An Improvement in the Manufacture of Refractory and Non- conducting Bricks, Blocks, Tiles, Slabs, and Pipes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Feb., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 25th Nov., 1893-Accepted, 13th Jan., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in the Manufacture of Refractory and Non-
conducting Bricks, Blocks, Tiles, Slabs, and Pipes.
I, THOMAS MANSON RYMER-JONES Civil Engineer, Memb. Inst. C.E. of
46 Richmond Gardens Uxbridge Road, W. and 28 Budge Row City do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists in an improvement in the manufacture of refractory bricks
of high fire-resisting qualities & of great lightness suitable for furnace-linings,
fireproof partitions, boiler settings, especially on board ship, where weight is an
objection, coverings for boilers, steam pipes & other purposes where a non-con-
ducting & fireproof medium is required. In order to carry out my invention I
mix diatomaceous or infusorial earth with the clay, loam, argillaceous earth, river
mud, sediment or other material of which bricks are made. The materials when
thoroughly incorporated are moulded in the usual manner into bricks blocks
slabs or pipes of any required form. Where intended to be used as coverings for
boilers or steam pipes the material may be moulded in curvilinear form to fit the
parts intended to be protected. After having been moulded the articles are to be
burnt in kilns of suitable construction. The resulting product is a very light
fireproof brick, block, tile, slab or pipe possessing very high nonconducting
qualities.
Dated this 13th day of February 1893.
THOS. M. RYMER-JONES.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in the Manufacture of Refractory and Non-
conducting Bricks, Blocks, Tiles, Slabs, and Pipes.
I THOMAS MANSON RYMER-JONES Member of the Institution of Civil
Engineers Civil Engineer of 46 Richmond Gardens Uxbridge Road London W.
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:
My invention consists of an improvement in the manufacture of refractory &
nonconducting bricks, blocks, tiles, slabs and pipes of high fire resisting qualities
and great lightness suitable for furnace linings, fireproof partitions, boiler settings,
especially on board ship where weight is an objection, coverings for boilers, steam
pipes and other purposes where a nonconducting and fireproof medium is required.
In order to carry out my invention I mix diatomaceous or infusorial earth with the
clay, loam, argillaceous earth, river-mud, sediment or other material of which
bricks are made. The materials when thoroughly incorporated are moulded in the
usual manner into bricks, blocks, slabs or pipes of any required form. When
intended to be used as coverings for boilers or steampipes the material may be
moulded in curvilinear forms to fit the parts intended to be protected. After
having been moulded the articles are to be burnt in kilns of any suitable
construction.
The resulting product is a very light fireproof brick possessing very high non-
conducting qualities.

page_text: Having now described & ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
The use of diatomaceous earth for making light nonconducting bricks, blocks,
slabs, tiles or pipes.
Dated this 14th dox of November 1802