AN IMPROVED METHOD OF AND CONTRIVANCE FOR LAYING BRICKS
Year: 1884

page_text: I HERBERT WILLIAM HART of 124 Chancery Lane in the City of London and
County of Middlesex Civil Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my Invention
for "AN IMPROVED METHOD OF AND CONTRIVANCE FOR LAYING BRICKS to be as
follows:
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My Invention relates principally to an improved method of, and contrivance for,
laying bricks constructed according to Letters patent granted to me bearing date
April 8th 1879, N° 1392 in which the bricks are formed alternately with joggles
and recesses on their bedding and butting surfaces, and my invention has for its
object to dispense with the use of mortar or cement in laying such bricks.
My invention consists in the application and use of a thin layer or layers of
waterproof or other material composed of a mixture of asphalte and canvas, linen,
paper or some suitable fibrous or textile material in suitable proportions and
combined or not with sand each layer being cut or stamped out to the exact size
and configuration or formation of the bedding or butting surfaces of the brick
containing the recesses and steeped or not in a solution of tar cement or other
suitable liquid.
In laying the bricks on this plan I place the material above described in lieu of
mortar or cement on each bedding or butting surface of a brick containing the
recesses and the joggles of the succeeding brick, which is laid thereon, taking into
the recesses tightly wedge the material against the sides or circumferential surface
of the recesses so as to hold the bricks firmly together.
By my invention an uniform consistency and thickness of material and joint
throughout the entire structure are obtained thereby ensuring a neat and superior
finish and dispensing with the skilled labor required in the ordinary laying and
pointing besides obviating the unsightliness waste and irregularity under the
ordinary system of laying bricks with mortar. The delay occasioned during the
drying of the latter is also avoided as well as the cost of expensive drying
apparatus therefor.

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I HERBERT WILLIAM HART of 124 Chancery Lane, in the City of London and
County of Midilesex do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for "AN
IMPROVED METHOD OF AND CONTRIVANCE FOR LAYING BRICKS and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates principally to an improved method of and contrivance for
laying bricks formed alternately with joggles and recesses on their bedding and
butting surfaces and my invention has for its object to dispense with the use of
mortar or cement in laying such bricks.
My invention consists as shewn by figures 1 and 2 on the accompanying
drawing in the application and use of a thin layer a (or layers) of waterproof or
other material composed of a mixture of asphalte and canvas linen paper or some
suitable fibrous or textile material and combined or not with sand. Each layer a
is cut or stamped out to the exact size and configuration or formation of the
bedding, or butting surfaces of the bricks b containing the recesses c and is steeped
or not in a solution of tar, cement, or other suitable liquid.
In laying the bricks b. d on this plan I place the material a above described in.
lieu of mortar or cement on each bedding or butting surface of a brick b containing
the recesses c and the joggles c³ of the succeeding brick d which is laid thereon
taking into the recesses c tightly wedge the material a against the sides or
circumferential surface of the recesses c so as to hold the bricks b d firmly
together.
By my invention an uniform consistency and thickness of material a and joint
throughout the entire structure are obtained thereby ensuring a neat and superior
finish and, dispensing with the skilled labor, required in the ordinary laying and
pointing besides obviating the unsightliness waste and irregularity under the
ordinary system of laying bricks with mortar, the delay occasioned during the
drying of the latter is also avoided as well as the cost of expensive drying
apparatus therefor.
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 improved method of and contrivance for laying bricks substantially as
herein before described and shown on the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 17th day of October 1884.
EDWARD W. FURRELL & BROTHER,'
Agents,
Bank Buildings,
124, Chancery Lane, E.C.