US751279A

US751279A - Lee gidley

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Publication number: US751279A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1904-02-02
Anticipated expiration: 1921-02-02

Description

PATENTED FEB. 2 1904.

L. GIDLBY. ANGLBSTRIP. APPLIOATION FILED NOV.14. 1903.

N0 MODEL.

.P a r 0 a v Patented February 2, 1904.

PAT NT QFFIGE.

LEE GIDLEY, OF MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA.

ANGLE-STRIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N6. 751,279, dated February 2, 1904.

Application filed IfIovember 14, 1903. Serial 110. 181,160. (Nomode'L) useful improvements in angle-strips; and the invention has for its object 'the provision of novel means for preventing the-cracking of plastering in the angles of the Walls of a room or building.

Buildings constructed of wood or buildings provided with wooden joists or partitions and lathed with wooden lath are very liable to crack in the angles where the wooden partitions start from the brick wall, the swelling and shrinking ofv the wood cracking the plastering.

' My invention .comprises a, metallic anglestrip having two right-angular plates or walls which are adapted to be placed in the' angle" of the walls of a room or building whereby to permit of the swelling and shrinking without interfering with the plaster, as thecorner or angle strip will be solid.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, and wherein like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views,'in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the application of my improved angle-strip. Fig.

2 is a horizontal sectional view of the anglestrip. Fig. 3 is a like view of amodified form of construction.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 indicates the joists or studding of the building to which the wooden plastering-laths 2 are secured, and

4, to receive means, such as nails, for secur mg the angle-strip 1n positlon. Each vertlcal wall of the angle-strip is provided with horizontal slots 5 6, preferably staggered with relation to each other, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. By arranging the slots in staggered relation it will be observed that the central portions of the plates are adapted to "receive. the greater amount of plaster; This arrangement is due to the fact that portions of the plates adjacent their outer ends are secured to the joists or studding of the building.

ln Fig. 3 I show a modified form of construction in which the vertical walls 3' have outwardly-extending flanges 4: throughout their length, which serveto hold the plastering. The plastering is placed over the anglestrip, and the latter is entirely hidden from view when the plaster is in position, but firmly holds the plastering at the angle of the room or building, due to the fact of the stripbeing made of one piece of material, preventing any movement thereof at the intersection of the two vertical walls, or, in other words, at the angle of the strip.

In practiceI generally use the strip as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, though it will be-evident that various slight changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the general spiritof my invention. I

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

An angle-strip of the type set forth consisting of a strip of metal bent to form two walls or plates extending at angles to each other, each of said walls being provided with slots bearing a staggered relation to each other whereby the central portions of said walls or plates are slotted to a greater degree than the portions lying on opposite sides thereof, the outer edges of said plates being formed with perforations adapted to receive suitable securing means. u p

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

LEE GIDLEY.

Witnesses WALTER ZINN, CLYDE STANsBURY.