An Improvement in Fire-lighters.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 19th Aug., 1890-Accepted, 4th Oct., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Fire-lighters.
I, JAMES EDWARD BUTTERWORTH of King Street Mills, Stockport in the County of
Chester, Firewood Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
The object of this invention is to increase the effectiveness of such fire lighters as
are made of a few bars or pieces of wood, covered with or soaked in an inflammable
substance (such as a mixture of resin and oil &c.) and my improvement consists in
forming the firelighter with two or more feet or legs, preferably made of wood, so that
when it is put down into the grate, there is a space beneath the main body of the said
firelighter.
This space will serve to hold a small quantity of wood shavings, paper or other
similar kindling material, and also to allow of a draught of air, beneath the "lighter"
to ensure its combustion.
The shavings or kindling material will be held in place by a wire or other equivalent
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Fire-lighters.
1 JAMES EDWARD BUTTERWORTH of King Street Mills Stockport in the County of
Chester, Fire-wood Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
The object of this invention is to increase the effectiveness of such fire-lighters as
are made of a few bars or pieces of wood covered with or soaked in an inflammable
substance or composition (such as a mixture of resin and oil &c.).
The nature of my said invention and the manner in which the same is to be
performed or carried into practical effect will be readily understood on reference to
the annexed sheet of drawings and the following explanation thereof.
Fig. 1 is a side view.
Fig. 2 an end view and
Fig. 3 a plan view of a fire-lighter made according to my improvement which
consists in forming the fire lighter with two or more feet or legs a so that when the
fire lighter is put down into the grate there is a space beneath the main body of
the fire-lighter.
I prefer to make the lighter of three horizontal bars 6 of wood separated by two
shorter upright pieces a at each end which also form the legs. Shavings or other
kindling material being placed under and between placed under and between the
bars 6 the whole is bound together by a piece of wire c, the ends of which are twisted
together. The upper part (or the whole is then dipped in the resin or other inflam-
mable composition and the fire-lighter is then complete.
The space between the feet a and beneath the bars 6 serves to hold the wood
shavings paper or other kindling material and also to allow of a draught of air beneath
the "lighter" to ensure its perfect combustion.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The improved fire-lighter constructed substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the drawings annexed.
Dated this 18th day of August 1890.
GEORGE DAVIES,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.