US2716261A

US2716261A - Building construction

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Publication number: US2716261A
Application number: US341010A
Authority: US
Inventors: Chester A Huffman
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1953-03-09
Filing date: 1953-03-09
Publication date: 1955-08-30
Anticipated expiration: 1972-08-30

Description

Aug. 30, 1955 c. A. HUFFMAN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 9, 1953 Fig.6

7' Chester A. Huffman IN VEN TOR.

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4 3 J .w m w x F A United States Patent Ofice 2,716,261 Patented Aug. 30, 1955 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Chester A. Huffman, Elkhart, Ind.

Application March 9, 1953, Serial No. 341,010

4 Claims. (Cl. 20-4 skilled labor necessary in the construction of a building.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of means for wedgedly interlockingly securing abutting prefabricated building construction units to each other employing a novel joint which insures the correct alignment of the prefabricated building construction units.

Still further objects of the invention reside in this building construction which is strong and durable, capable of being used to erect a building with a minimum expenditure of time and effort, which has good insulating qualities and which requires no additional expenditure of materials thereby effectively reducing the cost to the builder in the construction of a building.

These, together with the various ancillary objects and features of the invention which will become apparent as the following description proceeds, are attained by this building construction which is disclosed in the accompanying drawings, various elements thereof being shown by example only in the drawings, wherein:

Figure l is an elevational view of a portion of a building constructed in accordance with the present invention with parts thereof being broken away to show the interior construction of the building construction units and other parts being shown in section for greatest detail;

Figure 2 is an elevational view showing the construction of doorway formed from building construction units employing the concept of this invention with parts broken away to show the framework with greater clarity;

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view as taken along the plane of line 3-3 in Figure 1 showing a corner construction;

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view as taken along the plane of line 44 in Figure 1 showing the manner in which the building units are tied together at their upper ends thereof;

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view as taken along the plane of line 55 in Figure 1 showing the construction of the building construction units in combination with a shoe plate which has been secured to a concrete floor; and,

Figure 6 is a horizontal sectional view showing the construction of the joint employed in this invention.

With continuing reference to the accompanying drawings wherein like reference numerals designate similar parts throughout the various views, and with particular reference initially to Figure 6, it will be noted that there are provided a plurality of story height building construction units which are arranged and secured in abutting relationship. A joint for interlocking these building construction units is provided. This construction can be best seen in Figure 6 and therein reference numeral 10 designates an outer panel of a first building construction unit while reference numeral 12 designates the inner panel of this unit. The outer and inner panels are held in spaced relationship by suitable studs or supporting members. A vertically extending member 14 is secured to the outer panel 10 by means of nails 16 or other suitable fasteners. The outer edge 18 of the portion of the member 14 which extends beyond the panel 10 is bevelled. Secured to the inner surface of the member 14 is a wedge 20 held in position by a plurality of nails or other fasteners 22. The outer panel 24 of a second building construction unit is held in spaced relationship with the inner panel 26 thereof which has secured thereto by means of nails or fasteners 28 another vertically extending member 30. This vertically extending member 30 has its inner edge 32 of the portion extending beyond the panel 26 bevelled. A wedge 34 is secured to the outer surface of the member 34 by means of nails 36 or other fasteners. The first building construction unit is placed next to the second building construction unit. The

wedges

20 and 34 will then cause the building construction units to become aligned when pressed together. Further, the wedges will provide means for substantially stiffening the entire construction. Nails 38 may be then used to secure the outer panel 24 of the second building construction unit to the vertically extending member 14 and nails 40 may be used to hold the inner panel 12 of the first building construction unit to the vertically extending unit 30. Nails 42 or other fasteners are then driven through the panel 10, the vertically extending member 14, the wedge 20, and the vertically extending member 30 to securely lock the two abutting building units in secure engagement.

There is illustrated in Figure 3 a corner construction employing a joint utilizing the concept of this invention. A building construction unit having an outer panel 44 and an inner panel 46 with a vertically extending member 48 secured to the outer panel 44 extends perpendicularly to another building construction unit having an outer panel 50 and an inner panel 52 held in spaced relationship with a vertically extending member 54.

Nails

56 and 58 are used to secure the vertically extending

members

48 and 54 to the

panels

44 and 52 respectively. A corner unit including a pair of

corner panels

60 and 62 to which there is secured an enlarged vertically extending unit 64 is provided. A wedge 66 is secured to the vertically extending member 64 and is provided with a shoulder 68 to form surfaces 70 and 72 which are adapted to engage the vertically extending

member

54 and 48 respectively. A comparatively large nail 74 is then used to secure the assembly. Further, nails 76 may be driven through the panel 60 and into the vertical member 48 and nail 78 may be driven through the outer panel 50 and into the enlarged vertically extending member 64. It is to be noted that the

corner panels

60 and 62 are secured to the vertically extending member 64 by means of

nails

80 and 82. To further rigidify the structure a composite member 84 is secured to the outer panel 46 by means of nails 86. In the assembly, as is shown in Figure 3, the nails securing the elements of each of the building units and corner units are shown in solid lines while the nails used to secure the units to each other are shown in dotted lines.

Figures 4 and 5 illustrate the manner in which the upper and lower portions of a panel constructed in accordance with this invention are secured to the a top section member and a shoe plate respectively. The

inner panel 88 and the outer panel 90 are secured by means of

nails

92 and 94, respectively, to a horizontally extending member 96. Then, the top section member 98 is nailed by means of nails 100 to the horizontal member 96 and positioned to extend between a plurality of building units. The lower portions of the building unit have the inner and

outer panel

88 and 90, respectively, secured by means of nails 102 and 103 to a lower horizontally extending member 104. Then, the building units may be placed over the shoe plate 106 which is bolted by means of bolt 108 to the concrete floor 110. Nails 112 are used to secure the lower horizontal member 104 to the shoe plate 106 and

nails

114 and 116 are used to secure the inner panel 88 and outer panel 90 to the shoe plate 106.

