US958557A - Sectional metallic flooring. - Google Patents

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' J. H. STIGGLEMAN. SEGTIONAL METALLIC FLOORING. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, 1909. 958,557, I Patented May 17,1910.

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J. H. STIGGLEMAN. SEOTIONAL METALLIC FLOORING.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, 1909.

Patented May 17, 1910.

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a I n n witnmzo 1/ flaw STATES PATENT ()FFICE' JAMES H. STIGGLEMAN, F wABAsn; INDIANA; ssIeNon or oNE-ronn'rn 'ro FRANK T. EnENHAnTEn, or INnIANAPoLIs, IN IANA- A SECTIONAL METALLIC rnoonme.

958,557, I Specification oi Letters Patent. Patented May 1'7 191d,

I Application filed June 4; 1909. Serial No. 500,201. i

To all whom it may concern: floor which as shown in Fig. 1 is made upof Be it known that I, JAMES H. STIGGLE- a series of sections 2, and a border 3 sur- MAN, a'citizen of theUnited States, residing rounding the floor maybe provided wherever at Wabash, in the county of Wabaslrand the sameis essential. n

'5 State of Indiana, have invented certain As will appear from Fig. 2 the sections 2 6o new and useful Improvements in Sectional are blanked out, the eorners 4: being cut' out Metallic Flooring; and I do declare the folso 'that the edges 5 are bent down at right lowing to be a full, clear, and exactdescripangles to the body 6 of the sections, and four tion of the invention, such as will, enable slots 7 are provided in the blank for a phr- 7 othersskilled in the art to which it apperpose which will be hereinafter fully de- 65 cation.

tains to make and use the same, reference scribed. a being had to the accompanying drawings, After the sectiops 2 have been formed by t and 'to the figures of reference marked bending the edges 5 down at right angles J thereon, which 'form a part of this specifito the body 6 the same are placed in position I shown in Fig. 1. As each section is arranged 70 My invention relates to a se'ctional metallic I insert a connecting clip 8 into the slots 7 flooring and hasfor itsobject to provide a of the sections, thus rigidly connecting the metallic floor upon which swine are fed; or same together. Said clips 8 have a flat face a suitable flooring for horses, cattle, sheep or 9 and the end portions 10 are bent under to any other live-stock; or a flooring. for poulthe'point 11 at which point the end portions 475 3o 'nect'ed and moved.

try houses or poultry yards or pens; or for extend downwardly in a parallel line to the houses and buildings, entrances, halls and points 12 at which points the extreme ends vestibules of all descriptions. of the end portions; are concaved at 13 as With this object in view my invention clearly'shown inFig. 4. When two of the consists in the construction of the sectional sectionsare in positlon to receive the said ,flooringy'and my inve tion also consists in. clip the two end portions of theclip are providmg a flooring in sections in employinserted in the adjacent slot 7, the conmg means for securing the sections together caved ends of the clips engaging the flanges in such manner that it can-be readily dlsconor walls 5 of the floor sections drawing the T same snugly together. As said clips'i'are Referring-to the accompanying drawing: forced inwardly the parallel portions of the' Figure 1 is a plan'view of a sectional metalclips engage the flanges 5 and secupely hold lic flooring constructed/in accordance with them together as shown-in Fig. aywhile my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a the concaved ends 13.pass beyond the flanges 35 blanket one of the sections. Fig. 3 is an 5 and sprin together to act as a retaining I enlarged transverse sectional view taken on means for t e cli in order to insure the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. is an en1arged.-'same against acci ental removal. As the transverse sectional view taken on line ie-4 clip reaches its'seatland engages the upper of Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is an elevation of the clip edges of the walls or flanges 5 the top porv 40 for securing the border to the floor.'. Fig. .6 tion 9 of the clip is of a-suflicient width to' r 45 section through same.

