US1495022A - Wall construction - Google Patents

Description

May 20, 1924.

J. LANGER WALL CONSTRUCTION Filed March 29. 1923 FIG- 1- Patented May 20, 1924.

JOSEPH LANGER, 0F HAMMOND, INDIANA.

WALL CONSTRUCTION.

Application filed March 29, 1923. Serial No. 628,484.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JosnPrr LANeER, a'

citizen of Poland, residing at Hammond, in the county of Lake and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wall Constructions, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in wall construction wherein hollow blocks are employed.

An important object of the invention is to construct a building wall from blocks that are positioned in staggered relation to each other and provided with suitable means for properly connecting the same.

A further object of'the invention is to provide a building wall that is constructed so as to allow proper circulation of air within the same.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel anchoring strip that is adapted to coact with a suitable binding agent for permanently connecting adjacent blocks.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is an elevational view, partly in section, of a portion of a wall embodying this invention,

Figure 2 is a top plan view, partly in section, taken on line IIII of Fig. 1,

Figure 3 is a artly sectional view and artly end elevational view taken on lines I II-III of Fig.1,

Figure 4: is a perspective view of one of the building blocks embodying this inven tion, and

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of the anchoring strip employed to coact with a suitable binding agent for properly connecting the building blocks.

Referring to the accompanying drawing and particularly to Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, there is shown a section of a building wall that is formed from the various elements embodying this invention. In constructing a wall after this invention, a base is laid that consists of plastic channelblocks 1, which are constructed from any desired composition, and form a continuous channel 2 along their upper faces. These blocks are placed end to end and are connected by any desired binding agent, but precaution must be taken to prevent obstructing the said channel. The blocks 3 are then laid in longitudinal rows upon this base strip with the blocks forming each row placed in staggered relation to the blocks forming the next adjacent-row or layer. p

Referring particularly to Fig. 4:, it'will be seen that the building block 3 is provided with a pair of spaced openings t that extend perpendicularly through the said block between its top and bottom faces. There are further provided pockets or recesses 5 that are of dove-tail shape in cross section and formed in the upper and lower faces of the block and are positioned be tween the adjacent open ends of the openings 4, the said block being further provided with relatively small recesses'or prockets 6 that are also of dove-tail shape in cross section and formed in the top and bottom faces outwardly of the ends of the openings 4. The end walls of the block are provided with spaced recesses or pockets7 that are provided for properly con necting the ends of the blocks when they are'placed in assembled position to form the wall.

Referring particularly toFigy5 wherein the anchoring strip is shown in detail, it 'will be seen that this strip is formed from a single piece of metal that has been cut at spaced intervals to form the lugs or tongues 8 that are properly connected by the central strip portion 9, the said lugs being alternately bent in opposite directions to angular positions in respect to the strip portion 9, as shown. It will be seen by referringto Figs. 1

and 2 that in assembling the blocks 3 in staggered relation that the perpendicular openings 4 will properly aline in the various blocks to form continuous wells that are interconnected at their extreme bottom ends by the channel-way 2 formed in the blocks 1, ,it being seen from this construction that a complete circulation of air will be provided through the entire wall structure. The various pockets or recesses 5, 6 and 7 are provided for receiving a binding agent that is employed to properly connect the various blocks, the anchoring strips being employed to coact with the said binding agent for acting as a reinforcing means. Upon examlnlng the sectional portion of Fig. 1 it willbe seen that the dove-tail shape-d pockets or recesses 6 in the face of one block Will be positioned in vertical alinement with the dove tail shaped pockets or recess formed-in the blockposi the binding agent placed fwithin. the same As stated above the.pockets or recesse s 7: formed in theends of the blocks are adapted for suitably connecting .ad.j acent blocks, this being accomplished by." placing. binding agents therein.

It is to be understood.that-the form. 0t

this invention. herewith. shown and de; cr bedls. to be .takenas thepreterred ex ample of the same, and that various changes in the shape, sine and. arrangement of may be resorted to without. depart ng f om.

the spirit of the invention or. the, seope of the snbjoinedclaims.

Having. thus, described the invention 1 1. In, structure of anchoring strips positionedwithin the re} cesses formed in blocks to connect thefsame, thefsaid, aneho ingstripseach consisting of a single piece of metal out to form tongues 'upon opposite.

edges with the; said tongues bent altei natelyin oppositedirections. i

2. In a structure of the class described,

a channelled base strip, layers of blocks P aced .1 1 9 s i Strip -i e QksJQr theclass describedp a base strip, layers otgblocks placed upon. said strip, the said.lo'loclrs.eachv having. i'ecessesiforlned in. its varionsfaces, a bind-j ing agentfplaced within said recesses, and.

adjacen' tly l positioned ch l y r p cedi ta geredr ati l to the blocks of the;adjacentflayers, each of said blocks having an opening positioned inwardly from each of its; opposite ends and extending between the upper and lower I faces thereof, the openings in each block alining with the openings adjacent the abutting,endsgof the blocks in the layers thereabove and therebelow to form vertical wells the full heightiof thestrnotnre with, the openings injthe lowerilayer of blocks commn nic atingwith: theuchannelin the base .55 in. prev ent ni as i u et e a ot' aigr within the wall, and ineansf fo g -con necting. the adj acentblocks, said meansco sisting of recesses, formediit thevarious; faces. of ;each block anchadaptedto: coact 60 lei iq a bl ks. elt; ee ii ez-e-i i ds ing. agent p1aced fwithin 7 said recesses and n h ring tr p .ii s fi necl' with n-$1. Q- e formedv nf diacenfly esit owk blocks -to connectv the same,. the isaidflan ss choring, strips each, consisting .of a sing le piece of metal cuttowforml tongues-mponopposite. edges. with the said ztongnes bent alternately E in opposite directions 3.. A. building. blocklofi the type.describech comprising ,a body portion, said body portion haying. a v pairv of spaced. openings "formed therein and extending between the I upper and lower .faces of the saine, saidnp per and lower faces haying a relatively; large dovetail-shaped recess formed there; in between the, adjacent open ends- 01E said openings, and ,a relatively small do vestail shaped recess formed. laterally.ont wardly of each, of aid 2 1 1. 1 n sani he ndg es' of said block, hayingj spaced transversely. extending recessesformed therein r. v In testimony whereof. I g aflix my signa ture..

JOSEPH LANGER.

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