Improvement in Walls and Partitions of Buildings.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 21st June, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 20th Mar., 1895-Accepted, 24th May, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Walls and Partitions of Buildings.
1, ERNST REISS, Merchant, of 9 Kurfürstenstrasse, Düsseldorf, in the German
Empire, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the shape and arrangement of stones or plates forming
the walls or partitions of buildings.
In order that the stones or plates may hold together by welge-action, I make
them triangular or polygonal and arrange them so, that one corner of each or some
of the plates or stones points downward.
The corners may be somewhat rounded or broken, and the wedge-plates may be
used in combination with ordinary plates. The edges of the plates may be plain,
so as to produce simple butt-joints, or they may be tongued and grooved, so as to
produce groove and tongue joints.
If the plates are all triangular, they form horizontal layers or rows, the plates of
which point alternately upward and downward. A convenient way is, to compose
the wall of quadratic blocks with the edges pointing downward, like the tiles of a
roof, or to use hexagonal plates, or a combination of triangular, trapezic and
rectangular plates.
Dated this 20th day of June 1894.
FAIRFAX & WETTER,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvement in Walls and Partitions of Buildings.
1, ERNST REISS, Merchant, of 9 Kurfürstenstrasse, Düsseldorf, in the German
Empire, do bereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
This invention relates to the shape and arrangement of stones or plates forming
the walls or partitions of buildings.
In order that the stones or plates may hold together by wedge action, I make
them triangular or polygonal and arrange them so, that one corner of each or some
of the plates or stones points downward.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 shows a partial elevation of a wall embodying my invention,
Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5 show various modifications,
Figs. 6 to 18 show various shapes of stones or slabs and the means of joining
them together.
In Fig. 1 the wall is composed of triangular plates, in Fig. 2 they are hexagonal,
and in Fig. 5 square or diamond shaped.
The corners may be somewhat rounded, as indicated by Fig. 3 or broken, as in
Figs. 7, 14, 15 and the wedge plates may be used in combination with ordinary
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page_text: plates, as indicated by Fig. 4. The edges of the plates may be plain, so as to
produce simple butt-joints, or they may be tongued and grooved, so as to produce
more solid joints, as indicated by Figs. 6 to 13.
If the plates are all triangular, they form horizontal layers or rows, the plates of
which point alternately upward and downward (Fig. 1). Fig. 4 shows a combination
of triangular, trapezic and rectangular plates.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is ;-
A wall or partition composed of triangular, or polygonal plates or slabs, arranged
in rows with one corner pointing downward or with slanting sides, so as to form
wedge pieces, with or without the addition of ordinary plates or slabs, substantially
as described.
Dated thig fth dow of Work 150:
FAIRFAX & WETTER,
433, Strand, London, Agents.