US2733784A

US2733784A - berry

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Publication number: US2733784A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1956-02-07
Anticipated expiration: 1973-02-07

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Feb. 7, 1956 J. E. BERRY 2,733,734

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 28, 1951 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATT Feb. 7, 1956 J. E. BERRY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 28, 1951 Feb. 7, 1956 J. E. BERRY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Dec. 28, 1951 A 7' TU/QNE 5 Feb. 7, 1956 J. E. BERRY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed DBOpZG, 1951 r 2,733,784 Patented Feb. 7, 1956 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION John E. Berry, Minneapolis, Minn.

Application December 28, 1951, Serial No. 263,842

4 Claims. (Cl. 189--2) The invention herein presents a new and improved building construction formed of several different kinds of easy to handle, precision built, prefabricated assemblies each of metal in the disclosure as made.

This application is a continuation in part of my abandoned application Serial No. 661,678, for Building Construction, filed April 12, 1946.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a building incorporating features and characteristics of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view, on a reduced scale and partially broken away, of the building of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged plan view, partially in section and partially broken away, of floor panel members of the building;

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view, taken on any of lines 44 in Fig. 2, or as on line 44 in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view, taken on line 5-5 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view, taken on line 66 in Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged perspective view, partially in section and partially broken away, of a side panel member of the building;

Fig. 8 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view, taken on line 88 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 9 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view, taken on line 99 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 10 is a sectional view, on a reduced scale, taken on line lib-10 in Fig. 7;

Fig. 11 is an enlarged perspective view of a window frame as when assembled with side panel members of a building such as disclosed in Fig. 1;

Fig. 12 is a detail sectional view, taken on line 12--12 in Fig. 2;

Fig. 13 is an enlarged perspective view, partiallyin section and partially broken away, of one form of roof member employed in the building;

Fig. 14 is an enlarged perspective view, partially in section and partially broken away, of another form of roof member employed in said building; and

Fig. 15 is a detail sectional view, taken on either of the lines 15-15 in Fig. 1.

Speaking generally, a building made according to the invention consists of flat floor panel members each of triangular configuration in outline, flat floor panel members 21 each of rectilinear configuration in outline, side panel members 22, corner panel members 23, curvilinear roof members 24 each of general triangular configuration in outline, and curvilinear roof members 25 each of general rectilinear configuration in outline.

Floor structure of the building is provided by a plurality of the

floor panels

20, 21, vertical bounding walls of the building are provided by a plurality of the side and

corner panel members

22 and 23, and roof structure of said building is provided by a plurality of the

roof members

24, 25.

As disclosed in Fig. 2 of the drawings, there are six of of the floor panel members 20, all supported upon a suitable foundation, and each constructed to have the shape of an equilateral triangle. Each floor panel member 20 is bounded by channel bars 26 secured'to each other by welding and having their upper and lower flanges, respectively, lying in a single plane. Reinforcing channel pieces 27 are in spaced relation to each other and have their opposite ends secured to said channel bars 26.

A sheet metal covering 28 is suitably and conveniently fastened down upon each floor panel member 20. Desirably, each sheet metal covering 28 may be welded to the channel bars 26 and the channel pieces 27 of the corresponding floor panel members 20.

A covering 29 of wood is suitably and conveniently fastened down upon the sheet metal covering 28 of each floor panel member 20.

There are two of the floor panel members 21, supported upon the same foundation as are the floor panel members 20, and each constructed to have the shape of a square.. Each floor panel member 21 is bounded by channel bars: similar to the channel bars 26 secured to each other by welding and having their upper and lower flanges, respec-- tively, lying in the planes of the upper and lower flanges: of said floor panel members 20. The floor panel mem-- bers 21 include spaced reinforcing channel pieces, similarto the reinforcing channel pieces 27, secured to the channel bars of said floor panel members 21.

A sheet metal covering 30 is fastened down upon each floor panel member 21, and a covering 31 of wood is fastened down upon the sheet metal covering 30 of each floor panel member 21.

The floor panel members 21 are disposed centrally of the building in direction from front toward rear thereof, and the floor panel members 20 are disposed at the opposite sides of said floor panel members 21 and at the opposite ends of said building.

Meeting side edges of

floor panel members

20, 20 are provided with complementary interfitting tongues and grooves, denoted 32. See Figs. 4 and 6 of the drawings. Meeting side edges of

floor panel members

21, 21, and meeting side edges of

floor panel members

20, 21, also are provided with complementary interfitting tongues and grooves equivalent of the complementary interfitting tongues and grooves 32. Stated otherwise, when side edges of the

floor panel members

20 and 21 are placed in contiguous relation, longitudinally extending tongues upon one of meeting side edges interfit with longitudinally extending grooves in the other of meeting side edges in each instance, and the contiguous side edges are bolted, as at 63, the one to the other, thus to provide a smooth floor surface.

The vertical bounding walls of the building are set up, after the floor structure is complete, by assembly of the side panel members 22 and the corner panel members 23, and support of said side and corner panel members upon the floor structure. The side panel members 22 provide the side wall structure of the building, and the corner panel members 23 provide the corner wall structure of said building. As shown, there are eight corner panel members 23.

