Improvements in Paving.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 17th Feb., 1892-Accepted, 19th Mar., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Paving.
I, JOHN THOMAS ABELL, Member of the Royal College of Veterinary
Surgeons, Elm Tree House, Uttoxeter Road, Derby in the County of Derby,.
Veterinary Surgeon, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to construct a paving for roads which shall present
an even and at the same time a gritty surface to prevent as far as possible the
slipping which is one of the great evils of ordinary wood block road paving.
In carrying out my invention form my improved paving of wood blocks and
cut or form therein or between the joints thereof dovetailed or other suitably
shaped grooves, spaces, interstices or sinkings arranged to break joint or to run at
various angles with each other or in any convenient form tending to prevent
slipping into these grooves, spaces, interstices or sinkings I pour or otherwise fill in
a concrete composed of any suitable materials and proportions calculated to
present a gritty or macadam and even wearing surface. The said grooves, spaces,
interstices or sinkings being of any section (such as a dovetail) which will hold the
concrete until it and the wood are worn away.
;
To thus combine the wood block and macadam systems of paving or road
oaking will ensure the advantages of both and at the same time minimise the
slipping before referred to.
Dated this 27th day of November 1891.
JOHN THOMAS ABELL, M.R.C.V..S.,
Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Paving.
I, JOHN THOMAS ABELL, M.R.C.V.S., of Elm Tree House, Uttoxeter Road,
Derby in the County of Derby, Veterinary Surgeon, 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 stateinent :-
The object of my invention is to construct a paving for road-making and other
purposes which without requiring to be constantly sanded will present a gritty and
durable wearing surface and is calculated to prevent slipping when the same is wet
(or from other causes) which is one of the great evils of ordinary wood block
flooring or paving.
Referring to the accompanying sheet of drawings and to the figures and letters
of reference marked thereon, Figure 1 and Figure 2 are plans of my improved
paving laid in different ways, drawn to a scale of one inch to one foot. Figure 3
is a full size section through the joints of same.
I form my improved paving of wood blocks A and cut or form therein or
between the joints D thereof dovetailed or other suitably shaped grooves, spaces,
interstices or sinkings B arranged to break joint with each other as shewn on
Figure 1 or to run at different angles as on Figure 2, or in any convenient form
tending to prevent slipping and calculated to form a good and durable pavement,
into these grooves, spaces, interstices or sinkings B 1 pour or otherwise fill in a
concrete or compound C composed of any suitable materials and proportions
calculated to present a durable and gritty or macadam wearing surface. The said

page_text: grooves, spaces, interstices or sinkings being of any section (such as the dovetail
on the drawings) which will hold the concrete until it and the wood are worn away.
To thus combine the wood block and concrete or compound systems of paving or
road-making will ensure the advantages of both and at the same time minimise the
slipping before referred to.
It is evident that I may lay my improved paving in various forms to suit different
positions and uses, and the amount or thickness of concrete or cement exposed to
wear may vary for the same reasons. Instead of cutting dovetails round the blocks
I may employ filling-in pieces so as to leave spaces between them to be filled in
with concrete or cement or a compound as before described.
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 :-
Improvements in paving consisting of wood blocks having grooves, spaces,
interstices or sinkings cut or formed therein or between the joints thereof and of a
dovetail or other convenient section, the said grooves, spaces, interstices or sinkings
being filled with a suitable concrete or cement or a compound calculated to
present a gritty and durable wearing surface. The whole substantially as and
for the purposes herein described and illustrated by the accompanying sheet of
drawings.
Dated this 16th day of February 1892.
W. SWINDELL,
Agent for the Applicant.

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