US2664057A

US2664057A - Reglet

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Publication number: US2664057A
Application number: US305895A
Authority: US
Inventors: Le Roy J Ausland
Original assignee: PIONEER SAND AND GRAVEL COMPAN
Current assignee: PIONEER SAND AND GRAVEL Co; PIONEER SAND AND GRAVEL COMPAN
Priority date: 1952-08-22
Filing date: 1952-08-22
Publication date: 1953-12-29
Anticipated expiration: 1970-12-29

Description

Dec. 29, 1953 LE ROY J. AUSLAND 2,664,057

REGLET Filed Aug. 22,1952

- INVENTOR. 4 LE ear .4 4042mm,

Patented Dec. 29, 1953 REGLET Le Roy J. -Ausland,'*Seattle, Wash assignor to Pioneer Sand and'Gravel-Company, a corpo' ration'oi' w'aishington Application-August 22, 1952, Serial Na 305,8'95- 5 Claims; (01.108 26) This invention relates toia reglet, particularly adapted to be mounted in'a concrete 'parap'et'or like structure, to providefor the mounting of counter flashing upon the" same. 1

The main object of'the present invention" is to provide an improved type of 1reglet,'that: can be embedded in the concrete whilethe' conoreteis being poured, said' reglet-being so'formed asto hold, inoperative relation to .the concrete struc'e ture a suitably shaped length'of 'counter'rlashing;

Another object of importance is to provide a reglet of the character referred to which can be formed, together with" its associated counter flashing; from inexpensive sheet metal material readily bent: to shape.

Yet'another object is to provide a reglet. as stated which will be novelly shaped" in a man ner to cause the same tube-embedded securely in the" concrete parapet associated therewith, in such a way" as'to prevent breakage of the adja: cent-'portions'of the parapet, and" toprevent the reglet-from being-torn away from-the parapet when the forms areremoved; I

A furtherobjectorimportance-is to provide, in -a reglet construction as stated," a novelly formed connector strip whereby adjacent reglets can beseala'bly joined, the connector stripbeing fashioned; like the reglet, from inexpensive sheet metal material.

Stillanotherobject of the invention is to pro vide'a regletwherein the counter flashing-associated therewith-will be formed complementari-ly to the regl'et, thus to prevent accidental 's'epara-- tion :of the counterflashing =fromthe reglet; the reglet being equipped with "a novelly formed wedging xmeans to further insure the retention Qi.;:the'=counter :flashing' in desired position 1 rela tive toit'hereglet;

Yet another object is to providers, reglet'scona struction which will be inexpensive; and will'not interfere inlianyzyvay with zthe pouringr-of the concrete-.: '7.

Otherobj ects: will appearv from 'the .following description, the: claims 1. appended thereto, and from the :annexed drawing; in which'like reference echaracters: designate like parts throughout the: severalaviews and" wherein Figure l is a fragmentaryperspeotive view of the'ireg-let assembled with its associated wedging stripand counter-flashing,- a concreteparapet in which the" regleti's mounted being illustrated in section; and I Figure 2 is "an" exploded-perspective "viewof mereglet, wedging strip,- 1 counterflashin'g' and connecting means:

At I0, I havedesignated generally'a concrete parapet or like structure, it being understood that the parapet will be formed by pouring concrete into'a suitable form, not shown. The con crete parapet ID, in the illustrated embodiment of the invention, has a vertical side surface. [2 merging, at its lowerlend, into an inclined'parapet surface [4.

The reglet constituting the presentinventlon has been designated generally at 1:6, and is formed from a single length of sheet metal material, bent to shape. in the manner best shown'in Figure '2. As will be noted-the mid'width portionlof the sheet of material has been designated by the reference numeral 18, and is curvedtransversely through approximately 270 of a circle; Thus, the transversely curved mid widthiportion oi the reglet extends from a pointizfllrtoa point 22;" he'- tweenwhich. pointsZ'ID. of a' circle is defined.

