US1997399A - Tiled construction - Google Patents

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TILED CONSTRUCTION l Zeno Charles Wilkinson, Warren, Ohio, assignor to Porcelain Tile Corporation, Warren, Ohio, a corporation of Delaware y --Application August 5, 1932, serial No. 627,561

9 Claims.

This invention relates to the construction of tiled walls and other surfaces, and particularly to means whereby the tiling may be applied in the form of panels or large sections and detachably secured to the supporting structure.

It is common practice to tile the walls of various sorts of retail establishments,'lunchrooms, etc. Heretofore the tiles were applied in situ, thus causing loss of use of the premises while the work was going on, which wasparticularly serious in the case of expensive quarters. Moreover, the tiles were attached in a permanent manner and thus could not be removed by the tenant upon expiration of the lease. v

The present invention provides means whereby large panels lwhich are almost completely tiled at a factory, may be secured to the surface to be covered very expeditiously. and in a ymanner permitting removal when the establishment is to be moved to another location.

In the accompanying drawing Figure l is a fragmental front view.

Figure `2 is a vertical section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Figs. 3 and 4 are fragmental sectional views on a larger scale than that of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a section online 5--5 of Fig. 1.

`The tiled surface, proper, may be constructed in various ways, and may comprise tiles` of various materials and forms. In the present instance I have shown steel-bodied porcelainenameled tiles of the type disclosed in the Haines Patents Nos. 1,594,614 and 1,686,812. These tiles are designated A in the drawing, and each comprises a metal plate having marginal flanges I. The tiles may be of any'desired form and dimensions.

-V 'I'he tilesA are mounted upon panels. The panels .may be constructed in various ways and may be of any convenient size. In the present embodiment of the invention I have employed large rigid sheets 2 of such material as Nuwood, .Celotex, Sheetrock, etc. In the illustrative installation represented in the drawing, two sheets sufllcefor the height of wall W shown, the vertical dimension of the lower sheet being 35%", and that of the upper sheet being 59%. The horizontal dimension of each sheet may be such as convenience dictates, asfor example 48".

Each sheet is provided with a suitable backing herein shown as consisting of a wooden framework made up of top and bottom bars 3 and l, end bars 5 and 6 and intermediate horizontal and vertical bars 1 rigidly secured together. The height and length of the wooden framework cor- (ci. 'zz-1s) l l responds to the height'and length of the sheet 2. The thickness of the framework may be as desired, being herein assumed tobe V8. The sheet is fastened to the framework with nails 8 or by any other suitable means engaging the backing at I5 relatively frequent intervals. While I have herein shown a wooden framework, it will be understood that a metallic backing may be used, if desired.

'Ihe panel composed ofthe sheet 2 and its sup- 10 porting framework is covered with tiles A, the latter being secured in place by any preferred means. Herein I have shown the face of the sheet as having grooves 9 to receive the ilanges I of the tiles, these grooves serving Vto locate the tiles ac- 15 curately with relation to one another. III denotes a layer or film of cement used to cause the tiles to adhere to the sheet 2, and II indicates grouting or pointing material in the spaces between adjacent tiles. possible are mounted on the panels at the factory, the remainder being set after the panels have been placed in position on the wall.

While the means for detachably securing the panels to the wall may partake of various forms, 25

I have herein shown means comprising an angle bar I2, one flange of which is attached by screws` I3 to the floor F against or adjacent to the wall to be tiled. Inasmuch as the wall may not be quite vertical and plane, it may be desirable to 30 set the angle bar I2 at a slight distance from the wall, as shown inthe drawing.

. The lower panel is adapted to engage the vertical flange of the bar I2, as by means of a groove I4 extending longitudinally of the bottom 35 edge of the frame-bar l.

The upper portion of the lower panel is secured to the wall in any preferred manner, as by means of a Z-bar I5, one vertical ange of which is attached to the rear side of the top 4o bar 3 at the upper edge of the latter by screws I6.` The other vertical flange of the Z-bar is apertured to receive screws Il which engage expansion sleeves I8 `inserted in openings` I9 in the wall. panel vertical, shims of any desired nature may be inserted between the wall and the panel, as, for example, a washer 20 on each of the screws II.

The upper vertical flange of the Z-bar I5 is herein utilized to hold the lower part of the upper 50 panel in place, the lower edgeof the bar l of said panel being 'grooved, as at 2l, to t over said flange. The lower edge of the upper panel is notched, as at 22 to accommodate the screws I1 when the upper panel is being put in place. 5'5

As many of the tiles as 20 If necessary in order to make the 45 the application of the staples.

