US2442738A

US2442738A - Heated form for progressively casting clay walls in place

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Publication number: US2442738A
Application number: US615762A
Authority: US
Inventors: Whittenberg Delmer
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1945-09-12
Filing date: 1945-09-12
Publication date: 1948-06-01
Anticipated expiration: 1965-06-01

Description

June 1, 1948. D. WHITTENBERG HEATED FORM FOR PROGRESSIVELY CASTING CLAY WALLS IN PLACE 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 12, 1945 INVENTOR.

DELMER WHITTENBERG yr 2m%.

ATTD RN EYE D. WHITTENBERG HEATED FORM FOR PROGRESSIVELY CASTING CLAY WALLS IN PLACE Filed Sept. 12, 1945 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

'DELMER WHITTENBERG ATTD RN EYB June 1, 1948. wHlTTENBERG 2,442,738

HEATED FORM FOR PROGRESSIVELY CASTINiG CLAY WALLS IN PLACE Filed Sept. 12 1945 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 IN VENTOR.

DELMER WHI TTENBERG ATTD RN EYE HEATED FORM FOR PROGRESSiVEL-Y CASTING CLAY WALLS IN PLACE Filed Sept. 12, 1945 June 1, 1948. D. WHITTENBERG 4 Sheets-Sheet INVENTOR.

DELMER WHITTENBERG iii ATTORNEYS Patented .iune l, 194% HEATEDFORMZ FOR CASTING: GLAY WALLS. IN. PLACE Delmer Whittenberg, Muskogee, Okla;

Application: September 12, 19.45, SeriaK-No; 615,762

3 Claims.

1 This invention relates to heated-forms torprmgressively casting tile walls inplace; and a methd of placing reinforced clay and curing, it

place.

The usual method of construction: of tile-structures is by use of precast blocks laid in thesame manner and secured the same as brick iii-mortar- An object of this invention is to eliminate. this old method and shape the Wall with wi-re meshreinforcing and then curethewall in its-.perma nent position.

This method, therefore, will construct homes. that are inexpensive, durable, termite-proof and fire proof. and less cost with tlus :method than-with the methods previously used.

With these and other objects andadvantages in view the invention consists of the novel details of construction, arrangement, and combine..-

tion of parts more fully hereinafter describedclaimed and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings in which:

Figure l is a side elevation of the form-and guide embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is and end elevation thereof.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on' the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5- -5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6 of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a sectional View on the line .'l'-T of Figure 1.

Figure 8 is an elevational view of the. pump or mud jack partly broken away.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary view showing apreicast tile in the wall to shape the openingstherein.

Figure 10 is a perspective view of the pre-cast tile.

Figure 11 is a top plan view of a form for shaping a corner segment of wall.

Figure 12 is a side and end view of the form and guide for shaping a corner segment of wall, and

Figure 13 is a sectional View on the line l3-l3 of Figure 12.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, the reference numeral designates a wall form which is slidably mounted for vertical movement within the frame 22.

The form Zil comprises outer side walls 24, removable end walls and closed top 28. Secured to the top 28 by welding or other means are the inner walls Ell which are parallel to the Homes can be built with greater speed 2- I outer walls 24, and spacedtherefrom transversely thedesired thicknesgmfthe: wall A,. which-is constructed ofclay: or si-milar materials. The

walls 2% are made.- removable sothat the claycan be placed against the formed wall section.

or clay can be placed against clay during? the forming ofsubsequent walls sections;

The inner walls Sit-extend longitudinally of the form 213 and are joined at theirendslby inner end: wallet-2 to formvertical-tubes or compartments 34.-

The outer sidewalls 24 and the interionof the. tubes-3.4 are covered with asbestospr similar. material: 36 that have the heating elements embedded therein and. current.issupplied-thereto by the powerline 40.,

The hea-tin'g elements 38. onthe side Walls 24 are positioned intermediate L-beams 42 .which are placed at the upper and lower edges otithe form and extend longitudinally thereof .to function .as guidesfor the-form within: theiframe :22; and the ends thereof are joinedbymeansof L-beams. 43.

Extending longitudinally ofthetop .23 andsecured-thereto by weldingg-at the: medial. line. thereofiszthe channel iron beam. 1 Thisbeam. 44 with the beams 42 serve to strengthen. and reinforce; the .fonm- .20.-.

A-pipe 45 secured-tothe-form at. the medial point thereof serves -to--feed:.the clay intmthe. form it is pumped -.thereto-by. means of the pump jack 48.

