US3862531A
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Coping structure
Assignee: Miscellaneous Manufacturing Corp
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Filing: 1973-09-07
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Granted: 1975-01-28
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Expires: 1993-09-07
Abstract
Abstract A coping structure is provided wherein a splice joint between a pair of normally inverted channel-like coping members is had through use of a splice member which cooperates inside the channels of the pair of coping members for covering a transverse seam between adjacent longitudinal ends of the coping members, the splice member web furthermore being biased to seam covering position by resilient means interposed between the splice member web and the web of a saddle, the saddle having legs engaging legs of the pair of coping members and being secured to a wall supporting the coping structure.
Inventors
- 👤 Julian J Attaway
- 👤 Randolph W Driggers
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 10:42
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04D; E04D3/00; E04D3/40; E04D3/405
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
559 words
In a coping structure for capping a wall, the combination which includes; a pair of inverted channel-like coping members having contiguous longitudinal end portions forming a transverse seam and said pair of coping members each comprising a web disposed over the top of said wall, and front and rear legs projecting from said web and extending adjacent to said wall outside front and rear sides of said wall respectively, said front and rear legs of each of said pair of coping members including portions to be engaged for restraining said coping member at least against upward movement forwardly and rearwardly in said coping structure; and splice and first support means, said means inclUding a splice member comprising front and rear legs and a web interconnecting said splice member legs, said splice member legs and web being across said seam and in overlap with said legs and webs of said pair of coping members inside the channels of said pair of coping members, and splice support structure securely on said wall and including a web and front and rear legs interconnected by said web of said splice support structure, said front and rear legs and web of said splice support structure being disposed intermediately of said wall and said front and rear legs and web of said splice member, said front leg of said splice support structure having a portion to be engaged with said front leg portions of said pair of coping members for arresting at least upward movement of said pair of coping members, and said rear leg of said splice support structure having a portion for being engaged with said rear leg portions of said pair of coping members for arresting at least upward movement of said pair of coping members, said splice support structure web comprising a raised forward web portion supported by said front leg of said splice support structure for said splice support structure to sustain said splice member web while said splice member web is contiguous to said webs of said pair of coping members forwardly in said coping structure and impede said pair of coping members forwardly against downward movement, having said pair of coping members arrested at least against upward movement through said portions of said front legs of said pair of coping members and said front leg portion of said splice support structure being engaged, and said splice support structure further being characterized by said web thereof having a lower rearward portion adjacent to the top of said wall, and said splice and first support means further including resilient biasing means extending deflected intermediately of said web of said splice support structure and said splice member web for supporting said splice member web while said splice member web is against said webs of said pair of coping members at least rearwardly of said forward raised web portion of said splice support structure and said front leg portions of said pair of coping members are engaged with said front leg portion of said splice support structure at least against upward movement of said pair of coping members forwardly in said coping structure and said rear leg portions of said pair of coping members and said rear leg portion of said splice support structure re engaged at least against upward movement of said pair of coping members rearwardly in said coping structure.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
559 words
In a coping structure for capping a wall, the combination which includes; a pair of inverted channel-like coping members having contiguous longitudinal end portions forming a transverse seam and said pair of coping members each comprising a web disposed over the top of said wall, and front and rear legs projecting from said web and extending adjacent to said wall outside front and rear sides of said wall respectively, said front and rear legs of each of said pair of coping members including portions to be engaged for restraining said coping member at least against upward movement forwardly and rearwardly in said coping structure; and splice and first support means, said means inclUding a splice member comprising front and rear legs and a web interconnecting said splice member legs, said splice member legs and web being across said seam and in overlap with said legs and webs of said pair of coping members inside the channels of said pair of coping members, and splice support structure securely on said wall and including a web and front and rear legs interconnected by said web of said splice support structure, said front and rear legs and web of said splice support structure being disposed intermediately of said wall and said front and rear legs and web of said splice member, said front leg of said splice support structure having a portion to be engaged with said front leg portions of said pair of coping members for arresting at least upward movement of said pair of coping members, and said rear leg of said splice support structure having a portion for being engaged with said rear leg portions of said pair of coping members for arresting at least upward movement of said pair of coping members, said splice support structure web comprising a raised forward web portion supported by said front leg of said splice support structure for said splice support structure to sustain said splice member web while said splice member web is contiguous to said webs of said pair of coping members forwardly in said coping structure and impede said pair of coping members forwardly against downward movement, having said pair of coping members arrested at least against upward movement through said portions of said front legs of said pair of coping members and said front leg portion of said splice support structure being engaged, and said splice support structure further being characterized by said web thereof having a lower rearward portion adjacent to the top of said wall, and said splice and first support means further including resilient biasing means extending deflected intermediately of said web of said splice support structure and said splice member web for supporting said splice member web while said splice member web is against said webs of said pair of coping members at least rearwardly of said forward raised web portion of said splice support structure and said front leg portions of said pair of coping members are engaged with said front leg portion of said splice support structure at least against upward movement of said pair of coping members forwardly in said coping structure and said rear leg portions of said pair of coping members and said rear leg portion of said splice support structure re engaged at least against upward movement of said pair of coping members rearwardly in said coping structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
