US2006701A - Building construction - Google Patents

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July 2, 1935. H. TIMM BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed July 5, 1934 nNvENToR /er//an 77mm BY ATTORNEY Patented July 2, 1935 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Herman Timm, New York, N. Y.

Application July 5, 1934, Serial No. 733,848

1 Claim.

The main object of this invention is the provision of a novel construction for buildings, more particularly the provision of light and jointless walls for frame buildings.

Another object of the invention is the provision of such a wall construction whereby the building is made more nearly fireproof, and at the same time is better insulated so that its rooms are kept Warmer in the Winter and cooler in the summer.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of such a wall construction which is at the same time inexpensive in cost of manufacture and fabrication, and which considerably reduces the cost of erecting the building, as well as providing a considerable saving of time in the erection.

'I'he above and other objects will become apparent in the description below, in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in lthe accompanying drawing.

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 is a cross-sectional elevational view taken through an inside or partition Wall, showing also sections of the floor and ceiling.

Figure 2 is a view taken at right angles to Figure 1, showing in cross-section an outside Wall.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view, partly in crosssection of the outside wall shown in Figure 2, showing the space behind the Lally column.

Figure 4 is an elevational View of a door frame, showing the anchors by means of which these walls are mounted thereabout.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numerals I and II represent the door-supporting joists resting on the foundation I2. 'I'he oor I3 rests on the joists III and Il. The usual Lally columns I6 extend at spaced-apart intervals from GII the foundation, on which they rest, upward, and at their upper extremities they support the ends of steel I-beams I5, in which the ceiling joists I4 are supported.

spaced-apart clamps 23 are imbedded in the Wall,

and the ends 24 of Vthese clamps are bent around the lower web of the I-beam to maintain the wall in erect position.

In Figure 4 the means of anchoring the walls I9 about a door frame 25 is illustrated, the T- shaped members 26 extending from all sides of o the frame being imbedded in the walls I 9.

Obviously, the material of which the walls is made may vary from that above-mentioned, and other modications in form and structure may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. I claim:

An improvement in building construction comprising, in combination with a ceiling I-beam, a fabricated wall adapted to rest on the floor of the building, and clamps imbedded in the upper edge of said Wall, said clamps having flexible arms extending from each side, said arms being bent upwardly and toward each other against the web of said beam to lock said wall in erected vertical position.

HERMAN TIMM.

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