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US3417528A
US3417528A US567697A US56769766A US3417528A US 3417528 A US3417528 A US 3417528A US 567697 A US567697 A US 567697A US 56769766 A US56769766 A US 56769766A US 3417528 A US3417528 A US 3417528A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/62—Insulation or other protection; Elements or use of specified material therefor
    • E04B1/66—Sealings
    • E04B1/68—Sealings of joints, e.g. expansion joints
    • E04B1/681—Sealings of joints, e.g. expansion joints for free moving parts
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/62—Insulation or other protection; Elements or use of specified material therefor
    • E04B1/66—Sealings
    • E04B1/68—Sealings of joints, e.g. expansion joints
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/62—Insulation or other protection; Elements or use of specified material therefor
    • E04B1/66—Sealings
    • E04B1/68—Sealings of joints, e.g. expansion joints
    • E04B1/6803—Joint covers
    • E04B1/6804—Joint covers specially adapted for floor parts

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  • a closure plate is slidably received in the recesses of the mounted members and is kept centered over the joint by a spring in each recess acting against the edge of the plate.
  • Each of the mounting members includes a flange by which the members may be mounted to the structure and also includes a stop ilange for plaster and the like, the mounting flange being so arranged so that it is covered by the iinishing material which abuts and is ush with the stop ange to provide a simple, neat-appearing joint assembly.
  • This invention relates to expansion joint covers and more particularly to expansion joint covers for joints in walls, ceilings and at the corners of building structures.
  • expansion covers Numerous types of expansion covers have been suggested heretofore, principally, however, for use in the floors and at the junctions of oors and walls of buildings where the mounting elements are embedded in concrete and Va cover is provided which spans the joint and rests against the concrete surfaces of the floor and wall on opposite sides of the expansion joint. While these joint covers are quite satisfactory in the Iabove-mentioned environment, they are somewhat less than satisfactory from the standpoint of appearance ⁇ and ease of installation in the walls and ceilings where -the covers should be inconspicuous.
  • an expansion joint cover suitable for use in walls and ceilings includes a pair of mounting members which can be affixed to the wall or ceiling on opposite sides of an expansion joint and provide a plaster stop enabling the mounting elements to be mounted flush with the plaster and, if desired, covered by paper, paint or other ceiling or wall covering.
  • a thin plate or strip of metal or the like which likewise can be painted or otherwise treated is slidably received in opposing recesses in the mounting elements and is normally retained subs-tantially centered between the mounting elements by means of compression springs so that as the walls or ceiling expand or contract, the plate member will always cover the joint or gap between the wall and ceiling section.
  • Suitable sealing means are interposed between the strip or plate and the mounting portions of the expansion joint cover so that entry of dust and/or moisture is effectively precluded and a tight joint is provided at all times.
  • FIGURE 1 is a cross-sectional and perspective view of a typical expansion joint cover embodying the present inven-tion, and
  • FIGURE 2 is a view in cross-section of a modiiied form of the expansion joint.
  • the expansion joint illustrated in FIGURE l includes two mounting members and 11 which are mirror images of each other and, in fact, can be sections of the ice same extrusion formed by means of a suitable extrusion die.
  • the mounting member 10 includes an edge flange 12l extending the length of the member which is adapted to be secured to a wall or ceiling structure such as the concrete or wood surface 13, either directly by means of screws 14 or by means of screws and insert plugs 15 of known type.
  • Extending upwardly from the flange 12 is a ange portion 16 which carries at its upper edge a pair of spaced-apart plates 17 and 18 connected at one end by means of a base member 19, thereby forming a recess 20 therebetween.
  • the inner edge of the plate 17 includes a thickened portion 21.
  • a grooved, semi-cylindrical portion 22 is at the inner edge of the plate 18 and is adapted to receive a sealing rod or strip 23 for a purpose to be described.
  • the mounting member 11 is, as indicated above, the same as the mounting member 10 and these two mounting members receive a strip 24 of sheet material, such as stainless steel, aluminum, aluminum alloy, thin plastic or the like, which extends into the recess 20 of the mounting member 10 land the corresponding recess of the member 11 in tight engagement with the thickened portion 21 and the sealing strip or rod 23 of each of the mounting members.
  • Arcuate compression springs 25 bear against the outer edges of the strip 24 and the base 19 of the mounting member 10 and the corresponding portion of the mounting member 11, thereby keeping the strip 24 centered with respect to the joint.
  • the springs 25 are compressed by sliding of the strip 24 relative to the mounting members 10 and 11. If the expansion joint expands, the plate 24 can slide, and due to Ithe pressure of the springs 25 will be kept centered with respect to the mounting members 10 and 11.
  • Each of the mounting members 10 and 11 has an outwardly extending flange 27 at the outer end of the plate portion 17 which forms a plaster stop to enable plaster P to be laid up to the edge of the mounting portions in the plane thereof so that the exposed plate portions 17 can be painted or provided with wall coverings which cause them to blend into the remainder of the wall or ceiling.
  • a modilied type of joint cover can be provided for closing a joint at the junction of a wall and the ceiling.
  • a joint cover includes a mounting member like the mounting member 10 and a corner mounting member 30, as shown in FIGURE 2.
  • the corner mount member includes a iiange 31 adapted to be secured to the wall or ceiling from which extend lateral plate portions 32 and 33, one of them having a thickened edge portion 34 for engaging the outer surface of the joint cover plate 35 and the other having a thickened and grooved portion 36 for receiving the sealing strip 3'7 of vinyl plastic or other elastomeric material for engaging the inner surface of the plate 35.
  • ⁇ Compression springs 38 similar to the springs 25 described above, center the plate 35 in the mounting members.
  • both of the mounting members may be painted or provided with a wall or ceiling covering matching the wall or ceiling covering of the room so that only t-he plate 35 is visible or differs visibly from the remainder of the wall. However, its visibility may be reduced by painting it or, if desired, providing it with :appropriate matching pattern or covering so that the entire joint is rendered inconspicuous or ilarmonious with the remainder of the ceiling or wall structure.
  • Wall mounting structures are susceptible to modification in their dimensions and shapes, depending upon requirements, and the width of the joint cover plate 24 or 35 -can be modified in accordance with the width of the joint to be covered or concealed.
  • the types of springs used for centering the joint covering plate 24 or 35 can be varied. Accordingly, the forms of the invention disclosed herein should be considered :as illustrative and not as limiting the scope of the invention as defined in the following claims.
  • An expansion joint assembly for closing a joint defined between a pair of longitudinally extending structures relatively lmovable toward and away from one another, comprising:
  • first and second longitudinally extending mounting members for mounting parallel to the joint to be closed, each member having (a) a first portion forming a recess having an open end facing the open end of the recess in the first portion of the other mounting member, said fi-rst portion being relatively flat lying in a plane substantially parallel to one of the surfaces adjacent the joint, (b) a stop flange formed integrally with the first portion and projecting therefrom to form a flange surface; and (c) a mounting ange formed integrally with said lirst portion and extending angularly therefrom to accommodate fastening elements for attaching the mounting member to one of the structures, the direction of extension of the ange of at least one of the mounting members maintaining the first portion in spaced relation to the associated structure;
  • the recess is formed between substantially parallel plates of the first portion, one of the plates having formed in the inner surface thereof a longitudinally extending groove, the assembly further comprising 15 a strip of elastomeric material received in the groove and bearing against a surface of the plate to maintain the plate and mounting members in sealed sliding relation.

