US2092290A - Building construction - Google Patents

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Patented Sept. 7, 1937 TNT OiiFlilE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Richard M. Nyhagen, r., Chicago, Ill.

@riginal application December' I4, 1936, Serial No.

Divided and this application April 3,

1937, Serial No. 134,697

2 Claims.

This is a divisional application from the original application for Building construction led by applicant on December 14, 1936 under Serial Number 115,701.

My invention relates to building construction and particularly to a pressure relieving and wall strengthening joint.

Among the objects of my invention is to provide a pressure relieving and wall strengthening joint having a unitary structure thereby eliminating the necessity of fillers; to create a joint formed of a single sheet of material, and having a plurality of integral raised portions adapted to be forced down by excessive weight to relieve pressure; to supply a joint adapted to be folded on itself to produce a watertight course, and such other objects, advantages and capabilities as will later more fully appear and which are inherently possessed by my invention.

While I have shown in the accompanying drawing a preferred embodiment of my invention, yet I wish it understood that the same is susceptible of modification and change Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Referring to the drawing, Fig. l is a plan view of my compressible filler before it is bent for use; Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view folded in use in building construction; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my compressible filler partly unfolded.

My compressible filler comprises a body member Il having a central portion 29 having integral therewith a plurality of spaced raised portions 20, On either side of said central portion 29 and integral therewith, is a level portion 28. Said body member I1 is adapted to be bent back on itself at both places indicated at 32, the meeting places of the central with the level portion on either side thereof, so that the level portions 28 substantially meet to substantially cover said central portion 29. When said level portions 28 are superimposed over said central portion 29, said level portions 28 contact said raised portions 20.

It is Within the contemplation of my invention that the structure may be reversed, so that the raised portions may be integral with the upper portions 28 instead of the central portion 29 which would in that case be level.

While I prefer to construct my joint or filler of ductile metal such as lead, or fiber, rubber or the like, yet it is Within the spirit of my invention to construct my joint of any compressible material having substantially the same qualities as lead. My invention providing for a joint of one piece of material eliminates the necessity of expensive llers. By eliminating the need of any ller andmaking my joint of one integral part, I substantially decrease the cost and amount of material and labor.

While I have shown as illustrated in the drawing raised portions in circular form, yet I wish it understood that my raised portions may be in the shape of squares, triangles, rectangles, bumps or any other form of raised portions without departing from the spirit of my invention.

My joint may be used in any type of building construction and particularly where the construction is divided into zones. My joint may be placed in any place and as many times as desired within each zone and at any place between units of a wall.

The raised portions are of any desired height, generally of sufficient thickness to create a joint of equal thickness to the mortar joint. One purpose of the fold is to produce a water-tight course. My joint comes in any desired width, and is delivered on the job cut to i'lt the prole of each individual pier, thereby eliminating any additional expense in setting. My joint is of sufflcient strength to carry the normal weight ex- 25 pected to occur on the facing units.

In all buildings of stone, terra cotta, granite or marble faades certain destructive movements occur which cause the facing blocks to crack or spall. These movements include the compression of steel, the expansion of stone due to temperature change, wind-stress, settlement, and vibration. `These conditions are frequently aggravated by faulty setting. To overcome any disastrous results from the above movements my joint has been developed to incorporate a feature of elasticity into the wall which may not be obtained as well in any other manner. When the excessive weight is placed on the facing blocks there is relief provided simply by the raised portions of my joint being forced down, Which automatically restores the desired, intended Weight to the facing material. With the use of my joint the building is zoned into story heights. Where the stones are bondedon to the floor or in the use of shelf angles, this material permits these types of construction to function as intended by assuring, for the life of the building, that the weight of the faade will rest on either the angle iro-n or the floor. Another desirable feature of my invention is the elimination of substantially all future tuckpointing.

My invention herein is new and differs from my (so-pending application on a patent for Building construction, Serial Number 91,520, led July 20, 1936, in that I have now provided that the raised portions on my joint are formed in only one of the upper or lower portions, whereas in my said previous application the raised portions occurred in both the upper and lower layers. With my new construction I eliminate the raised portions on either the upper or lower layers thereby saving considerable in expense, material and workmanship as well as saving the necessity of constructing the raised portions on both the upper and lower layers so that they may nest or meet. I also provide that the upper or lower layer may be in a pair of iiaps instead of a centrally bent portion.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A unitary compressible ller for use as a pressure relieving joint in a wall structure coniprising a sheet of metal having a central portion with a plurality of spaced raised portions, and a level extension on either side of said central portion, said sheet adapted to be bent inwardly upon itself so that said level extensions substantially meet to form an upper layer substantially covering said central portion and contacting the raised portions of said central portion.

2. A unitary coinpressible filler for use as a pressure relieving joint in a wall structure comprising a sheet of metal having a central portion and a lateral extending portion on either side thereof, said sheet adapted to be bent back on itself so that the central portion forms one layer and the lateral portions form another layer, one of said layers positioned above the other layer, `and one of said layers being level, and the other of said layers having a plurality of spaced raised portions, so that the level layer contacts the raised portions on the other layer.

RICHARD M. NYHAGEN, JR.

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