US980750A - Mausoleum. - Google Patents

Description

H. A. BLYTH.

MAUSOLEUH.

APPLIou-Iox FILED 001.16, 190s.

980,750. 'rammed .1an 3,1911.

UNITED sTATns PATENT oFFiCE,

HENRY L BLYTE, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF I0 ARTHUR E.

MERKEL,"OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

.nAUsoLEUM Specification of Letters .Patent Patented Jan, 3, 1911.

Application lled ctoberl, 1909. Serial No. 523,039.

To all fwwm it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY A. BLYTH, a citizen' of the United States, resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State .5 of Ohio, 1 ve invented a new and useful provided .with a plurality ofjseparate coin-` partments designed for 'use in the interment or disposition of-hum 4 bodies.

The object of the invention is to constructsuch above-named'building so as to combine the highest degree of' economy with the' highest ossible eiliciency of construction and dura ility.

Thesaid invention consists of means hereinafter fully described and particularly set forth in the claims.

`The annexed-drawing and the following description set forth a certain structure an method o f construction embodying'my invention, the disclosed means, however, constituting but one of various forms in4 which the principle of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawings z--Figure l is afragmentary cross-sectional perspective of a building embodying my invention,-showing the closure for one of the compartments re' '36 moved. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of aportion of the building, including a plurality of superimposed compartments, uponan cnlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a transverse section ,of one. of the compartments and fragmen- 40 tary similar sections of compartments adjacernJ thereto. Fig. 4 is a 'fragmentary longitudinalsection,upon a still further enlarged scale of a portion of the structure.

The building consists primarily of the following elements: the foundation, the iioor, the Walls, the roof and the compartmentieceptacles. The foundation A is made of suitable material such as stone or concrete, the latter'being shown in the drawing, upon which the floor B is laid.. In the case of concrete construct-ion, this floor-and foundation may be made of unitary structure, or -formed in place, In this licor is formed a longitudinal depression b, in which is placed a layer c of incoherent material, preferably dry iine sand, whose upper suriace is leveledv ofi' to occupy the saine plane with the interior portion b of theiioor, as shown in Fi 1. Upon this layer of sand are placed si e by side the receptacles D, forming a longitudinal row. Each of these receptacles con-v sists of a main body portion forming five sides thereof and leaving an open front, the material 'of such portion being preferably a cementitious substance originally plastic and capable o'f induratiornwhereby they mayy e molded prior to being placed in position Where the speci cations are such as to re- .quire a resistance to'brealra e not possessed lby the cement-itiousmateri Ain itself, suitabl'e reinforcement 'is introduced'in the walls of tlie're'ceptacle 'during the process ,of vits 75 .formationgas will be readily understood.

The sides of separate receptaclesof `each row areseparated lfrom each `othera' given distance (aboutY one-quarter inch 1n prac-k tice) andthe spaces so formed are filled A with an incoherent material preferably similar to that used in the depression b. lBefore this lateral and intermediate sand :is introduced, however, the adjacent wall E is built up at the side, as are also the front 8'5` and back walls in the case of end receptacles.A These end receptacles' are also placed a short A. distance away from the adjacent front and back walls, andthe spaces so formed also tilled with the incoherent material. The rear ends of the receptacles (opposite the openings) are also spaced away from the side .w'a1ls'E, as shown, and the spaces so A.formed also filled with the incoherent material, as shown. The open ends of there- Vceptacles are preferably brought uptoA the shoulder b2 formed'by the depression b( It will therefore be' seen that thebottomlof, the row offrelceptacles rests u on alayer of the incoherentmaterial, an is separated 10o both laterally and at the inner ends from the adjacent walls by such incoherent ma# teria1. When one such row is completed, a second layer of incoherent materialis laid l on the 'top surfaces of the row of receptacles, 1 05 a suitable dam-f of cement or other indurat-- ing material `beine, if necessary, formed along the upper edge ofthc row and alsoy 4 in the front of the vertical s` aces -orined between and laterally 'of the a jacent recep-Y.

l in the building and then trans- 'ported to the place of construction of the v uilding. Y'

to prevent the incoherent material cement of the dams is preferably smoothed so as to give them a smooth surface Hush with the open end of the receptacles. After this layer has been formed, a second series of receptacles is laid thereon to form a second or superposed row parallel with the rst described row. The individual receptacles l0 of this second row'are spaced from each other, from the front and back walls, and from the side wall as in the case or' the z'irst described row, and the spaces so formed are similarly filled 'with incoherent material. Additional rows of receptacles are placed in position in a similar manner, until the reuired number oi rows is provided.

