main body; an exposed facing secured to 'said layer within each area outlined by said 'groovcs andprojected beyond and overlying at its edges said grooves.

3. A building facing of the class described, comprising: a main body having a plurality of outlining grooves formed therein; a layer of waterproofing material on the outer face of said main body; an exposed facing secured to said layer Within each area outlined by said grooves and, at its edges, projected beyond and overlying said grooves; and mortar in said grooves and projecting outwardly therefrom between adjacent edges of said exposed facing in adjacent areas.

- 4. A building facing of the class described, comprising: a main body having a plurality of outlining grooves formed therein to simulate a; brick face construction; a layer of exposed facing secured to said main body within each area outlined by said grooves and overlying at its edges said grooves the space between adjacentedges of adjacent layers of exposed facing being of a width less than the width of said grooves.

5. A building facing of the class described, comprising: a main body having a plurality of outlining grooves formed therein to simulate a brick face construction; a layer of exposed facing secured to said main body within each area outlined by grooves and overlying at its edges said grooves the space between adjacent edges of adjacent layers of exposed facing being of a width less than the width of said grooves; and a filling of hardened plastic material in said grooves and in the space between adjacent edges of adjacent layers of exposed facing.

6 A construction as defined in claim 5 and having in the edges of said main body a plurality of recessesfthe recesses in adjacent edges of adjacent strips of said main body cooperating to forin a cavity; a block engageable in said oavitysaid block being of slightly less dimensions than the cavity for forming with the walls thereof a space corresponding to said grooves; and a layer of exposed facing on the outer face of the block projected beyond and overlying the space at its edges; and a filling of hardened plastic material in said space.

REGINALD B. BAVVTENI-IEIMER.