US71130A

US71130A - Joseph bus see

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Publication number: US71130A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1867-11-19
Anticipated expiration: 1884-11-19

Description

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To ALL WHOM I'r MAY eoNeERN;

Be it known that I, J. BUSSEB., of Troy, in the county of Miami, and State of Ohio, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in the Construction of Buildings and I do hereby declare that the following-is a l'ull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, making a part of this specication, in which-- n Figure 1 is an elevation of one end of a house constructed upon my improved-plan.

Figure 2 is a vertical section through thewall.

Figures 4, 5, and 6 are modifications of the wall of fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures. y

This invention relates to an improved mode of constructing wooden buildings, whereby greater strength, solidity, and durability are secured, and thc construction of such buildings rendered very simple and inexpensive.

The nature of myl invention consists in constructing the outer walls of buildings of planks, of any suitable width, laid oneupen another, latwisc, and secured down iirmlyin place, so that the outer edge of every alternate plank shall project beyond the edges of the adjacent planks, and thereby form surfaces for directing oli' the water, and also obviating the necessity of weather-boarding the walls, as will be hereinafter explained.

To enable others skilled in the art to understand my invention, I will describe its construction and operation.

The sill-timbers A may be framed together in the usual manner of constructing a studded or frame builda ing. Upon the outside edges of this frame or foundation, bevelled planks or strips a are secured, for the purpose of giving a finish, and also for carrying oi water. I now take planks of any suitable width and thickness, and nail them latwise upon the sill`timbers, so as to form the rst layer of the wall, which is lettered b. The second layer cis then securely nailed upon the rst, and so on, till the desired height'of the'walls is attained, when they may be roofed in in any suitable manner. v v

By referencexto figs. 1 and 2, it will be seen that each plank or layer above the iirst layer b. is constructed with its outer edge bevelled and its inn'er edge rounded. The outside of this wall presents the appearance of weather-boarding, while the inside surface presents a neat appearance, and may be finished by simply painting it.

In Figure 3, a method of constructing the interior walls of the building is shown. These walls are made of planks of dilferent widths, by using, first, a narrow plank, and then a wider plank, and then a narrow plank, so that, when the wall or partition is nished, both surfaces will present the appearance shown in said figure; and, if desirable, these surfaces may be plastered without the use of laths, as the projections and depressions, formed by the alternate wide and narrow planks, afford a hold for the mortar. The interior surfaces of the walls of figs. 1 and 2 may be constructed iu a similar manner to the wall of iig. 3, if it is desired to plaster them; or, if it is desired to paint or paper the walls and partitions inside of the house, they may be left flat and smooth. A

If it is desired to construct a house which shall present a highly ornamental nish outside, I use planks .d d, with their outer edges bevelled, and alternate them-.with planks e e, having their outer edges moulded, as

shown in iig. 4; or planks with square edges may be vused, in conjunction with the bevelled-edge planks, as shown in iigs. 5 and 6. v

It will be seen, from the'abovc description of the several figures of the drawings, that the outer surfaces of the walls, which are exposed to the weather, have all the joints protected from Water-lodgmet by the bevellcd edges of the planks, which edges present a very handsome. and finished appearance.

I do not claim a partition-wall for wooden buildings, made of planks placed atwise upon one another, such planks being of a uniform width. But what I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure byfIietters Patfv ent, is-

The construction of the outer, or both the inner anjd outer, surfaces of the outer walls of wooden buildings. and the walls themselves, of planks shaped and arranged substantially as herein described and'shown.

JOSEPH BUSSER.

Witnesses:

SrLvnsrEn T. COUNTS, SUA-'ESTER DYE.