US860884A - Fireproof partition and furring. - Google Patents

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PATENTED JULY 23, 1907.

A. PRIDDLE. FIREPROOI PARTITION AND IURRING.

APPLICATION FILED JULYQ' 1906.

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No. 860,884. PATENIBD JULY 23, 1907.

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vention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts herein- ARTHUR PRIDDLE, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.`

FIREPROOF PARTITION AND FURRING.

N o. 860,884. Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 9, 1906. Serial No. 325,340.

Patented July 23,1907'.

To all '1v/mm it may concern: orV beams of any desired form and shape in cross-section 13e it known that I, An'rH UR PRIDDLE, a citizen of the I and-locktheni together in intersecting positions at right United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county angles or at other angles by means of locking dogs of San Francisco and State of California, have invented I formed integral with such oi the bars or beams which certain new and useful Improvements in Fireproof I are slotted or recessed to receive the other. Partitions and Fui-ring; and I do declare the following In the accompanying drawings, the Dumm-L1 1 d0 to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invennotes a flat bar or beam, or one of any other form in tion, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to cross-section, which is cut or punched to receive bars or which it appertains to make and use the same. beams 2 of V-forin or bars or beams of any other shape My invention relates to improvements in [ire-proof which intersect the bars l at right angles or at anyoth er building construction, and more particularly to partianglo, The angle bars 2 are shown in Fig; 1 in vertical tions and furring made oi metal beams or bars of various positions or use as studs, and the connecting bars 2 are shapes in crosssection. l arranged horizontally or laterally for connecting said The object of the invention is to provide a light, studs, but it will be understood'that the bars l may be strong and rigid structure of this character which may arranged vertically and used as studsand the bars 2 arbe easily manufactured at a small cost from flat, chanranged laterally for use as spacing and connecting memnel, Il-shaped, V-shaped, T-shaped, U-shaped, etc., bers. The openings or slots punched in said bars vary metal bars or beams now on the market, or from other i inshape according to the shape of the bars they are to shaped metal bars or beams constructed especially for i receive, and they may be arranged at a distance from the purpose intended. I the outer edges of .the bars l, as shown at 3 in Fig. 2, or

Another object of the invention is to provide a strucso as to intersect the said outer edges, as shown at 4 in ture of Vthis character in which the intersecting bars or said figure. When the slots are arranged as shown at 3, beams will be effectively locked and upon which the j they form locking dogs 5 which are Within the side lightest metal lathing may be used to advantage withedges of the bars 1l and are bent upwardly, as clearly out the necessity of stifiening or reinforcing the structure.

. sorted in the slotsS, and when they are arranged as With the above and other objects in View, the inshown at 4, they form at the outer edges of the bars 1 pair of dogs G which are also bent upwardly, as shown in Fig. 4, for a similar purpose. After the bars i2 have been placed in position in the slots,l the dogs'5, 6 are bent downwardly seas to grip the bars 2 and tightly lock the parts together. form a frame which may be used either as a wall furring, ceiling iurring or a single partition, but when a double partition or wall is desired, two of such frames are connected together and spaced apart by connecting elements 7 in the form of metal plates arranged transversely and having slots or openings adjacent to their ends to correspond to the slots or openings in the bars l and for the reception oi the bars 2, as clearly shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3 of the drawings.` These connecting plates or clips 7 may be arranged at any desired intervals alongthe bars l and 2, and it will be also understood, that the latter may be arranged at any distances apart. The` plates or clips 7 simply tie the two single partitions together, thus forming a double partition, between which pipes, electrical conductors and the like may be run. Whena single partition orframe composed of the intersecting barsl, 2 is to be used as a urring either fora wall or for a ceiling, the clips 7 may be used for attaching the same to some suitable support upon a wall or un- The partitions or frames provide a suitable after described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawingsz-Figure l is a side elevation of a portion of a double partition constructed in accordance with my invention of 'V-shaped or angle metal studs and flat connecting bars or beams; Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view through the same, Fig. 3 is a detail vertical sectional view taken on the plane indicated by the line 3 3 in Fig. 2; Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views showing the two forms of lockig dogs? Fig. G is a side elevation, with parts in section, of a single partition or furring composed entirely of flat intersecting beams or bars; Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the plane indicated by theline 7--7 in Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a portion of one of the studs and one of the tie-bars shown in Figs. 6 and 7; Fig. 9 is a perspective view of two tie-bars, showingr the alining notches in their-overlapping ends; Fig. l0 is a detail view similar to Fig. 8, showing a slightly modiiied form of the locking dog; Fig. Il is a vertical sectional View through another modied' form of my improved partition, showing truss rods for bracing the same, and the metal lathing and plaster secured upon the opposite sides of the partition; Fig. l2 is a detail horizontal sectional view through the same; and Fig. 13 is a vertical sectional view through the partition, showing another manner in which the truss rods may be applied thereto.

In the practice of my invention, I employ metal bars ofwire mesh, expanded metal, or any other similar material suitable for thispurpose foundon the market.

