US737670A - Fireproof building. - Google Patents

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No. 737,670. PATENTED SEPT; 1, 1903. J. 'T. SIMPSON & M. N. SHOEMAKER.

FIREPROOF BUILDING. j

APPLIOATIOK FILED APR. 23. 1903.

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. JGlllfl Tl. Slllll EJi-N AND MARSHALL N. SHOEMAKER, OF NEWARK, JERSEY.

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FiREPROOF BUlLDlNG.

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Application filed April 23, 1903. Serial No. 153,913. (No model.)

To all whom it iii/t concern:

13c known that we, J OHN T. SIMPSON and MARSHALL N. Snonnsn'ce, citizens of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county cfiissex t Fltate or" New Jersey, have invented c" w and useful EYEZPIOVG- merits in Lireproot buildings, of which the following is a specification, such will onahle those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to the construction of fireproof walls, partitions, and the like composed of concrete and reinforcing elements of metal, the essential points thereof being to provide a Wall construction in which shall be employed the minimum amount of ooth concrete metal to produce the desired strength and fireproof qualities and in which t e use i'curdaticns required to support cry masonry walls can be omitted and an economical, strong, fireproof, and seltsupporting construction substituted in which all the metal parts used are thoroughly embedded in and 1-, *otecied by the concrete or f plastic" lerials.

or object of our invention is to provide a pie and economical means of formwalls in imitation of stonework and in "which the usual centering can be disposed of entirely by forming the walls of clocks made in the desired shapes in molds and setting the blocks in place after they have become hardened.

The invention is lolly disclosed in the following specilicai l, of which the accompa nyiug drawings itrm a part, in which the separate parts of our improvement are desigcated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Figure l is an elevation of a portion of a wall construction, showing the finished exterior surface, with reinforcing metal members shown by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a vertical on of the-construction, taken on line 2 2 i 1. 3 is a horizontal section. of the iccnstructicn, taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. rig. 4.- is a plan View of the top edge of locks forming the wall construction and mngthe groove for an anchor to attach he blocks to the tension-bars. Fig. 5 is an enlarged elevation of the blocks, showing the reinforcing metal and means of connecting the blocks to the metal tension-bars. Figs. 6 and 7 are vertical sections of the blocks shown in'Fig. 5 and show the method of attaching the reinforcing-rods to the metal tensionbars. Fig. 8 is an enlarged section of the metal column, taken on line 8 8 of Fig. Land shows the method of attaching the metal tensiowbars to the column, also the manner of embedding and protecting the metal column. Fig. 9 is an enlarged vertical section of Fig. 1, taken on line 9 9 and showing the method of forming lintels and window-heads. Fig. 10 is an enlarged horizontal section of Fig. 1, taken on line 10 l0 and showing the method of attaching the metal tension-bars to the metal framing at window-openings. Fig. 11 and Fig. 13 are enlarged partial vertical sections of Fig. 5 and show another method of attaching the blocks to the metal tension-bars. Fig. 12 is an enlarged Vertical section of Fig. 1, taken on line 12 12 and showing the method of attaching the blocks to the metal frame of the window-sill.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the supporting-piers, upon which the metal columns B of the building construction rest in the usual manner and upon which are placed the reinforced concrete girders C, spanning from pier to pier and forming a water-table base and support for the blocks D of the wall construction. These girders C are composed of concrete reinforced with metal bars 2,

which bars pass from end to end and are embedded in the lower-side 0f the concrete forming the bulk of the girders, together with metal hinders 3, spaced at certain distances apart in the length of girders C and having one end bentinto the form of a hook a, which passes over the metal tension-bars 4 of the wall construction and is attached thereto.

