US3858376A
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Insulated, tubular-wall construction and method
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1973-04-23
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Granted: 1975-01-07
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Expires: 1993-04-23
Abstract
Abstract Upright or horizontal walls of stationary buildings or vehicles, comprising stucco, plaster, epoxy putty or other plastic material on and between end elements of used, opened, non-rectangular cans (or optionally on new cans), each of which comprises a tube and end elements bonded to the tube. The cans are placed on a canbacking wall element and between upright wall elements that may comprise for example plywood sheets or vertical building-corner elements. The cans contain gaseous material which may comprise: air or other gas, alone; such gas mixed with fibrous insulation, foamed plastic, insulating pellets or hollow globules, bark modules, short lengths of air-containing reed or bamboo or other hollow or pithy stems; or gas mixed with any other kind of insulation. Stucco (comprising portland or epoxy cement or lime, mixed with fine aggregate or the like) is troweled or sprayed on end elements of the previously assembled cans. Tongues of the stucco, holding it in place, go into cavities between contiguous portions of the can sides and when the cans are of the used, opened type also into the openings of the can-end elements. Optionally, the cans may be of glass (bottles or jars). The invention comprises a method of making the composite wall.
Inventors
- 👤 Alvin Edward Moore
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 15:35
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B2/00; E04B2/84; E04B2/842; E04B1/00; E04B1/16; E04B1/163; E04C; E04C1/00; E04C1/40; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S52/00; Y10S52/09
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
237 words
Wall structure, comprising at least four angularly joined wall elements, including: a lower wall element of firm material having a substantially planar upper surface; an upright can-backing wall element having a can-positioning surface of considerable area; two other upright wall elements, angularly joined to spaced, upright portions of said can-backing element; adhesive material on said can-positioning surface; a plurality of used, non-rectangular cans of liquid-canning type, containing gaseous material, each of said cans comprising a tube, an imperforate can-end cover, and a second, opened can-end cover having a hole thru a minor portion of it, the said cans having: substantially parallel axes that are transverse to said can-positioning surface; portions of the sides of each adjacent pair of cans that are in contact and other side portions of each said pair that are spaced from each other, having cavities between them; and outermost side portions of the cans that are in closely adjacent relation with surfaces of said two other upright wall elements; and hardened stucco on said opened can-end covers, having: a substantially planar outer surface; inner portions contiguous with can material of said opened covers; other inner portions in the form of tongues projecting into said cavities between side portions of the cans; and other inner portions projecting in the form of tongues into said can-end cover holes, aiding in holding the stucco on the cans and strengthening the combination of said stucco and cans.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
237 words
Wall structure, comprising at least four angularly joined wall elements, including: a lower wall element of firm material having a substantially planar upper surface; an upright can-backing wall element having a can-positioning surface of considerable area; two other upright wall elements, angularly joined to spaced, upright portions of said can-backing element; adhesive material on said can-positioning surface; a plurality of used, non-rectangular cans of liquid-canning type, containing gaseous material, each of said cans comprising a tube, an imperforate can-end cover, and a second, opened can-end cover having a hole thru a minor portion of it, the said cans having: substantially parallel axes that are transverse to said can-positioning surface; portions of the sides of each adjacent pair of cans that are in contact and other side portions of each said pair that are spaced from each other, having cavities between them; and outermost side portions of the cans that are in closely adjacent relation with surfaces of said two other upright wall elements; and hardened stucco on said opened can-end covers, having: a substantially planar outer surface; inner portions contiguous with can material of said opened covers; other inner portions in the form of tongues projecting into said cavities between side portions of the cans; and other inner portions projecting in the form of tongues into said can-end cover holes, aiding in holding the stucco on the cans and strengthening the combination of said stucco and cans.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
Structure as set forth in claim 1, in which said gaseous material in the cans comprises gas and thermally insulating material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
Structure as set forth in claim 1, further including means lying on uppermost portions of said cans for forcing said cans into stable condition between said two other upright wall elements, providing firm stucco bases.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
