Improvements in Means for Tying Hollow Walls.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Apr., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 17th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 14th Mar., 1896
Improvements in Means for Tying Hollow Walls.
I FRANK WALTER OWNSWORTH, of 13 Church Hill, Dodworth in the County
of York, Joiner and Builder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to means for tying cavity walls :
Hitherto cavity walls have been tied together by metallic ties whose hold on.
each part of the wall is limited to the length of a single brick. The object of my
present invention is to so arrange and construct the metallic tie that a complete.
hold of the wall is secured in a simple and efficient manner thereby rendering the
construction of cavity walls more substantial than hitherto, and at very little if any
extra expense; to attain which I preferably stamp a piece of wrought iron or steel
or other suitable metal to a shape bent in the middle, and near its ends are-
simultaneously stamped out crescent formed projections. Between the said crescent
formed projections I place hoop or other similar iron or metal which runs at right
angles to the bent piece aforesaid, and I then press over the crescent formed
projections so as to hold fast onto the hoop iron. The bent cross pieces I place at
any suitable distance apart and the hoop or other iron or metal may be any required
length.
My improved tie may appear when complete in ladder form, the bent cross pieces.
forming the steps. When building with my improved tie the hoop or other similar
iron or metal forming the sides of my ladder shaped ties are placed on each part of the
cavity wall, the bent pieces going between. The bricks are then built up and it
will be obvious that my improved tie obtains a complete hold of the wall. I do.
not limit myself to any particular shape of cross piece or tie or to any one means.
of screwing the boop or other iron thereto, as it will be obvious that the hoop or
other iron may be rivetted stamped into or bolted to the cross pieces or ties.
Dated this 17th day of April 1895.
H. F. BOUGHTON,
Barnsley, Agent.
Improvements in Means for Tying Hollow Walls.
I FRANK WALTER OWNSWORTH of 13 Church Hill Dodworth, in the County.
of York, Joiner and Builder 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 :-
This invention relates to means for tying cavity walls.
Hitherto cavity walls have been tied together by metallic ties whose hold on.
each part of the wall is limited to the length of a single brick. The object of my
present invention is to so arrange and construct the metallic tie that a complete
hold of the wall is secured in a simple and efficient manner thereby rendering the
construction or building of cavity walls more substantial than hitherto; to attain.

page_text: which I construct and arrange my improved ties substantially as described with
reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings which is to be taken as part of
this Specification and read therewith.
Fig. 1 is a plan of one form of my improved tie upon the completion of the first
stamping and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of same. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of said
tie subsequent to the second stamping and complete ready for use and Fig. 4 is a
plan of Fig. 3 showing a series of ties ready for placing in position in the cavity
wall being built.
Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a modification of my improved tie after the first
stamping and Fig. 6 is a similar elevation after the second stamping and Fig. 7 is
a plan of Fig. 6 showing a series of ties ready for use.
Fig. 8 is a cross sectional elevation of a modified shape of hoop-iron I sometimes
employ in connection with the tie-pieces, and
Fig. 9 is a cross sectional elevation of my improved means applied to a cavity
wall.
Similar letters of reference denote corresponding parts in each view.
Referring to Figs. 1 to 4 I stamp or press by means of a suitable tool a piece of
wrought iron, steel or other suitable metal A to a shape bent at a¹ in the ordinary
form and near its ends are simultaneously stamped or pressed out crescent or other
shaped projections a² I then place hoop or other similar iron or metal B so that it
runs at right angles to the bent piece or tie A and rests between the projections a²
which latter are then stamped or pressed over so securing the tie A to the hoop-
irons B as shown at Figs. 3 and 4. The bent cross pieces or ties A I place at any
suitable distance apart and the pieces of hoop or other iron or metal B may be any
required length. My improved tie as combined when complete appears in the form
of a ladder see Fig. 4.
When building with my improved tie the hoop or other similar iron or metal B
forming the sides of my ladder shaped ties are placed.on each part c¹ of the cavity
wall C the bent parts al going between see Fig. 9.
Referring to Figs. 5 to 7, the cross pieces or ties A have first stamped or pressed
out loops a through which pass the hoop irons B the said loops a being
subsequently pressed or stamped down to position shown at Fig. 6 thereby securely
fastening the cross pieces A to the hoop irons B.
Where preferred the hoop irons B may be of channel form in cross section
between the cross. pieces A as shown Fig. 8. I do not limit myself to any
particular shape of cross piece A or to any one means of securing the hoop or other
iron B thereto as it will be obvious that the hoop or other irons B may be rivetted
to, stamped into, bolted or otherwise secured to the cross pieces in manner found
most convenient, or it will be obvious that the tie-pieces and strips could be made
in one piece.
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 means for tying cavity walls the combination with ties A of hoop irons or
other metal strips or wires B attached or fixed thereto and arranged substantially
as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings and for the attainment
of the object specified.
2. In means for tying cavity walls the combination of the pieces A with strips B
running at right angles thereto and made with or connected to said tie pieces
substantially as described.
Dated this 16th day of Lenua 1906
H. F. BOUGHTON,
Barnsley, Agent.