US3683576A
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Plate connected structural member construction for building walls
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1971-01-19
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Granted: 1972-08-15
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Expires: 1991-01-19
Abstract
Abstract The invention discloses channel members, as the broadest common element, with various adaptions made with relation to, or in the channel members whereby other members may be latchable engaged therewith, as the channels are in place in wall constructions, whereby the channels may segregate building corner or wall section spaces to receive reenforcing concrete therein. A first presented form of the invention relied upon slots and pins in respective interfitting members to segregate the corner or wall spaces into which the reenforcing concrete was poured. In a later presented form of the invention reliance was made upon interfitting teeth, with flexibility of tooth engagement being accomplished by making one tooth forming member of plastic with enough resilience to give amply to permit teeth interfitment. In a preferred form of the invention, now presented the members to be interfitted provide respectively vertically disposed holes in one member, as the channel, to receive therethrough latch providing extensions which are spring urged into latching position after passing through the aforesaid holes.
Inventors
- 👤 John Sikes
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 18:10
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/38; E04B1/61; E04B1/6108; E04B1/612; E04B1/6166; E04B1/6175; E04B1/6125; E04B1/6129; E04B1/6141; E04B1/6179; E04B2/00; E04B2/84; E04B2/86
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
255 words
A structural member construction for building walls comprising first and second upstanding wall panels each including spaced apart, parallel, coterminously extending wall sheaths with end portions separated by respective spacer channels with flanges outermost and coterminous with said end portions whereby in assembly the wall sheath and channel flange end faces may meet in abutment, one of said spacer channels having flange extension plates with one edge face of each extension plate in fixed abutment with a respective channel web and with said extension plates in sideward abutment with inner surface of respective channel flanges, the other of said spacer channels having vertically spaced apart holes in its web just inwardly of its flanges, lugs provided to extend from the respective extension plates leading edge faces opposite the channel web abutting edge faces, and in vertically spaced correspondence with the holes in the opposed channel web, whereby when said wall panel sheath and channel flanges are assembled in respective end face abutment the extension plate leading edge faces from which said lugs extend is just short of the hole providing channel web and said lugs extend into the respective holes with which they correspond in elevation, said lugs having pivoted latch means on their outer extending portions, tension spring biasing said latch means outwardly, said latch means yieldably contracted outwardly by said spring on passing to pass through said holes, and extended through said to latch against the surface of the holes channel web opposite the surface thereof adjacent said extension plates leading edge faces.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
255 words
A structural member construction for building walls comprising first and second upstanding wall panels each including spaced apart, parallel, coterminously extending wall sheaths with end portions separated by respective spacer channels with flanges outermost and coterminous with said end portions whereby in assembly the wall sheath and channel flange end faces may meet in abutment, one of said spacer channels having flange extension plates with one edge face of each extension plate in fixed abutment with a respective channel web and with said extension plates in sideward abutment with inner surface of respective channel flanges, the other of said spacer channels having vertically spaced apart holes in its web just inwardly of its flanges, lugs provided to extend from the respective extension plates leading edge faces opposite the channel web abutting edge faces, and in vertically spaced correspondence with the holes in the opposed channel web, whereby when said wall panel sheath and channel flanges are assembled in respective end face abutment the extension plate leading edge faces from which said lugs extend is just short of the hole providing channel web and said lugs extend into the respective holes with which they correspond in elevation, said lugs having pivoted latch means on their outer extending portions, tension spring biasing said latch means outwardly, said latch means yieldably contracted outwardly by said spring on passing to pass through said holes, and extended through said to latch against the surface of the holes channel web opposite the surface thereof adjacent said extension plates leading edge faces.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
A construction as claimed in claim 1 in which said structural member provided space comprises holes vertically spaced apart through said channel webs to have latch lugs driven therethrough after which said structural members carry said latching lugs in upwardly extending slots in said structural members, whereby said latching lugs extend through said plate means in latching position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
Two constructions as claimed in claim 1, which are disposed at 90* to each other whereby with inner plates in end abutment, the defined columnar space is for a building corner.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
A construction as claimed in claim 1 in which said structural member provided space comprises holes vertically spaced apart through channel webs, and in which said latching means is projected in contracted position through said holes for spring urged expansion thereafter to latch against the outer surface of said channel webs.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A construction as claimed in claim 5, in which said latch comprises a tee with central member extending from a lug on a plate means associated member, with the tee cross-member passing through opposed inter-fitting latching channels spring urged expanded by spring included torsion members.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
75 words
A construction as claimed in claim 5, in which said latch comprises a tee with central member comprising a thin bar extending from a thin plate means associated member whereby hole width is slightly greater than thin bar plus thin plate plus two channel web widths of latch channels in opposition through the flanges of which the cross-mEmber of said tee passes, with said latching channels being spring urged expanded by spring included torsion members.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
64 words
A construction as claimed in claim 5, in which said latch comprises a tee with central member threadable for a predetermined distance into a lug on a plate means associated member, whereby with the tee cross-member latching springs expanded to urge inter-fitting latching channels on the tee cross-member expanded, the beveled ends of the latching channel flanges are in latching abutment with channel web.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
89 words
A construction as claimed in claim 5, in which said spring urge expansion of said latching means is effected by an upper spring including a coil anchored around the central member of a tee which extends from a lug on plate means associated with a plate, the upper spring extending upwardly around the cross-member of said tee, said spring urged expansion of said latching means being oppositely effected by a lower spring including a coil anchored around said central member and extending downwardly around the cross-member of said tee.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A construction as claimed in claim 5, in duplicate, whereby the two constructions are disposed at 90* to each other, whereby with inner plates in end abutment, the defined columnar space is for a building corner.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-08-15 | 1976-02-14 | 1976-08-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-08-15 | 1980-02-14 | 1980-08-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-08-15 | 1984-02-14 | 1984-08-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |