Improved Non-slipping Wood Pavement.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Feb., 1889
Complate Spanification Left 15th Aud 1889 Accepted. 21st Sept. 1839
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Non-slipping Wood Pavement.
I WALTER ALBERT WILLIAMS of High Street Bromley Kent Architect do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to wood pavement and the object thereof is to lay such pave-
ment in such a manner as to afford a better foothold for horses, and thus avoid the
liability of slipping so common in the present method adopted.
The foundation upon which I place the Wood Blocks would be a concrete floated bed
of such thickness as the exigences of the situation demands..
The Wood Blocks may be manufactured of yellow deal or other foreign hard wood,
well, and properly creosoted, and in size 6 inches deep, 9 inches long, and 3 inches
wide. I place the Blocks on the floated concrete foundation, with bevelled end, and
grain upwards and half inch slips between each row of Blocks, the said slips are
removed after Blocks are placed in position and the space or cavity is then filled up
to the depth of 3 inches with boiling lava cement or asphalte, the remaining space is
then grouted with sand and cement to bottom of the V joint.
Dated this 18th day of February 1889.
JAMES WELLING,
London, Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Non-slipping Wood Pavement.
I WALTER ALBERT WILLIAMS Architect of High Street Bromley in the County of
Kent 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 relates to the use of Wooden Blocks for pavement purposes, of such
shape that when laid, they insure a better foothold for horses and cattle, in addition to
more readily allowing the escape of rain or surface water along the grooves formed by
the manner the blocks are laid.
It is designed to prevent the slipping of animals during wet weather, and to enable
them more easily to drag their load, through having a better grip, or foothold
of the pavement and giving them greater confidence thereby.
The foundation upon which I place the Wood Blocks would be a concrete floated
bed of such thickness as the exigences of the situation demands.
The Wood Blocks are manufactured from yellow deal, or other foreign hard woods,
hardened and creosoted, and I place them on the concrete foundation, with bevelled
end and grain upward, the space or cavity betwixt each Block being filled in with
boiling lava cement, or concrete, wholly or part, then grouted with sand and cement
to bottom of the groove (a).
Fig. I. is a plan of Wood block, laid shewing the longitudinal grooves (a).
Fig. II. is a section of the same, shewing the same grooves (a) with the side edges
rounded and the concrete cement bed (b) upon which it is laid.
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Fig. III. is the section of the Wood Block when chamfered, instead of rounded, on
the edge, and laid on same concrete bed (B).
Fig. IV. shows a plan of the Wood blocks laid with the grooves (a) longitudinal
and transverse.
Fig. V. shews grooves (a) running diagonally.
Fig. VI. shews grooves (a) running diagonally and transversely.

page_text: It is obvious however that a variety of forms of Wood Block may be adopted, and I
would particularly point out that the hexagonal, or octagonal form would be suitable,
on account of the readiness in which the Block would be adaptable to the adjoining
ones.
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 1
claim is
First. The adoption of Wooden Blocks for a pavement, such blocks being chamfered,
or rounded on the upper surface so as to form a groove, or grooves longitudinally,
transversely, or diagonally, with the adjoining or surrounding similar Blocks, and
placed on concrete cement, or other suitable foundation, substantially as described and
shewn in the drawings."
Dated t