71 words
In a coping structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein said webs of said pair of coping members slope rearwardly downwardly in the coping structure, having said front leg portions of said pair of coping members engaged with said front leg end portion of said splice support structure and said rear leg portions of said pair of coping members and said rear leg portion of said splice support structure engaged.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
109 words
In a coping structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein said biasing means of said splice support structure includes strip spring means interposed between said lower rearward portion of said splice support structure web and said splice member web and deflected for supporting said splice member web while said splice member web is against said webs of said pair of coping members and said front leg portions of said pair of coping members are engaged with said front leg portion of said splice support structure and said rear leg portions of said pair of coping members and said rear leg portion of said splice support structure are engaged.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
106 words
In a coping structure as set forth in claim 3 wherein said strip spring means includes an inclined strut, and a presser foot extending from said strut, said strut being connected with said web of either said splice member and said splice support structure and sprung having said presser foot contacting the other said web of saiD splice member and said splice support structure, for supporting said splice member web while said splice member web is against said webs of said pair of coping members and said leg portions of said pair of coping members are engaged with said leg portions of said splice support structure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
108 words
In a coping structure as set forth in claim 3 wherein said strip spring means includes a pair of oppositely inclined struts, and presser feet extending from said struts, said struts being connected with said web of either said splice member and said splice support structure and sprung having said presser feet contacting the other said web of said splice member and said splice support structure, for supporting said splice member web while said splice member web is against said webs of said pair of coping members and said leg portions of said pair of coping members are engaged with said leg portions of said splice support structure.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
115 words
In a coping structure as set forth in claim 3 wherein said strip spring means includes a pair of oppositely inclined struts, a base member interconnecting said struts, and presser feet extending from said struts, said base member being connected with said web of either said splice member and said splice support structure and sprung having said presser feet contacting the other said web of said splice member and said splice support structure, for supporting said splice member web while said splice member web is against said webs of said pair of coping members and said leg portions of said pair of coping members are engaged with said leg portions of said splice support structure.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
103 words
In a coping structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein said biasing means includes resilient block means interposed between said lower web portion of said splice support structure and said splice member web and compressed for supporting said splice member web while said splice member web is against said webs of said pair of coping members and said front leg portion of said pair of coping members are engaged with said front leg portion of said splice support structure and said rear leg portions of said pair of coping members and said rear leg portion of said splice support structure are engaged.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
In a coping structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein screws, having shanks through apertures in said rear leg portions of said pair of coping members and said rear leg portion of said splice support structure, interconnect said rear legs of siad pair of coping members with said rear leg of said splice support structure.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
132 words
In a coping structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein said biasing means includes resilient block means, and strip spring means comprising an inclined strut and a presser foot extending from said strut, said strut being connected with said web of either said splice member and said splice support structure and sprung having said presser foot contacting the other said web of said splice member and splice support structure, and said biasing means having said resilient block means disposed compressed behind said presser foot for biasing said presser foot to support said splice member web while said splice member web is against said webs of said pair of coping members and said leg portions of said pair of coping members are engaged with said leg portions of said splice support structure.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
81 words
In a coping structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein said rear leg portion of said splice support structure is adapted to be latchedly engaged, and screws, having shanks through apertures in said rear leg portions of said pair of coping members and said shanks threadedly engaging said pair of coping members in said apertures, engage said rear leg portion of said splice support structure latchedly against upward movement of said pair of coping members rearwardly in said coping structure.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
385 words
In a coping structure as set forth in claim 1 wherein there is further included contact and second support means, the latter said means comprising, contact means extending adjacent to said web of a first of said pair of coping members inside the channel of said first coping member and spaced longitudinally of said first coping member away from opposite longitudinal ends of said first coping member, and contact support structure securely on said wall and including a web and front and rear legs interconnected by said web of said contact support structure, said front leg of said contact support structure having a portion for being engaged with said front leg portion of said first coping member for restraining said first coping member at least against upward movement forwardly in said coping structure, and said rear leg of said contact support structure having a portion to be engaged with said rear leg portion of said first coping member for restraining said first coping member at least against upward movement rearwardly in said coping structure, said contact support structure web comprising a raised forward web portion supported by said front leg of said contact support structure to sustain said contact means while said contact means is contiguous to said web of said first coping member forwardly in said coping structure and impede said first coping member forwardly in the coping structure against downward movement, having said first coping member arrested at least against upward movement through said front portion of said first coping member and said front leg portion of said contact support structure being engaged, and said contact support structure further being characterized by said web thereof having a lower rearward portion adjacent to the top of said wall, and said contact and second support means further including resilient biasing means extending deflected intermediately of said web of said contact support structure and said contact member for supporting said contact means rearwardly of said forward raised web portion of said contact support structure against said web of said first coping member while said front leg portion of said first coping member is engaged with said front leg portion of said contact support structure and said rear leg portion of said first coping member and said rear leg portion of said contact support structure are engaged.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
