US617471A - Bridge and wharf floor construction - Google Patents
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- My invention relates to improvements in the construction of floors for bridges and wharves, and it consists, essentially, of lengths of timber of alternately thicker and thinner material laid lengthwise upon the may be thicker in the center than at the sides, so as to provide a proper crown to the surface, the strips being spiked together, with the thicker ones having a greater height than the thinner ones, so as to form channels between for the reception and support of the asphalt or cement surface, which is afterward placed thereon and which forms the wearing-surface of the structure.
- Figure l is a general view showing the construction.
- Fig. 2 is a plan view of the timberwork.
- the object of my invention is to provide a solid continuous floor adapted to receive such a surface and so channeled as to form a lock by which the covering material is firmly united with the bridge-door and becomes an integral part ofl it.
- the bridge is constructed in any usual or suitable manner.
- I have shown it with the transverse I-beams A, which form the sills and are supported upon the bridge-stringers at each side.
- the timbers B Upon the I top of these beams are placed the timbers B,
- the bridge-hoor is composed of main timbers C, which are made of any suitable height, depth, and thickness.- I have found that about four inches in width by about eightA inches in depth is a suitable size for ordinary highway-bridges of short span. Intermediate between these timbers are fixed the longitudinal timbers D, which' Aare made of less height and thickness, as about two inches in thickness by six inches in height, and these timbers are solidly nailed or spiked together, so as to form a continuous structure, with longitudinal grooves or channels between the larger timbers.
- the channels may be rectangular, as shown, or the sides of the main timbers may be formed near the top so the channels are slightly dovetail in shape to increase the efficiency of .the lock for the surface compound.
- the timbers are also laid so as to break joints, and the structure when secured together forms a tight unyielding floor.
- the surface is then completed by a covering of cement, artificial stone, asphalt, or other suitable material for a road-surface, which may be laid of any desired thickness, and it will fill the longitudinal channels between the larger timbers, the surface being level or prepared in any way to make a foothold for horses or otherwise form a suitable surface for travel.
- a floor thus constructed being unyielding the wearing-surface p will not be cracked or broken and the whole structure is practically a 4unit from end to end.
- a flooring for bridges and wharves consisting of transverse I-beams forming sills, longitudinal timbers laid on edge with intermediate timbers of less height and thickness secured thereto and forming channels, and a' plastic covering spread over the surface and filling said channels, said timbers arranged higher in the center than at each end.
- a iioor for bridges consisting of transface and filling said channels, substantially verse beams, supportingfsurfaces upon said as described. zo beams made higher in the center than at each In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my end, longitudinal timbers laid on edge upon hand.
- Vitnesses thereto and forming longitudinal channels, S, WV. BORiNG, and a plastic covering spread over the sur- EDWARD HALSEY.y
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No. 617,471. Patented 1an. lo, 1899..
O J. s. MGMILLAN. BRIDGE AND WHARF FLOOR CONSTRUCTION.
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JOIIN GILMORE MCMILLAN, OF SAN JOS, CALIFORNIA.
BRIDGE AND WHARF FLOOR CONSTRUCTION.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 617,471, dated January 1o, 1899.
Application nea Angustia 1898. saturo. 688,435. camas.)
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, JOHN GI'LMORE Mchn;- LAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Jos, county of Santa Clara, State of California, have invented an Improvement in Bridge and Wharf Floor Constructions; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.
My invention relates to improvements in the construction of floors for bridges and wharves, and it consists, essentially, of lengths of timber of alternately thicker and thinner material laid lengthwise upon the may be thicker in the center than at the sides, so as to provide a proper crown to the surface, the strips being spiked together, with the thicker ones having a greater height than the thinner ones, so as to form channels between for the reception and support of the asphalt or cement surface, which is afterward placed thereon and which forms the wearing-surface of the structure.
Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a general view showing the construction. Fig. 2 isa plan view of the timberwork.
In the usual construction of bridges if the plank surface is exposed to wear it is very soon destroyed and must be frequently replaced, and if it is attempted to cover this surface with cement, asphaltum, artificial stone, or other good wearing protective substance it is soon broken up and destroyed by the spring of the planks composing the bridgefloor, so that any surface of this sort whichis employed soon becomes broken,disintegrated, and useless.
The object of my invention is to provide a solid continuous floor adapted to receive such a surface and so channeled as to form a lock by which the covering material is firmly united with the bridge-door and becomes an integral part ofl it.
The bridge is constructed in any usual or suitable manner. In the present case I have shown it with the transverse I-beams A, which form the sills and are supported upon the bridge-stringers at each side. Upon the I top of these beams are placed the timbers B,
and these timbers are made tapering in each direction from the center, being thickest in the middle and having the upper surfaces beveled or tapered 0E toward the sides.
The bridge-hoor is composed of main timbers C, which are made of any suitable height, depth, and thickness.- I have found that about four inches in width by about eightA inches in depth is a suitable size for ordinary highway-bridges of short span. Intermediate between these timbers are fixed the longitudinal timbers D, which' Aare made of less height and thickness, as about two inches in thickness by six inches in height, and these timbers are solidly nailed or spiked together, so as to form a continuous structure, with longitudinal grooves or channels between the larger timbers. The channels may be rectangular, as shown, or the sides of the main timbers may be formed near the top so the channels are slightly dovetail in shape to increase the efficiency of .the lock for the surface compound. The timbers are also laid so as to break joints, and the structure when secured together forms a tight unyielding floor. The surface is then completed by a covering of cement, artificial stone, asphalt, or other suitable material for a road-surface, which may be laid of any desired thickness, and it will fill the longitudinal channels between the larger timbers, the surface being level or prepared in any way to make a foothold for horses or otherwise form a suitable surface for travel. A floor thus constructed being unyielding the wearing-surface p will not be cracked or broken and the whole structure is practically a 4unit from end to end.
Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure byIietters Patent, is-
l. A flooring for bridges and wharves, consisting of transverse I-beams forming sills, longitudinal timbers laid on edge with intermediate timbers of less height and thickness secured thereto and forming channels, and a' plastic covering spread over the surface and filling said channels, said timbers arranged higher in the center than at each end.
2. A iioor for bridges consisting of transface and filling said channels, substantially verse beams, supportingfsurfaces upon said as described. zo beams made higher in the center than at each In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my end, longitudinal timbers laid on edge upon hand.
5 said oor-beamswith intermediate timbers of JOHN GILMORE BIC/MILLAN.
less height and thickness rigidly secured Vitnesses: thereto and forming longitudinal channels, S, WV. BORiNG, and a plastic covering spread over the sur- EDWARD HALSEY.y
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