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REENFORCINGv TRUSS 0R FRAME
Filed July 8, 1925
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APatented Feb. 22, '1927.
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~ Application filed July 8,
This invention relates to new and'useful gradually inclined downwardly and out
improvements in concrete reenforcing trusses wardly and terminate at their opposite ends
1n the downwardly and outwardly bent lugs
or îfremes»
-The primary object of my invention is to 9_'which engageyor hook under -the sleeves 6U
provide a concrete reenforcing truss or frame 3 aforesaid. `With the parts in this vposi
consisting of av plurality of independent tion, the crossl rods l0 are inserted betweenV
parts or units which may» be easily and> the Aside.members of the frame A and the
readily assembled and 'locked intoÄ a rigid central re-enforcing-member 4 and the raised
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Acompa-ct assemblage.
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end portions of the; outer re-enforcing mein- 65 Y
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Withthe foregoing and otherv objects inv bers 5. ¿ This firmly secures or lool-_is the sev
View that will appear as thenature of my eral component parts togetherl in one _conipact rigid- assembly.y
, invention is better understood, the same ,con
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_A_.Centrul transverse Snecma element
sists in the novel features of construction,
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combination and arrangement of parts illus employed to hold the side member 1 of the 70
trated inthe accompanying drawings and frame A and the rods 4 and 5 in proper
more particularly pointed out in the ap spaced relation. This element is in the form
of a single continuous wire bent centrally
pended claims.
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' In the accompanyingdrawings, which are upon itself with its ends 11 and 12 bent
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for illustrative purposes only and are there
fore not drawn to scale :--
Fig. 1 is a top plan.
y ceive the other side member of the frame
and the rods 4 and 5, respectively.
My device may be used for re-enforcing
Fig. 3 is a plan of the sections of the
main frame with the connecting sleeves vconcrete bridges, floors, or cement or con- 80
crete structures of any character where the
therefor in horizontal section.y
same may be used to advantage.
Fig. 4 is an end view.
From the foregoing description, taken in
Fig. 5 is a fragmental perspective of one
Fig. 2 is a side elevation.
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around one side member of the frame A and 75
corrugated or bent, as at 13 and 14, to re
end of the truss, and
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connection with the drawings, it is thought
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Fig. 6 is a transverse section with the »that the constructiom operation and advan- 8,5y
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central spacing element shown in elevation. tages of my invention will be readily under
. Referring to the drawings for a more stood without requiring a more extended ex
particular description of myv invention and
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comprises, first, a substantially rectangular
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planation.
Having described my invention, what I
in which drawings like parts are designated
by like reference characters throughout the claim as new and desire to secure by Letters 90
several views, my concrete re-enforcing truss Patent is :
frame A consisting of the longitudinal side
members 1, preferably in the form of cylin
drical steel rods, formed at opposite ends
with the inwardly and right ~angularly bent
1.. A reenforcing truss including a frame
having side and end portions, a plurality of
rods extending longitudinally of the frame
` between the side portions thereof, the ends 95
of certain of the rods being bent to engage
portions 2 connected together by the cylin over one face of the end portions of the
drical sleeves 3 which co-act-with the afore kframe and the ends of the other rod being
said end portions in forming the end mem bent to engage over the opposite face of the
end portions, and transversely extending 100
rods engageable with the side portions of
ally spaced re-enforcing members 4 and 5, the frame and with opposite faces Ofalter
preferably in the form of cylindrical steel nate longitudinally'extending rods.
2. A reenforcing truss including a rectan
rods, extend lengthwise of the frameH A,
bers of said rectangular frame.
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VA series of three or more parallel later
as shown.
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The' central rod -4 is perfectly straight
throughout its entire length exceptv at its
ends, which are bent downwardly at right
angles, as at 6, to form the lugs 7 adapted
to hook over the sleeves 3.
The outer rods
gular frame formed of sections, means for ?105
detachably connecting the ends of the sec
tions, and rods extending longitudinally of
the frame, intermediate the sides thereof,
and engageable with the ends.
3. A reenforcing truss including a rectan- 1,10
5 comprise the central straight portions 7 gular frame formed of sections detachably
and the raised outer portions 8 _which are connectedv at their ends by telescoping
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sleeves, and rods extending longitudinally haring their ends lient inwardly and sleeves
ot the :l'raxne and engagealile with the ends into which the inwardly extending.,r end por»
thereof.
tions are received tor connecting the sections,
4. A reen'toreing truss including a frame a plurality ot rods extending longitudinally
formed ot longitudinally extending portions olf the traine with the ends of alternate rods
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having their ends lient inwardly and sleeves lient to engage on opposite sides of the con
into which the inwardly extending end por~ necting sleeveq and a transversely extending
tions are received for connecting the see rod engageahle with the frame and the longi
tions, and rods extending longitudinally oli tudinally extending rods.
the traine and engageable `with the end por
7. A reen'lioreing truss including a frame,
tions thereof.
having side and end portions, a rod extend~
5. A reenforeing trnss including a traine ing longitudinally ot the traine, centrally
formed of longitudinally extending portions thereoiï :ind engagealile with the end por
having their ends bent inwardly and sleeves tions thereof, and rods extending longitndì~
into which the inwardly extending end por nelly of the traine on opposite sides of the
tions are received tor eonneeting the sections, first n'ientioned rod with their ‘ends engage~
and a plurality ot rode extending longitndi~ able with the ends of the traine, said last
nelly oiE the traine with the ends of alternate mentioned rods having raised portions ad
rods bent to engage on opposite sides of the j arent the end portions of the frame.
connecting sleeve.
In testin'iony whereof he ai’tixes his sig~
6. A reen‘l’oreing truss including a frame
formed of longitudinally extending portions
nature.
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SAMUEL G. GRIFFITHS. `
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