Improvements in Marking and Punching Roofing Tiles.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Aug., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 22nd May, 1894-Accepted, 18th Aug., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Marking and Punching Roofing Tiles.
I, CHARLES MANCHIP, Taunton Road, Bridgwater, Clerk do hereby declare-
the nature of this invention to be as follows:
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The improvements, which constitute this invention, relate to that class of tile
made by machine or otherwise from clay which are punched or pierced and.
marked at one and the same operation by a long bar with punches and markers
attached according to this invention the bar, whereby the punches and markers
are carried, is attached to the cutting-off table-preferably to the ends and working
in guides.
The end spindles, which are rigidly connected with the bar, by means of bolts
or otherwise work through two or more guides firmly fixed to the cutting-off
table.
The whole of the markers and punches are firmly fixed to the bar and are
actuated, by the person working the table, at the same time as cutting the tiles, so-
that the whole or any number of the tiles are punched and marked at one and the-
same time.
Under a modification the bar may be worked without the cutting table.
Dated this 10th day of At 1802
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Marking and Punching Roofing Tiles.
I CHARLES MANCHIP of Taunton Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, Clerk in the-
employ of The Somerset Trading Company, Limited 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 :-
The object of this invention is to devise a device by means of which, tiles, made.-
by machine or otherwise, of clay can be stamped with the maker's name or trade
mark and holes punched in them for nailing, at one operation. The invention is-
applicable to many kinds of roofing and flooring tiles, but I will describe it with
reference to punching and marking fire plaintiles.
The drawing attached shews the invention.
A is a long bar or rod, preferably of iron, with holes at each end through which.
spindles B B pass; CC are springs fitting loosely round the spindles ; D D are
the stays fixing the apparatus to the cutting off table by the bolts E E;.
FFFFFFF F F F are ten punches, preferably of brass, arranged to perforate
fire tiles-with two holes each. These punches are firmly fixed to the bar A and
are preferably round and shouldered with a view to making countersunk holes in.
the tiles.
G G G G G are five markers or stamps, preferably of brass, arranged to mark
fire tiles. These markers are firmly fixed to the bar A. The markers can.
have any required words or devices cut on their lower surfaces to impress on.
the tiles.
In practice the operator presses down the bar A smartly, thus driving the
punches F through the tiles and leaving the impression of the markers G on the

page_text: surface of the tiles. On releasing the pressure of the hand the springs C C cause.
the bar A to spring back to its original position.
The before described apparatus may be modified without departing from the
spirit of the invention; for example, the bar A may be worked without the cutting
table or it can be used without punches or without markers.
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-
1. The improvement in marking and punching tiles at one operation, substantially
as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
2. The apparatus for effecting the same substantially as described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawing.
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CHARLES MANCHIP.