US2474948A - Brick veneered wall - Google Patents

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July 5, 1949. J. F. LANDRIGAN BRICK VENEERED WALL 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

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BRICK VENEERED WALL Filed Feb. 11, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inreutor James E Landrigan Patented July 5, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BRICK VENEERED WALL James F. Landrigan, Jersey City, N. J. Application February 11, 1947, Serial No. 727,926

2 Claims.

The present invention comprises novel and useful improvements in a building block and more specifically has reference to a cement or cinder block construction particularly adapted to provide a masonry course having a plurality of passages or conduits therein and provided with means for retainin firring strips or the like to said building blocks.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a building block of a cement or cinder construction which is particularly adapted to cooperate with similar building blocks to provide a course in masonry having built in conduits or passageways.

A further very important object of the invention consists in providing a building block in accordance with the preceding objects wherein the block itself is provided with improved means for retaining and holding wooden firring strips thereto.

Yet another important purpose of the invention consists in providing a building block construction in conformity with the foregoing objects which is provided with novel and improved means for bonding courses of brick work thereto in the form of a Veneer or the like.

Yet another important aim of the invention consists in providing a building block whose construction is especially adapted to and suitable for bonding interior finish to masonry walls and brick Work veneer to the otherside thereof, and wherein ample arrangement is made to accommodate an uneven spacing of the bricks of a veneer course and bonding the same to the block construction.

These, together with various ancillary objects of the invention which will later become apparent as the following description proceeds, are effected by the constructions and arrangements set forth by way of exampl only in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a satisfactory embodiment of building block in accordance with the principles of this invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the construction in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an end elevation, rotated through 90, of the construction of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a front or side elevational view of the construction of Figure 1;

- Figure 5 is a front elevational view of a course of masonry includin the form of block shown in Figure 1, and illustrating the manner of bonding a, brick veneer course thereto;

Figure 6 is a front elevational view of a pair of courses of masonry including the embodiment 2 of block shown in Figure 1 and further illustrating the manner of attaching firring strips to the masonry courses;

Figures 7 and 8 are vertical transverse sectional views through the masonry construction of Figure 6, showing modified forms of building blocks employed therein and taken substantially upon the section line 8 of Figure 6; and

Figure 9 is a front elevational view of a modified form of building block which may be employed in conjunction with that shown in Figure 1 in masonry constructions.

Referring now more specifically to the accompanying drawings, wherein like numerals indicate similar parts throughout the various views, particular reference is made first to the form of building block shown in Figures 1-4. It is to be understood that the principles of this invention comprehend the forming of a building block of any suitable material, cement and cinder block constructions bein particularly satisfactory for the purposes of this device. Although the unit or block may be formed in various sizes and proportions, it is deemed to be preferable to construct the same in accordance with standard practice as regards dimensions. This form of building block consists of a monolithic construction having each of its six sides preferably rectangular in shape, the block being designated generally at l 0.

As clearly shown in these views of the drawings, the block I 0 has front and rear side faces l2 and I4, end surfaces or walls I6, and top and bottom surfaces l8, these last preferably being formed as unbroken plane surfaces. The two end surfaces l 6 are preferably provided with medially disposed perpendicularly extending recesses or grooves 29 which may be of any suitable shape but of preferably rectangular in cross section. The front surface I2 of the block is provided with a laterally extending portion 22 which is preferably rectangular in shape corresponding to the shape of the surface l2 and having its perimeter contained within and generally parallel to that of the surface l2 as clearly shown in the drawings. The raised surface 22 of the extension is connected by inwardly inclined walls or edges 24 which merge with the surface l2 at an acute angle thereto for a purpose to be later set forth. An aperture 26 preferably of rectangular cross section extends entirely through the block to between the side walls I2 and I4 thereof and the extension 22. Although not necessary, it has been quite satisfactory to position this aperture centrally and symmetrically with respect to the extension 22 and the side wall surface l2. The extension 22 is provided at its mid point with a vertically extending groove 28 which may be of rectangular cross section if desired, and which groove is of such depth as to terminate flush with the plane of the surface I2.

