An Improved Die or Dies for use in Making Dividable Tiles.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 5th May, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 5th Feb., 1892-Accepted, 5th Mar., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Die or Dies for use in Making Dividable Tiles.
DANIEL PLATT, and FRANK PLatt, Harpfield Tile Works, Newcastle-under-
Lyme, Staffordshire, Tile Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This our invention relates to an improved die or dies for use in forming dividable
tiles of or from earthenware, cement, composition or other suitable material, and
the object of our invention is the construction of a die or dies in such a manner,
that tiles made by the use of such die or dies will have an incision or incisions
cut in them crossing the tile in any required direction, and of suitable depth in the
top and bottom faces of the tile, so that the said tiles may be easily divided either
before or after firing without chipping or damaging the back or front faces of
such tiles.
The parts of the tiles when divided being used to fill in or complete the tiling
of a wall, ceiling, paths or other surfaces where tiles are used, either separately or
in combination with other material or materials.
To carry our invention into practice we make each die in two parts, that is a top
and bottom portion, to the face of each portion we attach, fasten or fix by any
suitable means a blade or plate of suitable shape, size and material, so that the said
plates or blades, when the said dies are attached or fitted to a suitable press, and
used for making tiles will cut or form an incision in both the front and back faces
of the tile.
Dated this 2nd day of May 1891.
JOHN NEWTON,
Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Die or Dies for use in Making Dividable Tiles.
DANIEL PLATT and FRANK PLATT, Harpfield Tile Works Newcastle-under-
Lyme Staffordshire Tile Manufacturers, 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 our invention relates to an improved metallic die or dies for use in forming
dividable tiles of or from earthenware, cement, composition or other suitable
material or materials, and the object of our said invention is the construction of a
die or dies in such a manner that tiles made by using such dies will have an incision
or incisions cut in them crossing the tile in any required direction, and of suitable
depth in the top and bottom faces of such tiles, so that such tiles may be easily
divided either before or after firing without chipping or damaging the front or
back faces of such tiles.
The parts of the tiles when divided may be used to fill in or complete the tiling
of a wall, ceiling, paths or other surfaces where tiles are used, either separately or
in combination with other material or materials.
To carry our said invention into practice we make such metallic dies in two parts,
that is an upper and lower portion, to the face of each portion we attach, fasten or
fix by any suitable means a metallic blade or plate of suitable shape and size
vertical to the face of such dies, when the said dies are attached, fitted or fixed to
a suitable press and used for making dividable tiles, will cut or form an incision in
both the front and back faces of such tiles.
In order that our said invention may be more readily understood and explained

page_text: in detail we have hereunto annexed a sheet of drawings on which letters of reference
are marked on corresponding parts on all the figures alike.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the upper or top portion of a die made according to
our invention for forming square dividable tiles.
Fig. 2. is a plan view of the face of the top portion of the die.
Fig. 3. is a side elevation of the lower portion of the die.
Fig. 4 is a plan view of the face of the lower portion of the die.
Fig. 5 is an angular view or elevation of the lower portion of the die looking in
the direction indicated by the arrow at Fig. 4.
and
The above figs. are drawn about one-fourth of their full size.
Fig. 6. is a plan view of a dividable tile, drawn about one half of its full size,
Fig. 7. is a sectional elevation of a dividable tile taken through the line - on
Fig. 6 looking in the direction indicated by the arrow.
In these figs. a is the upper or top portion of a die, to the face of which a raised
metal pattern or configuration b, and a metallic blade c are fixed or secured by
brazing, such metallic blades and raised patterns may be attached or fixed to such
dies by rivetting, soldering or other suitable means.
At Fig. 3 it will be seen that-the face of the lower part of the die a is plain
with a blade or plate c² fitted and brazed thereto. The face of the lower portion
of the die may have a raised metallic pattern fixed or attached to, or pattern
formed in its surface, so that tiles when made by using such dies would have
similar or different patterns on each of their surfaces or faces.
The dividable tile e shown at Figs. 6 and 7 having the pattern b impressed into
its top face or surface, has incisures f, made a suitable depth and width in its top
and bottom faces by the metallic blades c, c², such blades having dull or blunt
edges, the said blades may if desired have sharp cutting edges, but they are not
essential.
Dies for forming square or rectangular tiles may have one or more blades fitted,
fixed or attached to the face and extending above the face of their upper and lower
portions, and vertical to the face of such dies, and the blade or blades may extend
in an angular direction, or from side to side and across the face of the pattern
or die.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
1st. The construction of dies for use in forming dividable tiles, with a metallic
blade fitted or fixed to the face of the top and bottom portions of such dies, such
blade extending a suitable distance above the face of the pattern on such dies, or
above the face of a plain die from one side of the die to the opposite side, or in an
angular direction across the face of the die, as herein substantially described set
forth and fully illustrated on the drawings hereunto annexed.
2ndly. The construction of dies for use in forming dividable tiles with two or
more metallic blades fitted or fixed at a suitable distance or distances apart to the
face of the top and bottom portions of such dies, such blades extending a suitable
distance above the face of the pattern on such dies, or above the face of plain dies,
and extending from one side of the die to the opposite side, or in an angular
direction across the face of such dies as herein substantially described and set
forth.
Dated this 4th day of February 189