Between the upright columns B are placed the metal tension-bars 4, which in the preferred .form are round bars, but may be square, flat, I, L, or T shaped rods or a pair of wires twisted together. These rods 4 are attached to the columns B in some suitable manner and are spaced at certain distances apart sud run parallel with the girders-C: Upon the supporting-girders C and between the metal tension-bars 4 arc'placed the concreteor similar blocks D, having grooves C? so arranged in their top and bottom edges that when they are set out in place the resin tension-bars {it will act in tension and the conter being designed to do away with the usual furring of walls. The outside surface of the blocks D may be finished in any imitations,

of stonework and colored as desired. in the blocks D are embedded diagonally placed reinforcing -rods, 5, having their upper ends bent into the form of a. hook, as shown at a, Fig. 2, 6, 7, and 12, which hooks a pass over the bars 4 and secure the blocks D in place. When these blocks D are made very thin, an

additional binding material 6, consisting of a. metal fabric, is placed directly against the diagonal reinforcing rods 5. Where the blocks can be made thick, is separate anchor of metal '7 may be used in place of the hook at of the reinforcing-rod 5, as shown in Figs. 11 and 13. A hole bis provided in the blocks 1) to receive these anchors, which are set in a cement joint 8. The blocks D are formed in a. wood or metal mold, and the concrete forming the outside or finished surface of the blocks being pieced in the forms first make it possibie to use at very'thin cost, and upon this facing cost is then placed the concrete forming the bulk of the blocks and in which are embedded the reinforcing-rods fiend metal fabric 6 as the blocks are formed. A finished surface can be put on the inner. side of the blocks, if desired, in the-seine Way.

The blocks E, forming the pilssters end column protection on the face of the well, are formed similar to blocks D and attached to the bars i in the sense manner.

The interior protection of the columns B may he made of blocks similer to oloclrs l) or formed, as shown, by casting solid concrete F about se'me,thoroughly embedding all motel parts in this material. The door or Windori sill G can he formed similar tchlocks D and vanchored tc'the tension-bars i by means of hook-bolts 8, as shown in Fig. 12. The ones ings for doors and windows have a metal frame H, made of angles or other snitehie shapes and having holes to receive the main tension-bars 4, Fig. 10, or anchor-bolts 8 ig,

. 12. The blocks D, sills G, and lintels 3 here edges formed to fit against these frames Provision is made to secure the nailing-shins 'we claim asnew,

'piers, concrete blocks reinforced centre K and to provide means of attaching the Window or door frames M.

When it is desirable to use thewsll constrnction for more than one story in height,the

supporting-girders C can be regestedat each floor-level, or the usual steel-girders used in skelton constructions may he need in their place to support the weight of the construe-- tion.

Having fully described our invention, what and desire to secure. by LettersPstent, is'-- 1. In a. building construction, piers errsnged at intervals, girders formed of char crete reinforced with steel end resting on and resting on scid girders, end herizontel metal tension-hers placed horizontally and in the joints between the said blocks, seid gird ers and blocks being also provided with new ticnllyarranged binders, substantially as shown end described.

2. The combination in s well or partition construction, of concrete os'similer plastic with steel materials formed into blocks and reinforced with metah girders formed. of concrete rcin forced withmetsl rods in the lower side thereof to take the tension stress and wherein the concrete takes the compressive stress, hinders which pass under the motel tension-rods end no to the upper edge of the girders where one end is sent into the form of a, hook which passes over is main tension-her oi the Well construction anchors the her firmly to the girders, tension-hers pressing oer tween and sttsched to upright celninns which bars are spsced st certain dislsnees apart and psrsllei to the esc ewing-girder, moose formed of concrete her ing e groove in the topsnd "notion: edges to receive the resin tension-hers at groove in the end to receive 1 .5 cement in which the hiccss are set, meiei reinforcingprods hent st the tossed into term of e hook which passes over and secures the blocks to the main tension-lcsre, and e reinforcing motel ichric e..-- bedded in said clocks to sfiford additional strength, snhstsntielly as shown. and de-' scribed. Y 1

in testimony that claim the foreign-me as our invention have signed names, in.

presence of thesuhscrihing *sri'tnesses, this 16th day of sign-ii, 1903..

JIM). .i. SiildiFdON. MARSHALL *SHGEIEAKER.

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