Improvements in Metallic Ceilings or Walls.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 11th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 23rd Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Metallic Ceilings or Walls.
I, WILLIAM WILSON HORN of the Firm of Horn & Son, of 151 Strand, in the
County of Middlesex, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention,
(a communication to me from William W. Old, and Robert H. Old, both of
Leadville, in the County of Lake, and State of Colorado, United States of America,
Inventors) to be as follows:-
This my invention relates to improvements in metallic ceilings or walls, and the
object of the said invention is to devise a means whereby the panels are securely
held in place to permit of expansion or contraction without bending or bulging and
give a neat and finished appearance to the ceiling or wall.
The invention consists of metallic panels formed with flanges adapted to engage
grooves formed in furring-strips secured to the supporting beams or joists and
covering strips formed of metal for the said furring-strips and formed with flanges
inter-locking with the flanges of the panels.
Dated this 11th day of November 1892.
HORN & SON,
Applicant's Agents.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Metallic Ceilings or Walls.
I, WILLIAM WILSON HORN of the Firm of Horn & Son of 151 Strand in the
County of Middlesex Patent Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention
(a communication to me from William W. Old and Robert H. Old both of
Leadville in the County of Lake and State of Colorado United States of America
Inventors) and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of the invention is to provide certain new and useful improvements
in metallic ceilings or walls, whereby the panels are securely held in place to permit
of expansion and contraction without bending or bulging and give a neat and
finished appearance to the ceiling or wall.
The invention consists of panels formed with flanges adapted to engage grooves
formed in furring-strips secured to the supporting beams or joists and covering
strips for the furring-strips and formed with flanges interlocking with the flanges of
the panels.
The invention also consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the
same, as will be fully described hereafter and then pointed out in the claims.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improvement as applied,
Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same,
Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional side elevation of part of the improvement, and
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the covering-strips at the joint.
The improved metallic ceiling or wall is provided with furring-strips A of wood
or metal, and secured by suitable means to the beams or joists B the several strips
being placed suitable distances apart, and the cross-strips are morticed into the
longitudinal strips, the two standing at right angles to each other. Each of the
furring-strips A is formed in its sides with longitudinally-extending grooves C
adapted to be engaged by flanges D formed on the edges of the panels E ornamented

page_text: in any suitable manner by embossing painting or otherwise. Each flange of a
panel E is engaged by a flange F projecting from the side edges of a covering
strip G, fitting around the post part of the furring-strip A as is plainly illustrated
in the drawings.
Thus a covering strip G engages with its two flanges the corresponding flanges D
of two adjacent panels, the said flanges being thus interlocked with the flanges D in
the grooves C. At the joint of a longitudinal and a transverse furring-strip A the
covering strips G are cut, as illustrated in Fig. 4, so as to form a neat joint, and
this joint is covered up by a suitable rosette H, as is, plainly illustrated in Fig. 1.
The rosette H spans the ends of the covering strips G and is fastened by an
ordinary screw I passing through the centre of the rosette and screwing into the
furring-strip A, thus locking the several parts in position.
In order to form the ceiling or wall, the panels E are first inserted with their
doubled up flanges D into the grooves C, and then the covering strips G are placed
over the furring-strips A to engage with their flanges F the doubled up flanges D
of the panels. After this is done the rosette H is passed over the joint of the
several covering strips, as before explained and the rosette is then fastened in
position by the means mentioned.
Now it will be seen that no screws nails or other similar devices are employed
to fasten the panels and covering strips in place, so that the entire wall or ceiling
presents a neat and finished appearance and at the same time full expansion
and contraction of the panels are permitted without bulging or bending of the
said panels.
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,
1. In a device of the class described, the combination with grooved furring-
strips of flanged panels engaging the grooves in the said furring-strips and
covering strips for covering the exposed parts of the furring-strips and interlocking
with the flanges of the said panels, substantially as described and illustrated.
2. In a device of the class described the combination with grooved furring
strips of flanged panels engaging the grooves in the said furring strips covering-
strips for covering the exposed parts of the furring strips and interlocking with
the flanges of the said panels and a rosette spanning the joint of the covering
strips substantially as described and illustrated.
3. In a device of the class described, the combination with furring strips
formed with grooves at their sides of panels forming doubled-up flanges entering
the grooves in the said furring-strips and covering strips having flanges entering
the doubled-up flanges of the said panels in the grooves of the furring-strips
substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 11th day of Anonst 1802
HORN & SON,
Applicant's Agents.