The-frame- 22 comprises vertical- L-beamsill which receive the ...beams 42. and function as guides .for. the. form :20. as. it uses vertically. The beams 56- are disposed on opposite side'sof the forms at the outer ends thereof and are formed at their upper edges *byhori'zontal longitud inally'extending'L- beams 52' and'transverse extending L-beams 54 making a compact unit which is further strengthened by means of the crossed steel strap braces 56.

The ends of the form are provided with half tubes 58 which will coact with other half tubes when the neXt section of wall is joined to cast the vertical air spaces in the walls caused by the tubes 34 and half tube 58.

The inner sides of the end walls 26 are provided with vertical relatively spaced steel rods 60 welded thereto which form vertical grooves in the walls as they are constructed. These grooves are adapted to receive ties to secure alignment of the segments formed by this method in constructing the walls.

Secured to the lower L-beams 42 at an inthrough the longitudinally extending slots 66 formed in the top 28 of the form.

Hooks 68 secure the ends of the wire mesh in position with relation to the form 20 and I- beams 50. At the time the wire mesh 64 is rolled the tin liner is rolled with it so that as the wire mesh 64 is embedded in the wall the liner 76 passes between the inner surface of 'theouter walls 24 and the wall under construction as shown in Figure '7.

When the wall segment is being formed, the

precast tiles 12 are laid at the bottom thereof to form openings to permit blowers for controlling the heat applied to the segment to be inserted therein as shown in Figure 9.

In Figure 1, a block and tackle I4 is shown connected to the frame to lift the form manually when it is desired to move it from location to location.

In Figure 2, the L-beams 52 are notched at 16, where the I-beams are connected thereto to prevent end play and retain the beams in true alignment with each other.

In Figure 7 the connections to the pipe 46 are shown and a flexible pipe 18 is connected to the series of elbows 80 on the pump jack 48 which comprises the housing 82 and screw 84 to which power is supplied through the shaft 86 for forcing the clay into the form 20.

In Figures 11, 12 and 13 the form 90 is L-shaped to construct the corner segment otherwise, the construction remains as previously described, except that the corner tube 92 is formed at the corner of the segment as shown in Figure 13.

The channel iron beam 94' is now L-shaped in form and the pipe 96 is connected thereto as was the pipe 46 to the channel iron 44.

The I-beams 98 lie at right angles to each other and the longitudinally extending L-beams I00 connect their upper ends and their ends are connected by the transverse beams I02.

This invention consists of a heated form for shaping soft clay and partially curing it sufiiciently to hold its shape and place until the wall is completed and this is accomplished by the following method of operation:

The clay which has been previously mixed is pumped to the form 2!] by means of the jack pump 48 and as the form fills it will rise slowly by the power of the incoming clay forced therein by the pump 48. After the walls have been poured to the desired height, the voids therein formed by the tubes in the form are filled with coal, charcoal or coke which is ignited, the wall is draped with an asbestos tarpaulin, blowers are applied as previously described and the cooking continued. When the wall contains the correct amount of heat salt is applied to make the glaze and is cooled under the tarpaulin to minimize cracking.

As the clay is supplied to the form the heating units connected thereto will start to heat and cook the clay so that as the form rises the clay has started to harden and will be partially cooked when the desired height has been reached.

Forms can be made to cover openings under and about windows and doors, and the foundation is excavated and leveled before the forms are placed in position.

It is believed that the operation and construction ofthe form and the method for making the wall will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art and that modifications and changes in the arrangement and combination of the various parts used to carry out the invention may be resorted to without extending beyond the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

l. A structure for constructing a wall comprising a form having outer side and end walls and a closed top, vertical tubes in said form, means for feeding material to said form, a frame for slidably mounting said form in said frame for vertical movement, and heating elements secured to said outer walls and the interior of said tubes.

2. The invention as in claim 1 wherein L- shaped beams are secured to the upper and lower edges of the form to function as a guide for said form, and upwardly inclined rods are secured to said lower L-shaped beams for supporting a tin liner and wire mesh.

3. The invention as in claim 1 wherein longitudinal slots are provided in the top of said form to permit a tin liner and wire mesh to be fed into said form.

DELMER WHITTENBERG.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 536,376 Dockery Mar. 26, 1895 1,539,023 Roberts May 26, 1925 1,642,393 Westphal et al. Sept. 13, 1927 1,655,676 Daggett Jan. 10, 1928 2,209;726 Fleming July 30, 1940 2,314,468 Urschel Mar. 23, 1943