Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Firelighters, and in Apparatus therefor.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 22nd July, 1896-Accepted, 26th Sept., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Firelighters,
and in Apparatus therefor.
I, CHARLES GRENFELL SATTERTHWAITE Rapid Firelighter Works, Canal
Street, Manchester, E., in the County of Lancaster, Firelighter Manufacturor,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to firelighters and consists in the manner of and apparatus
for bundling firewood and enclosing therein an inflamable substance.
In this invention 1 employ semi-circulat cradles that are pivotted on a bench
with a spindle passing through to the underside of said bench and a handwheel
fitted thereto. I saw wood into lengths which are chopped into sticks and placed
horizontally in the aforesaid cradles in such a mannci as to leave a space in the
centie in which I place a composition of inflamable material, such as peat shavings
and the like which is saturated with oil, resin, or other easily ignitable substance,
I then place other sticks on the top of said ignitable substance, and pass a wire
that may come from an overhead bobbin around the bundle when by turning the
aforesaid handle, the cradle with the bundle is revolved and the wie tightened on
and fastened by the ends thereof being twisted. When the bundle which is thus
formed is required to be used for lighting a fire, the binding wire is broken off
when the central composition is placed at the bottom of the giate and the sticks
laid thereon by these means speedy ignition of the wood is obtained irrespective
of dampness or other drawbacks.
Dand then 1 d of Ontation 10MA
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53 Arcade Chambers, St Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.
Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Firelighters,
and in Apparatus therefor.
1, Charles GRENFELL SATTERTHWAITE Rapid Fuelighter Works Canal
Street, Manchester E. in the County of Lancaster Fuelighter 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:-
This invention relates to firelighters, that are constructed of wood and enclose
an inflammable substance. The object of my invention is to construct a firelighter
in a form and of materials that are inexpensive but readily iguitable.
In the accompanying drawings
Figs. 1. and 3. are side views and Figs. 2. and 4. are respectively end views of
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In this invention I employ semi-circular cradles that are pivotted on a bench
with a spindle passing through to the underside of said bench, and a hand wheel
fitted thereto I saw wood into lengths which are chopped into sticks as a and
placed horizontally in the aforesaid cradles in such a manner as to leave a space d
in the centre in which I place a composition of inflamable material such as peat or
turf b, shavings and the like, which is saturated with oil, resin, or other easily
agnitable substance 1 then place other sticks a' on the top of said ignitable
substance and pass a wire e that may come from an overhead bobbin around the
bundle, when by turning the aforesaid handle the cradle with the bundle is evolved
and the wne tightened on and fastened by the ends thereof being twisted.
"
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim 18:
1st. Firelighters that are constructed of pieces of wood placed with their sides
resting on the edges of two pieces of peat as saturated with an inflammable
substance as oil, resin, o pitch and with shavings or other easily ignitable material
placed within the space enclosed by the aforesaid wood and tif substantially as
herein before described.
Dated thie 21st day of Jule 1896
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53 Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for the Applicant.