US942633A - Vault-vestibule. - Google Patents

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'UNTTET @TATES @ll'flhhllQlg JOSEPH G. GESTING, 0F SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO HEB/RING- HALL-MAR'i/IN SAFE COMPANY, 0F HAMILTON, OO.

VAULT-VESTIBULE.

Application filed September l, 1908.

To all'. whom it may concern.'

Be it known that T, JosnPi-i G. GinsTiNG, of San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California., have invented a certain new and useful Tmprovement in Vault-Vestibules, and do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to vault vestibules and especially to the method of attachment of the same to the vaults themselves, whereby the simplicity of construction and convenience of instalment of the same are very much increased.

Hitherto it has been customary in the installation of vaults in buildings to first build the vault and then inclose the same with masonry, leaving a large opening at the front of the vault for the insertion of the vestibule. Because of the fact, however, that it had always been found necessary to secure the vestibule to the vault walls by means of angular wings extending outwardly from the rear face of the vestibule in a direction parallel with the front wall of the vault, it was, of course, always essential in leaving the above-mentioned opening, to have the said opening of sufficient width to permit the insertion of the vestibule with its attached wings. Then subsequently it was, of course, necessary to fill up this excess opening on eitherl side of the vestibule by means of fresh masonry or cement. This resulted, because of the moisture used in the masonry coming in contact with the metal parts of the vestibule, in rusting the same, and in some instances loosening the 'fastenings thereof. Very great inconvenience was also produced by this arrangement, because of the fact that the masons were compelled to stop the building of the wall until the vestibule could be inserted, after which it was necessary for them to insert the filling on either side of the vestibule and finish the walls around the same. This state of affairs has resulted in the continual production of friction and ill feeling among the workmen on the vault and the masons. This was obviously a source of serious ineiiiciency. l have overcome the above defects by extending the wings in the other direction, that is, along the rear wall of the vestibule so that the vestibule itself when constructed according to my invention has exactly the same width throughout its entire depth, per- Speccaton of Letters Patent.

-Patentetll Dec. "E5, i909.

Serial No. 451,224..

mitting it to be inserted into a finished wall having an opening of the proper size without necessitating any further work of the masons.

Tn the accompanying drawing, the figure represents a horizontal section of a portion of a vault equipped with a vestibule constructed in accordance with my invention.

In the drawings l is the wall of a vault made up of super-imposed plates in the usual manner, to which is connected a vestibule 2 by means of corner plates 3 having screws 7 located at the rear end of the vestibule, the rear wings l of which extend inwardly along the rear face of the vestibule and in contact with the wall l of the vault. The corner plates 3 may be of any desired construction so long as they are plates located at the corner of the vestibule. The vestibule 2 is otherwise constructed in the usual manner. That is to say, it comprises side, front and rear walls composed of superimposed plates, it being supplied also at its front with the usual entrance door 5 and at its rear with a door 6 opening into the interior of the vault. ln previous constructions it has been customary to extend the wings l in the opposite direction, that is to say, in a direction outwardly from the side walls of the vestibule so that they extended along the front face of the vault wall to which they were secured when the vestibule was placed in its proper position. This construction, however had numerous defects, as pointed out above, growing from the fact that before the vestibule could be secured into its proper position quite a space had to be left on either side of the vestibule, which subsequently had to be filled in with masonry after the vestibule was inserted in its proper position. With the construction embodying my invention, however', the wings can be readily secured to the front wall of the vault from the interior of the vault after the vestibule has been moved to its position in front of the vault, and because of the fact that the wings extend inwardly along the rear face of the vestibule instead of outwardly therefrom, the opening in the wall into which the vestibule is inserted can be made of exactly the proper size before the insertion of the vestibule, obviating in this manner the necessity subsequently of any further work on the wall surrounding the vestibule. Vhen once lIlO secured in place, the vestibule is anchored Within the Wall because of the vault Walls extending to either side thereof.

The molding` bars shown at the front of the vestibule are claimed in a separate application filed by me, Serial No. 451,223, September lst, 1908.

I, of course, consi/.ler that many changes might be made in the details of my invention above described and to its application to various structures Without departing from the fundamental principles thereof.

l claiml. In a device of the character described, the combination of a vault, a vestibule there- :tor and corner plates on the vestibule, the rear Wings of Which extend inwardly and are attached to the vault.

if. In a deviee of the character described,

the combination of a vaultinclosed Within Walls of masonry with the exception of an opening at its front and a vestibule of equal Width With and movable through said opening, adapted to be attached to said vault after the vault is entirely inclosed by the masonry. Y Y

3. In a device o1v the character described, the combination of a vault inclosed Within Walls of masonry with the exception of an opening at its front and a detachable vestbule ot' equal Width with and movable through said opening, adapted to be attached by means of corner plates to said vault.

l. In a deviee of the character described, the combination of a vault inelosed Within Walls of masonry with the exception of an opening at its front and a detachable vestibule of equal Width With and movable through said opening, adapted to be at-

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