After the required number of rows have been formed, a layer of the incoherent material is spread over the top of the topmost lrow, and the roof Gr placed thereon. In l'the case 'of the-use of concrete for the walls and roof, these two elements of the structure ma be made of integral form, as will be readi y understood, a suitable facing E being, if desired, used for the exterior of the walls.

By means of the above described arranrement, each vertical group. of recept-ac es forms a column, eachcolumn being substantially independent of that column or those columns adjacent to it, the wholenumber of columns forming the support for thereof. The incoherent material lsuch as sand will resist a high degree of compression Without displacement, but will not, as a result of its -incoherent form, resist strains exerted Ilin directions parallel with the vertical or parallel layers which it forms. As a result of 4 0 this fea-ture, each column` will maintain itsV integrit in a vertical direction. In the event, t erefore, that any strains are caused to pass through the structure as the result of settling or other disturbance of the foun- 4-5 dation or walls, such strains will followl the path of least resistance, which will be through the incoherent material, and be dis- `sipated yvitl lout disturbing the integrity of the receptacles-"themselves, the importance of suchl immunity against rupture of the latter being obvious. The building may bede.l

signed-to include as many of these elements,

by which I mean these collections of re` s. ceptacles arranged as above described, as

n1ay be desired, as will be readily understood, the building, a Aportion of which is illustrated in the drawing, being designed to receive two oppositely disposed elements.

Ugnfgorder to provide shelves for the recep- 'nfof-floweis o' the likc, and also to provide for the proper closure of the open Iends sof-the receptacles, thefbottom of each is extended forwardly to form a ledge which Y is preferablycaused to extend laterally'be-j tacle a distance equal to one-half ofthe dis tance of lateral separation of the receptacles, so that when the latter are placed in rows these ledges will abut each other to form one continuous shelf, as Shown in Fig. 1. The 'open end of each receptacle, is formed with an interior shoulder d upon the four interior surfaces thereof. To form an inner closure for the open end a slab D of stone, cement or other similar indurated material is placed a ainst said shoulder and is made to fit snug y in such end. Before the-interment, these slabs are ermitted to rest loosely in such open en but after interment are permanently cemented in place, so as to form a hermeticalseal. The thickness of these slabs is made equal to the depth of the groove formed -in the interior of .the end of Ieach rece acle, and againstthe exterior of.each sudir slab and the end of the receptacle is placed a facing niarble, the height of such facing slabs-being upper and lower facesrespectively of oppotsitely disposed ledges d. The upper and lower exterior faces of eacht marble slab are and `d6 respective y, which are secured to the u per and lowerfaces 'respectively of Qthe led omen-fastening'devices. These slabsd* and as will be readily understood. 'The facing slabs d* and d are caused to terminate in slabs d are secured to such exterior vertical entire end structurc'- of the receptacle ele- Wherethe conditions are suchas to render stance for fixing the position of the receptaclcs lwith-relation to the foundation and have been above described as ing filled with an incoherent s ubst'an'cev suchas sand indurating material. In this case it would friability than tbc receptacles, so that such filling may as before form a patli of least resistance for any .strains to which the bui/ldmg might. be subjected. F

tained by -means of my improved method is of the Vreceptacles in such, form that thy surfaces, as shown Ain Fig. 4,-thus giving the Y may be filled with a cement-itious or other' said foundation. By thesegme'ans it 'will slab Dz of more ornatematerial such-as equal-to the vertical distance between the oov'ed horizontally :as vatal2 and d, Fim -V 4', and into these ooves t facing slabs d* ges-WZ, bymeansof suitable screws'o'r d therefore lock the facing slab D2 in-place,

the vertical plane of the ledgesd, and facing ment of the building a finished appearance.:

it unnecessary to provide'an incoherent subwith relationto 'each other, the s aceswhichvbe preferable to employ a filling of greater he chief economy ofconstruction `"obl that which involves the separate Aforming i t i r "be formed and prepared indoors.

