Improvements in the Manufacture of Glazed or Fire Clay Bricks, Tiles, and the like.
Year: 1899

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Date of Application, 8th May, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 8th Feb., 1900-Accepted, 10th Mar., 1900
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Improvements in the Manufacture of Glazed or Fire Clay Bricks,
Tiles, and the like.
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I, BENJAMIN ROBINSON, of Church Gresley, in the County of Derby, Sanitary
Ware Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention; to be as
follows:-
1.
The object of my invention is to make a glazed or fire clay brick or the like
as light in weight as is possible, consistent with strength, and to do away with
the necessity of the extremely high temperature now resorted to for the burning
of such bricks or tiles.
In carrying out my invention I form my improved brick or tile of a hollow
section with strengthening ribs on the inside arranged in any form most suitable
to the shape of the different articles to which my invention is applied.
The bricks, tiles or the like being hollow and having substantially the same
thickness of material all throughout will not require such an extreme heat in the
kiln, this being the case they may be stacked along with sanitary earthen-ware
and the like and so fill up the waste places in the kiln; they will also stand as
much pressure as the ordinary solid brick and will shrink evenly in burning.
Although I have herein described my invention as applied to bricks and tiles
it will be understood that I do not limit myself to any particular shape, proportion
or kind of brick or tile.
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W. SWINDELL,
Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Glazed or Fire Clay Bricks,
Tiles, and the like.
I, BENJAMIN ROBINSON, of Church Gresley, in the County of Derby, Sanitary
Ware 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 my invention is to make a glazed or fire clay brick or the like
as light in weight as is possible, consistent with strength, and to do away with
the necessity of the extremely high temperature now resorted to for the burning
of such bricks or tiles.
In describing my invention reference will be had to the accompanying sheet
of drawings upon which Figure 1 is a plan of a brick constructed, pressed or

page_text: otherwise formed according to my invention: Figure 2 being a section on line a, a
of Figure 1.
In carrying out my invention I form my improved brick or tile of a hollow
section with strengthening ribs A on the inside, of a suitable section for burning
evenly without twisting, winding or warping, arranged in any form nost suitable
to the shape of the different articles to which my invention is applied.
The bricks, tiles or the like being hollow and having substantially the same
thickness of material all throughout will not require such an extreme heat in the
kiln, this being the case they may be stacked along with sanitary earthen-ware
and other glazed goods and so fill up the waste places in the kiln; they will
also stand as much pressure as the ordinary solid glazed brick and will shrink
evenly in burning.
Although I have herein described my invention as applied to glazed bricks
and tiles it will be understood that I do not limit myself to any particular shape,
proportion or kind of brick or tile, nor to any number or thickness of strengthening
ribs.
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 hollow brick, tile or the like formed or constructed with
strengthening ribs substantially as and for the purposes described.
Dated this 7th day of February 1900.
W. SWINDELL,
Imperial Chambers, Albert Street, Derby,
Agent for the Applicant.