Extending from the lower side'of the mid width portion l8 of the reglet is 'a plane, horizontally disposed lower channel wall 24, said lower channel wall projecting forwardly from the tubular mid widthliportionnla and merging, ,at its for- Wardly'projec'ted edge, intoa dependingtilertis cally disposed, flat lower flange, 26'. At its'lower edge, the flange zfi'merges into a rearwardly bent, inclined bottomlip. 28,

Extending. from the point 22, -at. the upper side of the tubularmid width portion l8, isa narrow, plane, inner wallporti'on 30,. said wall portion. extending yertically from the point 22; toward the midwidtharea of the bottom channel. wall 24;

At itsv lower edge, the" planeinner wall portion 30 merges into an upper channel .wall 32,..extending'in spaced, parallel relation to the: channel wall 24, but formed to a substantiallyreduced width, relative .to the width of the channel wall 24."

Theflupper channel Wall '32, like the wall .24, is projected. forwardly i'rom the tubular mid widthportion l8'of the reglet, and haslitsiro'nt edge spaced vertically of and above the front edge of the wall 243 Integral with the front edge of the upper channel wall 32is an upper flange.

34 coplanar with the lower flange, thev flange 3'4 merging, 'atits top edge. into a rearwardly. inclined upper lip.36,1

The reglet formed. as illustrated and described above, is embedded. in the. concrete parapet .10,

when. theflparapetis being poured,.and it willbe noted that the coplanar flanges 26, .34 are flush with the vertical 'Jsurface .I2 of .the' parapet. It

will further be notedthatthe inclined lips=2-8,'; 36 will berembedded within the. concrete material of which the parapet is formed, thus to prevent the reglet from breaking away from the parapet when the forms are removed subsequent to pouring of the concrete material. It will further be noted that the lips act as reinforcements, that effectively prevent breakage of the adjacent material of which the parapet is formed.

When the reglet is molded into the parapet 10, the reglet will define an inner space within the parapet, spaced rearwardly from the wall 12 of the parapet, said inner space being designated at 31 and being formed through the provision of the tubular mid width portion I6 of the reglet. The space 31 is of approximately circular cross section, and is in communication with a channel 38 communicating between said space and the exterior of the parapet.

The invention further includes a specially formed counter flashing 40, which, like the reglet is formed from a suitable length of sheet material 3 readily bent to shape. The counter flashing 40, thus, has its upper edge portion curved transversely through approximately 225", the curved upper edge portion of the counter flashing complementing and being springably engaged within the transversely curved mid width portion N3 of the reglet.

Projected forwardly from the bottom edge of the top edge portion 42 of the counter flashing is a plane portion 44, the plane portion 44 being horizontally disposed and being coextensive in width and length with the bottom channel wall 24. The plane portion 44 of the counter flashing 40 overlies and is in contact throughout its area with the bottom channel wall 24, and integral with the forwardly projected edge of the portion 44 is a depending, vertically disposed, plane flange 46, overlying and spaced forwardly from the lower flange 26 of the reglet. The depending portion or web 46 of the counter flashing is of substantially greater width than the width of the flange 26 of the reglet, as will be readily seen from Figure l, and protectively overlies the vertical surface I 2.

At its lower edge, the web 46 is integral with a forwardly inclined, protective lip 48 overlying the upper portion of the inclined wall l4 of the parapet to provide the desired flashing for the parapet.

To insure that the counter flashing will be held in the reglet, I provide a wedging strip designated generally at 50, said wedging strip being formed from a length of sheet metal material and having a plane, horizontally disposed top flange 52 engaging the upper channel wall 32,

said top flange projecting within the space 31 and having its rear edge engaged with the curved top portion 42 of the counter flashing (see Figure 1).

At its front edge, the flange 52 of the wedging strip is integral with a depending, relatively narrow, web 54, said web being integral at its lower edge with a rearwardly extended, horizontally disposed bottom flange 56 springably engaged against the plane portion 44 of the counter flashing 40.

When the springable wedging strip is inserted in the channel 38, it will close said channel, and will further insure the retention of the counter flashing within its associated reglet.

It is desirable that means be provided for connecting adjacent lengths of reglet to one another, and to this end, a connector strip 58 is used. The connector strip has a mid width portion 60 extending through approximately 270, said mid width portion being complementary to and being 4 telescopically engaged with the adjacent end of the reglet [6. Thus, each connector strip has one end telescopically engaged with the adjacent end of one reglet, the other end of each connector strip being telescopically engaged with the adjacent end of another reglet.