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US567697A US3417528A (en) 1966-07-25 1966-07-25 Expansion joint covers
NL6709102A NL6709102A (de) 1966-07-25 1967-06-29
SE10241/67*A SE322610B (de) 1966-07-25 1967-06-30
GB31674/67A GB1126866A (en) 1966-07-25 1967-07-10 Expansion joint covers
NO169066A NO122272B (de) 1966-07-25 1967-07-17
ES1967140415U ES140415Y (es) 1966-07-25 1967-07-22 Una tapa de junta de expansion.
DE19671658865 DE1658865A1 (de) 1966-07-25 1967-07-24 Dehnungsfugenabdeckung
FR115516A FR1532157A (fr) 1966-07-25 1967-07-25 Couvre-joint de dilatation
BE701819D BE701819A (de) 1966-07-25 1967-07-25

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US3648423A (en) * 1969-11-19 1972-03-14 Delmar W Cole Expansion joint
US3659390A (en) * 1970-11-02 1972-05-02 Balco Inc Expansion joint cover assembly
US4050208A (en) * 1976-10-04 1977-09-27 The Boeing Company Aircraft interior ceiling panel assembly and attachment apparatus
JPS5689809U (de) * 1979-12-14 1981-07-17
US4324009A (en) * 1980-05-01 1982-04-13 Hornsby Roger L Swimming pool and water supply system
US4359847A (en) * 1980-05-24 1982-11-23 Migua-Hammerschmidt Gmbh & Co. Watertight expansion joint
US4773791A (en) * 1986-07-02 1988-09-27 Alfred Hartkorn Joint bridging construction for structures
US4914884A (en) * 1988-11-22 1990-04-10 Toshikazu Ohmatsu Expansion joints
US4956955A (en) * 1989-02-24 1990-09-18 Toshikazu Ohmatsu Expansion joint device for use in interior designs
US5319907A (en) * 1992-07-13 1994-06-14 Pawling Corporation Telescoping wall joint system, especially for seismic applications
US5357727A (en) * 1993-07-14 1994-10-25 Balco/Metalines, Inc. Expansion joint
WO2001098598A1 (en) * 2000-06-20 2001-12-27 Seamus Michael Devlin Movement joint
US6374559B1 (en) 1999-03-12 2002-04-23 Flannery, Inc. Sealed expansion joint
US20030071172A1 (en) * 2001-09-03 2003-04-17 Stefan Harasta Covering element for the interior of a vehicle, particularly an aircraft
US6581347B1 (en) * 2002-02-15 2003-06-24 Balco, Inc. Expansion joint cover
US20070137129A1 (en) * 2005-12-21 2007-06-21 Herm. Friedr. Kuenne Gmbh & Co. Profile-rail system
US20080307730A1 (en) * 2007-06-18 2008-12-18 Barry Rutherford Channel screed with fastening clips
US20090133349A1 (en) * 2007-11-26 2009-05-28 Frank Sondermann Profiled rail system
US20090145069A1 (en) * 2006-03-16 2009-06-11 Patrick Ronald Eve Joint Gap
US20090217611A1 (en) * 2005-08-08 2009-09-03 Ralf Schrader Flush profiled expansion element
US20100071290A1 (en) * 2006-12-07 2010-03-25 Shaw Lee A Monolithic concrete wall expansion joint system