Each side panel member 22 includes an elongated interior plate 33 having longitudinally extending flanges, indicated 34 and 35, upon its opposite side edges, and a transversely extending flange 36 upon its upper edge. The

longitudinal flanges

34 and 35 are parallel with each other and perpendicular to the elongated plate 33, and the transverse flange 36 is perpendicular to said

longitudinal flanges

34 and 35, as Well as perpendicular to said elongated plate 33. A bottom wall 37, welded to the lower ends of the interior plate 33 and the longitudinally extending

flanges

34, 35, of each panel member provides, together with said interior plate 33 and the sponding side panel member 22, are each denoted 38.

Each side-panel member 22 also includes anelongated exterior plate '39 having longitudinally extending flanges,

represented 49 and 41, upon its opposite side edges.

The interior surfaceofthe exterior plate 69 is in-engaged relation with the exterior surface-of the interior plate 33, and interior surfaces of the longitudinal :

ilanges

40 and 41 are in engaged relation with the exterior surfaces of the longitudinal flanges =34 and 35; The upper ends of the exterior plate 39 and the longitudinal flanges 49, .41 of each side panel member'22 desirably may terminate in the plane of the transverse flange 56 of the corresponding side .panel member, and the lower ends of the exterior plate'siv and the

longitudinal flanges

40, 41 of each side panel member-22 desirably may terminate in the plane of ;the bottom wall 37 of the corresponding side panel member. Br ace bars 42 of channel configuration extend between the

longitudinalflanges

34 and 35 upon the elongated interior plate 3-3 of each of the side panel members '22.

A cover plate 43, in spaced, parallel relation to the elongated interior and exterior plates '33 and 39 of each side frame member 22, is secured, as at 44, to adjacent edge portions of the longitudinally extending

flanges

40 and 41.

Each corner panel member 23 includes an elongated interior plate 45 of angular configuration having longitudinally extending flanges 46 and 47 upon its opposite side edges, and. atransversely extending flange, equivalent to the transversely extending flange 36, upon its upper edge. A bottom wall 48, welded to the lower ends of the interior plate 45 and the longitudinally extending flanges 46 and 47 of each corner panel member 23, provides, together with said interior plate 45 ,and the longitudinally extending flanges 46 and 47 and the transverse fiange upon the upper edge of the interior plate 45, a box like frame. Said interior plate 45 includes openings, equivalent to the openings 38, for the sake of lightness.

Each corner panel member 23 also includes an elongated exterior plate 49 of angular configuration having longitudinally extending flanges 50 and '51 upon its opposite side edges. The interior surface of the exterior plate 49 is in engagement, with the exterior surface .of the interior plate 45, and interior surfaces of the longitudinal flanges Siland 51 are in engagement with exterior surfaces of the longitudinal flanges 46 and .47. The upper ends of the exterior plate 49 and the

longitudinal flanges

50, 51 of each corner .panel member 23 terminate in the plane of the transverse flange upon the upper end of the interiorplate of the corresponding corner panel member, and the lower ends of the exterior plate 49 and the

longitudinal flanges

50, 51 of each corner panel member tenninate in the plane of the bottom wall 48 of the corresponding corner panel member.

A cover plate 52, in spaced, parallel relation-to the elongated interior and exterior plates 45 and 49 of each corner panel member 23, is secured, as at 53, to adjacent edge portions of the longitudinally extending

flanges

50 and 51 Meeting side edges of

side panel members

22, 22 are provided with complementary interfitting tongues and grooves, indicated 54, and meeting .side edges of corner panel members 23 and side panel members 22 are provided with complementary interfitting tongues and grooves 55. When side edges of

side panel members

22, 22, and of side and

corner panel members

22, 23, are placed in contiguous relation, longitudinally extending tongues upon one of meeting-sideedges interfit with longitudih' l t d n srq ss in t e t e of m etin sid edges, and the/contiguous side edges are secured to 4 each other, as by bolts 56 which pass through apertures .inflanges 34,.40,-35, .41 .and .34, .40, .46, .59 vand35, .41,

The bottom walls 37 of the side panel members 22 are secured down upon the floor structure by bolts 57 which pass through apertures in said bottom wall 37 and in said floor structure, and the bottom walls 48 of the corner panel members 23 ,are similarly secured down upon the floor structure by ,bolts (not shown) which pass through apertures '58 in'said bottom walls 48 and in said floor structure.

As diselosed in Figs. 1 and 11, some of the side panel members 22 are shorterthan others, so that door and window frames, denoted 59, 60, 61'and 62, respectively, can be incorporated in the building. That is, door and window frames can be situated between side panel members 22 and retained in the side walls of said building. The window frame 62 shown in Fig. ll. is fitted with tongues and grooves upon its opposite ,side edges adapted to be interlocked with .complementary tongues and grooves upon adjacent side edges of side panel members 22.

