An Improved Method of Producing Ceiling and Wall Coverings.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Mar., 1590-Accepted, 17th May, 1890
CUMI LEIDDI DUIT
An Improved Method of Producing Ceiling and Wall Coverings.
I, FRIEDRICH WILHELM ADELS of Oldenburg in the German Empire, Painter and
Building Contractor, do hereby 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:-
The invention hereinafter described refers to a new method of producing finished
ceiling and wall coverings and is characterised by the production of detachable panels
having frames made of heavy or light mortised or grooved wooden bands or
mouldings which are held together by feathers or keys and screws and washers.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawing shews such a ceiling covering in projection.
Fig. 2 in enlarged cross section on the line A B fig. 1.
Figs. 3 and 4 show the screws and washers for fastening the separate panels.
Fig. 5 shows the mode of fastening the panel as in fig. 2.
According to this method the frames of the panels are made of heavy or light
grooved wooden bands or mouldings and are faced on the back with thick pasteboard,
canvas, wood; or, for protection against fire, galvanised iron sheets, and then
embellished in any desired style, painted and decorated and held together in the
finished state by means of screws and washers.
In figs. 2 and 5, a, is the feather or key which is set into the grooves b of the
wooden mouldings or bands, c (figs. 3 and 4) is the screw which serves to fasten the
panel to the ceiling or wall; d is an artistically formed washer made in the form of
a rose, the pointed ends e of which are bent round so as to catch into the wooden
mouldings or bands and hold them together.
This method of making ceiling and wall-coverings has the great advantage with
new buildings, that the ceiling does not require to be lathed and plastered, whereby
time and money is saved, as it is not necessary to wait for the drying of the plaster,
and stucco work is completely supplanted. Further there is no need of scaffolding.
for the stucco worker and the decorator and the fixing of the new covering does not
take up time.
Further the floor is not fouled and the work of the other workmen is not hindered.
In consequence, according to the now process, ceiling and wall-coverings can be
applied in occupied dwelling houses, hotels, restaurants, offices and shops without
necessitating the clearing out of the respective rooms; and, further, the ceiling and
wall-coverings can be completely finished in the workshop, so that no trouble is
caused in setting up at the place required.
The winter time, during which the builder is forced out of employment, can be
used for setting up such ceiling and wall-coverings.
The fixing of the ceiling and wall-coverings can be easily done by any joiner,
carpenter, painter or decorator.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The hereinbefore described method of producing ceiling and wall-coverings,
consisting in the production of the pattern from separate single panels, the mouldings
or edge-bands of which are grooved and in the grooves are fitted feathers or keys,
the whole being held together by means of screws c and washers d, and can be
finished, decorated and painted beforehand in the workshop.
Dated this Twentieth day of March 1990.
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
70. Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.