US865590A

US865590A - Portable house.

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Publication number: US865590A
Application number: US28759705A
Authority: US
Inventors: Joseph D Horton
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1905-11-16
Filing date: 1905-11-16
Publication date: 1907-09-10
Anticipated expiration: 1924-09-10

Description

PATENTED SEPT. 10, 1907.

J. D. HORTON.

PORTABLE HOUSE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 16. 1905.

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PORTABLE HOUSE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 16. 1905.

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wi l'ncnaza athaulu q JOSEPH D. HORTON, OF FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS.

PORTABLE HOUSE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 10, 190?.

Application tiled November 16, 1905. Serial No. 287,597.

To all whom it may conccrn:

Be it known that l, .losnrn D. Hou'roN, a citizen of the United States, residing at. Fort Smith, in the county of Sebastian and State of Arkansas, have in-. vented certain new and useful Improvements in Port.- able Houses; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference inarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to portable. houses and has for its object to provide a structure of this class which can be erected without the use of tools, other than a wrench, screw-driver and hammer, and which does not require the services of a mechanic in brder to erect or take down the same.

A further object of my invention is to provide a portable house which is particularly strong and substantial, and which is not liable to collapse and which will not deteriorate any quicker than houses ordinarily built.

A further object. of my invention is to provide a portable house which may be employed for any and every purpose that a strong and thoroughly water tight. structure is required.

With these objects in view, my invention consists in the novel construction of the parts forming the house, and in certain novel details which will be first fully described and afterwards specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings. Figure l is a vertical transverse section through the house.

Fig. 2 is a. perspective view showing two rafters and A construction for tying same. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section through house. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of sills and girder. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section through house. Fig. ti is a perspective view of one of the solid side sections or panels, and Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view showing a portion of floor of house.

Like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several figures in which:

1 indicates the sills which as shown in Figs. l and It are arranged over a suitable lattice work which lattice work is for the purpose of preventing fowls or animals from getting under the house. The sills are as shown in Fig. 4 fastened at their ends by slot and tenon construction, while the girders 2 are mortlsed into the sills as shown, no pins or bolts being employed.

The joist or door beams 23 rest on the sills l as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. while the studs 4 are also set up on the sills 1.

:3 indicates a strap anchor (Fig. 3) arranged on top of joist 3 and passes through lower end of stud 4 so as to draw the parts firmly together. 6 indicates a sill plate arranged on the outside of the studs 4 and sill 1, through which sill plate the strap anchor also passes, and said sill plate is secured to the sill by a lag bolt 7. The sill plate. 6 as shown, extends below the sill l and is secured to the lattice work by screws thus holding the lattice work firmly in position.

The studs 4 as shown in Figs. 5 and 7 are provided on either side with longitudinal grooves 8 to receive the side or wall sections 9. 10 indicates the horizontal wall plate which rests on the studs 4. said wall plate being also provided with longitudinal grooves ll into which the side or wall sections 9 extend as shown in Fig. 7.

lt--will be seen in Fig. 1 that the roof cross-bars 12 are supported by the wall plates 10 and the rafters 13 are secured to the roof cross-bars.

14 indicates a truss book which is secured to the un derside of the roof cross-bars and is provided with a. hooked end 15 which engages the wall plate 10.

16 indicates a stud plate which as shown in Fig. 1 is secured to the stud 4 while a bolt 17 passes through said stud plate. and roof cross-bar, thus securely tying the parts together. It will be noted that the rafter 13 extends below the roof cross-bar 12 and inside of the Wall plate 10, while an anchor strap 18 passes through the stud 4 which draws said wall plate 10, against the rafter 13, thus forming a strong anchorage at intersection of wall and roof, preventing walls of building from being forced in by outside pressure.

Referring to the anchor strap 18 it will be seen that the end thereof is riveted to a piece of strap iron 19 which passes from one corner of the house to the other, said strap iron being arranged between the studs 4and the wall plate 10. and can be coiled up in a compact space for transportation.

Referring particularly to Fig. 2 it will be seen that a short cross-bar 20 is provided near the upner end of the rafters l3 and that said cross-bar extends beyond the rafters. This construction is also illustrated in Fig. l and is for the purpose of forming a seat for the top cross batten 21 of the roof to hold said cross batten from slipping down. The roof boards 22 are secured to the cross battens'Zl and said cross battens are. fastened to the rafters, anda ridge timber 23. is arranged over the roof boards and is bolted down through the cross-bar 20 by a bolt 24 as shown in Fig. 1 thus securely binding the parts together and insuring a perfectly weather tight construction. If desired a chimney 25 may be provided which as shown in Fig. 3 is passed over a chimney collar 26, which collar is carried on a plate 27 which is slid under straps 28.