Structure as set forth in claim 3, in which said means includes an elongated piece of firm material, lying on said cans, having a width which exceeds the length of the cans by a distance approximately equal to the thickness of said stucco, and having a straight-edge portion, serving as a ground for the stucco.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
49 words
Structure as set forth in claim 4, in which said elongated piece, lying on said cans, has sufficient weight to jam the cans together and to jam their laterally outermost portions against said two other upright wall elements; the said elongated, weighted piece being removable from the stuccoed wall.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
99 words
Structure as set forth in claim 4, further including an upper, substantially horizontal wall element, angularly joined to said three upright wall elements, having a space between it and said elongated piece, in which the said means further includes upper wedging elements in said space, having cooperating wedging surfaces, the lower one of said wedging elements being fixed to an upper portion of said elongated piece, and the upper one of said wedging elements being movable relatively to said lower wedging element, for forciNg said lower element and elongated piece into jamming contact with uppermost portions of said cans.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
56 words
Structure as set forth in claim 6, in which: a vertical plane containing a straight line of said straight-edge portion is clear of all portions of said wedging elements; the said wedging elements are adapted to remain in said space; and said wedging elements and space are adapted to be sheathed over in a completed wall.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
80 words
Structure as set forth in claim 6, in which: a vertical plane containing a straight line of said straight-edge portion is clear of all portions of said wedging elements; and the said upper wedging element further includes projecting means adapted to be forcibly moved in jamming said wedging surfaces together, and adapted to be manually held for withdrawing said upper wedging element from said stuccoed wall structure, and freeing said lower wedging element for its withdrawal from the wall structure.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
Structure as set forth in claim 8, in which said projecting means includes at least one knob.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
Structure as set forth in claim 8, in which said projecting means includes spaced knobs, fixed to edge portions of said upper wedging element.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
240 words
Can-containing wall structure, comprising at least four angularly joined can-supporting elements, including: a lower, substantially horizontal can-supporting element; two spaced, upright wall-corner, can-supporting elements, each of which includes vertically stacked masonry units and mortar between each pair of said units; an upright, can-backing wall element, having a can-positioning surface of considerable area, fastened to each of said corner elements; adhesive material on said can-positioning surface; a plurality of used, non-rectangular cans of liquid-containing type, containing gaseous material, each of said cans comprising a tube, an imperforate can-end cover, and a second, opened can-end cover having a hole thru a minor portion of it, the said cans having: substantially parallel axes that are transverse to said can-positioning surface; portions of the sides of each adjacent pair of cans that are in contact, and other side portions of each said pair that are spaced from each other, having cavities between them; and outermost side portions of the cans that are in closely adjacent relation to said corner elements; and hardened stucco on said opened can-end covers, having: a substantially planar outer surface; inner portions contiguous with can material of said opened covers; other inner portions in the form of tongues projecting into said cavities between side portions of the cans; and other inner portions in the form of tongues projecting into said can-end cover holes, aiding in holding the stucco on the cans and strengthening the combination of said stucco and cans.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
240 words
Can-containing wall structure, comprising at least four angularly joined can-supporting elements, including: a lower, substantially horizontal can-supporting element; two spaced, upright wall-corner, can-supporting elements, each of which includes vertically stacked masonry units and mortar between each pair of said units; an upright, can-backing wall element, having a can-positioning surface of considerable area, fastened to each of said corner elements; adhesive material on said can-positioning surface; a plurality of used, non-rectangular cans of liquid-containing type, containing gaseous material, each of said cans comprising a tube, an imperforate can-end cover, and a second, opened can-end cover having a hole thru a minor portion of it, the said cans having: substantially parallel axes that are transverse to said can-positioning surface; portions of the sides of each adjacent pair of cans that are in contact, and other side portions of each said pair that are spaced from each other, having cavities between them; and outermost side portions of the cans that are in closely adjacent relation to said corner elements; and hardened stucco on said opened can-end covers, having: a substantially planar outer surface; inner portions contiguous with can material of said opened covers; other inner portions in the form of tongues projecting into said cavities between side portions of the cans; and other inner portions in the form of tongues projecting into said can-end cover holes, aiding in holding the stucco on the cans and strengthening the combination of said stucco and cans.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