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US2580034A (en) * 1948-12-18 1951-12-25 Patent & Licensing Corp Covered expansion joint
USRE25733E (en) * 1965-02-23 Expansion joints for metal panels
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US2212615A (en) * 1939-10-20 1940-08-27 Older Clifford Concrete road joint
US2580034A (en) * 1948-12-18 1951-12-25 Patent & Licensing Corp Covered expansion joint
US3183626A (en) * 1964-03-05 1965-05-18 Metalines Inc Expansion joint cover assembly
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US3648423A (en) * 1969-11-19 1972-03-14 Delmar W Cole Expansion joint
US3659390A (en) * 1970-11-02 1972-05-02 Balco Inc Expansion joint cover assembly
US4050208A (en) * 1976-10-04 1977-09-27 The Boeing Company Aircraft interior ceiling panel assembly and attachment apparatus
JPS6037932Y2 (ja) * 1979-12-14 1985-11-12 ド−エイ外装有限会社 目地カバ−装置
JPS5689809U (de) * 1979-12-14 1981-07-17
US4324009A (en) * 1980-05-01 1982-04-13 Hornsby Roger L Swimming pool and water supply system
US4359847A (en) * 1980-05-24 1982-11-23 Migua-Hammerschmidt Gmbh & Co. Watertight expansion joint
US4773791A (en) * 1986-07-02 1988-09-27 Alfred Hartkorn Joint bridging construction for structures
US4914884A (en) * 1988-11-22 1990-04-10 Toshikazu Ohmatsu Expansion joints
US4956955A (en) * 1989-02-24 1990-09-18 Toshikazu Ohmatsu Expansion joint device for use in interior designs
US5319907A (en) * 1992-07-13 1994-06-14 Pawling Corporation Telescoping wall joint system, especially for seismic applications
US5357727A (en) * 1993-07-14 1994-10-25 Balco/Metalines, Inc. Expansion joint
US6374559B1 (en) 1999-03-12 2002-04-23 Flannery, Inc. Sealed expansion joint
WO2001098598A1 (en) * 2000-06-20 2001-12-27 Seamus Michael Devlin Movement joint
US20030071172A1 (en) * 2001-09-03 2003-04-17 Stefan Harasta Covering element for the interior of a vehicle, particularly an aircraft
US6874730B2 (en) * 2001-09-03 2005-04-05 Goodrich Hella Aerospace Lighting Systems Gmbh Covering element for the interior of a vehicle, particularly an aircraft
US6581347B1 (en) * 2002-02-15 2003-06-24 Balco, Inc. Expansion joint cover
US20090217611A1 (en) * 2005-08-08 2009-09-03 Ralf Schrader Flush profiled expansion element
US20070137129A1 (en) * 2005-12-21 2007-06-21 Herm. Friedr. Kuenne Gmbh & Co. Profile-rail system
US7827750B2 (en) * 2005-12-21 2010-11-09 Herm, Friedr. Kuenne Gmbh & Co. Profile-rail system
US20090145069A1 (en) * 2006-03-16 2009-06-11 Patrick Ronald Eve Joint Gap
US20100071290A1 (en) * 2006-12-07 2010-03-25 Shaw Lee A Monolithic concrete wall expansion joint system
US7926235B2 (en) * 2006-12-07 2011-04-19 Shaw & Sons, Inc. Monolithic concrete wall expansion joint system
US20080307730A1 (en) * 2007-06-18 2008-12-18 Barry Rutherford Channel screed with fastening clips
US20090133349A1 (en) * 2007-11-26 2009-05-28 Frank Sondermann Profiled rail system
US8341909B2 (en) * 2007-11-26 2013-01-01 Herm. Friedr. Kuenne Gmbh & Co. Profiled rail system

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