US1412926A - Building construction - Google Patents

Description

I C. F. DARDANO. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. APPLICATION FILED nzc. 13, 1920.

1,412,926. PatelltedApr- 18, 1922.

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C. F. DARDANO.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTlON.

APPLICATION HLED DEC-l3. 1920.

1,41 2,926. Patented Apr. 1s, 1922.

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BUILDING CONSTRUCTIQN.

Application filed December 13, 1920.

T0 cZZ whom-id may concern:

it known that l. (Autos l1. Dnizrmno, a citizen of the Republic of San Salvador,

residing at" San Salvador city, San Salvador, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in fiuilding Construction; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invent n. such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to improvements in building constructions, and has for same principle as that of reinforced concrete I in which metal reinforcing bars or rods are used. The invention differs from concrete construction in that instead of pouring the concrete in situ to the metallic rods I prefer to employ manufactured bricks or blocks of concrete, clay or other suitable material of peculiar form, which makes it possible to build walls of an interlocking and reinforced character while dispensing with the difiicult and slow labor of passing metallic rods through holes inthe bricks or blocks used in other concrete structures.

In accordance with the above mentioned principles one can obtain one or more forms of blocks from almost any simple geometri cal figure. But T will limit my description the'present to the three main types of blocks derived from the rectangle.

The invention will be more fully understood after reference to the accompanying drawings, in which like parts are indicated by corresponding reference symbols throughout the various views, and in which z- Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a wall built up in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof.

Figures 3, 4 and 5 are plan views of the three main types of blocks employed in the construction.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary perspective Specification of Letters Patent.

part 1 to form a substantially i Fate-rated Apr. 18, Serial No. 430,327.

view of a composite double wall construction; and

Figure 7 a perspectiveview of a column built with blocks, as shor-Jn in Figure 5.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, and for the present to Figure 3, there is herein shown concrete, or oth aopro ate material. its form proceeds i a rectangle in plan, of which two squares have been taken off from its two corners corresponding to one of its longer sides. lt comprises a body 1'. provided with a right angular extension 2 profrom the central portion thereof, and at one side combining with the body construction. In the edge of the body 1, opposite to the projection 2, is provided a slot in which to receive a reinforcing metallic rod or' bar 4.

Figures 1 and 2 represent how blocks or bricks of the character shown in Figure 5 may be assembled to form a column at one end of a wall structure. The blocks are laid in courses one above another and preferably in pairs with the free edges of the projections 2 facing one another. The blocks alternate in direction from one course to another. The arrangement provides spaces 5 and 6 opposite sides of the pillow or column in which to receive the end portions of the wall at one side and filler blocks 7 atthe other side, which filler blocks are substantially rectangular in plane and are provided with slots 8 on their outer faces of substantially the shape and arrangement of the. previously described slots 3.

Figure 1 shows how the spaces 5 and 6 alternate throughout the various courses. The wall itself is, according to one method, composed of bricks or blocks of the character illustrated in Figure 4:, in which 9 desi nates generally the body of the brick or block which is also made of concrete, clay or any other suitable material. This block brick block made of 1 also possesses a generally rectangular con- The tips of and flattened, as indicated at 14, in order to lie against the reinforcing rods and combine with the slots 12 in order to effectively close the same where they open into the re cesses ll. fit the bases of the projections or tongues 10 the block 9 is provided with shoulders 15, and similar shoulders 16 disposed at the other end of said block outwardly the flaring walls of the recess ill. The shoulders of adjacent blocks adapted to come together in the manner indicated in Figures and 2,

in assembling the wall the blocks 9 are laid in courses preferably with break joints. Filler blocks 17 are employed in conjunction with the courses of the wall, and are of shorter length than the blocks 9 in order that they may appropriately enter the spaces 5 in the column construction. Slots 18 are likewise formed in the filler blocks 17 and tongues 19 are provided thereon to enter the recess 11 of an adjacent block 9. The reinforcing rods 4i for holding the column together are four in niunber, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, and are tied together by a binding wire 20 which is wrapped around each rod a suitable number of times, being then passed to the next rod and having the general rectangular outline shown. A bind ing wire 21 is also wrapped about the reinforcing rods 13 in'order to space these rods at proper intervals apart and reinforce the wall against longitudinal or lateral creeping. 7

It will thus be seen that a wall made in accordance with the above described invention provides a closely knit structure which will resist the action of earth quakes and tend to remain in an integral condition for long periods of time.

In Figure 5 l showa further modification of block comprising a body 22 having the general shape of a brick, but modified in that slots 23 and 24 are made at opposite ends thereof, such slots projecting inwardly at right angles to the edges of the brick through which they open and extending substantially centrally thereof, coinciding substantially with the longitudinal axis of the block. These slots 23 and 24 also receive reinforcing rods in the same manner as above indicated.

Referring to Figure 7, there is shown a pillar made up of blocks of the character appearing in Figure 5. A pillar of this construction is probably more appropriate for isolated columns and the rods and wires are disposed similarly to the preceding figures.

In Figure 6 I have shown a more elaborate construction of wall involving the same principle as heretofore described in connection with Figures 1 and 2, but in this case alternate courses of the'wall are made on the blocks 9, arranged in double rows side by with their projections faced alternately in opposite directions so that the shoulders 25 and 26 may abut and form a strong and rigid structure. The wires also be used between the courses and between adjacent Vert1cal reinforcing rods are also blocks. employed in this construction lying within the slots 3 of the blocks 1 and in the notches 12 of the blocks 9."

lt will be appreciated from the foregoing that many modifications of the herein dis closed idea may be resorted to, and the various styles of blocks shown in Figures 3, 4; and 5 may be united in various other ways to produce a wall strengthened and closely knit together by reinforcing rods, at the same time taking advantage the use of manufactured bricks or blocke'and dispensing with the troubles incident to the. pouring of concrete.

I claim: 1

1. A building construction comprising blocks laid horizontally in courses, blocks of certain courses having tongues extending from one end, recesses to receive the tongues provided in the other ends thereof, the blocks of alternate courses being composed of body portions with right angular projections formed centrally thereof, and providing shoulders at opposite sides of the projections, said last mentioned blocks being laid in opposite directions successively whereby to engage adjacent shoulders, said last mentioned blocks also having slots therein in alignment with the slots in the first mentioned blocks, and reinforcing rods passing vertically up through the slots in said blocks, substantially as described.

2. A building construction comprising blocks laid horizontally in courses, blocks of certain courses having tongues extending from one end, recessesto receive the tongues provided in the other ends thereof, the blocks of alternate courses being composed of body portions with right angular projectionsformed centrally thereof, and providing shoulders at opposite sides of the projections, said last mentioned blocks being laid in opposite directions successively whereby to engage adjacent shoulders, said last mentioned bloc-ks also having slots therein in alignment with the slots in thefirst mentioned blocks, reinforcing rods passing vertically up through the slots in said blocks, and horizontally disposed binding wires extending longitudinally between courses of blocks,

substantially as describedQ CARLOS FRANCISCO DARDANO.

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