Improvements in the Manufacture of Firework Pictures or Set Pieces.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 10th Feb., 1890-Accepted, 15th Mar., 1890
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PROVIDIONAL DELICATIVA.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Firework Pictures or
Set Pieces.
We, ARTHUR BROCK of Stafford Villa, South Norwood Hill, in the county of
Surrey, Pyrotechnist and ROBERT MORE BUTT of 6, Shirley View, Harrington Road,
South Norwood, aforesaid, Draughtsman, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows :-
Our invention relates to making carriers, supports, or frame work for firework
pieces or set pieces collapsible whereby we obtain greater portability and economy of
space in carriage and storage and facilitate and expedite the setting up of the
fireworks for the purpose of letting them off.
For this purpose instead of forming the design to which to attach the lances or
fireworks by means of thin slips of wood or cane upon an open and rigid framework
as hitherto, we provide a collapsible lattice or trellis work consisting of slips of wood
or other suitable material nailed or otherwise attached together in such a manner that
the nails or other fastenings serve as pivots, which pivots, or their prolongations may
also serve as pegs upon which to fit the lances and the open squares of the lattice can
shut together becoming long in one direction and narrow in the other as in the
instrument known as a lazy tongs we prefer to make our collapsible lattice
with laths placed at about 3 or 4 inches apart, though lesser or greater distances
may be used.
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We fix the fireworks, such as lances gerbs or fixed-cases, in the usual way but
direct upon the front laths of the collapsible lattice except where from the nature of
the design a firework should be fixed in a space or on a back lath where it would
hinder the closure of the lattice in which cases we place a supplementary piece of
wood or other material on one or more of the front laths, we can also make our
carrier support or framework collapse in a parallel manner so that the lattice closes in
one direction without elongating in another; this we do by means of guide pieces or
by means of rods or wires passing through each lath forming the carrier or support
for the firework, suitable stops or checks being provided to ensure the carrier or
framework being pulled out to its right length and its parts being at their proper
relative distances.
In some cases we make our carrier a rigid frame, but divided into sections, which
are hinged together, so that when the lances or gerbs are fixed in place the whole can
be folded or rolled
up
Or we attach the lances to a flexible fabric which can be drawn together into a
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Firework Pictures or
Set Pieces.
We, ARTHUR BROCK; of Stafford Villa, South Norwood Hill, in the County of
Surrey, Pyrotechnist, and ROBERT MORE BUTT, of 6, Shirley View, Harrington
Road, South Norwood aforesaid, Draughtsman, 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 :-
Our invention relates to making carriers, supports, or framework for firework
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page_text: pictures or set pieces collapsible whereby we obtain greater portability and economy
of space in carriage and storage and facilitate and expedite the setting up of the
fireworks for the purpose of letting them 'off.
For this purpose instead of forming the design' to which to attach the lances or
fireworks by means of thin slips of wood or cane upon an open and rigid framework
as hitherto, we provide a collapsible lattice or trellis work consisting of slips of wood
or other suitable material nailed. or otherwise attached together in such a manner that
the nails or other fastenings serve as pivots, which pivots or their prolongations may
also serve as pegs upon which to fit the lances and the open squares of the lattice can
shut together becoming long in one direction and narrow in the other as in the
instrument known as a "lazy tongs." We prefer to make our collapsible lattice
with laths placed at about 3 or 4 inches apart, though less or greater distances may
be used.
We fix the fireworks, such as lances gerbs or fixed cases, in the usual way but
direct upon the front laths of the collapsible lattice except where from the nature
of the design a firework should be fixed in a space or on a back lath where it
would hinder the closure of the lattice in which cases we place a supplementary
piece of wood or other material on one or more of the front laths; we can also
make our carrier support or framework collapse in a parallel, manner so that the
lattice closes in one direction without elongating in another; this we do by means
of guide pieces or by means of rods or wires passing through each lath, forming
the carrier or support for the firework, suitable stops or checks being provided to
ensure the carrier or framework being pulled out to its right length and its parts
being at their proper relative distances.
In some cases we make our carrier a rigid frame, but divided into sections
which are hinged together so that when the lances or gerbs are fixed in place the
whole can be folded or rolled up.
Or we attach the lances to a flexible fabric which can be drawn together into
a small compass.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 is an elevation of a carrier, support or framework for firework pictures
or set pieces and constructed of a collapsible lattice or trellis work according to
our invention, the carrier being shown opened out ready to receive the fireworks.
Figure 2 is an elevation of the carrier or framework when closed up for storage.
or for transport.
a, a, a, a are the slips of wood or other suitable material of which the collapsible
lattice or trellis work is composed ; b, b, b, b are the nails by which the slips a are
attached together the said nails serving as pivots whereby the framework can be
opened out as in Figure 1 or closed up as in Figure 2; and as pegs upon which
the fireworks can be secured. The letters A, B, C, D in the two figures indicate.
corresponding corners of the collapsible lattice or trellis work whereby it will be seen
that when it is closed it becomes longer in the direction A B and C D and shorter in.
the direction A C and B D.
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E, figure 1, is an example shewing a supplementary piece of wood which we pivot
on the front laths where a firework is to be fixed in a space where it would hinder the
closing of the lattice.
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Figures 3 and 4 are similar views to Figures 1 and 2 but shewing our carrier,
support or framework arranged to collapse in a parallel' manner so that the lattice
closes in one direction without elongating in another.
Figure 5 is a plan view of figure 4.
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Figure 6 is an end view drawn to an enlarged scale of one of the guide pieces and
laths, and
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Figure 7 is an end elevation of two of the said laths.
M, M are the guide pieces formed with dovetail grooves c c in which can slide
correspondingly shaped studs N on the backs of the laths a when the lattice is opened,
the distance apart of the laths a being limited by strings or tapes d, figure 7 secured
to them. When it is required to close the lattice, is simply necessary to slide all

page_text: the laths a out of the guide pieces M when they will occupy only a small compass as
illustrated by figures 4 and 5. The two examples of our collapsible lattice illustrated
in the drawings will enable the other modifications hereinbefore referred to in which
rods or wires are used instead of guide pieces, in which the carrier is made of a rigid
frame divided into sections hinged together and in which the lances are attached to a
flexible fabric, to be clearly understood without further description or illustration.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
(1.) Constructing carriers, supports or frameworks for firework pictures or set
pieces in such a manner that they shall be collapsible substantially as and for the
purpose hereinbefore described.
(2.) The manufacture and uses of the improved carriers, supports or frameworks for
firework pictures or set pieces hereinbefore described with reference to Figures 1 and 2
and Figures 3 to 7 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated the 10th do of Fabe 1800
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicants.