FACE LINTEL FOR OPENINGS IN STONE BUILDING WALLS Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: civil engineering, intended for newly erected, reconstructed stone buildings where decorative finishing of facades and interiors is provided. SUBSTANCE: lintel is made in the form of angled- section beam in opening span, and of T-section beam, on supports, whose horizontal flange is built in masonry, and vertical one projects from wall plane and has decorative scheme on face side. To fix lintel in design position at erection, vertical flange directed downwards tightly adjoins partition masonry with its lower part. To eliminate moisture that can get the wall masonry and vertical flange, lintel is furnished with drain holes arranged in horizontal flange near the internal rib. Lintels may be made of any configuration: straight, arched, curvilinear, etc.; and the decorative scheme of the lintel vertical flange may be very different and made in accordance with the architect's conception. EFFECT: considerable saving of expenditures connected with labour and materials due to exclusion of manual labour. 3 cl, 10 dwg