There are six .of .the curvilinear roof members 24, all supported upon upper ends .of .side and corner panel lilQl'llbfils 22 and 23, andeach constructed to have the general shape of a triangle. Each curvilinear roof member 24 is constitutedas a f ramestructure including convergent, curvilinear side channel members 64 which meet at an apex 65. A series of curvilinear rafters 66 between the channel membersdlarerigidly secured thereto. .4 curvilinear ceiling plate 67, triangular in outline, is secured, in any suitable and convenient manner, to interior surfaces of curvilinear rafters 66, as well as to said Qhannelmembersfisl, and a curvilinear roofing plate 68, also triangular ,in outline, is suitably and conveniently secured t orexterjior surfacesof curvilinear rafters .66, as Well as to the channel members 64. Reversely bent portions atthe ,loWfi .outermargins .of the roof members 24 provide part of a trough for escape of water to a drain (not shown).

There are ,two ofthe curvilinear roof members 25, also supported upon upper ends of side and

corner panel members

22 and 23, and each constructed to have the general shape of a rectangle. Each-curvilinear roof member .25 is constituted as .a frame structure including spaced, parallel, curvilinear side channel members 69 and an upper or inner,,st rai ght end channel member '70 connected between the upper or inner ends of the side channel members 69. .C,urvil ine,ar rafters 71 'between'the channel members .69 ,are secured to the channel member 70. A curvilinear ceiling plate 72, rectangularin outline, is suitably and conveniently secured to interior surfaces of the curvinear rafters 71, as well as to the channel members .69 and Z9, and a curvilinearroofing plate 73, also rectan- :gular: in outline, is suitably andconvenientlysecured to ext'erior surfaces of curvinear-rafters 71, as Well as to said channel members .69 and 70. Reversely bent portions at Tthe lower, outer margins of the roof members 25 provide the remainder ofthe trough a part of which is pro- .vided .by the reversely bent portions :at the lower, outer margins of the roof members 24.

Meeting side edges of the ;

roof members

24, 24, as well asmeeting side edges ofthe

roof members

24, 25, are provided with QQmPlementary interfitting tongues and grooves, indicated 74. See Figs. 1 and 15. When side edges of the roof members are in contiguous relation, longitudinally extending tongues upon one of meeting edges =interfit with longitudinal extending grooves in the other of meeting side edges in each instance, and the contiguous side edges are bolted, as at '75, to each other to provide a continuous ubtantially dome shape roof.

"bs erna aia l ssi e s th r q e be 4 1. 42 endures: nia ai uledaes. 9 1 6ide pan memb 2 and corner panl members 23 are provided withlongitudinally extending tongues and grooves for aflording tongue and groove fits, as at '76 in Fig. 12, between said roof members and said side at 3 corner panel members.

The upper, inner ends of the roof members 25 meet and are joined, as at '77, at the longitudinal and transverse center of the building. The apices 65 of the three roof members 24 at the left in Fig. 2 meet at the left end of the joint 77, and the apices 65 of the three roof members 24 at the right in said Fig. 2 meet at the right end of said joint 77.

The principles of the invention can be employed to produce many different types of building structures. Rooms of built structures can be enlarged, and additional room can be added. Building construction made accord ing to the invention can be one story, or a plurality of stories, high. The several components of the building construction are interchangeable.

What is claimed is:

1. In a building construction, a vertical panel comprising a first elongated plate having longitudinally extending flanges upon its opposite side edges, transversely extending flanges at the opposite ends of and between said longitudinally extending flanges, a second elongated plate having longitudinally extending flanges upon its opposite side edges, an interior surface of said second elongated plate being in engaged relation with an exterior surface of said first elongated plate and interior surfaces of the longitudinally extending flanges upon the second elongated plate being in engaged relation with exterior surfaces of the longitudinally extending flanges upon the first elongated plate, and a cover plate in spaced relation to said first and second elongated plates and rigid with portions of said longitudinally extending flanges, exterior bounding surfaces at the opposite sides and top of the vertical panel including tongues and grooves in the plane thereof and facing outwardly therefrom.

2. In a building construction, a vertical panel comprising a first elongated plate having longitudinally extending flanges upon its opposite side edges, transversely extending flanges at the opposite erds of and between said longitudinally extending flanges, a second elongated plate having longitudinally extending flanges upon its opposite side edges, an interior surface of said second elongated plate being in engaged relation with an exterior surface of said first elongated plate and interior surfaces of the longitudinally extending flanges upon the second elongated plate being in engaged relation with exterior surfaces of the iongitudinally extending flanges upon the first elongated plate, brace bars extending across said first elongated plate between said longitudinally extending flanges, and an elongated cover plate in spaced, parallel relation to said first and second elongated plates and rigid with the longitudinally extending flanges, exterior bounding surfaces at the opposite sides and top of the vertical panel including tongues and grooves in the plane thereof and facing outwardly therefrom.

3. The combination as specified in claim 1 wherein each of said first, second and cover plates includes longitudinally extending portions in angular relation to each other.

4. The combination as specified in claim 2 wherein each of said first, second and cover plates includes longitudinally extending portions in angular relation to each other.

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