US1958622A

US1958622A - Reglet and counter flashing

Info

Publication number: US1958622A
Application number: US605255A
Authority: US
Inventors: Herman Abraham
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1932-04-14
Filing date: 1932-04-14
Publication date: 1934-05-15
Anticipated expiration: 1951-05-15

Description

May 15, 1934. A HERMAN 1,958,622

GLET AND COUNTER FLASHING Filed April 14, 1932 2 sheets-sneer 2 Patented May 15, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT ori-'ica 6 Claims.

My invention relates to a type of reglet and counter flashing which may readily be used on cement or brick walls and also for attachment to wood frame studding or the like, which is otherwise covered with stucco.

An object and feature of my invention is the construction of a reglet and a counter ilashing with the counter flashing interconnected and attached to the reglet in such a manner that such counter flashing may be removed and then again replaced. The purpose of this removal is to allow recovering of a roof with roofing felt which includes the removal of the ilashing on the wall, and then after the new roof and new v flashing is in place again attaching the old counter flashing to the reglet, which reglet has been left in position in a wall.

Another object and feature of my invention in one form is having the counter ashing with the upper part fitting underneath part of the reglet and having an upper and an outer part consisting of a flanged edge which may be crimped or bent into engagement with a flange on the reglet and thus securely attach the counter flashing to the reglet. In this form when it is desired to remove the counter flashing, the ilanged edge is bent outwardly into disengagement with the ilange of the reglet and the counter dashing bodily removed by slipping this downwardly between the wall and an outside vertical section of the reglet.

In another form of my invention, an object and feature thereof is forming the reglet with a relative1y wide outstanding upper surface from a vertical section on the wall, providing this with a downturned flange, and interiltting and bolting the counter flashing to the angular bent portion of the reglet which extends beyond the wall. In this construction I provide the counter flashing with a main flashing section extending upwardly on the wall and with an outwardly bent top and downwardly extending flange. 'I'hese are constructed to intert with the flat top exposed surface of the reglet and the outer depending flange.

' Bolts may be either secured through the top flashing on the wall.

My invention is illustrated in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a section through a wall showing one form of my invention, this being a type for a concrete or brick wall.

Fig. 2 is a section of the reglet and forms showing the manner of installation on the reglet for the construction of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section, being a modificanon of Fig. 1, in which the reglet is adapted for attaching to studs over which there is a stucco coat subsequently put on.

Fig. 4 is a section of the reglet illustrating the manner of mounting on studs and the application lof the stucco wall surface.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section of a further modification adapted for concrete or brick walls and illustrating the reglet and counter flashing attached by bolts through a flange.

Fig. 6 is a section of the reglet of Fig. 5, indicating the forms used for securing the reglet and building the wall.

Fig. I ls a vertical section somewhat similar to Fig. 5, in which the reglet and counter flashing are bolted through sloping top surfaces.

Referring first to the construction of Fig. 1, this shows a reglet 11 which has a horizontal section l12 with an uptumed flange 13, this being embedded in a wall 14 of concrete or brick. A depending vert-ical section 15 of the reglet is spaced from and parallel to the wall surface, and this has a horizontal outstanding flange 16. The roof covering 17 has a flashing 18 extending upwardly on the face of the wall. Counter flashing 19 is provided with an upper portion 20 having a re- 8 verse bend at the top. These are ilattened together, there being an inner section 21 and an outer section 22. An outstanding flange 23 extends from the section 22 and this ilange has a bendable outer edge portion 24. 'Ihis is bent upwardly and crimped as indicated at 25 over the top of the outstanding flange 16. The double thick portion20 ilts snugly between the vertical section 15 of the reglet and the wall surface. The counter flashing has a corrugated skirt 26; This has a ridge 27, thus forming an outwardly sloping face 28 above the ridge and an -inwardly sloping face 29 below the ridge. Adjacent the lower edge, a bent edge 30 contacts with the ilashing on the wall and the lower edge portion 3 1 is flared slightly outwardly.

' In the construction of Fig. 3, a reglet 32 has a narrow horizontal section 33 and a vertical section 34, which vertical section is adapted to be nailed to studs 35 in the wall. 'I'his reglet has a downturned face portion 15 and a flange 16, as in Fig. 1. A stucco covering is indicated at 36 above and wood 31 below the reglet. This leaves a space between the vertical section 15 of the reglet and the face of the stucco' wall and this portion. The

reverse bend section 20 of the counter dashing iits and is securedby the crimpedsection of the edge l24 of the flange of the counter flashing. The shape of the counter ilashing and manner of attachmentis the same as shown in Fig. 1.

