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Feb. 5 1924. 1,483,037

F.ZALUNGER MEANS OF MANUFACTURING SPACE COVERING STRUCTURES SUCH AS ROOFS,

FRAME WALLS AND THE LIKE Filed Jan. 11, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I Wilnwa: Jlzvgrzior:

Feb. 5 1924.

F. ZALLINGER MEANS OF MANUFACTURING SPACE COVERING STRUCTURES SUCH AS ROOFS,

' FRAME WALLS, AND THE LIKE Filed Jan. 11 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Feb. 5, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

rammucn zoLLmGEit, or MERSEBURG, GERMANY.

mus or MANUFACTURING SPACE-COVERING STRUCTURES SUCH AS ROOFS, FRAME WALLS, AND THE LIKE.

Application filed January 11, 1922. Serial No. 528,460.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, FRIEDRICH ZOLLIN- can; a citizen oft'he' German Empire, and a resident of Teichstrasse 56, in the city of Merseburg, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Means of Manufacturin ace-Covering Structures Such' a's-Boo Frame Walls, and the like, of which the" following is a 1. specification.

This invention has reference to" a method of assembling wooden bar's, battens or planks or the like" which may" be manufactured' on a; large"s'cale,3and maybe kept in storage, into roofs, frame walls and the like of any suitable extension and span,- and of any! suitable" shape from but a fewfundamental shapes, such wooden'battens or the like being assembled into the desired structure in a very simple manner, and by means of'but a few bolts or the like. This method results in the important advantage of being able to manufacture for' future needs, inasmuch as the battens and the like may'bemanufactured on a large scale with but a few fundamental typical shapes, and irrespectively of the final shape and struc ture desired, and may be kept in storage to any amount. The material of such battens or the like which, though preferably wood, may alsoconsi'st" of iron, concrete and the like, is thereby utilized to the maximum ex tent of its carrying and loading capacity. The battens rn'ayfor instance be manufactured from thebo'ards and planksof ordinary commercial shapes, so thatthe're is' no necessity of keepinglarge supplies of wood for roof structures and the like. The expenditure of time for the drafting of the structure, the expensive treatment by skilled labor, and thefitting-together and designing of the'individual parts becomes unnecessary; Italso become's'possible to cause the manufacture of the battens or the like'by'mea'nsfof stencilaand their erection o n ths'building' g jdandst'o be effected by help drilled for this purpose. This is a point of'importance inview of the lack of arcliite t'uralrlabdr, audit results in a considerable economy, inflthe construction of dwellings. j I

and structures made therefrom in Figures 1 to 16.

I In' the drawings :Figure 1 shows an elevation of a frame work made from straight-battens. Figure 2 is an elevation of frame work made from curved battens. Figure 3 is an elongated section on the line C-D of Figure 2. Figure 4 is a section on the line AB of Figure 1. Figure 5 is an elevation of a simplified roof structure. Figure 6 is a section on the line-E-F of Figure 5. Figure 7 is a juncture of the batten frame work according to Fig. 1. Figure 8 is an elevation of a modified form of juncture for greater loads according 'to Figure 2. Figure 9 is a section on the line G'H of Figure 8. Fig. 10 is an elevation of a bottom juncture 11 of the frame work according to Fig. 1. Figure 11 is a section on the line J-K of Figure 1. Figure 12 is a bottom juncture IV of the frame work according to Figure 2. Figure 13 is a section on the line L.M of Figure 12.- Figure 14 illustrates a single straight batten. Figure 15 shows a single curved batten. Figure 16 is a side view of the battens according to Figures 14 and 15.

The bar or batten 1 (Figures 14, 15 and 16) from which the roofs and frame works are to be made consists of a board or piece of plank of unitary length the ends of which are tapered at an inclination in one direction with relation to the broaderside 3, a hole 4 being provided at a small distance from the ends and of a diameter to correspond to the bolts to be employed. For straight roofs or frame works a straight plank (Figure 14) is used, for curved roofs (Figure 3) a curved plank as shown in Figure 15 is employed.

The assembling of the battens or the like is effected by supporting the upper ends of the battens or bars of the upper rows at an acute angle upon the middle of the bars or battens of the second row, and by connecting them with the lower ends of the bars or battens of the third row into; a juncture by means of a bolt at right angle relatively to the direction of the third rowflAn elongated supporting plate 5 is used for effecting a stronger pressure upon the entire width of the wood. The fourth row of bars or battens is again connected in the man+ ner described to the preceding row, so as lnter-engaging meshes.

to produce a frame work with a kind of The static advantage resides in the fact that each succeeding row of battens is connected to the middle of the preceding row (Figures 1 and 2), the strain and load on one row being transferred to the middle of the battens of each succeeding row.

