US961584A - Wall tie or bond. - Google Patents

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A. G. DECKER. WALL TIE 0R BOND.

4 APPLICATION FILED yum-22, 1909.

Patented June 14, 1910.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 14:, 1910.

Application filed March 22, 1909. Serial No. 485,124.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER C. DECKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Keokuk, in the county of Lee and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in l/Vall Ties or Bonds, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention pertains to improvements in wall ties or bonds, the construction and advantages of which will be hereinafter set forth, reference being had to the annexed drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a wall, showing the ties applied thereto; 2 a perspective view of one form of tie; Fig. 3 an enlarged horizontal sectional view, showing one of the ties in position; Fig. 4 a plan view of a modified form of tie; Fig. 5 a perspective View of a still further modified form of tie; and Figs. 6 and 7 perspective views showing in different positions the tool which is employed for driving the ties.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple and efficient tie for securing a wall formed of bricks, stone or the like, to a wooden wall or wooden supports which are placed adjacent to the brick or masonry wall.

Throughout certain sections of the United States it is common to build houses in which the walls are composed of an inner wall of wood and an outer wall of brick (or masonry) placed near the inner wall, and said outer wall has in many instances been tied to the inner wall by devices which in practice have been found more or less efficient.

The structure forming the basis of the present application is readily and cheaply formed, easily placed in position and driven home, and effective in operation in that it securely ties the walls together, or the outer wall to the uprights or studs, in case an inner wall is not employed, the ties themselves being securely bonded to the bricks or masonry, as the case may be.

In the drawings, 1 denotes the studding usually employed in a house built upon the lines above set forth; 2 sheathing secured to the studding, and 3 the outer wall, shown in this instance as formed of bricks. As will be seen upon reference to Fig. 3, the inner wall or sheathing 2 is spaced away from the brick, this being customary.

The tie forming the basis of this invention is formed of plate iron or steel, having a body portion 4, and a plurality of tongues 5 extending outwardly from one end thereof. In the form shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive two such prongs are illustrated, and the body of the plate is provided with a series of openings 6 extending therethrough, the openings being so spaced as to be adjacent to the edges of the brick when the tie is driven home, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. It will be noted upon reference to the drawings, that the outer end of the tie is cut away at each edge, as at 7, and where this form is employed the ties may be stamped out of a continuous strip of plate or sheet metal, such for instance, as hoop iron, without the loss of any material.

In use, when the outer wall 3 has been built up to a suilicient height the workman will lay a number of the ties upon the bricks, or upon the mortar which may be placed thereon, with the ties resting against the sheathing or the studding, as the case may be. He may then take a tool, such as that shown in Figs. 5 and 6, and by placing the fingers 8 in the openings 6 adjacent to the central portion of the tie, drive the tie inwardly so that the prongs thereof penetrate the sheathing or studding. The handle of the tool will be made sufiiciently long to permit it to project outwardly beyond the face of the brick so that there will be no danger of the hammer hitting the brick and thus marring the same. The tool is also provided with a cut-away portion having a straight edge or shoulder 9, which may be placed against the end of the tie, and the tie thus driven home or into position. As the prongs 5 enter the wood, they will toe or spread, thus securely preventing the tie from being withdrawn. It is conceivable, of course, that the prongs might be slightly toed during the process of formation, but in practice this has been found unnecessary. After being driven, a course of bricks is laid over the ties, and the mortar interposed between the bricks will pass into the openings 6 forming a bond between the brick wall and the ties, thus securely holding the wall against buckling action, either inwardly or outwardly. The ties themselves cannot buckle or bend under any usual strains or stress, and consequently the wall to which they are bonded cannot buckle or move out of alinement.

In Fig. 4; a slightly modified form of tie is shown. In this figure the device is provided with three penetrating fingers or prongs 10. As shown in said figure, the prongs are barbed, as at 11, to insure their holding in the wood into which they are driven, though as above set forth the toeing of the prongs as they are driven in is ordinarily sufficient to maintain them in place, and prevent their being withdrawn. In the structure shown in this figure but a single pair of holes, 12, is shown, which extend through the body of the tie.

In Fig. 5 a still further modification of the tie is shown. In this figure the body of the tie is crimped or bent slightly, forming transverse ridges 13, which act in conjunction with the mortar or cement or bonding devices to prevent the withdrawal of the tie from the wall. Openings, as 14, may be formed in the ties, in the arched portions.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A tie of the class described, comprising a plate of metal having one or more prongs extending outwardly from the forward or inner end thereof and adapted to be driven into a component part of the structure with which it is to be used; and means for securing bonding action between said tie and the mortar or cement of the wall in which the body of the tie is embedded.

2. A tie of the class described, comprising a body portion formed of sheet metal, having a plurality of openings formed therein, and a plurality of prongs extending out wardly from the forward end thereof and adapted to be driven into a component part of the structure with which it is to be used.

3. A tie of the class described, comprising a flat body of metal having a plurality of securing devices extending outwardly from the forward end thereof; and means carried by the body for effecting bonding action between the tie and the mortar or cement of the wall in which the tie is embedded, said means likewise providing means for the engagement of a driving tool.

4. A tie of the class described, comprising a body portion formed of sheet metal transversely corrugated or ridged and having openings extending through the body; and a plurality of prongs extending outwardly from the forward end of the body and adapted to be driven into a component part of the wall or structure with which it is used.

5. A tie of the class described, comprising a substantially flat body portion formed of sheet metal and having a pair of holes extending therethrough, said holes being employed primarily to drive the tie to position and to thereafter allow the admission of mortar or cement to form a bond between the tie and wall in which it is embedded; and a plurality of prongs extending outwardly from the body of the tie and adapted to be driven into the sheathing or the like arranged adjacent to the wall.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALEXANDER G. DECKER.

Vitnesses RALPH B. SMITH, K. S. HILPERT.

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