In Fig. 2 I show a form which may be used in attaching the reglet of Fig. 1. This has formed

boards

38 and 39 having the joint 40 in which ts the iiange 16 of the reglet. 'I'his flange is caught by short nails 41- driven into the lower board. These boards are held in place in the usual manner for pouring concrete. By this construction the vertical section 15 of the reglet ilts tightly against the concrete wall but may be pried outwardly for inserting the upper portion 20 of the counter flashing. If the wall is made of brick the reglet is inserted in the brick joints.

In Fig. 4 I illustrate the manner of attaching the reglet of Fig. 3. The wood panel 3'1 may be placed on the studs prior to iitting the reglet, which reglet is held secured to the studs 35 by nails 42.

In Figs. 5 and ."I I show a further modified form of my invention in which the counter flashing is bolted to the reglet. In this case the reglet 43 has a horizontal section 44 with a vertical flange 45, this being illustrated as having a reverse marginal bend 46, and is embedded in the wall, such being illustrated as of concrete or brick. There is a vertical section 47 and an outwardly and downwardly sloping section 48 with a vertically depending skirt 49. i

In the construction of Fig. 5, this skirt has perforations 50. The counter flashing 51 has an upper strip 52 Vshaped to iit underneath the sloping section 48 of the reglet and has a downturncd flange 53. 'I'he depending portion 54 on the inside is slightly corrugated with a ridge 55 and an outlwardly ilared lower edge 56, the edge 57 bearing against the roof flashing. When this counter ashing is fltted under the reglet, holes may be punched through the flange 53 of the counterl hashing, and bolts 57 inserted through the perforations 50 and these punched holes. The bolts are illustrated as having heads with a screw driver kerf and nuts on the inside so that the counter flashing may be readily bolted to the reglet. The construction with the bolts on the vertical flange 49 is'suitable for construction where the surface of the building is covered with a, stucco coat indicated at 58, this coat resting on the sloping surface 48 of the reglet.

In Fig. '7 I show another manner of attaching the counter ashing to the reglet suitable for a case in which the wall is not covered with stucco. In this case, the sloping surface 48 of the reglet and the sloping section 52 of the counter flashing are provided with perforations 59 through which extend the bolts 60.

A form suitable for holding this type of reglet prior to molding a concrete wall is illustrated in Fig. 6, in which a lower form board 61 and an upper form board 62 have beveled edges 63 at the joint 64, and through these beveled edges extends the sloping section 48 of the reglet. The lower edge of the skirt 49 of the reglet is secured by nails 65 driven into the lower board 61. By

this construction the concrete may be poured and. after setting, the form is removed, leaving the reglet in position.

Various changesmay be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit or scope o f the invention as dened by the appended claims'.

I claim: 5,'

1. A building construction having ameglet with means for attachment'to a building, such reglet having/'a depending vertical 'section spaced from the building wall and an outstanding horizontal` flange, a counter flashing having a section to nt between the vertical section of the reglet and the wall, and having a ange fitting underneath the ilange of the reglet with an outer edge with sections bent over the top of the flange of the reglet to detachably connect the counter flashing to such reglet.

2. A building construction having a reglet with means for securing same to a building wall, such reglet having a vertical depending section spaced from the wall, and a horizontal outstanding iiange, a counter flashing having an upper edge with a reverse bend tting between the vertical section of the reglet and the wall, such ilashing having a ange underneath the ilange of the reglet, and an outer edge with sections bent over the top of the reglet flange to detachably connect the counter flashing to the reglet.

3. A building construction as claimed in claim 2, the counter ashing having upper and lower longitudinal corrugations with the edge of the lower corrugation engaging the flashing of the building. said corrugation being spaced from the lower edge of the counter flashing.

4. A building construction as claimed in claim 2, the means for attaching the reglet to the building comprising a horizontal section connected to the vertical section, and a second vertical section adapted for attachment to a wall, the horizontal section adapted to be embedded in a stucco wall covering.

5. A building construction having a reglet with means for attachment to a building, such reglet having a depending vertical section spaced from the building and an outstanding horizontal flange,

a counterflashing having a section to nt between the vertical section of the reglet and the wall, an outwardly and downwardly bent section iitting behind the depending vertical section of the reglet,

an outwardly extending portion of the counterflashing fltting underneath a ilange of the .reglet,

the edge portion of the outwardly extending part of the counterfiashing being bent over the top of the ange oi' the reglet.

6. A buildingl construction having a reglet with means for attachment to a building, said reglet' having a depending portion spaced from the wall of the building and a horizontal ilange, a counterflashing having one portion extending upwardly back of the-depending portion of the reglet and having a horizontal section fitting underneath the iiange oi' the reglet, and an edge portion bent over the top of the reglet flange.

A. HERMAN.