Improvements in or connected with Ceilings and Ventilators for Apartments and Buildings.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Aug., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 4th May, 1900--Accepted, 16th June, 1900
Improvements in or connected with Ceilings and Ventilators for
Apartments and Buildings.
We, FRANCES ROBERT COADY, Artist, and JonN JOSEPH COADY, Inventor, both
of 12, West 60th Street, New York, New York State, U.S.A., do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object the provision of a new method of and means
for keeping buildings and apartments cool and properly ventilated.
By this invention, the ceiling of each apartment is constructed of metal, or
other fire and water resisting substance, and is preferably made to slant upwards
from a surrounding gutter to a point at its centre, where it is formed with an
opening. The edges of the ceiling are secured to the walls in any suitable manner.
Pipes extend from the ground, or lower ground floor, to the uppermost floor
and roof respectively, and pass through or adjacent to each apartment. The longer
pipe is connected, by branch pipes, to the central opening of each ceiling and
serves to carry off heated atmosphere from the upper part of each apartment to
the outer air.
The other pipe is connected by means of branch pipes, with the gutters, and
serves to supply water to the upper surfaces of the ceilings, or to drain water
therefrom; the water being supplied by pipes from any suitable source of
supply.
The ceilings may be connected by pipes so that the overflow from the upper
ceilings may descend to the lower ones.
The upper surfaces of the ceilings are preferably grooved or corrugated horizon
tally so that water falling upon the highest point of the ceiling is retained
by the grooves until it overflows to the drain pipe. The corrugations may, how-
ever, be radially arranged if preferred, for the purpose of adding strength to the
ceiling and ensuring an even flow of water over its surface.
Dated this 4th day of August 1899.
P. R. J. WILLIS,
Agent for Applicants.
Improvements in or connected with Ceilings and Ventilators for
Apartments and Buildings.
We, FRANCIS ROBERT COADY, Artist, and JOHN JOSEPII COADY, Inventor, both
of 12, West 60th Street, New York, New York State, U.S.A., 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 ceilings for the rooms or compartments of buildings

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
(1) The hereindescribed improvement in ceiling and ventilating devices, com-
prising a metal or other fire and water proof ceiling, slanting from the central
portion to the edge portion thereof, the central portion being provided with an
opening, and the edge portion with a continuous groove in the upper surface
thereof, a plurality of radial grooves being formed in the upper surface of said
ceiling and communicating with said continuous groove in the edge portion thereof
a flange formed upon the edge portion of said ceiling and by which said ceiling
is adapted to be secured to the walls of a house or other structure, said ceiling
being provided with an opening in the grooved edge portion thereof, and upright
pipes communicating with said openings and adapted to be secured in the walls
of a building, substantially as shewn and described.
(2) The herein-described improvement in ceiling and ventilating devices, com-
prising a metal or other fire and water proof ceiling, slanting from the central
portion to the edge portion thereof, the central portion being provided.
with an opening, and the edge portion with a continuous
groove
in the upper surface thereof, a plurality of radial grooves being formed
in the upper surface of said ceiling and communicating with said continuous
groove in the edge portion thereof, a flange formed upon the edge portion of said
ceiling and by which said ceiling is adapted to be secured to the walls of a
house or other structure, said ceiling being provided with an opening in the
grooved edge portion thereof and a drip pipe leading from the same to a con-
venient receptacle, and an upright pipe communicating with said central opening
and adapted to be secured in the walls of a building, substantially as shewn and
described.
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