The tubular mid width portion 60 of each connector strip is integral, at its upper edge, with an angular top flange 66 complementing, and engaged with, the top channel wall 32 and upper flange 34 of the reglet associated therewith.

Also formed on each connector strip is an angular lower flange having integrally connected, forwardly projected

portions

62, 64, said portions being respectively arranged horizontally and vertically to engage the bottom channel wall 24 and lower flange 26 of each reglet.

I believe it will be apparent that the construc tion illustrated and described is one which permits the reglet, counter flashing, wedging strip, and connector strip to be readily fashioned from inexpensive sheet metal material, capable of being bent to the desired shape with a minimum of difliculty. It will further be appreciated, and is considered to be an important characteristic of the invention, that the reglet and the parts associated therewith are adapted to be positioned within a form in which concrete is to be poured in providing a concrete parapet [0, the parts of the device interfering in no way with the conventional pouring of the concrete material.

Still further, the construction is such as to permit the removal of the concrete forms without possibility of the reglets breaking away from the parapet. When the concrete has hardened, the reglet will, of course, be firmly embedded therein, and will reinforce the parapet against breakage of concrete material therefrom.

It is also of importance that the particular formation of the reglet and its associated counter flashing is such as to provide a highly efficient flashin for the concrete parapet, at a minimum of expense, the flashing being easily associated with the reglet, and being firmly retained in protective position relative to the parapet, by means of the wedging strip 56.

It is believed apparent that the invention is not necesasrily confined to the specific use or uses thereof described above, since it may be utilized for any purpose to which it may be suited. Nor is the invention to be necessarily limited to the specific construction illustrated and described, since such construction is only intended to be illustrative of the principles of operation and the means presently devised to carry out said principles, it bein considered that the invention comprehends any minor change in construction that may be permitted within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A reglet and counter flashing assembly for concrete structures, comprising; a reglet formed from sheet material and including a generally tubular mid width portion adapted to be embedded in a concrete structure adjacent one wall of said structure, spaced, coplanar flange integral with opposite edges of said mid width portion and adapted to be disposed in flush relation to said wall of the concrete structure, said flanges being a spaced apart to define a channel opening upon said wall and communicating with the interior of the mid width portion, and means on said flanges arranged to be embedded in said wall; and a counter flashing associated with said reglet, said counter flashing including a curved top edge portion complementing and engageablewithin the mid width portion of=the-reglet;a plane, horizontally disposed portion integral with the-curved top" edge portion and projecting outwardly through said channel, anda depending flange member on the plane portion, said flange member being extendable'downwardly over the wall of said structure to provide a flashing therefor.

2. A resist and counter'flashing assembly for concrete structures, comprising; a reglet formed from sheet material and including a generally tubular mid width portion adapted to be embedded in a concrete structure adjacent one wall of said structure, spaced, coplanar flanges integral with opposite edges of said mid width portion and adapted to be disposed in flush relation to said wall of the concrete structure, said flanges being spaced apart to define a channel opening upon said wall and communicating with the interior of the mid width portion, and means on said flanges arranged to be embedded in said wall; a counter flashing associated with said reglet, said counter flashing including a curved top edge portion complementing and engageable within the mid width portion of the reglet, a plane, horizontally disposed portion integral with the curved top edge portion and projecting outwardly through said channel, and a depending flange member on the plane portion, said flange member being extendable downwardly over the wall of said structure to provide a flashing therefor; and a wedging strip proportioned to fill said channel and engaging the plane portion of the counter flashing to hold the same assembled with said reglet.

