US705048A - Building-wall. - Google Patents

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters .Patent No. 705,048, dated July 22, 1902. Application filed June 5,1901. Serial No. 63,237. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, ALPHONSE Dn MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Building-Walls, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to building-walls, and is more particularly designed. to be used in connection with that typeV of building having a metallic structural framework.

In the construction of buildings in large and crowded cities where the space occupied is very valuable it is important to reduce in every way possible the thickness of walls and partitions. structures permits of a considerable reduction in the thickness of the outer walls over those formed of solid masonry or brick; but as heretofore constructed the thickness of the wall is still considerably greater than is required if novel methods of construction are used.

It is the object of the present invention to obtain a construction of wall in which the thickness will be reduced considerably from what they were in previous methods of construction; and to this end the invention consists in the construction as hereinafter described and claimed. l

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a portion of the improved buildingwall. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section thereof. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the metallic framework before the cementitious body is lilled in; and Fig. 4. is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing a slight modification.

The structural frame of the building is composed of a metallic skeleton comprising the vertical members A and horizontal members B, joined to each other in any suitable way. This structural framework when completed will form a series of open spaces or panels C, which are usually filled with masonry or brickwork. In order to protect the structural framework, the masonry or brickwork is usually extended on each side of it, and as the vertical members of said framework are usually of greater diameter than the cross members it is not practical and not The modern type of steel-frame` workmanlike to change the thickness of a brick wall to follow all these irregularities of the metal skeleton. The thickness of the wall is thus increased in order to make it straight. With my improved structure I diminish the thickness of the wall between the vertical members by filling the open spaces with a cementitious body, such as concrete, of suliicient thickness to withstand the lateral pressions to which the wall may be exposed. The

use of reinforced concrete admits a greater reduction than any other mason building material. To strengthen this concrete, as well as to securely connect the same to the structural framework, I arrange a seriesof small metallic tension members extending across the open space between the main uprights and their horizontal connecting-pieces of the framework, which tension members are also embedded in the cementiticus body. As shown in the drawings, the outside face of the wall is provided with a series of horizontal tension members D, while the inner side of the wall is provided with a series of vertical tension members E. These members may be secured to the structural framework in any suitable way, and as they are firmly embedded in the wall and overlap the edges of the beams and principal uprights the wall will be firmly held in place. The wall as thus formed being comparatively thin and being formed of a more or less porous substance needs to be protected from the penetration of moisture. This I accomplish by coating the ou ter face of the cement with a waterproof coating of any suitable material, (indicated at F in the drawings,) and then to give the proper finish a facing G of suitable plastic compound is placed outside of this coating. The plastic compound can also be made waterproof of itself, in which case the waterproof coating can be dispensed with. Instead of this plastic compound any outside nnishing material can be used-such as terra-cotta, brick, or stone-using it as a veneer to give an outside desired effect. This veneer can be anchored to the cementitious wall by any suitable anchoring-clips built in it for that purpose or by driving projecting nails in the wall if it' is built of porous material, such as cinder concrete.

The inside of the wall may be either di- IGC rectly finished or it may be coated with plaster or other suitable finishing material.

As these walls are very thin, it will be necessary in climates where the difference of outside and inside temperature isv great to apply on the inside of the Wall a coat of some insulating material, and besides a furring of hollow tile, to which the inside plastering can be applied.

The placing of the tension members near the surface of the cementitious Wall will impart the greatest element of strength thereto, as the greatest tension strain is always eX- erted on the surface of the wall, and as there are tension members near the two surfaces the wall will resist lateral pressions as well from the inside as from the outside.

What I claim as my inventionvisn l. A building-wall comprising a structural framework composed of vertical and horizontal connecting metallic beams leaving open panels between, small tension members eX* tending across said open panel upon opposite sides of said framework and overlapping the latter and a cementitious filling embedding said structural and cross tension members.

2. A building-wall comprising a metallic structural framework composed of vertical columns and horizontal connectingbeams leaving open panels therebetween, a series of small metallic tension members extending across said open spaces on the outside of said framework and overlapping said vertical columns, a similar series of metallic tension membersarranged in a different plane from the first series of tension members and overlapping said horizontal beams and a cementitious body filling said panel and embedding said tension members, said body being eX- tended around said vertical columns and horizontal beams to embed these also.

3. A building-wall comprising a metallic structural framework forming open panels between the members thereof, small metallic tension members extending across said open panels at the side of said framework and overlapping the latter, a cementitious body filling said open panel and embedding said metallic tension members, and structural framework; coating of waterproof material outside of said cementitious filling and a facing of finishing material outside of said waterproof coating.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALPHONSE DE MAN.

Witnesses:

ALFRED OHLIGSBERG, J. MANHEIMER.

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