Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Apr., 1886.
Complete Left, 30th Dec., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 1st Feb., 1887.
I, JOSEPH DANLY of Aiseau in the Kingdom of Belgium, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in making thin sheets of iron steel or other metal, in various
shapes and sizes with various portions raised and others depressed below the general
level, and carrying on them beadings or ribs either horizontally or vertically, formed
in the material of the plate in such a manner as to give greater strength to the
material in the line of greatest resistances, and also to cause the various pieces, when
built up, to represent panelling, pillars, lintels arches, architraves, cornices and other
ornamental devices.
The edges of these plates or panels are bent up to a convenient height at right angles
to the general surface of the plate to enable the panels and various pieces to be bolted
together, or riveted or otherwise secured when erecting a building. A single or simple .
partition or wall may be made by building up in one thickness any number of these
plates, in this case greater strength may be gained by the use of extra bands of iron,
steel or other metal running between the edges of several plates or panels. In a
double partition each side of which is made of corresponding plates, these bands may
have a breadth equal to the distance of the two separate sides of the partition from
each other, and may be fixed between the edges of corresponding pairs of plates on
each side of the partition, thus serving as stays between the two surfaces of the partition,
and giving much greater strength to the same.
In practice the panels and other ornamental designs will be made in various relative
sizes, the edges of all the plates bearing simple ratios of proportion to each other, so
as to admit of great variation in the design, by the use of different sized plates.
Since every plate of the separate sizes will be made by one process, the slots or
holes for receiving the bolts or rivets will exactly correspond, the distance between
these slots will be the same for all plates.
JOSEPH DANLI.
Pp. Herbert & Co.,
67, Strand, W.C., Agents.

page_text: I, JOSEPH DANLY of Aiseau, in the Kingdom of Belgium, Manufacturer, 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:
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This invention relates to a new construction of iron buildings and consists in the
use of rectangular plates of iron or other suitable metal, said plates being rolled
stamped or cast with raised and depressed surfaces beadings etc. to represent panels
pillars, cornices and other designs used in architecture. These plates are built up
pairs back to back at suitable distances apart and connected by tie plates, for which
purpose, and also for connecting the first named plates to the contiguous plates, the
plates are provided around their circumference with flanges standing out vertically
to the general surface of the plate, said flanges being perforated at desired intervals to
enable the plates to be bolted or rivetted together when erecting a building.
Referring to the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 shows a portion of wall built up of the said plates and tie plates, and
provided with door and window openings.
Fig. 2 is a section through the same, showing the manner in which the plates are
fixed back to back.
Figs. 3 and
show two panel plates.
Figs. 5 and 6 two tie plates for different thickness of wall.
Figs. 7 and 8 show parts of an arch.
Figs. 9 and 10 plates for the frames of doors and windows.
Fig. 11 shows in perspective the various plates in position for fixing together.
Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the said plates bolted together with vertically
extending tie strips.
A and B are two simple forms of plate representing panels. Cand D are narrow
plates for forming the framing of doors, windows and other openings. E F is a tie
plate for connecting the panels etc back to back. G H a similar tie plate for a thicker
wall. The plates A B representing panels, pillars cornices or whatever construction
desired, are preferably formed in various relative sizes, the edges of the plates hearing
simple ratios of proportions to each other, as for instance 2: 1, 3:1, 3:2, etc., so
that great variation may be attained in building up the plates into walls. The plates
are usually placed in pairs back to back or otherwise as shown in Figs. 11 and 12,
and a tie strip placed between the flanges of contiguous pairs, the bolts or rivets

page_text: passing through the flanges and through the edge of the tie strip placed between them.
With this construction no other framework of any kind is needed. I do not however
confine myself to placing a tie strip between every pair of plates, but may omit some
of the tie strips, where convenient, or may in some parts use vertical strips only and
in other parts horizontal strips only. Angles in the building may be made by con-
necting the respective flanges of the plates with angle irons, and partitions or cross
walls may be connected to the main walls by inserting angle irons between the flanges
at the desired place or by extending the tie strip, and fixing the flanges at the edge of
the partitions to the said angle iron or to the extended tie strip by means of an angle
iron or otherwise.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
In metallic buildings:
The combination with the perforated tie strips E, F, G, H, of corresponding pairs
of rectangular plates A B, arranged back to back, and connected by said tie strips,
said plates having at their edges rectangularly outstanding flanges and provided with
raised or depressed surfaces or beadings, substantially as and for the purpose described.