seen that inasmuch as the receptacleelementl of the building forms a large proportion of the structure, and the receptacles themselves form by far the larger portion of this element, a large proj'mrtion of the build iugmay be constructed regardless of weather conditions, inasnnich as the receptacles may ln the methods of construction heretofore employed, the receptacles of mausoleums havev ieenformed in place so that the work 'as more or less subject to weather conditions at the place of construction, whereas in my improved method these weather conditions are largely eliminated from consideration, therebycontributing greatly to the econom'y and rapidity o f'constru'ction. It is also notessential that the roof be supported directly by the columns formed by the, recep-I tacles, but the structure may be provided with separate supportsfor the roof, and the' space between the roof and the topmost receptacles be filled in any suitable manner or left openif desired, as will be understood. Having fully described my invention, what l claim therefor and desire to secure by Let; ters Patentis rA 1. In a mausoleum, the combination Awith a building elementV comprising a plurality of superposed receptacles, together with a ma.-v terial directly suppolting said receptacles and separating them from each other, said receptacles and material forming a plurality of laterally adjacent and vertical columns, each consisting of a plurality of superp'osed receptacles, each column being capable of slight displacement with relation to an adjacent column with a suitable foundation for supporting each of such columns.

2. In a mausoleum, the combination with a building element comprising a plurality of receptacles each forming in itself av structure separate and distinct from the remainder of the building, together with a material directly supporting said receptacles and separating them from each other, said receptacles and nmterial forming a plurality of laterally adjacent upright columns each consisting of a plurality of .superposed recep 3 tacles; with a suitable foundation for supporting cach of tlielatter.

3. ln a mausoleum, thecombination with a building element comprising a plurality of receptacles cach forming in itself a structure separate and distinct from the remainder of the building, together with a material directly supporting said receptacles and separating them from each other, said receptacles and material forming a plurality of laterally adjacent upright, columns, VAeach consisting of a plurality of superposed re- "cept-acles, each such column being capable of slight displacement relatively to an adjacent column; with a suitable foundation for supporting eaclrof the latter.

4. ln a mausoleum, the combination with a building element comprising a plurality of receptacles, eaclrforming in itself a structure separate and distinct from the remainder of the building, together with an incoherent substance placed intermediately of said receptacles: of a suitable foundation for supporting said element.

. In a mausoleum, the combination with a building element comprisin 1,r `a plurality of adjacent columns of superposed receptacles, together with a material separating such columns laterally, each column being capable of slight movement independently of an adjacent column; ofla common foundattion'supporting all of said columns.

ln a mausoleum. the combination with a building element comprising a plurality of 'late'ally ad jacent columns of superposed re- 'ceptacles` together with an incoherent material separating said columns laterally;.of

a suitable foundation for supporting said' element 7. In a mausoleum, the combination with i a building element comprisinga plurality of laterally adjacent columns of superposed re# ceptacles, together with a Inaterialseparating each such column laterally, and an inco hei-ent material separating each of the su pei-posed receptacles of each column from each other, of a suitable foundation for supporting said element. v

S. ln a mausoleum` the combination with a plurality of super-posed receptacles supported laterally and separated from each other by means of an incoherent material, with a suitable foundation for such receptaf-les.

S). In a mausoleum, the combination with a plurality of laterally adjacent columns of superposed receptacles, together with an incoherent material separating said columns laterally, and an incoherent material separating t-he receptacles of each column from each other; of a suitable foundation for saidcolumns.

4Signed by me, this 29th day of September, 1905). Y

Attested by- M.' C. PERRY, L. E. Scatter.

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