is a plan view. showing sections provided efiectually close' npfthe slots 7. with a border. Fig. 7 is a'fragmentary secs 'By'means or this construction asmany of tion through same. Fig. 8 is a plan viewjoi the sections can connected together as is 'a modification, and Fig.9 is atransverse. desired andjas above stated any desired '0 n 'forr'n'or shape can-be given tothe'sections Like numerals of reference indicate the so long as the are connected in the manner same parts throughout the several figurs. just describe When, however, it is de- It is of course understood that while I siredto supply a border to the floor avertihave illustrated only one design of floor cal strip 14 1s rovided having its upper 0 sectionsgit is clearly apparent that the sec-- edge, curved to cm a. bead '15, and to the, tions may be made in any convenient or vertical strip 14 I provide a, clip 16, sa1d suitable form in order to produce any fanciclip 16 being securel fastened as by rivets ful pattern, the particular shape of the floor 17 to thevertical strip and said'clip has sections being immaterial. a central portion 18 bent nwardlyas shown 55 Referring to the drawings: 1 indicates a in Fig. 3 and extends parallel to the portion means to securely hold the sections A 30 Letters Patent of the 19 of the clip, the end of the central portion 18 being concaved at 20 as clearly shown in Fig. 3. In order to apply tle border to the flooring the central portion 18 of the 5 clip 16 is passed into the slots 7 along the edge of the flooring and is securely held therein by the flanges 5 on the floor sect1ons, said cli straddling the flanges while the concave portion 20 acts as a-reta1n 1ng border against accidental displacement.

Referring to Figs. 6 and 7 it will be seen that the border can be constructed to comprise a vertical piece 21 which sits on the along the edges thereof. In this instance the sections are provided with a flange. 22 under which a retaining cli 23 passes, said clip reaching over the top 0 the piece 21 to which it is secured by means of a aoLpin or screw 24. y In Figs. 8 and 9 the sections are provided along their ed es with a raised wall or flange 25 the e ge of which is turned down a at 26 to'form a finish, this latter construe 25 tion being particularly suitable for a narrow walk-way where .each section is the full width of the same.

Havi thus fully described my invention what I c aim as new and desire to secure by United States 'is:

-1. A metallic flooring comprising a series of sections, each of said sections being provided with flanges and a series of openings, said openin s being disposed near the edge of'each section and adjacent the said flanges,

a clip arranged to. enter an opening in two adjacent sections, means on said clip for engaging two adjacent flanges on two of said sections to draw thesame together, and

40 means on said clip for retaining itself in position in 'said slots. I

p 2. A metallic flooring-comprising wseries of sections, each of whlch is provided with a plurality of flanges, a series of clips arplurality structed to ranged to'enter said sections, means on said clips for engaging said flanges to draw the sections together, and meanson said cl ps for retaining themselves 1n proper posltlon in said sections.

3. A metallic flooring comprising a' series of sections, each of which is provided with a of flanges, a series of clips arranged to enter said sections, means on said clips for engaging said flanges to draw the sections together. v

4. 'A metallic flooring comprising a series of sections, said sections .being provided with flanges and a series of openings, a clip conenter said openings and to engage the flanges on the sections.

5. A section for a metallic flooring comprising a plurality of flanges and a seriesof openings in said section adjacent the said flanges, and a clip arranged to enter an opening in said sectlon and to engage a flange thereon.

6. A metallic flooring comprising a series of sections, each of which is provided with a series of flanges and with a plurality of openings in the tops thereof, a plurality of c ips arranged to enter-the said openings in said sections to tie the said sections together, and a border for said sections.

7. A metallic flooring comprising a plurality of sections, each of which sections is prov ded with two oppositel disposed flanges, and with two opposite y disposed anges turned upward to form a border, each section being provided with an opening, and a clip arranged to enter the openings in two adjacent sections to tie the same together.

In testimonfy whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence 0 two witnesses.

JAMES Witnesses:

GLEN)? ALLEN, G110. F. MU'IiL.

H. STIGGLEMAN.

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