US2324218A

US2324218A - Building construction

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Publication number: US2324218A
Application number: US452835A
Authority: US
Inventors: Clarence W Kraus
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1942-07-30
Filing date: 1942-07-30
Publication date: 1943-07-13
Anticipated expiration: 1960-07-13

Description

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Patented July 1943 BUILDING. cous'rnoc'rron. Clarence W. Kralis, Buffalo, ltLY. Application July 30, 1942, Serial No. 452,835

8 'Claims. (Cl. zos) This invention relates to building construction involving multiple prefabricated panel units inand the numeral Ill, Fig. lfd'esignates a building cluding sheathing and siding.

It has been proposed heretofore to apply relatively low density insulating panels against building-framework, in the nature of studding or the" like, and to subsequently apply siding material. Constructions of this nature are relatively slow and expensive in application and are objection- I able because of the inability of the low density insulating material to retain nails used in applying .the shingle siding. In my prior art Patent No. 2,256,435 I show a panel unit including a base sheet'of low density insulating material having shingles secured thereto with their nails clenched at the back of the panel. While this obviates the prior art tendency of the shingle nails to become loose, I have found a further novel arrangement of shingle elements upon aninsulating base sheet which is far superior from thestandpoint of being impervious to the elements.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a composite unit panel of this kind wherein random width shingles may be employed with the major-portions of their lengths to the weather 20. Directly behind the shingles of the lower course without danger of the admission of moisture or of strips of roofing felt, building paper or the-like behind the several courses of shingles. In its preferred form the presently proposed building unit construction is advantageous in that its production requires an absolute minimum of differ- Further advantages are derived by reason of the provision of a novel arrangementstrips of weatherprooflng paper or the like;may

-'be of a single size.

Other'obJects and advantages incident to a I pursuance of the teachings of the present invention will occur to'those skilled in the art from a consideration of the following-description of a typical embodiment of the invention taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

' F'ig. 1 is a fragmentary elevational view of a I building wall having building units of the kind applied partially therea building wall including the illustrative form' of building unit.

Throughout the several flguresof the'drawings, like characters of reference denote like parts foundation having studding [I l rising therefrom in conventional manner; The building units of the present invention include base panels of gypsum or plywood or aninsulating material,-

such as low density pulp board, and the panels,

designated l2, are preferably of a width substantially equal to a multiple of a pitch of the studding. If desired, the panels I! may be oftongue and groove construction as shown in Fig. 2., In

the-illustrated instance the vertical height of each panel is such as to cooperate with and support two horizontal courses of shingles, but any desired number of courses may. be secured to'a single base panel. v I

Referringto Figs. .2 and 3, a lower course of shingles of random width is designated l5 and an upper overlapping course is designated l6.

shingles, preferably to a point upwardly slightly beyond the butt ends of the upper course of,

shingles it. An identical backing strip I8 is disposed directly behind the shingles of the upper ccurse l6. In the-form shown the butt ends of the shingles of the lower course l5 extend downwardly slightly beyond the lower edge of the base,

panel 12 to which they are secured and the upper ends ,or tips of the shingles of-the upper course l6 extend upwardly substantiallybeyond the upper ed e. of the base panel l2 as at I In the form shown the shingles of the two courses are jointlysecured' to the base panel I! by nails 22 or other suitable fasteners which extend through the butt ends of the uppercourse of shingles and the tip ends of the lower course,

the nails 22 being clenched over-the back of the insulating base. panel II. -The shingles of the lower course l5 are'additionally secured to the base panel l2 bynails 24 and at this point of the fastening a horizontal furring strip 25 is interposed between the base panel l2 and the shingles.

This furringstrip, or other suitable equivalent spacing means, provides a pocket 26 of predetermined size between the panel l2 and the portions of the shingles of the lower course I 6 which extend below the furring strip. The pocket 28 receives, in interlocking fashion, the projecting tips 20 of the upper course it of shingles of a corresponding building unit securedto the studding ll directly below theone being discussed.

II so that it overlies the shingle tips of a subjacent unit extending into the pocket, and,'in

iact, extends downwardly beyond the upper edge or the backing sheet it or the course oi! shingles base sheet and a plurality oi horizontal courses therebelow, such course being an upper course ll of the subjacent building unit.

It will be noted from Figs. 1 and 2 that the shingle courses do not extend entirely across the base panels I! and, iurther, that the shingles of the upper course it stopshort oi the ends of the lower course ll, facilitates the application of relatively narrow shingle portions to close the gaps in the lower courses and subsequently applying relatively. wider' shingles portions to close the gaps in the upper courses, Suitable jigs or fixtures maybeempl'oyed for gauging the application of the shingles of the courses I! and il-ih the ilrstv instance and, while random. width shingles may be employed, provision be made for having, the'ends o! the courses it and it a uniform distance in. from the edges of the panels l2, shingle portions for filling in between courseson the job may be of standard width. This eliminates anycutting of shingles on the job in ordinary application of the units 'along a continuous suriace.;:

The backing sheets ject laterally beyond the base panels ll at each side, as'indicated in Fig. 2, so that. sheets i! and It overlap laterally adjacent panels.