For securing the junctures (Figures 7 to 9) boards 6 are secured to both sides of the frame work which are connected to each other by bolts 2 at each juncture, and are nailed to the battens. In the case of single loads it is suflicient to apply these boards 6 in the horizontal direction, as shown in F igure-1, and in such a manner that they divide the diamond shaped fields into two triangles; in the case of roots they may also be used as root laths'. In the case of larger loads the two boards 6 are applied in the direction of the battens themselves (Figure .1), thereby producing an I-shaped cross section in which the boards constitute the flanges, while the battens constitute the webs. There is an obvious static advantage connected with this manner of construction.

In the former case the exterior board of the juncture connection, as shown in Figure 1, may also be used as a roof lath, while in the latter case a system of I--shaped rafters is formedwhich are extensively stiffened in each case in opposite directions by the battens, so as to dispense with the necessity of wind bracing in this construction. The assembling of the battensis continued in both directions until the desired area of the structure (Figures 1 and 2) for thepurpose in question is obtained.

The structure is enclosed at its top and base (Figures 3, 10 and 11, 12, 13) by means of boards arranged on both sides, and connected by bolts 11, and another enclosing board for the structure is provided at its sides. (Figure 1). In the case of roof ridges a closing plank 7 and two ridge boards 8 are used which are arranged to correspond to the inclination of the roof (Figure 3).

The base (Figures 10 to 13) of a framing as described may, moreover, be constructed in such a manner that the base beam 12 is provided with recesses or incisions 13 (claws) for the reception of the initial battens spaced from each other to correspond to the junctures (Figures 10 and 12). The locking in the lateral direction is effected in this case likewise by two boards connected by ings of all kinds, cupolas and the like, may be made. For curved surfaces it is only necessary to use curved battensyotherwise the method'of connectionis the same. This manner of constructing frame work or frame buildings is also applicable to other kinds of material, such as iron and the like. 7

Figure 5 illustrates a simplified utilization of the method for smaller roofs in which the inclined battens forming the stays or bracing are made to connect the vertically placed bars or battens in another ratio, for example in about one third of the length of said battens. Otherwisethe construction is the same, as-already described.

What I claim is 1. Space enclosing structural elements such as walls, roofs, lattice work and the like, comprising ang'ularly related elements, each of which, extending in one general 'direction, engages at its ends with approximately Q central points ofc elements which extend 1n another general direction. 2. Space enclosing structural elements suchas walls, roofs, lattice workand the like, comprising angularlyr'elated elements, a each of which, extending in one general direction, engages at its ends with approximately central polnts of elements which extend in another general directlon,

and the individual elements which extend in U each direction being arranged. out of line with one another. v 1 3. Space enclosing structural elements such as walls, roofs, lattice work and the like, comprising angularly related elements, each of which, extending in one general direction, engages at its ends' with approximately central points of elements which extend in another 1 general direction, and the individual elements which extend in each direction being arranged out of line with one another, said elements being secured together.

4.. Space enclosing structural elements such as walls, roofs, lattice work and the like, comprising angularly related elements,

each of which, extending in one general direction, engages at its ends with approximately central points of elements which extend in another general direction,

and reinforcing members interconnected bei tween themselves and with said elements.

5. Space enclosing structural elements such as walls, roofs, lattice work and the like, comprising angularly related elements.

each of which, extending in one general di rection, engages at its ends with approximately central points of elements which extend in another general direction, and locking meansat'the points of eng'agement of said angula-rly related elements.

6. In a. space covering and closing structure substantially reticularly connected separate, parallel units out ofr 'axial align ment with each other, and connecting boards between the points of connection of said units.

7. In a space covering and closing structure substantially reticularly connected sep arate parallel arc-shaped units out of axial alignment with each other and locking and securing means between the points of connection of said units.

8. In a space covering and closing structure comprising substantially reticularly arranged parallel board shaped units, each somewhat out of axial alignment with the succeeding unit and having outwardly taper ing ends connected to the outer surfaces of 1 ad acent units, through apertured parts on said units at a distance from said ends.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRIEDRICH ZOLLIN GER. Witnesses:

F. CHODEOR MOSDRUS, EMORY H. Loan.

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