US2480330A

US2480330A - Building method and construction

Info

Publication number: US2480330A
Application number: US600286A
Authority: US
Inventors: Ernest J Kump
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1945-06-19
Filing date: 1945-06-19
Publication date: 1949-08-30
Anticipated expiration: 1966-08-30

Description

Aug. 30, 1 KUMP BUILDING METHOD AND CONSTRUCTION 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 19, 1945 INVENTOR. fF/VZST J. K UMP m R Q \M Aug. 30, 1949. 1 2,480,330

1 Filed June 19, 1945 BUILDING METHOD AND CONSTRUCTION I 2 Sheetssheet 2 1 117-5. 'NAN INVENTOR. f/P/VEST f Ku/v/P BY g y 6" MYM Patented Aug. 30. 1949 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE 2,480,330 BUILDING METHOD AND CONSTRUCTION Ernest J. Kump, Atherton, Calif.

Application June 19, 1945, Serial No. 600,286;

projecting laterally from the upper end of the stud requires no support during manipulation" of each frame member to prevent its distortion or bending under its own weight.

One of the objects of this invention is an improved method of erecting a building frame using frame members of the type above described whereby only several workmen may more quickly erect such frame than heretofore.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an improved building frame formed from frame members of the type described above that is of simple construction and in which the frame members are accurately and positively secured in predetermined. spaced relation so that further operations such as panelling and roofing maybe accurately accomplished with precut" or preformed panels whereby the frame may be used in prebuilt or prefabricated building structure.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the description and in the drawings.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrative of several steps in the method of erecting the frame.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing the ridge structure at a splice from one side of the ridge.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view of the portion shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken through the ridge pieces.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken vertically through a floor plate.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary elevational view taken from outside the building showing the notched floor plate with the bottom end of the stud therein.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view taken through one of the shoulder pieces at the juncture between the stud and rafte of each frame member.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary elevational plan view showing the shoulder of the frame member in a notch formed in the shoulder piece.

Befo e gi ng a det il si gi of the 7 Claims.

method employed in erecting the building frame of the invention the structure itself will be described, it being understood that the detailed description and the drawings are not to be considered restrictive of the invention.

Each frame member generally designated I is preferably formed of plywood as described in my aforesaid co-pending application and in Figs. 2,

3, 6 and 8 the plurality of plies 2 forming each frame member are indicated.

Each frame member comprises a stud 3 and a rafter 4 (Fig. l) integrally and inseparably united at their adjacent ends free from extraneous braces or the like inasmuch as the arrangement of the plies of wood in each frame member are parallel with the plane common to the stud and rafter whereby the rafter requires no support.

during manipulation of the stud to prevent bending under its own weight.

A pair of rows of said frame members is adapted to be supported on floor 5 of thebuilding with the lower ends of the studs 3 of each row along floor plates 6 that are along two opposite edges of said floor.

The lower ends of each of said studs is formed with a right angle corner notch 1 (Fig. 5) along the lower outer edge of each stud and each floor plate 6 is formed with a notch 9 (Fig. 6) in its upper side in which the upper edge ll] of each notch l is adapted to fit. The unnotched lower forward corner of each stud extends across the inner side of each floor plate to the floor or substantially to said floor.

- By this structure it is not possible for the base or lower ends of the studs to move outwardly. relative to the center of the-floor because the for-- ward or vertical edges I! of the notches l in said of each floor plate. Nor can the studs in each row move toward or away from each other at their lower ends inasmuch'as theyare held in notches 9 in the floor plate. The notches 9 may very readily be cut to provide absolutely accurate spacing between notches thereby insuring absolute accuracy in the positioning of the lower ends of the studs.

- The shoulders of the frame members are notched out at l5 providing an upwardly facing edge It and an outwardly facing edge ii. A shoulder piece 20 that may practically be a duplicate of the floor plate (but inverted) and having notches 21 therein (Figs. 1, 7) spaced identical with the notches in the floor plate is positioned in notches l5 with the upper edges it of said notches ineach of the notches 2! in, the shoulder piece. By this structure the frame members are rigidly held at the junctures between the rafters and studs in identically the same spaced relationship as the lower ends of the studs. Vertical screws 22 extend through the shoulder pieces 5 into the frame members holding the edge l6 securely on notch 2|.

