Improvements in Studding or Supports for Partition Walls.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Mar., 1899-Accepted, 29th Apr., 1899
Improvements in Studding or Supports for Partition Walls.
I, THOMAS CURRAN, of 308, West 70th Street, in the Borough of Manhattan, City,
County, and State of New York, United States of America, 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:-
My invention relates more particularly to metallic studding or supports for
partition walls.
I will describe the construction of partition wall embodying my invention, and then
point out the novel features in a claim.
In the drawing, Fig. 1 is a view of a portion of a partition wall which is partly
broken away to show the arrangement of the studding or supports for the
wall;
Fig. 2 is a detail view partly in section drawn to a scale larger than that of
Fig. 1, showing the manner of holding an end of one of the vertical supports;
Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 is a detail top view showing one of the catches or holders for the vertical
support:
Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view showing a modification of the means for securing
the facing to its backing or base;
Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5; and
Fig. 7 is a detail view showing a method of securing the top piece of studding to
an I-beam.
The studding or support for the partition wall comprises top and bottom
pieces A and B which are suitably secured to I-beams or other supports, vertical
pieces C, and the catches or holders D, by which the vertical pieces are held in
position. The several pieces comprising the studding are preferably of metal, and
they are of the same construction or arrangement.
Each piece comprises a base or backing a and a corrugated facing strip a¹ which is
secured to the backing a in any desired manner, as, for example, by rivets a². Each
corrugation of the strip is preferably sinuous, so that as a nail or other fastening device
is driven in any corrugation it will be bent slightly in the direction of the curve of the
corrugation, so that it will be locked in it. In case of a plain corrugation on the facing
strip, any desired means may be provided for securing the nail or other fastening
device therein. The catches or holders D are of metal, and they are bent or formed
so as to have preferably a U-shape in cross-section. Each is provided with openings
in its sides & so that it may be secured in position by nails or other fastening devices
to either the top or bottom piece, and with an opening in its web portion d' through
which an end of one of the vertical pieces C projects.
The manner of constructing a partition wall in which my invention is employed is
as follows:
The top and bottom pieces A and B are secured to the respective I-beams in any
desired manner. The catches or holders D for the top piece are secured in their
proper positions, and one end of each vertical piece C inserted in the opening in each
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page_text: catch. The lower catches are then slipped on to the free ends of the vertical pieces
and then adjusted to their proper position and secured. As an additional security,
nails or other fastening devices may be driven through the catch or holder through a
corrugation of the vertical pieces. Wire lathing E is then secured to the several
pieces A, B, and C by means of nails which are driven through the mesh of the wire
lathing into one of the corrugations of the said pieces. Plaster is then applied in the
usual manner to finish the partition.
In Figs. 5 and 6, I have shown a different manner of securing the corrugated strips
to its base or backing. This manner consists of providing the metal a³ between the
corrugations with an extension a' which is bent around the base or backing a¹ in the
manner shown in Fig. 6.
In Fig. 7, I have shown a device for securing the top piece of studding to an
-beam. It consists of a catch I which is bent over the flange i of the beam and
rovided with openings in that part under the flange. A nail or other fastening
evice is then driven through one of the openings in of the corrugations of the
trip.
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. A support or studding piece for walls comprising a base or backing and a
corrugated facing, substantially as described.
2. A support or studding piece for walls comprising a suitable base or backing and
a metallic facing therefor, said facing being provided with sinuous corrugations,
substantially as described.
3. In a partition wall, the combination of the top and bottom studding or supporting
pieces adapted to be suitably secured, said pieces being provided with sinuous
corrugations, the vertical studding or supporting pieces, and a device for adjustably
securing each of the vertical pieces to said top and bottom pieces, substantially as
described.
4. In a partition, the combination of a top and bottom piece, each of which is pro-
vided with corrugations, vertical pieces between said top and bottom pieces also
provided with corrugations, lathing adapted to be secured to said pieces and suitable
means which enter the corrugations of the several pieces for securing said lathing,
substantially as described.
5. The combination in a partition wall of partition supports each of which com.
prises a base or backing and a facing that is corrugated transversely and secured to
the base or backing so as to form between it and the base or backing spaces open at
one end, lathing adapted to be secured to said supports, and means which pass
through the lathing and enter the spaces or openings in the supports for securing
the lathing thereto, the said spaces being adapted to engage said means, substantially
as described.
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S Men 1000