. In this way the completion of a wall by inserflon' of shingle sections to close the gaps in the lateral I meeting edges of the several units result. in' a completely weather-prooied sheathing and siding constructions, I

In practice the upper shingle course ll, held to meme panel n by nails 22,1: additbnally fastened'by'nails IO.

Itf'isto be understood that the tanning W ciilc embodiment r the principles of the present invention isset forth by way oi example only, and that the spirit and scopeoi the invention is not tobe consideredpas limited otherwise than asdefined in the appended claims.

-Iclaim:,

' I 1., A, buildin construction unit compri in abase sheet and a plurality of horizontal courses of shingles secured theretoQthe tips of theupper- 1 most course of shingles projecting substantially beyond the top oisaid base sheet and a horizontal iurring strip securedbetween the lowermost course of shingles and the. base sheet, said iurring strip being spaced upwardly from the bottoms of said base sheet and said lower course oi shingles a distance sufllcient to provide a pocket for receiving the projecting !tips of an upper course of shingles oi a lower contiguous omit. '2. A buildingconstruction unitcomprising a H and Tll'preierably'pro-- I of shingles secured thereto, the tips of the uppermost course of shingles projecting substantially beyond the top of said basesheet. and a horizontal furring strip between the lowermost course 01 shingles and the base sheet, said turring strip being spaced upwardly from the bottoms oi said base sheet and said lower course of shingles a distance suilicie'nt toprovide a pocket for receiving the projecting tips oi an upper course oi shingles oi ,a lower contiguous I unit, and a weatherproof backer'for each course of shingles comprising a sheet approximately the width of said base sheet and extending vertically from the butts oi the shingles or its course at least up to the overlapping butts of the'shingles in the upwardly adjacent course.

4. A building construction unit comprising a base sheet and a plurality oi horizontal courses of shingles secured thereto, the tips oi the uppermost vcourse of shingles projecting beyond the top of said base sheet, the size oi such projecting portions being approximately equal to the size of unexposed tips oi shingles 01' a course therebelow,

and a horizontal tun-ing strip secured between the lowermost course ot-shinglcsand the base sheet, said iurring strip being spaced upwardly from the bottomsoi' said .base sheet and saidoi an upper course of shingles of a lower com ii; A building 'construction'unit comprising 2* Ybase'sheet and a plurality of horizontal course:

of thereto, the tips of the uppermost course of shingles projecting substantially beyond the top oisai'dbase' sheet, and a horizontali'urring strip secured between the lowermost course of shingles and the base sheet, said urring stripbeing spaced upwardly from the bottoms oifsaid base sheet andsaid lower course of shingles a distance sumcient to provide a pocket for receiving projecting tips oi an upper courseioi shinglesof a lower contiguous unit, said courses of shingles terminating short I 'of'a lateral marginal edge of said base sheet.

base sheet of low density insulating material and 1 a plurality oi overlapping horizontal courses of wooden shingles secured thereto, the tips of the uppermost course oi shingles projecting substansaid furring strip being spaced upwardly from the bottoms of said base sheet and said lower coiirse'oi shingles a. distance suflicient to provide a pocket for receiving the projecting tips of an upper course of shingles of a lower contiguous llnlt. v

3. A'building construction unit comprising a 'tially beyond the top of said base sheet, and a horizontal iurring strip secured between the low-' ermost courseofl shingles and the base sheet;

- the outer side edges of the end shingles of ear;

6. A building construction'unit comprising a base sheet and aplurality oi horizontal courses [of shingles secured thereto,-the tips of the upper- 0.

- beyond the top of said base sheet, and a hori most course of shingles projecting substantially zontal iurring strip secured between the lower most course 01' shingles .andthe-base sheet, at an intermediate point tocause the shingles of said course to flare downwardly awayirom said base sheet and provide alongitudinal pocket for receiving the projecting tips of an upper course oi shingles of a similar-lower contiguous unit.

7. A building construction unit comprising a base sheet and a pluralityof horizontal courses of shingles secured thereto, the tips oiv the uppermost course of shingles projecting substantially beyond the top of said base sheet, and a hori zontal furring strip secured between the lowermost course of shingles and the base sheet, at an intermediate point to cause the shingles of said course to flare downwardly away from said base sheet and to provide a longitudinal pocketioi receiving the projecting tips of an upper course of shingles of a similar lower contiguous u course being inset from the marginal side edge; of the base sheet to provide exposed marginal base sheet portions for nailing to building framework.

most course of shingles and the base sheet, the I upper edges of the shingles of said lowermost course being held between the base sheet and the butts of the shingles of the next course above and said furring strip being spaced upwardly from the bottoms of said base sheet and said lower course of shingles a distance sufflcient to provide a. pocket for receiving the projecting tips of an upper course of shingles of a lower contiguous unit. V CLARENCE W KRAUS.