Extending across the outer ends of the rafters of one row of frame members is a ridge piece 25 while a ridge-piece 26 e5;tends acrossthe outer 10 ends of the'rafter's of the other row. There are generally several of said ridge pieces required for each row where the building frame is relatively long and in such instances th'e -r'rdge pieces fip 2B are arranged in pairs in opposed relation and so that one ridge piece such as 25 (Fi'gf 3$ pro=- jects beyond the adjacent end of the adjacent ridge piece 26. The adjacent pair of ridge pieces in direction longitudinally of said' pi'ecesand of the rows of frame members are positioned so that ridge piece 26* will 'overlap the projecting. end of ridge piece Thhs-by connecting-these overlapping ends with'screws 28' (Figs: 2;.391 a strong: splice is made;

Each ridge piece' ZSi-and each' ridge pieca 23is- 25 formed wi'thhetches "Z'B in Whi cIr tl'ieouter ends of the rafters" of the respective: rowsof fram'e members are fiittedi screws: 3 0' "may-secure the ridge piec''s 25 to-the rafter of th'e' left-hand row (Figs. 1, 4) while screw's- 3lsecure the ridge 30 pieces 2 6- to i the "r'a'iEte1-'s-of the right h'a'nd row. The said' ridge ieces are 0F c'ourse secured to the' rafters before the splices-already described are made-"a'ndaftr amuid gepieces are so se curedtc-" the resperil-ye" renters of the two'rows the said ridgepieces '25, 2t are securedto'gether. by screws 33 (Fig? 2*) Then screws 28'-'-conn'ect the splices.

The foregoing structure insures a ri'gld andex tremely accurate positioning of tfie f'ra'm'e'hie'm- 49 bers' and is particularly suited to prefabrica tion'of parts'sd that ui'e'rrame membersmayhe accurately and quicklys'et up at' tlie' building site and when so set up there can be no variation-in" spacing b'etweentl'i'e fieme memuers-or between the studs andrafter'si p The method of erecting the 'building frame' 'is particularly" important masmuclr es formerly with the type ofstrueture generally described herein it ha'dbeen customary tderect the frame members one at a": time and-' to employ various e'xpedie'nts for holding the frame members P 1 By the present invention the frame-members I may be fir'starrang ed-in'a row albn'g-e'acl'i'of the base plateswitli the lower o'F the-studs in each notcl'l 9; Thus" thelbwer ends of thes'tud's' are properly spaced even" before theframe members are erected.

Theridg'e'pieGe's Z B, 2F may'bese'cured' in place 60 over' the outer ends of the raftersand as said outer ends extend past each other it will be seen (Fig. 1)' that'oiie ofth'e ridge'pieces', for'ex'ample ridge piece 25', may be onthefioor whiletheother ridge piece 26" rests-on the raftersof the frame 65 members that are connected by said pieces 25.

The shoulder strips or pieces 2 0" may connect and space theframe members at their'shoulders but where splicing of the shoulder pieces is to be avoided any stripssuch as a piece of scantling 30 may temporarily secure the frame members s'paced relation adjacent the shoulders if desired.

The frame members secured together as abovedescribed are preferably groups of three or four as seen in the forepart of Fig. 1 and after they are so secured together the one group, such as the frame members connected by ridge piece 26, may be elevated as a unit by one or two men. Once this group is elevated the group on the other side, such as frame members connected by ridge piece 25, are elevated to a position in which the

ridge pieces

25, 26 are in oposed relation as is seen in the rear groups in Fig. 1. The ridge pieces 25, 26'may thenlbeirea'dily secured together and unless the shoulder pieces 20 are previously secured on the frame members of each group such pieces may be secured to the said members.

This securing of the frame members of each pair- 'of' opp'osite groups together by separate ridge pieces is relatively important since the ridge pieces 25; 26 when'brought into opposed relationship are very easily adjusted relative to each other, whereas were a single ridge piece used the adjustment of each oppositepair o-fframe members to the single-pieceeis.quite diflicult.

I claim:

1. Themethod of: erecting, a building frame on afioorfromframe members each of'wliich comprises anintegrally united stud and rafter and-which floor has spacedparaHel floor plates along two of its opposite edges,said method comprising the steps of securing-a row of said frame members together in equallyspaced parallel re lationship over said floor and inwardly between said floor plates and. along. each of the latter with.

said. frame membersrtilted so. that the rafters of one row of frame. members overlies-the rafters of the other row of frame: members centrally between said floor plates, then swinging: said rows of frame-members to elevated'position about axes respectively substantially coincident with said floor plates so that the outer: ends of said rafters outwardly of said studsxarei'in elevated-opposed relation centrally over said. floor; then rigidly securing said outer ends in said opposed relation.

2. The method of erectingabuilding frame on a floor from frame members each-of which comprises an integrally united stud and rafter and which'floor'has parallel floor plates along two of its opposite edges; said method comprising the steps-of securing a row'of' said frame members together in equally spaced parallel relationship over' said floor and: inwardly between said floor plates by securing the outer ends of the-rafters of one row to a ridge piece extending'across said ends and by securlng'the-outer' ends of therafters of' the other row: to another ridge piece extending across said latter ends, supporting the respective rows of frame membersso secured together in each row with the stud members tilted toward the center of the door and with the outer end portions of the rafters of one of said rows overlying the similar end portions of the rafters of the other row, then swinging said rows one after the other to elevated position about axes respectively substantially coincident with said floor plates and to positions with said roof pieces together in horizontally opposed relation, then securing said ridge pieces together.