In the embodiment of building block shown in Figures 1-4, the extension 22 is formed only on one of the side walls, but it will be readily appreciated that the other side wall I4 is provided with a similar construction, in the manner designated in Figure 8 and for a purpose to be subsequently set forth.

Attention is now directed specifically to Figure 5, wherein it may be seen that a plurality of building blocks ID are disposed and longitudinally aligned end to end relationship to form a course of masonry, with their extensions 22 all disposed upon the same side of the course whereby a course of brick work consisting of conventional types of bricks 30 may be bonded thereto. From the illustration in Figure 5, it will be seen that when a brick veneer is applied to a course .of masonry, the appropriate course of brick may have appropriate bricks disposed transversely of the masonry course, whereby the ends thereof may be received within the apertures 25 for bonding the veneer to the masonry course. This construction is clearly shown in Figure 8. In order to render this block construction more adaptable for bonding purposes, the apertured extension 22 shown in Figure 1, may have its vertically disposed groove 28 offset from its center position as shown in Figure 1 to a position such as that shown in elevation in Figure '9. the block construction may be identical with that shown in Figure 1 but the vertically disposed groove 29 is offset to one side of the vertical center line of the side wall l2. As shown in Figure 5, the form of block designated generally at H in Figure 9 may appropriately be incorporated to the masonry construction, whereby one of the bonding bricks which is offset from the vertical center line of the block ll may still be received within the suitable aperture 2.6 and bonded thereto. As shown more particularly in Figures 7 and 8, the inclined edges 24 of the lateral extensions of the building blocks are so arranged that adjacent edges of adjacent blocks provide dovetailed shaped grooves which are adapted to frictionally receive and retain firring strips 32 of any suitable material. The construction is such In this figure,

that the firring strips may be tightly driven into the channel space between adjacent inclined surfaces 24-, and may be securely anchored thereto, whereby plaster board, wall panels or the like 34 may be nailed or otherwise secured to the firring strips. This construction is particularly advantageous when the blocks are formed of a cementitlous material to which nails will not anchor themselves. As shown best in Figure 6, the firring strips between adjacent courses of masonry blocks may be secured to each other as by staples Or other fastening means 36, to more firmly anchor and retain the same. Further, the firring strips may extend the entire length of the dovetailed shaped channel between adjacent blocks of a masonry construction, or may extend over predetermined portions thereof.

As shown clearly in Figure 8, when building blocks are employed which have lateral extensions upon both sides, which veneer may be secured and bonded to one side while the wall constructions 34 may be secured to the other side; or if desired either may be secured to both sides as occasion dictates. As indicated best in Figure 6, a plurality of courses of building units may be staggered upon each other to break joints in the conventional manner.

Since numerous modifications falling within the spirit of the invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art when taken in connection with the foregoing specification and annexed drawings, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described, but all suitable modifications may be resorted to falling within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A building construction comprising a course of longitudinally aligned building blocks, each building block comprising a rectangular block having a lateral, rectangular extension on a side wall, the periphery of said extension being less than that of said side wall and said extension being joined thereto by surfaces inclined to and overhanging said side wall, said extension including upper and lower longitudinal edges spaced from the upper and lower faces of said block, medial grooves in the end walls of said block and an aperture through the side walls of said block and said extension, adjacent blocks having their medial grooves conterminous, and courses of brick veneer adjacent said extension, and means bonding said brick veneer to said blocks, said bonding means including a brick received in said aperture.

2. A building construction comprising a course of longitudinally aligned building blocks, each building block comprising a rectangular block having a lateral, rectangular extension on a side wall, the periphery of said extension being less than that of said side wall and said extension being joined thereto by surfaces inclined to and overhanging said side well, said extension including upper and lower longitudinal edges spaced from the upper and lower faces of said block. medial grooves in the end Walls of said block and an aperture through the side walls of said block and said extension, adjacent blocks having their medial grooves conterminous, and courses of brick veneer adjacent said extension, and means bonding said brick veneer to said blocks, said bonding means including a brick received in said aperture, similar extensions on the other faces of said blocks, strips secured between adjacent inclined surfaces of said latter extensions on adjacent blocks.

JAMES F. LANDRIGAN.

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