SELF-FURRING WELDED WIRE MESH

摘要

A welded wire mesh for reinforcing generally planar concrete and stucco structures. The mesh is formed of a matrix of longitudinal and transverse wires disposed about a first common plane and welded together at their intersections. A selected plurality of the longitudinal wires define a plurality of generally V-shaped spacing furrs therein extending generally perpendicular to the first plane with the bottoms of the furrs being disposed in a second plane spaced from the first plane a distance substantially equal to one-half of the predetermined thickness of the panel. The spacing furrs are positioned so as to be longitudinally and transversely staggered along the mesh and are formed by pushing portions of the selected longitudinal wires perpendicular to the axes of the wires while holding upstream portions thereof in a fixed disposition so as to form the furrs without thinning and weakening the wires along the spacing furrs.

主权项

1. A self-furring welded wire mesh for use in reinforcing a generally planar concrete and stucco structures of predetermined thickness, said mesh comprising:
a matrix of longitudinally and transversely extending wires, said wires defining intersections and said transversely extending wires being welded to said longitudinally extending wires at said intersections and wherein said longitudinally and transversely extending wires extend parallel to and are disposed about a first horizontal plane; a selected plurality of said longitudinally extending wires each defining a plurality of V-shaped spacing furrs therein at predetermined spaced intervals therealong, said furrs extending perpendicular to said first plane and wherein lower end portions of said furrs are disposed in a second horizontal plane parallel to and spaced from said first plane a distance substantially equal to one half of a predetermined thickness of a concrete or stucco structure and wherein said selected plurality of longitudinally extending wires and said spacing furrs formed thereby are of a uniform thickness whereby thinning and weakening of said selected plurality of longitudinal wires in and adjacent to said spacing furrs is prevented and said spacing furrs in said selected longitudinally extending wires are located so as to be longitudinally and transversely staggered along said mesh.