Improvements in Means for Binding the Tops of Brick or Stone Chimneys and in Fixing Chimney-pots thereon.
Year: 1890

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Binding the Tops of Brick or Stone
Chimneys and in Fixing Chimney-pots thereon.
I GEORGE TWEEDY of Eves Well Terrace Maindee Newport in the County of
Monmouth Engineer, 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 :-
My present invention relates to means for binding the tops of brick or stone chimneys
and in fixing chimney pots thereon.
Hitherto the tops of brick or stone chimneys have either been left without any special
binding or they have had in some cases a band or hoop of iron or an iron angle piece
and the chimney pots have either been fixed to the tops of the chimney by mortar in
the ordinary manner or they have been let into sockets built in with the brick or stone
work in both cases however the proper binding of the top of the chimney and the
simultaneous secure fixing of the chimney pot has not been attained; the object there-
fore of my invention is to more effectually and safely bind the brick or stone chimney
top and where separate chimney pots are employed to arrange means whereby they
may be better fixed and at less cost of labour to attain which I arrange the tops of the
brick or stone chimneys as set forth in the accompanying sheet of drawings which are
to be taken as part of this specification and read therewith.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation showing the top of a chimney stack constructed or
built according to my present invention and fig. 2 is a plan of same and fig. 3 is also
a plan illustrating a certain modification.
Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation illustrating another modification of my invention and
fig. 5 is a plan of same.
Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation and fig. 7 a plan of an improved dovetail brick or
block which I use for the purpose hereinafter specified and fig. 8 is another sectional
elevation of my improved chimney top illustrative of a further modification.
Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the several views.
Referring to figs. 1, 2 and 3 the chimney of stack A is bound together at its outer
top portion by means of a cover B which may either be made all in one piece as
shown figs. 1 and 2 or where preferred it may be made in sections or parts which are
dovetailed together as shown in plan at 61 fig. 3. The cover B is formed with suitable
holes 6 for the reception of the lower ends of the pots C and it has a flange b³ which
binds or holds the brick or stone work A securely together at the top of the chimney
stack.
Where preferred the cover B may be made with suitable hollow projections 6* which
take the place of the chimney pots C as will be well understood and may have also
holes 62 for the reception of the pots C as shown at figs. 4 and 5. In this arrangement
in order to give the chimney pots C more staying power I introduce the dovetail
shaped bricks or blocks D which are shown separate at figs. 6 and 7 and I fit the same
between the hollow projections 6 and the chimney pots C as set forth at figs. 4 and 5
or where desirable the cover B may be constructed as shown at fig. 8 in which case
the separate chimney pots Care dispensed with and the said cover B is made with the
hollow projections 64 which obviously take the places of the pots C.
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:-
1. In means for binding the tops of brick or stone chimneys and in fixing chimney
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page_text: reception of chimney pots C substantially as described and illustrated at figs. 1, 2 and 3
of the accompanying drawings.
2. In means for binding the tops of brick or stone chimneys and in fixing chimney
pots thereon the use of a cover B arranged with hollow projections 64 a flange 63
and holes 62 substantially as described and set forth at figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings
annexed.
3. In means for the better fixing of chimney pots to the tops of chimneys the use of
dovetail shaped pieces or blocks. D in combination with the cover B substantially as
described and shown at figs. 4 5 and 6 of the drawings attached hereto.
4. In means for binding the tops of brick or stone chimneys the use of a cover B
made with hollow projections 64 substantially as set forth at fig. 8 of the drawings
herewith.
Dated this 25th dow of June 1900
H. F. BOUGHTON, M.I. Mech. E.,
Barnsley and Sheffield, Agent.