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i In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 6

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shown in Fig. 5, so that the' bars 2 may be readily iny background upon which toiasten metal lathing either -Thcse dogs may be oi any desired size and shape'7 asv to 10, inclusive of the drawings, a single partition is formed entirely of flat metal bars 11, 12, which intersect each other at right angles and correspond to the bars 1, 27 in the form of the invention previously described. In this construction, the tie-bars. 11 are formed with notches 13 to engage the vertical or end walls of slots or openings lfi, formed in the studs l2. These slots or openings 14 are formed by making angular slits in said bars and bending the portions between said slits outwardly, so as to form locking dogs 15.

slrdwn in Fig. 8, they are pointed or of V-orm, and vas shown in Fig. l0, they are square or rectangular. The width oi the slots or openings 14 is slightly greater than the width oi the slits formed between the notches 13 and the edges of the tie-bars l1, so that when said bars are inserted in an angular position in the opening 14,

they may be turned to a horizontal position by allowing the notches 13 to engage the end walls of said opening, as will be readily understood by referring to the drawings. When the tie-bars are thus placed in position, they are retained therein by bending the dogs l5 downwardly, as rshown in Figs.. 8 and 10. Two or more tie-bars .l1 may be secured together by forming in their overlapping ends alining notches, as shown in Fig. 9, both oi said ends being inserted in one of the openings 14 and retained therein by one of the dogs l5.

Thisconstruction provides a more rigid and stronger connection between the intersecting bars or beams, which latter may be curved or angular insteadof fiat, as shown in the drawings.

In Fig. 11 of the drawings, I have`shown one o my improved partitions finished, that is, with the metal lathing 18 Aand the plaster 19 applied to its opposite i'aces, The form of partition shown in this figure is the same in construction as that shown in Figs. l and 2, but the angle-bars or studs 2 are arranged horizontally, and the flat bars or beams 1 are arranged vertically; hence the connecting elements or plates 7 are arranged vertically instead o horizontally.- 1n this form of the invention, 1- provide truss rods 20, for the purpose of strengthening the partition. These rods 20 are only employed when the partition is very high, or when it is desired to have the same especially strong and rigid, and they may be of any desired form andA construction. As shown in Figs. 11 and 12, each one comprises two metal rods, which have their upper and lower ends 21 secured to or engaged with the ceiling and floor between which the partition is located, and their adjacent ends are adjustably connected by a turn-buckle, sleeve nut or the like 22. 'As shown, this turn-buckle is swiveled at 23 to the end of one ofthe rod sections and has its nut screwed upon the screw-threaded endf24 of the adjacent rod section. The intermediate portions of the truss rods arearranged diagonally or ang-ularly, being bent around the horizontal bars 2 and their tie-plates 7, as shown in Fig. 11.

The truss rods shown in Figi. 13 of the drawings, are similar but shorter, and their hooked ends are engaged with the bars 2 oi the partition, turn-buckles or the ,like being provided between their sections as shown.

1t will be understood that the truss rods insteadA oi being arranged vertically may be arranged diagonally or horizontally.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings` the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention, as defined by the append/ed claims.

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

1. In a structure of the class described, the combination of a pair of intersecting bars or beams, one having anl opening and a tongue forming one side of said opening, the other extending through said opening. bearing vagainst one side thereof and engaged by the said tongue.

2. In a structure of the class described, the combination of a pair of intersecting bars or beams, one having an opening and a tongue forming one side of said openingthe other extending through said opening, bearing against one side thereof and engaged by the said` tongue, and a third element arranged at an angle to the other two, at the point of intersection thereof, bearing 0n one of them and having an opening', and a tongue forming one side of said opening'. the other of the first-named bars, beams or elements extending through said opening. hearing against one side thereof and engaged by the said tongue.

ing metal bars or beams. some of said bars or beams being formed 'with angular slots or openings arranged between their edges to receive the other bars or beams and to provide locking dogs, substantially as described.

4. A double re-proof partition comprising side frames. each composed `of intersecting metal bars or beams, some of said hars or beams being formed with slots or openingsy to receive the others and to provide locking' dogs adjacent to said slots or openings, and slots or openings therein to aline with the slots or openings in some of said bars or beams and to receive the other of said bars or beams. i

5. A double fire-proof partition comprising side frames, each composed of intersecting metalbars or beams, some of `said bars or beams being formed with angular slots or openings to receive-the other of said bars or beams and to provide locking dogs, and spacing clips or plates connecting said frames, said plates or clips being formed with slots or openings to aline with the slots or openings in some of said bars or beams and to receive the other of said bars or' beams, substantially as described.

6. A fire-proof partition or furring, comprising intersecting bars or beams, some of said bars or beams beingformed with openings to provide locking dogs, and the othervof said bars or beams being formed in their edges with notches to engage the walls of said slots or openings, said locking dogs being adapted to be bent-out to permit et `the inser# tion of the notched hars o'r beams in said slots or openings, and to be bent inwardly to retain said notched bars therein, substantially as described. s,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. i'

v ARTHUR IRIDDLE.

Witnesses JOHN MCGUIGAN, MILTON PiuDDLn.

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