In practice, the panels are tiled at the factory as nearly completely as possible, tiles being omitted along those edges where fastenings are to be applied, as in the case of the screws Il and the staples 26. The barv I2 having been secured to the floor, and expansion sleeves I8 having been placed in the wall at proper` points, the panels are set in place and secured inl` position by means of the screws Il and 24 and staples 26. The remaining tiles are then cemented to the sheets 2 and the spaces between the tiles grouted, thereby concealing the screws I1 and the staples 26.

'I'he space between the upper edge of the lower panel and the lower edge of the upper panel is Just suillcient to receive the flanges of the tiles and the grouting so as to produce a grouted joint identical in appearance with the joints between other eld tiles. Similarly the vertical edges of Aadjacent panels are tiled and vgrouted to produce a gro ted joint that is uniform in appearance with t ose between other tiles.

'I'he upper edge of the tiled wall surface may be finished in any preferred manner. If the tenant should desire to move the tiling to another location, the tiles that cover the fastenlngs I1 and 26 are removed. the fastenings withdrawn, and the panels lifted out of engagement with the bars I5 and I2.

It will be seen that the system of construction herein disclosed permits much of the work to be done at the factory, thus reducing the time during which operations are carried on at the premises. Moreover, the tiling may be moved to another location with comparatively little loss of material or labor.

In certain of the following claims I have used the term structure to denote a wall, floor, ceiling or other portion of a building. A

I claim as my invention: i

1. The combination of a floor, a wall, a bar secured to the floor alongside the wall, a lower panel having a groove in its lower edge to receive a flange of said bar, a bar secured to the upper edge of the panel, means for securing the bar to the wall, an upper panel having a groove in its lower edge to receive a flange of the second-mentioned bar, a flange on the upper edge of the upper panel, and means to attach the lastmentioned flange to the wall, the lower edge of the upper panel being recessed to accommodate said securing means.

2. The combination of a iloor, a wall, a lower panel, Vmeans for securing the panel to the iloor alongside the wall, a Z-bar secured to the upper edge of the panel,l means for securing the Z-bar to the wall, yan upper panel having a groove in its lower edge to receive a ilange of the Z-bar, a

ilange on the upper edge of the upper panel, and -means to attach the last-mentioned ilange to the wall, the lower-.edge of the upper panel being recessed to accommodate said securing means.

3. 'I'he combination of a iloor, a wall, a lower panel, means for securing the panel to thelloorl alongside the wall, a bar secured to the upper edge of the panel, means for securing the bar to the wall, an upper panel having a groove in its lower edge to receive a flange of the bar, means to attach the upper portion of the upper panel to the wall, and a multiplicity of tiles covering each of said panels and concealing said bar.

4. The combination of a floor, a wall, a lower panel, means for securing the panel to the iloor alongsidev the wall, a Z-bar secured to the upper edge of the panel, means for securing the Z-bar to the wall, an upper panelhaving a groove in its lower edge to receive a flange of the Z-bar, and means to attach the upper portion of the upper panel to the wall.`

5. The combination of a structure, a bar secured alongside the structure, a panel having a groove in one edge to receive a flange of said bar,

a bar secured to the opposite edge of the panel,

means for securing the second-mentioned bar to the structure, another panel having a groove in one edge to receive a flange of the second-mentioned bar, a ange on the opposite edge of ysaid other panel, and means to attach the last-mentioned ange to the structure. i

6. The combination of a wall, a bar secured alongside the Wall, a lower panel having a groove lin its lower edgeto receive a flange of said bar,

a 'bar secured to the upper edge of the panel.

means for securing the second-mentioned bar to the wall, an upper panel having a groove in its lower edge to receive a ilange of the secondmen4 tioned bar, and means to attach the upper portion of the upper panel to the wa 7. The combination of a wall, a bar secured alongside the wall, a panel comprising a backing covered with a multiplicity of tiles, said backing having a groove in its lower edge to receive a. ilange of said bar, a bar secured to the 'upper edge of the backing, and means for detachably securing the second-mentioned bar to the wall.

8. The combination of a wall, a lower panel, means to secure the lower portion of the panel in proximity to the wall, a bar secured to the upper edge of the panel, means for detachably securing the bar to the lwall, an upper panel having a groove in its lower edge to receive a ilange of the bar, and. means for detachably securing the upper portion of the upper panel to the wall.

9. The combination of a wall, a lower panel, means to detachably ilx the lower portion of the panel with reference to the wall, an upper panel, means to detachably nx the upper portion of the upper panel lwith reference tothe wall, means to detachably connect the upper edge of the lower panel to the lower edge of the Upper panel, and means for detachably connectlng the adjacent portions of the panels to the

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