Firelighters.
Year: 1885

page_text: This Specification was, upon the 27th day of April '1887, amended under
Sections 18 to 21 of the Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Act, 1883.
Firelighters.
I, JAMES LOTT of 19 Moorfields, Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Saddler
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for FIRELIGHTERS to be as
follows:-
I construct of wood or other suitable combustible material a kind of open
framework of cylindrical form, formed by attaching strips of wood
or other
combustible material to a centre piece or pieces of wood or other combustible
material and placing in the framework, wood-shavings and blocks or other com-
bustibles the whole forming a firelighter which when placed in a fire-grate and
covered with coals will when ignited by the application of a light, burn most
readily, with a strong concentrated flauo; and that by reason of its special
construction will sustain the weight of the coals without collapsing until it is
almost entirely consumed, thus lasting for a sufficient length of time to ensure
certain ignition of the coals. The contre piece or pieces may be perforated and the
various parts may be coated partially or wholly with resin or other suitable
inflammable substances.

page_text: Firelighters.
I, JAMES LOTT of Number Nineteen Moorfields, in the city of Liverpool, in the
county of Lancaster, Saddler do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
FIRELIGHTERS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
As set forth in my provisional specification No. 11317 A.D. 1885 m.My invention
consists in constructing a kind of open framework of wood or other combustible
material, filled with suitable combustibles, the whole forming a firelighter which
in use shall burn readily with a concentrated flame for such a length of time
without collapsing as to ensure certain ignition of the coals.
The foregoing being in brief the nature object and purposes of my invention
I will now proceed to describe the said invention in detail with reference to the
accompanying sheet of drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon,
like letters being used to denote the same or corresponding parts throughout the
various views and figures.
Figures A and B are end views of firelighters constructed according to my
invention.
Figures B and E are side views of the same.
Figures C and F are perspective views of the same.
I will first describe a firelighter constructed with one centre-piece as shown at
Figures D. E. F.
which
To a centre-piece of wood or other suitable material g, Figures D. E. F,
may be round, triangular, square, or any other convenient shape, and either
perforated or not, I attach, by suitable means such as resinous paste, glue, or nails,
strips of wood or other combustible material h, Figures D. E. F, thus forming an open
framework of cylindrical form, of a prismatic or cylindrical form, see Figure F, around
which, bands of string or wire k, k, Figures D. E. F, are placed to preserve its shape
in the course of manufacture and sale. If desired, the framework is then coated wholly
or partially with resin or other inflammable substance. Wood shavings or other
combustibles are then placed in the interior of the framework and the firelighter is
completed.
Figures A. B. and C. are drawings of a firelighter constructed according to my
invention with two centre-pieces g, Figures A. B. C. In constructing a firelighter
in this manner the two centre-pieces g,g, Figure B. are first united by the bar i
Figure B. All the strips h, Figure B. with the exception of one or two are ther
attached to the centre-pieces 9, 9, Figure B. The framework, if desired being firs
coated with some inflammable substance, is filled with suitable combustibles and
the remaining strip or strips h, Figure B. are then attached, which retain the
combustibles in the interior in their place and the firelighter is completed, the
bands k, k, Figure F. not being required when there are two or more centre-pieces.
In use the firelighter is placed on the bottom of the firegrate, the coals placed o
and round it and a light being applied to the combustibles in the interior of th

page_text: firelighter, a quick and sure lighting of the fire takes place as the open framework
of the firelighter allows a free draught of air and the centre-pieces g, Figures
A. B. C. D. E. F. being the last to be consumed because of their vertical position,
they sustain the weight of the coals until the other portions of the firelighter are
entirely consumed and the coals have become thoroughly ignitod.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The construction, substantially as herein described and for the purposes sot
forth, of a firelighter of open framework of wood or other suitable material in a
oylindrical form, prismatic or cylindrical form, filled with combustibles and having
one or more centre-pieces which sustain the weight of coals until and after the other
portions of the firelighter are consumed.

page_text: I, JAMES LOTT of 19 Moorfields, Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Saddler
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for FIRELIGHTERS to be as
follows
I construct of wood or other suitable combustible material a kind of open
framework of cylindrical form, formed by attaching strips of wood or other
combustible material to a centre piece or pieces of wood or other combustible
material and placing in the framework, wood-shavings and blocks or other com-
bustibles the whole forming a firelighter which when placed in a fire-grate and
covered with coals will when ignited by the application of a light, burn most
readily, with a strong concentrated flame; and that by reason of its special
construction will sustain the weight of the coals without collapsing until it is
almost entirely consumed, thus lasting for a sufficient length of time to ensure
certain ignition of the coals. The centre piece or pieces may be. perforated and the
various parts may be coated partially or wholly with resin or other suitable
inflammable substances.

page_text: I, JAMES LOTT of Number Nineteen Moorfields, in the city of Liverpool, in the
county of Lancaster, Saddler do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
FIRELIGHTERS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
As set forth in my provisional specification No. 14317 A.D. 1885 ny invention
consists in constructing a kind of open framework of wood or other combustible
material, filled with suitable combustibles, the whole forming a firelighter which
in use shall burn readily with a concentrated flame for such a length of time
without collapsing as to ensure certain ignition of the coals.
The foregoing being in brief the nature object and purposes of my invention
I will now proceed to describe the said invention in detail with reference to the
accompanying sheet of drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon,
like letters being used to denote the same or corresponding parts throughout the
various views and figures.
Figures A and D are end views of firelighters constructed according to my
invention.
Figures B and E are side views of the same.
Figures C and F are perspective views of the same.
I will first describe a firelighter constructed with one centre-piece as shown at
Figures D. E. F.
To a centre-piece of wood or other suitable material g, Figures D. E. F, which
may be round, triangular, square, or any other convenient shape, and either
perforated or not, I attach, by suitable means such as resinous paste, glue, or nails,
strips of wood or other combustible material h, Figures D. E. F, thus forming an
open framework of cylindrical form, see Figure F, around which, bands of string or
wire k, k, Figures D. E. F, are placed to preserve its shape in the course of manu-
facture and sale. If desired, the framework is then coated wholly or partially with
resin or other inflammable substance. Wood shavings or other combustibles are
then placed in the interior of the framework and the firelighter is completed.
Figures A. B. and C. are drawings of a firelighter constructed according to my
invention with two centre-pieces g, Figures A. B. C. In constructing a firelighter
in this manner the two centre-pieces g, g, Figure B. are first united by the bar i,
Figure B. All the strips h, Figure B. with the exception of one or two are then
attached to the centre-pieces g, g, Figure B. The framework, if desired being first
coated with some inflammable substance, is filled with suitable combustibles and
the remaining strip or strips h, Figure B. are then attached, which retain the
combustibles in the interior in their place and the firelighter is completed, the
bands k, k, Figure F. not being required when there are two or more centre-pieces.
In use the firelighter is placed on the bottom of the firegrate, the coals placed on
and round it and a light being applied to the combustibles in the interior of the

page_text: firelighter, a quick and sure lighting of the fire takes place as the open framework
of the firelighter allows a free draught of air and the centre-pieces g, Figures
A. B. C. D. E. F. being the last to be consumed because of their vertical position,
they sustain the weight of the coals until the other portions of the firelighter are
entirely consumed and the coals have become thoroughly ignited.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The construction, substantially as herein described and for the purposes set
forth, of a firelighter of open framework of wood or other suitable material in a
cylindrical form, filled with combustibles and having one or more centre-pieces
which sustain the weight of coals until and after the other portions of the firelighter
are consumed.