US963778A - Block-holding means for walls. - Google Patents

Description

P. KOSAGK.

BLOCK HOLDING MEANS Pon WALLS.

I APPLIGATION FILED 111,111.3, 1910. 1 963,778.. Patented July 12, 1910.

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Be' it known that I, PAUL-KOSACK, a citi zen ofthe United Statea'YQSdDg at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebra'ska,` have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Block-Holding Means for Walls, of which the following is a speciication.

This invention relates to means 'for sustaining the outer and inner blocks of a wall at a uniform distance apart,'and to be employed where the blocks are constructed as comparatively thin plates, cement or similar plastic material being used for filling the space between said plates.

The invention has reference to the employment of gripping-members or yokes and removable tie-rodsgfor connecting'the blocks of the outer and inner courses of the wall,

and vertical reinforcing bars used-with the' yokesffor connecting the courses, and causing said courses to remain in vertical alinement,a fter the blocks have been placed in the wall.

The invention consists of the novel combination and arran ement of parts as described herein vand claimed, and as illusu trated in the drawing, wherein,-'

Figure 1 is a partly broken away, plan view of a yoke mountedupon a Ipart of a wall-block, the reinforcingl or alining-bar being in section. Fig. 2 is a view of the inner end of the yoke shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a part of a building-wall with block-holding means mounted thereon, em-

bodying my invention. Fig. 4 is a trans.

verse,'sectional view, on line a a of Fig. 3.

Referring now to the drawing for amore particular description, numeral 1 indicates a wall consisting of wall-blocks 2 having longitudinal grooves 3 formed near and opening upon their sideeedges, said blocks being disposed edgewise to form outer and inner sides for any number of courses, as

indicated at e and 5, filling material 6 being placed between the .courses to provide a solid wall.

1n the use of the herein described holding means, the building blocks are constructed as thin rectangular plates, and they form the several courses of the wall, being spaced horizontally and held at a uniform distance apart by means of yokes 7 and tie-rods 8, the courses being heldin vertical alinement and secured together by means of bars 15 adapted to have vseatings in recessesl 9 be- A 'tween thearms'l of the yokes and adjacent to the Y inner sides lof blocks or plates 2.

Each yoke 7 is formed as a flat, metallic plate for a seating uponthe edge of a build-- in block or u on a part of the edges of two ad] acet building blocks,'the front edges of ing provided with downwardly-projecting flanges 11 for a seating in groove 3 of the ed; and, adjacent to and inwardly of flanges 11 at the sides of recess or slot 9, each arm ing flanges 12 for engaging in groove 3 of a block in the next or upper course.

.a At 13 are shown openings formed in the yokes; and in practice, when forming a wall, the yokes are disposed one above anotherbetween the courses, and hooks 14' of tie rods 8 are inserted in said openings, said rods 8 thereby connecting the yokes upon the inner andouter blocks of a course, bars 15 being held between the varms of the yoke adjacent to the inner sides ofthe blocks. After a course or several courses of the wall have been laid, the lling material, preferably a composition, in seml-liquid form, of cement, sand and water is placed between the courses, the blocks of the courses, in the meantime, being held in vertical alinement by rods 15, said1 rods also operating to reinforce the wa It will be seen that the body of each yoke yprojects inwardly of the wall and is susllanges 16, which operate as braces, since the against the inner sides of the blocks.

After a wall has been constructed as described, grooves 3 may be filled with cement or similar adhesive material, and thereby, anges 11 and 12 will be covered or embedded in said material.

' By use of the herein holding means, walls may be economically and readily constructed, and the yokes, tie-rods and alining rods are convenient for handling. The reinforcing or alining-bars may be of any suitable length, said length not necessarily being unito construct a wall of uniform thickness. Where walls of greater thickness are desired, all that is necessary is toA lengthen the tie-rods, since they span the space, transversely of the wall, between the yokes.

. Having fully described my invention what inner ends of the flanges are adapted to bear y l spam cation'oframnent. Patented July raient Applica-tien 4filled Laaxeh 3, 1911). Serial No. 546,998. 'i

arms or wings 10, near their terminals, be-

building block upon which the yoke is seat- ,or wing is provided with'upwardly-projecttained, in part, by downwardly-projecting' form. The tie rods have a uniform length a jtheir outer sides, of apertured their outerV sides, of apertured I claim and desire to secure by Patent is,-

1. In devices forthe purpose described, the combination with rectangular wall l blocks disposed edgewise to form-the outer and inner courses, said blocks having longi blocks disposed edgewise to form the outer and inner courses, said blocks having longitudinal grooves opening upon the edges of okes provided with terminal transverse anges and disposed `horizontally upon the edges ofthe blocks of said outer and inner courses; tie

rods disposed horizontally between and removablyV mounted in the apertures of said yokesf; upright reinforcing bars `engaging said wall'courses and engaged b said yokes;

the transverse ilanges of said yo es engaging Eithlgi. the longitudinal grooves of said Wall oc i ' 3. In blockiholding means for walls, the

combination with oppositely-disposed blocks orming fthe Wall'eourses, a plurality of yokes disposed opposite to each other upon the blocksfof thecourses, said yoles belng provided with flanges for engagement with the. outer sides of said blocks; alining bars disposed verticall upon the inner sides of the blocks of sai courses and engaged by said yokes; and a plurality of tie rods extending between the courses and connecting said okes.

4. combination posed building blocks forming wall courses, a plurality of yokes disposed in pairs oppowith oppositely dis;

site to each other upon the blocks of `said courses, said yokes being provided with longitudinal flanges 4for engaging the inner sides of said blocks and having transverse terminal flanges; alining bars engaged by said yokes and'disposed vertically uponthe inner sides of the blocks of said coursesgtie rods extending between the oppositely disposed yokes of a pair, the transverse terminal flanges of said yokes engaging the outer sides of `said blocks.

5. In block-holding means for Walls, the e combination 'with oppositely-disposed blocks formin the Wall courses, a plurality of yokes isposed opposite to each other u on 'theblocks of the courses, said yokes being provided with flanges for engagement with the outer sides of said blocks; a plurality of tie rods extending between the courses and connecting with said ,yokes, and an adhesive filler disposed between said Wall courses.4

vIn testimony whereof I have axed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

t 1 PAUL KOSACK. AWitnesses:

HIRAM A. STURGES, ELIZABETH MURRY.

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