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GONSTRUGTION OF PORTABLE BUILDINGS. No. 640,084. Patented May 28, 1895.

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CONSTRUCTION O PORTABLE BUILDINGS. No.. 540,084. Patented May 28, 1895.

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ONOFRIO ABRUZZO, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

1 CONSTRUCTION OF PORTABLE BUILDINGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 540,084, dated May 28, 1895. Application filed September 14, 1894. Serial No. 522.971. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ONOFRIO ABRUZZO, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Construction of Portable Buildings, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in the construction of buildings suitable particularly to be used as dwellings, stables, storage sheds and, in general,-for purposes which do not call for very heavy and massive structures.

The purposes of my invention are to so construct the various portions of such buildings which particularly constitute its walls and to so assemble and connect the same with each other, that thereby buildings may be produced which require Very little time for their erection or for taking them apart which, while lightin weight and comprising asmall amount of building material shall possess great strength as Well as elasticity, and shall be capable of being kept tight notwithstanding the shrinkage which may occur in the portions of the building constructed of wood. I accomplish these and other useful objects by the means hereinafter described and set forth more particularly in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein like figures of reference refer to corresponding parts, Figure 1 represents a front elevation, partly in section, of a two'story build ing constructed according to my invention, a panel normally forming part of the structure and comprising a window being omitted in the righthand portion of this view. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the building along line 2 2 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the panel above referred to in condition to be inserted in its proper position as part of a building. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section of a window-frame with adjoining metallic rib-piece. Fig. 5 is a vertical section along line 5 5 in Fig. 2, and Fig. 6 a like section along line 6 6 in Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a front view, partly in section,of another building embodying features covered by my invention. Fig. 8 is a horizontal section along line 8 8 in Fig. 7, and Figs. 9, 10, and 11 are vertical sections along lines 9 9,

1O 10, and 11 11, respectively, in Fig. 8, while Figs. 12 and 13 are detail views, the latter drawn in perspective, showing my preferred modes of joining together various portions employed in the construction of buildings 16 extending into but not through said blocks are provided, capable of receiving the lower ends of angle irons 17 whichserve as the main vertical corner supports of the building.

19, 19 are horizontal angle irons resting upon foundation blocks 15 and being bolted to up- 20, 20 are T-iron-s atright angle irons 17. tachedto said uprights so as to have their main ribs extend outward therefrom and 21, 21 angle irons secured to the upper ends of angle irons 17. Bars 19, 20 and 21 are all so fastened to the outer surfaces of corner posts 17 as to have one of their flanges extending in an outward direction.

22, 22 are horizontal flat metallic bars placed opposite to bars 19, 20 and 21, and at such distances therefrom as to permit the insertion between them of vertical planks or boards 23, preferably tongued and grooved, which are to form the main body of the outside walls of the building. These planks or boards extend between and abut closely against the horizontal flanges or ribs of bars 19, 20 and 21.

24, 24. are bolts which serve to hold the tie bars 22 to the corresponding metallic bars 19, 20 and 21 thus serving to confine boards 23 in their proper positions.

Where doors or windows are to be inserted in the outer walls I provide openings25 therein extending, vertically between successive tie bars 22. 26, 26 are vertical angle bars placed on both sides of such openings and having one flange extending along the outersurface of the nearest adjoining board 23, and 27, 27 are smaller angle bars having one flange extending along the inner surface of such a board and h avin g its other flange placed along and secured to the dorresponding flange of an angle iron 26. By using these two sets of vertical angle irons as indicated, I obtain open-v ings 25 in the walls of the building extending vertically between an ppper and a lower lati eral tie beam and having their sides smooth and inproper condition to receive the frame of a window, or of a door, as the case may be. j

28 is such a frame provided on each side with two vertical inner grooves, one of them adapted to receive therein the-lower window sash 3O 1 and the other to receive the upper window sash 32.

remaining spaces. The window casing and boards 31 and 33 are bolted to the flat me't'allic uprights 29 in such a manner that the latput in their proper positions, bolts being used to connect these uprights with each other-and to connect those forming parts of the panels with lateral tie pieces 22, and thus to secrete the window panel in its desired position.

For the purpose *of "supporting the wooden floor beams 34, I run angle ir'ons 3'5, along two opposite ei'deeer the building, so bolting said angle irons to corresponding angle iro'n's 19 or T'-'b'ea'n*is 20 as to make one of their flanges form a shelf extending inward on which the ehdser the weedeh 'floo'r beams are made to rest.