The iioor and roof sections 29 are formed by nailing the floor or roof boards to cross battens 21, the ends of said battens being cut on a bevel so that the ends of the battens extend beyond the boards foriningthe sections.

\Yhon the sections aro thoreforo placed togot-her, the l battons oi ono sootion lap ovor tho boards of tho adjat-ont sootion thus provonting any variation at the intersottiolt of tho soctions and insuring a strong and substantial (-oustruotiou.

t-l'orriug now to Fig. 5 it will ho soon that tho win dow sash .ttl is hold in sliding position by a stop .tl vortiwally arraugod in tho studs 4. and b a stop 32 on tho lllllt'l' sido of said st ttds. Tho stttds at tho door aro also providod with similar stops 33.

ltt-t'orring now to Fig. 3. it will bo soon that tho poroh ."4 is anohorod to tho houso by a short. anohor strap 35 Wllltlt passosthrough tho sido walloftho houso, and also by a draw strap 36 vt'hioh passos through tho port-l1 postv 37 and through tho sido wall of tho houso. An anglo strap 38 binds the poroh roof 39 to tho porch post. 37. whilo tho floor 40 of tho port'h is auohorod to tho posts and to tho houso sill l as shown.

What 1 Claim lny invont-iou, and dosiro to soouro by ltottors Patout of tho Fnitod Statos is:

l. in a portable houso. tho oombination with tho sill. of tho tloor joist and studs arrangod thoroon. a sill plato arraugod on tho outsido of said sill and studs. moans for t'astonino said sill plato to said sill and an anohor passing outiroly through tho houso and fastoulug said sill plato to said studs. substantially as dost-ribod.

L. in a portablo houso. tho ootnbination with tho studs. of a wall plato arraugod on said studs. and a draw strap tfllllltt'llllf; tho studs on opposito sidos of tho houso. said draw strap boin; iutorposod botwoon tho said studs and tho said wall plato. substantially as tlost'ribod.

2;. In a porlablo houso. tho t-otnbiualiou with tho raftors. of a lowor l'l'l sitar oonnooting tho ral'tors togothor. tho ouds of said rat'tors o.\'toudiu; bolow said oross ltll. studs for said houso. antl a wall plato :il'l'illtg'oll on said studsv aid wall plato boin; ougagod by said oxtonding onds ot' said raftors to provont said studs and wall plate from being fort-ed inwardly. substantially as dost-rihod.

4. In a portable houso. tho ('Ulll lllltllltlll with tho raitors. of a oross-har thorot'or. studs supporting said raftors. a wall plato iutorposod botwoou said studs and t'l'0. $ll;li. a truss-hook .sttlll't'tl to said oross bar and ou saging tho outsido of said wall platov and moans passing through tho roof ('HVtl'lllf-Z' and oross har't'or tying tho parts togothor, substantially as dosoribod.

7|. hi it portablo houso. tho votnbination with tho raltors. of a lowor oross-bar thorotor. a rootin; oarriod on said rat'tors. studs supporting said raftors. moans for anohoring said studs and raftors togothor. said tnoaus oontprisinaso a t'astonin; passing through said lowor oross-bar and said rooting to soouroly tio tho parts togotho' at tho iutou sootiou of tho wall and root' of tho houso. substantially as dosoribod tl. In a portablo houso. tho ootuhinaliou with tho rat'tors. of an uppor t'l'uss btit' thorot'or. said uppor truss oxtoutliug bo \ond tho odgo of said raftors a roof t-ovoriuu supportotl by said raftors and hold against luovotuont by tho said uppor oross-har. substantialLv as tlosoribod.

T. In a pol'tablo houso. tho oo1ubin.-ttion with tho lat'tors. of an uppt-r ('ross-bar thorot'or. said uppor oross-bar oxtondiu; hoyond tho ttl, "t of said ral'tors. a roof oororing arran u'od on a t't'oss batton and t-arriod on said rai'tors. said uppor t'ross-bar forming a soul for said t'ross button to hold said roof in position. substantialh as dosot-ibod.

X. in a portahlo houso. tho ootnbinatiou with tho rat'tors. ot' a oross-bar thorot'or. a roof t'tl\'tl'lll; on said rat'tors. a ridgo titnbot' arraugod ovor said root vow-ring and a t'astonitm moans passing through said rid; "o titnbor. root t-o\'ol'iu; and ratio! oross bar to tio tho parts tozothor. substantially ts tiosoribotl.

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