446 words
In a coping structure for capping a wall, the combination which includes; a pair of inverted channel-like coping members having contiguous longitudinal end portions forming a transverse seam and said pair of coping members each comprising a web disposed over the top of said wall, and front and rear legs projecting from said web and extending adjacent to said wall outside front and rear sides of said wall respectively and said legs including portions to be engaged for restraining said coping member at least against upward movement; and splice and first support means, said means including, a splice member comprising front and rear sheet material legs and a sheet material web integral with said splice member legs, said splice member legs and web being across said seam and in overlap with said legs and webs of said pair of coping members inside the channels of said pair of coping members, and splice support structure securely on said wall and including a sheet material web and sheet material front and rear legs integral with said web of said splice support structure, said front and rear legs and web of said splice support structure being disposed intermediately of said wall and said front and rear legs and web of said splice member and having portions to be engaged with said leg portions of said pair of coping members for arresting at least upward movement of said pair of coping members, said splice support structure web comprising a forward raised web portion supported by said front leg of said splice support structure for said splice support structure to sustain said splice member forwardly in said coping structure in contiguity to said webs of said pair of coping members and impede said pair of coping members forwardly against downward movement, having said pair of coping members arrested at least aGainst upward movement through said front leg portions of said pair of coping members being engaged with said front leg portion of said splice support structure, and said splice support structure further being characterized by said web thereof having a lower rearward portion adjacent to the top of said wall, and said splice and first support means further including resilient biasing means extending deflected intermediately of said web of said splice support structure and said splice member web for urging said splice member web upwardly against said webs of said pair of coping members at least rearwardly of said forward raised web portion of said splice support structure while said leg portions of said splice support structure are engaged with said leg portions of said pair of coping members and restrain said pair of coping members at least against upward movement.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
446 words
In a coping structure for capping a wall, the combination which includes; a pair of inverted channel-like coping members having contiguous longitudinal end portions forming a transverse seam and said pair of coping members each comprising a web disposed over the top of said wall, and front and rear legs projecting from said web and extending adjacent to said wall outside front and rear sides of said wall respectively and said legs including portions to be engaged for restraining said coping member at least against upward movement; and splice and first support means, said means including, a splice member comprising front and rear sheet material legs and a sheet material web integral with said splice member legs, said splice member legs and web being across said seam and in overlap with said legs and webs of said pair of coping members inside the channels of said pair of coping members, and splice support structure securely on said wall and including a sheet material web and sheet material front and rear legs integral with said web of said splice support structure, said front and rear legs and web of said splice support structure being disposed intermediately of said wall and said front and rear legs and web of said splice member and having portions to be engaged with said leg portions of said pair of coping members for arresting at least upward movement of said pair of coping members, said splice support structure web comprising a forward raised web portion supported by said front leg of said splice support structure for said splice support structure to sustain said splice member forwardly in said coping structure in contiguity to said webs of said pair of coping members and impede said pair of coping members forwardly against downward movement, having said pair of coping members arrested at least aGainst upward movement through said front leg portions of said pair of coping members being engaged with said front leg portion of said splice support structure, and said splice support structure further being characterized by said web thereof having a lower rearward portion adjacent to the top of said wall, and said splice and first support means further including resilient biasing means extending deflected intermediately of said web of said splice support structure and said splice member web for urging said splice member web upwardly against said webs of said pair of coping members at least rearwardly of said forward raised web portion of said splice support structure while said leg portions of said splice support structure are engaged with said leg portions of said pair of coping members and restrain said pair of coping members at least against upward movement.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
70 words
In a coping structure as set forth in claim 12 wherein said webs of said pair of coping members slope rearwardly downwardly in the coping structure, having said front leg portions of said pair of coping members engaged with said front leg portion of said splice support structure and said rear leg portions of said pair of coping members and said rear leg portion of said splice support structure engaged.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
102 words
In a coping structure as set forth in claim 13 wherein said biasing means includes strip spring means including an inclined strut interposed between said lower rearward portion of said splice support structure web and said splice member web and deflected for supporting said splice member web while said splice member web is against said webs of said coping members and said front leg portions of said coping members are engaged with said front leg portion of said splice support structure and said rear leg portions of said coping members and said rear leg portion of said splice support structure are engaged.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
96 words
In a coping structure as set forth in claim 13 wherein said biasing means includes resilient block means contacting said lower portion of said splice support structure web and said splice member web and compressed for supporting said splice member web while said splice member web is against said web of said coping members and said front leg portions of said coping members are engaged with said front leg portion of said splice support structure and said rear leg portions of said coping members and said rear leg portion of said splice support structure are engaged.
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