36 are beards constituting the doors and 37 small angle irons placed en top of the seine these ends as to have its flanges rest thereon and have its main rib extend downward between said ends, bolts ;39 being used to-join it together With Said boards and the fi'oor bea m underneath. For this in-ode of consent ingthe parts that illustrated in Fig. it may be substituted, wherein a single poi-t 40 pass ing through a flat iron bar 41 and the floor b'ea'm underneath holds the parts in their roper relative position.

the boards formin the same with tongues and grooves, providing in such grooves however an additional recess filled with rubber or other s'i'lilt-"able at-1W1 preferably ei astie packing 31 and 33 are board's filling out the 19 and 22, or to the uprights as the case may be. 1am thus enabled to bring the boards close together notwithstanding great shrinkage and to put in a compensating board or strip to make up for such shrinkage. It will also be seen that under my construction the holes in the boards are not exposed to the weather but are fully concealed and protected by the adjoining metallic beams.

It will be seen that the construction above described offers a very simple form of a portable house, the parts of which may all be prepared in the factory and be fitted carefully to each other, prior to shippin and erecting the same.

In the building illustrated in Figs. 7, 8, 9, and 101 employ corner supports consisting of vertical angle irons 43 of small cross-section property anchored in foundation blocks 15 and outer angle irons 44 of larger cross seeitem pieced par iiiei therewith so to receive between their flanges the horizontal beards 45 forming the walls of the buildings. 46 and 47 are horizontal angle irons, having one of their flan es bolted to c'ei nersupperts 444 this joining the iai't-er together and having the other flange ext-end outward, and 48 is T- iron fastened in a corresponding manner to said corner supports and having its main rib extending outward, thus forming a water tabl'e irehi "which water may drop err withoutreaching the wood work underneath. The end of the horizontal rib of T=iron 20, Fi g. 1, has a similar etrehe I openings for panels =conllprising doors and win'dews are provided in the'W-alls as heretofore described and the wooden floor beams i and floors are also arranged and supported as specified above. 7 Material shrinkage of the boards which iattei-aie placed horizontally is also co ""ensa ted for as described, this structure in general being designed eecordi'ng to the same general plan but lighter and chea er. Where beards 45 meet in the outer walls I join the same togeth r by outer fiat metallic bars 49 and inner angle i rons 5O bolted together as shown in Fig. -8, said angle irons also serving to receive between them if desired the ends of horizontal boards 51 which form a partition. I,

In Fig. 13 I show a form of partition coin- I prising boards having "their ends in erted be- I make tho OtliZGi We ll-1 S tight providing twee the flanges of two 'U ironS 52. Said partitions may be inserted in any desired p'os'ition the boards being made to run in any direction that may appear ino'st suitable. While I prefer to inake the theme of iron or other metal, it may be made of hard wood or of any ether suitable material.

In the construction of the walls, floors, &e,, I may rise wood, i ron, {corrugated or no't,) stone stabs, retire cotta, marble, hard compressed paperer papier n'rach or any other kho'wh silit'able material or composition.

*I claim as new and desire to secure by Let.- te'i's Patent-- 1. The buildin-g,'the combination with a prising flanged uprights and lateral tie pieces provided with flanges extending outward, boards forming the walls of the building, additional metallic horizontal beams attached to the uprights and having a flange extending inwardly, such horizontal beams extending along the walls of the building, and floor beams supported by such flanges, substan tially as set forth.

3. In a building, the combination with a metallic skeleton comprising verticals located on both sides of the spaces occupied by the windows and having flanges extending parallel with the sides of the building, of detachable panels comprising upright metallic bars overlapping said flanges and a window casing secured thereto, and means for securing such upright bars to aforesaid flanges, substantially as set forth.

4. In the construction of a door, the combination Wlth a wooden floor beam, of boards resting thereon, a metallic T-beam having its flanges resting on the ends of said boards and having its main rib extending into the space between the ends of said boards, and bolts joining together said flanges, boards and wooden floor beams, substantially as set forth.

I 5. In the construction of buildings, the combination with a board provided with a tongu e,

of a second board provided with a groove capable of receiving such tongue said groove being enlarged inwardly, and suitable packing material, as rubber, inserted in the en- A largement of the groove, substantially as set forth.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York, this 12th day of September, A. D. 1894.

ONOFRIO ABRUZZO.

Witnesses:

J. E. M. BOWEN, G. B. ZANARDO.

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