An Improved Fire Lighter for Military, Domestic, or other Purposes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 1st July, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 28th Mar., 1892-Accepted, 30th Apr., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Fire Lighter for Military, Domestic, or other
Purposes.
I GEORGE HENRY GARNETT Engineer of 98 Old Bawn, Farnley, Leeds in
the County of York do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to construct a fire lighter of improved form or
forms, which is more certain in action than hitherto.
For this purpose I use a square piece of wood of any desired dimensions and
perforate the same in every direction to form air passages to assist combustion, and
also to provide addittional surface to be covered over with a highly inflamable
substance the effect of which is to cause the wood to give off a more intense heat
for a longer period of time. See Figs. 1 and 2.
I also use a combination of six or more pieces of wood of suitable shape and
dimensions, and a centre pin of wood which binds the pieces of wood together.
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Each piece of wood has three or more holes bored through it. The central hole
is to admit the binding pin, and the holes at the ends are air passages which also
provide addittional surface to be covered with inflamable substance. To construct
the lighter I take any desired number of the pieces of wood and fix the binding
pin in the centre of each, the series forming a flat block, each number of which may
revolve round the centre pin or axis and spread out in the shape of a star with any
desired number of points see Fig. 5-or they may be folded together so as to
occupy the least amount of space when not in use. See Figs. one and two.
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These are saturated with parrafin oil, and afterwards the sides and ends are
dipped in a bath containing inclted resin and oil. In this operation a portion of
the material runs through the holes or air passages in the lighter and forms a
lining in the same, the effect of which is to materially assist combustion; which is
the principal purpose of this invention.
THE TA 20th of Lin 1891
GEORGE HENRY GARNETT.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Fire Lighter for Military, Domestic, or other
Purposes.
1, GEORGE HENRY GARNETT Engineer of 98 Old Bawn Farnley, Leeds, in the
County of York, 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:-
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The object of my invention is to construct a fire lighter of improved form or
forms which is more certain in action than hitherto and which are at the same time
more portable, convenient and proof against damp.
For this purpose, one part of my invention consists of a square block of wood of
any desired dimensions which is perforated, with holes in every direction to form air
passages and also to provide additional surface which is covered with a highly
inflamable substance, the effect of which is, that the lighter gives off a more intense
heat, for a longer period of time, and is more certain in its action. See Figures 1
and 2.
I also use
a combination of six or more pieces of wood of equal size and

page_text: suitable dimensions, combined with a central pin or pivot which binds the pieces
together.
This pin may be made of wood or wire or any suitable material.
wood has three or more holes bored through it.
Each piece of
The central hole is to admit the pin which binds the series together.
The holes at the ends are air passages which also provide additional surface to be
covered with inflamable substance.
To construct the lighter I take any desired number of the pieces of wood and
fix the binding pin in the centre of each of the series which forms a flat block
when closed each member of which may revolve round the central pin or axis, and
spread out in the shape of a star with any desired number of points see Figure 5,.
or they may be folded together, so as to occupy the least amount of space when not
in use see Figures 1 and 2.
These pieces are saturated with parrafin oil, and afterwards the ends and sides
are dipped in a bath containing melted resin, oil, or other inflamable material. In
this operation a portion of the melted material runs through the holes or air
passages in the lighters, and forms a lining in the same, the effect of which is to
materially assist combustion which is the chief purpose of this invention.
The drawings are those left with the Provisional Specification.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed declare that what 1
claim is.
First. The use of a flat perforated block of wood partially covered with an
inflamable material as herein described and set forth.
Second. The use of a series of perforated pieces of wood, held together by a
central pin and partially covered with an inflamable material substantially as herein
described and set forth.
Dated this 25th day of March 1892.
GEORGE HENRY GARNETT.