3. The method of erecting a, building frame on a floor having parallel floor plates along two opposite edges thereof and from frame members each of which comprises an integrally joined stud and rafter that comprises the steps of securing rows of said frame members in equally spaced relationship along each of said floor plates with the lower free ends of the studs of said frame members against such floor plates and with the outer ends of the rafters of one row of frame members supported on the rafters of the other row and with the outer ends of the rafters of said other row supported on said floor, then swinging the said one row of frame members as a unit to elevated position about an axis substantially coincident with the floor plate adjacent said row and thereafter swinging the said other row to elevated position in which the outer ends of the rafters thereof are in opposed relation ship to the outer ends of the rafters of said one row, then rigidly securing the frame members of both rows together with the outer ends of their rafters in said opposed relationship.

4. In a building frame having a pair of parallel rows of frame members each of which members comprises an integrally joined stud and rafter providing a shoulder at their juncture, ridge pieces in opposed relation respectively extending across the outer ends of the rafters of a plurality of pairs thereof in each row and secured to the rafters of each row, means securing the opposed ridge pieces to ether and each of said ridge pieces being formed with uniformly spaced notches in the oppositely outwardly facing sides of the joined ridge pieces in which the adjacent rafter ends are fitted, the notches in one of said ridge pieces being directly opposite the notches in the other ridge piece that is secured thereto, shoulder pieces extending longitudinally of each row formed with notches in which the shoulders of said frame members are fitted, said notches in each shoulder piece having the same spacing as the notches in said ridge piece, and floor plates along the lower ends of the studs of each row being fromed with notches in which a portion of said lower ends are fitted,

' said notches in each floor plate having the same spacing as the spacing of the notches in each of said shoulder pieces and ridge pieces, the notches in said ridge pieces, shoulder pieces and floor plates being disposed in parallel vertical planes whereby said frame memberswill be rigidly secured in spaced relation along the outer ends of the rafters and studs relative to said shoulders and will be securely held in parallel, vertical planes and along said shoulders.

5. In a building frame having a, pair of parallel rows of frame members each of which members comprises an integrally joined stud and rafter providing a shoulder at their juncture, ridge pieces in opposed relation respectively extending across the outer ends of the rafters of a plurality of pairs thereof in each row and secured to the rafters of each row, means securing the opposed ridge pieces together and each of said ridge pieces being formed with uniformly spaced notches in the oppositely outwardly facing sides of the joined ridge pieces in which the adjacent rafter ends are fitted, the notches in one of said ridge pieces being directly opposite the notches in the other ridge piece that is secured thereto,

shoulder pieces extending longitudinally of each row formed with notches in which the shoulders of said frame members are fitted, said notches in each shoulder piece having the same spacing as the notches in said ridge piece,, and floor plates along the lower ends of the studs of each row being formed with notches in which a portion of said lower ends are fitted, said notches in each floor plate having the same spacing as the spacing of the notches in each of said shoulder pieces and ridge pieces, the notches in said ridge pieces, shoulder pieces and floor plates being disposed in parallel vertical planes whereby said frame members will be rigidly secured in spaced relation along the outer ends of the rafters and studs relative to said shoulders and will be securely held in parallel, vertical planes and along said shoulders, said shoulders and said lower ends of said studs being notched complementary to the notches in said shoulder pieces and floor plates.

6. In a building frame, a pair of parallel rows of frame members each of which members comprises an integrally joined stud and rafter, several pairs of longitudinally aligned ridge pieces respectively secured to the outer adjacent ends of the rafters of said rows securing a plurality of the rafters in each row in predetermined spaced relation, the ridge pieces of each of said pairs being longitudinally offset so that one end portion of one ridge piece in each pair projects beyond the adjacent end of the other ridge piece, and the projecting ends of the ridge pieces of adjacent pairs being in overlapping relation to provide a splice joint between the adjacent pairs of ridge pieces, means for securing the projecting overlapping ends of said ridge pieces together, and means for securing the ridge pieces of each pair to each other.

7. In a building frame, a pair of parallel rows of frame members each of which members comprises an integrally joined stud and rafter, several pairs of longitudinally aligned ridge pieces respectively secured to the outer adjacent ends of the rafters of said rows securing a plurality of the rafters in each row to predetermined spaced relation, the ridge pieces of each of said pairs being longitudinally offset so that one end portion of one ridge pieces in each pair projects beyond the adjacent end of the other ridge piece, and the projecting ends of the ridge pieces of adjacent pairs being in overlapping relation to provide a splice joint between the adjacent pairs of ridge pieces, means for securing the projecting overlapping ends of said ridge pieces together, and means for securing the ridge pieces of each pair to each other, the ridge pieces of each pair being notched transversely and the said outer ends of said rafters'being secured in said notches.

ERNEST J. KUMP.

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

OTHER REFERENCES Ser. No. 235,842, Sahlberg (A. P. 0.), published Apr. 2'7, 1943.

Engineering News Record, published May 6, 1943, page 106.

Manual of Carpentry and Joinery, by Riley, published by MacMillan 8: Co., Limited, London, 1905, pages 168 and 169. (Copy in Division 33.).