IMPROVEMENTS IN FRAMES OR MOULDS FOR CONSTRUCTING OR BUILDING CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS WALLS AND BLOCKS
Year: 1884

page_text: I WILLIAM THOMPSON of Evesham Road Stratford upon Avon in the County
of Warwick Architect and Surveyor do hereby declare the nature of the said
invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN FRAMES OR MOULDS FOR CONSTRUCTING OR
BUILDING CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS WALLS AND BLOCKS to be as follows:-
My Invention has for its objects the effecting of economy in cost of constructing
or building concrete foundations Walls and blocks by forming them hollow or
cellular or partly so.
In order to effect the herein-before mentioned objects I construct moveable
frames or moulds of wood or other suitable materials a portion of the frames or
moulds are constructed to form the exterior faces of the foundations walls and
blocks and another portion of the frames or moulds are constructed to form the
hollows or cells within the foundations walls and blocks.
The frames or moulds may be placed at the desired spaces from each other-
varying with the nature of the works to be done in concrete.
The inner and outer portions of the frames or moulds are secured at the desired'
spaces from each other by screws and metal bars or plates having slots or holes by
which the frames or moulds may be set and fixed to suit various thicknesses of
foundations walls and blocks desired.
The concrete is placed in the spaces between the frames or
moulds.
As the concrete sets or hardens the frames or moulds may be removed and re-set
on the foundations or walls and the spaces between the frames or moulds filled
again with concrete and so on to the height desired.

page_text: I WILLIAM THOMPSON of Evesham Road Stratford upon Avon in the County
of Warwick Architect and Surveyor do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN FRAMES OR MOULDS FOR CONSTRUCTING OR
BUILDING CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS WALLS & BLOCKS and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
"
My Invention has for its objects the effecting of economy in cost of constructing
or Building Concrete Foundations Walls and Blocks by forming them hollow or
Cellular or partly so.
In order to effect the herein-before mentioned objects I construct moveable
Frames Moulds or Apparatus of Wood or other suitable Materials in combination
therewith, one portion of the Frames Moulds or Apparatus is constructed to form
the exterior faces of the Foundations Walls and Blocks and another portion of
the Frames or Moulds as a core (which I call the inner frames or Moulds) are
constructed to form the hollows cells or cavities within the Foundations Walls
and Blocks.
The Frames or Moulds may be placed at the desired spaces from each other.
varying with the nature of the works to be done in concrete.
The inner and outer frames or moulds are secured at the desired spaces from
each other by screwpins and nuts and Metal bars, or plates having slots or holes
by which the frames or Moulds may be set and fixed to suit various thicknesses of
Foundations Walls and Blocks as desired.
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The concrete is placed in the spaces between the frames, Moulds or Apparatus.
As the concrete sets or hardens the Frames Moulds or Apparatus may be taken
apart removed and re-set on the newly constructed Foundations or Walls and the
spaces between the Frames or Moulds filled again with concrete as before and so
on to the height desired or otherwise.
5.
The inner Frames or Moulds as a core may be used conjointly with other
Apparatus in constructing hollow walls. which are used in forming solid Walls in
concrete.
In order that my said Invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect reference is hereby made to the accompanying .drawings in which like
letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures."
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Fig. 1 Sheet 1. Is a plan shewing the Frames Moulds or Apparatus in position to
receive concrete Figs. 2 and 3 are Elevations Figs. 4 and 5 are sections shewing
a portion of Wall constructed in concrete A. A outer portions of Frame Mould or
Apparatus B the inner Frame or Mould as a core c. c. c. c are four moveable,
Bides c2. c 2. c 2. c 2. are cuttings out in sides to form corbels in concrete on which;
partly to set the moulds as the work is carried upwards d. d. wood secured to iron
plates e. e. having their ends bent at right angles to fit in the notches cut in the
wood strips g. g. g. g. which are nailed or screwed to the sides c. c. c. c.-f. f. are
thumb screws passing through d. d. and e. e. and screwed into sides c. c. firmly
'securing the four sides of Mould as a core together fl. fl. are thumb screws for
securing c 1. c 1. in position for forming openings in concrete between the cells and
also fixing spaces between inner moulds h. h. metal bars having slots or holes for 4
securing frames for various thicknesses of Walls desired i. i. i. slots j.j.j. wood
secured to metal bars h. h. h. partly to keep inner Moulds in position k. k. k. k.
screw pins and nuts . . guides (to be screwed on to outer frames when walls are

page_text: sufficiently high for their use) m. m. set screws w. w. wood pads o. o. o. o. iron
plates forming part of outer frames having slots or holes corresponding with slots
or holes in bars h. h. B 1. on plan shews the thumb screws f1. fl. securing c. 1. cl
in position.
Fig. 6 Is a plan of underside of board for covering the tops of inner moulds to
prevent concrete from falling therein a. underside b. b. ledges nailed on.
Fig 7 Is a section of covering board a. top b. b. ledges c. c. Sides of inner
moulds.
Fig. 8 Wooden tool for use in filling in and making concrete solid between
moulds or frames.
Fig. 1. Sheet 2. Is a plan of frame or mould for constructing or manufacturing
hollow concrete blocks Fig. 2. Is an Elevation and Fig. 3. a Section. A. A outer
frame or mould B. B. B. inner frame or mould c. c. c. c. are four moveable sides—
d. d. d. d. wood secured to iron plates e. e. e. e. having their ends bent at right
angles to fit in the notches cut in the wood strips g. g. g. g. which are nailed or
screwed to the sides c. c. c. c.-f. f. f. f. are thumb screws passing through d. and e.
and screwed into sides c. c. firmly securing the four sides of Mould as a core together
f1. fl. thumb screws securing cl. c 1. in position for forming holes in concrete
between cells and also spaces between the inner moulds h. h. h. metal bars
having slots or holes for securing frames for various thicknesses of blocks desired
i. i. i. slots k. k. k. screwpins and nuts 1. 1. boards forming bottom of frames
m. m. ledges. n. n. n. iron plates forming part of outer frame having slots or
holes to correspond with the slots or holes in bars h. h. h.
Fig. 4 Is a section of a concrete Block.
Fig 5 Is a plan of a concrete Block.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. The manufacture and use of moveable frames moulds or Apparatus for forming
the exterior faces of concrete Foundations and Walls independently of or conjointly
with the inner frames or moulds as a core as and for the purposes described and
shewn on the drawings of Sheet N° 1.
2. The manufacture and use of the inner frames or moulds as a core independently
of or conjointly with the frames, moulds or Apparatus for forming the exterior
faces of Foundations and Walls as and for the purposes described and shewn on
the drawings of Sheet No 1.
3. The manufacture and use of moveable frames or moulds for constructing or
manufacturing hollow concrete blocks as and for the purposes described and shewn
on the drawings of Sheet N° 2.
4. The manufacture and use of the several and respective parts forming my
Improvements in frames moulds or Apparatus for constructing or Building concrete
Foundations Walls and Blocks substantially as hereinbefore described and shewn
on the drawings.
Dated this 17th day of November 1884.