Improvements in Bricks for Pavements and Floors.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Sept., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 26th May, 1892-Accepted, 2nd July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bricks for Pavements and Floors.
I JOSEPH HAMBLET the younger of Piercy Blue Brick Tile and Pipe Works
West Bromwich in the County of Stafford Brick Tile and Pipe Manufacturer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In bricks for pavements and floors it is customary in order to improve or
increase their foothold to make on their treading surfaces raised parts or
projections of a lozenge or other shape so as to form an ornamental raised pattern
on the treading surface or face of the brick.
According to my invention I effect the same object by making in the treading
face of the brick a series of holes depressions or indentations of any desired shape
and size and preferably arranged to form an ornamental pattern the said holes
depressions or indentations being formed in the treading face or faces of the brick
in the moulding operation.
The holes depressions or indentations in the treading face or faces of the brick
may be allowed to be filled with grit after the bricks have been laid; or the said
holes depressions or indentations may be filled up before the bricks are laid with
any composition or material which will improve the foothold of the treading
surface of the brick such as cement india rubber iron, wood tar and asphalt.
The filled in material may either be situated at the same level as the treading
surface of the brick or slightly raised above the level of the said treading
surface.
Dated the 10th day of September 1891.
W. T. WHITEMAN,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bricks for Pavements and Floors.
1 JOSEPH HAMBLET the younger of Piercy Blue Brick Tile and Pipe Works,
West Bromwich in the County of Stafford, Brick Tile and Pipe Manufacturer do
hereby declare the nature of the said invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
In bricks, for pavements and floors it is customary in order to improve or
increase their foothold to make on their treading surfaces, raised parts or
projections of a lozenge or other shape so as to form an ornamental raised pattern
on the treading surface or face of the brick.
According to my invention I effect the same object by making in the treading
face of the brick a series of holes depressions or indentations of any desired shape
and size and preferably arranged to form an ornamental pattern, the said holes,
depressions or indentations being formed in the treading face or faces of the brick
in the moulding operation.
The holes, depressions or indentations in the treading face or faces of the brick
may be allowed to be filled with grit after the bricks have been laid; or the said
holes, depressions or indentations may be filled up before the bricks are laid with
any composition or material which will improve the foothold of the treading
surface of the brick, such as cement, india rubber, iron, lead, wood, tar and
asphalt.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents in isometrical or parallel

page_text: perspective a series of paving bricks laid for use, the treading faces of the said
bricks being made according to my invention.
Figure 2 represents in plan and longitudinal section one of the paving bricks
drawn to a larger scale and
Figure 3 represents another paving brick of the same kind as that represented
in Figure 2 but with smaller holes or depressions in its treading face.
The holes or depressions in the treading faces of the bricks are marked a, a and
have a circular figure in plan, the said holes or depressions extending a short
distance below the treading face or surface of the brick as will be seen by an
examination of the sectional views. The said holes or depressions are made in the
treading face of the brick during the moulding operation.
Although I have represented a paving brick, having in its treading face the
simplest kind of isoles or depressions or indentations and arranged equidistantly yet
I wish it to be understood that the shape, depth number and disposition of the
holes, depressions or indentations may be varied and they may be arranged to
form ornamental patterns in the treading face of the brick.
As before stated the holes depressions or indentations a, a in the treading face of
the bricks are filled or allowed to be filled with grit after the said bricks have
been laid or are filled up before being laid with one of the materials hereinbefore
enumerated or such other materials as will improve the foothold of the treading
surface. In the latter case the filled in material may either be situated at the
same level as the trending surface of the brick or slightly raised above the level
of the said treading surface.
Although I have only represented the paving bricks provided with one treading
face according to my invention yet both faces of the bricks may be treated in the
manner described so as to convert them into my improved treading faces.
My invention besides improving the foothold of the paving bricks also prevents
their scaling wholly or mainly, and the unsightly appearance due to the scaling
common to ordinary paving bricks is thereby avoided.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and the manner in which the same is to be performed. I declare that I claim
as my invention of "Improvements in bricks for pavements and floors" :—
Making in the treading face or treading faces of paving bricks a series of
holes, depressions or indentations of any desired shape, depth; size and arrangement
for the purpose of improving or increasing their foothold, substantially as herein
before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, whether the said
holes, depressions or indentations be filled or allowed to be filled with grit after
laying the bricks or be filled before laying the bricks with a material or
composition substantially of the kind hereinbefore described.
Dated the Twenty-fourth day of May 1892.