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UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.
GEORGE V. CESINGER, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
SIDING LUMBER.Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 1, 1910.
Application filed July 15, 1909. Serial No. 507,698.To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, GEORGE V. CESINGER,
a citizen of the United States, residing at
San Antonio, in the county of Bexar and
State of Texas, have invented new and use-
ful Improvements in Siding Lumber, of
which the following is a specification.
My invention relates to siding of differ-f
ent design now used in frame building con-
struction, and the object of my invention is
to provide a cheap and expedient method,
wherein means are employed for providing
a tight and snug fit between said siding and
corner-boards, and outside window and door
casings, or wherever its service may be em-
ployed to obviate the passages or recesses
formed in the outside rabbet of siding, where
its surface is covered at any angle by other
members. First, to prevent insects and ver-
min from finding a refuge and breeding
place in the spacings left between, princi-
pally corner-boards outside window and door
casings and said siding. Second, to exclude
rain, wind and cold from such points.
Third, to add a finished, and neat appear-
ance to the building.
I attain the object by the construction,
combination and arrangements of parts as
disclosed on the drawing set forth in these
specifications, and particularly pointed out
in appended claim.
In the drawing forming a part of these
specifications, and in which like characters
of reference indicate similar parts in the sev-
eral views, Figure 1 represents the perspec-
tive view of a portion of a frame building
structure, showing my improvement thereto.
Figs. 2, 3, 4,'5 and 6 are detailed perspective
views, of siding, of different design in which
a groove, an important part of my improve-
ment, is formed. Figs. 7 and 8 are per-
spective views of the groove engaging bead,
or strip of different designs. Fig. 9 is a sec-
tional plan view, showing my improvement
applied to corner-boards, and outside win-
dow or door casings.
In the drawing I have briefly shown for
the purpose of illustration, "studding," or
vertical member 1, used in all well known
building construction, horizontally secured
thereto on its outer face, siding 2, of any de-
sign shown in Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, corner-boards 3 and 4 covering and frictionally en-
gaged with the thickest or fullest end por-
tion, b, of siding 2, forming passage or re- 55
cess, a, in the rabbet or thinnest part, c, of
siding 2, and corner-boards 3 and 4, which
gives a refuge and breeding place to vermin
and insects and admits rain wind and cold
air. 60
Upon reference to Fig. 9 it will be appre-
ciated that the grooves 6 employed by me
formed in siding 2, shown in Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5,
and 6, are disposed in parallel relation to
one of the edge portions of members 3, 4, 65
and 5 of the corner boards and casings, and
is to receive the vertical member or strip 7
of suitable design which is to be frictionally
engaged upon one of its sides against the
one edge portion of members 3, 4, and 5, the 70
corner-boards and casing.
The construction just described covers the
formation above mentioned, and it will be
readily understood that I provide tight and
closed joints between corner boards and out- 75
side window and door casings and siding,
thus giving the structure a neat appearance
and making it weather and vermin proof.
The portions above described are identical
upon all sides of the building, and it is 80
thought, that the description set forth in the
foregoing, will suffice to enable those skilled
in the art of building construction to fully
grasp the intent of my invention.
I am aware that prior to my invention 85
strips of various kinds were employed to de-
bar insects etc. and exclude weather from
the buildings, but I am not aware that my
method was known heretofore.
I claim, 90
The combination with siding or weather-
boards having a groove transversely across
them adjacent their ends and the vertical
trim of a building, of a transverse vertical
strip frictionally engaging said groove and 95
the edge of the portion of such trim which
laps said weatherboards.
In testimony whereof I affix my signature
in the presence of two witnesses.
GEORGE V. CESINGER.
Witnesses:
GUsTAv HTLBERT,
ADOLPH JONAS.948,160.
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Cesinger, George V. Siding Lumber., patent, February 1, 1910; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth514123/m1/2/?rotate=270: accessed July 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.