Improvements in Quarries or Pavers for use in Drying Floors Heated. by Steam, Hot Water, or the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Sept., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 7th June, 1892-Accepted, 16th July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Quarries or Pavers for use in Drying Floors Heated.
by Steam, Hot Water, or the like.
I, TIMOTHY SABINE of Brook House, Swadlincote, in the County of.Derby,.
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The objects of my invention are to provide firstly a quarry or paving brick or
tile through which steam, water or air may pass freely and evenly when such are
laid to form a floor for drying purposes, and secondly a suitable method of jointing.
these quarries or tiles the said method being also applicable to jointing sewer or
other earthenware pipes and thereby obviating the necessity of forming them with
a socket end thereon. I make my quarry, tile or brick of any suitable size and
shape but instead of perforating it in the usual manner I make it hollow that is
with say one or two air, water or steam passages or chambers occupying almost the
whole body of the block only sufficient solid matter being retained as shall ensure
the stability of the quarry, brick &c. Thus when the floor is laid and a number of
quarries or the like secured side by side the chambers are continuous in any desired'
direction and the hot fluid may pass freely and evenly without danger from lifting
on account of excessive pressure in any particular part. For the purpose of
effectually jointing my quarries, tiles &c., I cut or form grooves longitudinally or
vertically or in both directions along their side faces and so that when such quarries
or the like are laid together a strip or strips of galvanized hoop iron or other
similar suitable material may be placed in the said grooves, cement or other agent-
being filled in if desired.
Dated this day the 28th of Avenst 1891.
POPPLEWELL & Co.,
17 & 18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Quarries or Pavers for use in Drying Floors Heated.
by Steam, Hot Water, or the like.
1 TIMOTHY SABINE of Brook House Swadlincote in the County of Derby
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 invention is designed to provide a quarry or paving brick or tile for drying
floors and the like through which steam, hot water or hot air may pass freely for
the purpose of heating such floors and also a means for securely jointing such
quarries and in describing the same I shall refer to the accompanying sheet of

page_text: of these are laid end to end or side by side to form a floor the passages are con-
tinuous in any desired direction and the hot fluid may pass freely and evenly without
danger of lifting on account of excessive pressure at any particular point.
For the purpose of effectually jointing my quarries or pavers I cut or form
grooves B. longitudinally or vertically or in both directions along their end faces.
and so that when such quarries are laid together a strip or strips of galvanized
hoop-iron C or other suitable material may be placed in the said grooves before
the quarries are finally knocked up into position and cement or other agent may be
afterwards filled in if required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said i
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. In quarries or pavers for drying floors and the like forming passages or
chambers such as A as and for the purposes described and substantially as illustrated
by the accompanying drawings.
2. The method of jointing hollow quarries or pavers for use in drying floors
substantially as hereinbefore described and as illustrated by the accompanying
drawings.
3. The hollow quarry or paver and method of jointing same substantially as
hereinbefore described and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 7th day of June 1892.
POPPLEWELL & Co.,
17 & 18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.