As can be observed from an inspection of Figure 1, when it is desired to provide an access opening, such as a window, in one of the panels, it is merely necessary to provide

frame members

118 and 120 which extend upwardly from the lower horizontal member 104 to the height determined by the upper limits of the access opening. Then, a horizontally extending member 122 may be supported on the ends of the

vertical members

118 and 120 and secured as is necessary. A transverse horizontally extending member 124 may then be terminally secured to the

vertical members

118 and 120 to define the lower limits of the access opening. This member 124 may be supported by a vertically extending member 126. A panel constructed so as to provide an access opening may be readily substituted for an imperforate panel. Likewise, when it is necessary to provide a door, a panel is constructed having the lower horizontal member substantially eliminated. The shoe plate 106 is also eliminated and the panel is constructed similar to that of the window panel shown in Figure 1 with the exception that a horizontal member is not provided to define the lower limits of the access opening. This construction will provide a very acceptable door frame.

Since from the foregoing, the construction and advantages of this building construction are readily apparent, further description is believed to be unnecessary.

However, since numerous modifications will readily occur to those skilled in the art after a consideration of the foregoing specification and accompanying drawings, it is not intended to limit the invention to the precise embodiment shown and described, but all suitable modifications and equivalents may be readily resorted to which fall within the scope of the appended claims.

panel being bevelled, a second vertically extending member secured to said inner panel and having a portion thereof extending beyond said inner panel, the inner edge of the portion of said second vertically extending member extending beyond said inner panel being bevelled, a first outwardly tapered wedge secured to the innermost surface of said first vertically extending member and a second outwardly tapered wedge secured to the outermost surface of said second vertically extending member,

the said portion of said first vertically extending member being received between the inner and outer panels of said second unit, the said portion of the second vertically extending member being received between the inner and outer panels of said first unit, said wedge secured to said first vertically extending member wedgedly abuttingly engaging said second vertically extending members.

2. A building construction including a first unit and a second .unit arranged in abutting relationship, each of 4 said units comprising an inner panel and an outer panel, means securing said panels in spaced relationship, a first vertically extending member secured to said outer panel and having a portion thereof extending beyond said outer panel, the outer edge of the portion of said first vertically extending member extending beyond said outer panel being bevelled, a second vertically extending member secured to said inner panel and having a portion thereof extending beyond said inner panel, the inner edge of the portion of said second vertically extending member extending beyond said inner panel being bevelled, a first outwardly tapered wedge secured to the innermost surface of said first vertically extending member and a second outwardly tapered wedge secured to the outermost surface of said second vertically extending member, the said portion of said first vertically extending member being received between the inner and outer panels of said second unit, the said portion of the second vertically extending member being received between the inner and outer panels of said first unit, said wedge secured to said first vertically extending member wedgedly abuttingly engaging said second vertically extending members, and

at least one fastener extending through the outer panel of said first unit, said first vertically extending member, said wedge, and into said second vertically extending member.

3. A building construction including a first unit and a second unit arranged in abutting relationship, each of said units comprising an inner panel and an outer panel, means securing said panels in spaced relationship, a first vertically extending member secured to said outer panel and having a portion thereof extending beyond said outer panel, the outer edge of the portion of said first vertically extending member extending beyond said outer panel being bevelled, a second vertically extending member secured to said inner panel and having a portion thereof extending beyond said inner panel, the inner edge of the portion of said second vertically extending member extending beyond said inner panel being bevelled, a first outwardly tapered wedge secured to the innermost surface of said first vertically extending member and a second outwardly tapered wedge secured to the outermost surface of said second vertically extending member, the said portion of said first vertically extending member being received between the inner and outer panels of said second unit, the said portion of the second vertically extending member being received between the inner and outer panels of said first unit, said wedge secured to said first vertically extending member wedgedly abuttingly engaging said second vertically extending members, said wedge secured to said second vertically extending member and wedgedly abuttingly engaging said first vertically extending member.

4. A building construction including a first unit and a second unit arranged in abutting relationship, each of said units comprising an inner panel and an outer panel,

means securing said panels in spaced relationship, a first vertically extending member secured to said outer panel and having a portion thereof extending beyond said outer panel, the outer edge of the portion of said first vertically extending member extending beyond said outer panel being bevelled, a second vertically extending member secured to said inner panel and having a portion thereof extending beyond said inner panel, the inner edge of the portion of said second vertically extending member extending beyond said inner panel being bevelled, a first outwardly tapered wedge securedto the innermost surface of said first vertically extending member and a second outwardly tapered wedge secured to the outermost surface of said second vertically extending member, the said portion of said first vertically extending member being received between the inner and outer panels of said second unit, the said portion of said second vertically extending member being received between the inner and outer panels of said first unit,'said wedge secured to said first vertically extending member wedgedly abuttingly engaging said second vertically extending members, and at least one fastener extending through the outer panel of said first unit said first vertically extending member, said Wedge, and into said second vertically extending member, said wedge secured to said second vertically extending 5 member Wedgedly abuttingly engaging said first vertically extending member, aligned access openings in the inner and outer panels of said first unit, and frame members between and secured to said inner and outer panels of said first unit defining said access opening and extending 10 about the periphery thereof.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Ford Sept. 7, 1943 Brent Oct. 19, 1943 Stannard et al May 23, 1944 Eickelberger Nov. 21, 1944 Hancock Nov. 28, 1944 FOREIGN PATENTS Switzerland May 16, 1946