3. A reglet and counter flashing assembly ,for concrete structures, comprising a reglet formed from a single length of sheet material bent to shape, said length of sheet material being bent to include a transversely curved, generally tubular mid width portion adapted to be embedded in said structure adjacent one wall of the structure, coplanar flanges extending longitudinally of and integrally connected to opposite edges of said tubular mid width portion, said flanges respectively extending upwardly and downwardly from their associated edges and being spaced apart to define a channel therebetween extending longitudinally of the reglet and communicating with the interior of the mid width portion, and means associated with the respective flanges and adapted to be embedded in the concrete structure; a counter flashing associated with said reglet, said counter flashing being formed of a single length of sheet material bent to shape and including a top edge portion curved transversely for engagement within the tubular mid Width portion of the reglet, a horizontally disposed plane portion integral with said top edge portion and projecting forwardly from said top edge portion for extension through the channel, and a depending flange member integral with the forwardly projecting plane portion and overlying said wall to provide a flashing member therefor; and a wedging strip proportioned to engage and fill said channel, said wedging strip having parallel top and bottom walls respectively engageable with one wall of the channel and the plane portion of the counter flashing, to hold the counter flashing assembled with the reglet.

4. A reglet and counter flashing assembly for concrete structures, comprising a reglet formed from a single length of sheet material bent to shape, said length of sheet material being bent to include a transversely curved, generally tubular mid width portion adapted to be embedded in said structure: adjacentv one iwallzaoi' thestmce ture; coplanar flanges extending longitudinally of and: integrally connected to opposite edges -of said tubular amid width portion, i said flanges :respectively extending :upwardly. and downwardly from their: associated edges and being spaced apart. to define a channel therebetween extending along'it tudinally of the reglet and communicating-with the" interior of themid 'wid-th portion, and-means associated with the respective flanges and adapted to be embedded in the concrete structure; a counter flashing associated with said reglet, said counter flashing being formed from a single length of sheet material bent to shape and including a top edge portion curved transversely for engagement within the tubular mid width portion of the reglet, a horizontally disposed plane portion integral with said top edge portion and projecting forwardly from said top edge portion for extension through the channel, and a depending flange member integral with the forwardly projecting plane portion and overlying said wall to provide a flashing member therefor; a wedging strip proportioned to engage and flll said channel, said wedging strip having parallel top and bottom walls respectively engageable with one wall of the channel and the plane portion of the counter flashing, to hold the counter flashing assembled with the reglet; and a connector strip formed from a single length of sheet material bent to shape, said connector strip including a generally tubular mid width portion adapted to be telescopically engaged with the mid width portion of a reglet on either side thereof, and angular flanges integral with opposite edges of the mid width portion of said connector strip, said last-named flanges being engageable against the flanges of the reglets at opposite sides of the connector strip.

5. A reglet and counter flashing assembly for concrete structures, comprising; a reglet adapted to be embedded in a structure of cementitious material adjacent one wall of said structure, said reglet being formed from a single length of sheet material bent to shape and comprising an elongated, generally tubular mid width portion extending through substantially 270 of a circle, said tubular mid width portion being integral at opposite sides edges thereof with forwardly projected, parallel channel walls defining therebetween a channel communicating with the interior of the mid width portion, said channel walls being horizontally disposed and being integral, along those edges thereof remote from the tubular mid width portion, with coplanar flanges respectively extended upwardly and downwardly from the channel walls associated therewith, said flanges being proportioned to be disposed in flush relation to said wall and including inclined lips adapted to be embedded in said structure; a counter flashing formed from a single length of sheet material bent to shape, said counter flashing having a transversely curved top edge portion complementing and engageable within the tubulad mid width portion of the reglet, said top edge portion being integral, along its lower edge, with a horizontally disposed plane portion adapted to overlie one of said channel walls, said plane portion of the counter flashing being integral with a depending flashing member extendable in overlying relation to the wall of said cementitious structure; a wedging strip for holding the counter flashing assembled with said reglet, said wedging strip being formed from a single length of sheet material and having parallel, horizontally 7 disposed top and bottom portions engageable, respectively, against one wall of the channel of the reglet and the plane portion of the counter flashing; and a connector strip adapted for connecting adjacent, identically formed reglets, said connector strip being formed from a singl length of sheet material bent to shape and having a generally tubular mid width portion telescopically engageable with reglets on either side thereof,

said tubular mid width portion of the connector strip having angular flanges integral with opposite edges thereof, said flanges of the connector strip being complementary to and engageable with the flanges of the reglets engaged with the connector strip.

LE ROY J. AUSLAND.

No references cited.