Structure as set forth in claim 11, in which: the said upright corner elements further include boards; and the said can-backing wall element is fastened to said boards.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
257 words
A method of constructing a composite wall of used cans of liquid-containing type on a can-backing wall element, having a lateral surface of an area substantially equal to that of the desired wall and flanked by a lower, substantially horizontally positioned can-supporting element and two upright can-bracing wall elements that are angularly joined to said can-backing element and adapted to stabilize and hold the cans against sidewise rolling, including the following steps: a. forming a pair of spaced, can-bracing pillars by stacking and mortaring together wall-corner masonry units on the said lower can-supporting element; b. stacking on said lower element and between said pillars numerous used cans of liquid-containing type, with their axes substantially parallel, portions of the sides of each adjacent pair of cans in contact and other side portions of each adjacent pair of cans having cavities between them; each of said cans containing gaseous material and comprising a tube, an imperforate can-end cover, and a second, opeNed can-end cover having a hole thru a minor portion of it; the imperforate can-end covers being placed in closely adjacent relation to said can-backing wall element; and the opened can-end covers being substantially aligned in an upright plane, with their unperforated solid portions and their said holes exposed to ambient air, ready to receive stucco; c. applying stucco in pasty condition against said solid portions, into said cavities in tongues of stucco, and into said holes with other tongues strengthening the combination of can-end covers and stucco; and d. allowing the stucco to set into strength-providing material.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
257 words
A method of constructing a composite wall of used cans of liquid-containing type on a can-backing wall element, having a lateral surface of an area substantially equal to that of the desired wall and flanked by a lower, substantially horizontally positioned can-supporting element and two upright can-bracing wall elements that are angularly joined to said can-backing element and adapted to stabilize and hold the cans against sidewise rolling, including the following steps: a. forming a pair of spaced, can-bracing pillars by stacking and mortaring together wall-corner masonry units on the said lower can-supporting element; b. stacking on said lower element and between said pillars numerous used cans of liquid-containing type, with their axes substantially parallel, portions of the sides of each adjacent pair of cans in contact and other side portions of each adjacent pair of cans having cavities between them; each of said cans containing gaseous material and comprising a tube, an imperforate can-end cover, and a second, opeNed can-end cover having a hole thru a minor portion of it; the imperforate can-end covers being placed in closely adjacent relation to said can-backing wall element; and the opened can-end covers being substantially aligned in an upright plane, with their unperforated solid portions and their said holes exposed to ambient air, ready to receive stucco; c. applying stucco in pasty condition against said solid portions, into said cavities in tongues of stucco, and into said holes with other tongues strengthening the combination of can-end covers and stucco; and d. allowing the stucco to set into strength-providing material.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as set forth in claim 13, further including, before said step (b), coating said lateral surface with adhesive material; in which said step b includes jamming said imperforate can-end covers against said adhesive material.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
53 words
A method as set forth in claim 13, further including, before said step (b), placing thermally-insulating material, mixed with air, into a plurality of used cans; in which the said step (b) comprises stacking the said plurality of insulation-containing cans with the holes in end-covers of said used cans facing toward the workman.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
110 words
A method as set forth in claim 15, further including: before said step (b), providing an upper, substantially horizontally positioned element above the space for placing said cans; before said step (c), temporarily placing on uppermost portions of the cans of said step (b) can-depressing means, comprising a bar-like element, for forcing said cans into stable position between said pillars, providing firm stucco bases and a ground for the stuccoing; and, after said step (d), the following two steps: e. withdrawing said can-depressing means from above the cans and stucco, leaving a small unstuccoed space between said cans and said upper element; and f. troweling stucco into said small space.
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