A New or Improved Fire Lighter.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 9th Aug., 1889-Accepted, 9th Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Fire Lighter.
1, JOHN JEFFERAY of 185 Church Street Whitby in Yorkshire Bread & Biscuit
Baker do hereby declare the nature of my invention for A NEW OR IMPROVED FIRE
LIGHTER to be as follows:-
I take pieces or filletts of wood of any desired length and section and I arrange
them in such manner as will allow spaces or openings between each two pieces and
I secure them together in any convenient manner.
1 do not bind myself to any particular arrangement of the pieces or filletts of
wood employed but it is essential in any arrangement adopted that the pieces or filletts
of wood shall be vertical or angular or vertical and angular and that the spaces
or openings between the separate pieces be preserved.
I have found the following arrangements of the pieces or filletts of wood convenient
in practice that is to say:
:
In one I reamire the following or any similar lengths and sizes, viz.:
No. 1 size 5 inches long by of an inch square
No. 2 do. 5 do. do.
do.
do.
No. 3 size 1 inches long by 1 inch broad by g of an inch thick
No. 4 do. 1 do. do. 1
g do. do.
do.
I take 4 pieces of the No. 1 size, 2 pieces of the No. 2 size, 4 pieces of the No. 3
size and 2 pieces of the No. 4 size and I bind or secure them together in such a
manner that the 4 pieces of the No. 1 size when placed on their ends shall form the
four corners of a vertical, hollow rectangular figure the 2 pieces of the No. 2 size
I also place on their ends, midway between each two pieces of the No. 1 size that
form the corners of the two longer sides of the rectangular figure, but I make them to
lean or slope so that their tops shall rest against each other at the centre of the rectangle
and form a cone: I then place one of the 4 pieces of the No. 3 size between each
the rectangle
two of the 6 pieces already described as forming the two longer sides
at about the middle of their length and I place one of the pieces of the No. 4
size between each two pieces of the No. 1 size that form the corners of the two ends
or shorter sides of the rectangle and also at about the middle of their length and I
then bind or secure the whole in any convenient manner and I afterwards dip or
smear the ends in or with any readily combustible material and the lighter is ready
for use.
In a second arrangement I take two lots of say 4 pieces of the No. 1 or any other
convenient size and I make one lot of 4 pieces to slope or lean towards the second
lot of 4 pieces at any desired angle and in such a manner that the ends of each piece
in each side shall pass between two pieces of the opposite side and project a short
distance beyond them. I secure these two sides in their angular form in any
convenient manner and then I dip or smear the top in or with any suitable readily
combustible material and the lighter is complete and ready for use.
Dated this Eighth day of November 1888.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Fire Lighter.
I, JOHN JEFFERAY of 185 Church Street Whithy in the County of York Bread and
Biscuit Baker do hereby declare the nature of my invention for a NEW OR IMPROVED
FIRE LIGHTER and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
1 take pieces or filletts of wood of any desired lengths and sections and I arrange
then in such manner as will allow spaces or openings between each two of the longer
pieces employed and I secure them together in any convenient manner.
I have found the following arrangements of the pieces or filletts of wood
convenient in practice that is to say, For the First form or arrangement of the
Pieces or filletts of wood to constitute my new or improved Fire Lighter, I require
the following or any similar lengths or sizes:—that is to say No. 1 size 5" long by
"square No. 2 size 51" long by " square No. 3 size 1" long by 1" broad by g"
thick and No. 4 size 11" long by 14" broad by " thick.
I take 4 pieces of the No. 1 size, 2 pieces of the No. 2 size, 4 pieces of the No. 3
size and 2 pieces of the No. 4 size and I bind or secure them together in such a
manner that the 4 pieces of the No. 1 size when placed on their ends shall form the
four corners of a vertical hollow rectangular figure A Figure 1; the 2 pieces of the
No. 2 size also place on their ends midway between each 2 pieces of the No. 1
size that form the corners of the two longer sides of the rectangular figure, but I
make them to lean or slope so that their tops shall rest against each other at the
centre of the top of the rectangular figure, and by their union form a cone B Figure 1.
I then place one of the pieces of the No. 3 size between each two of the 6 pieces
(already described as forming the two longer sides of the rectangle) at about the
middle of their length C Figure 1 and I place one of the two pieces of the No. 4
size between each two pieces of the No. 1 size that form the corners of the two
shorter sides of the rectangle and also at about the middle of their length D
Figure 1 and I then bind or secure the whole in any convenient manner, after which
I dip or smear the ends in or with any readily combustible material such as rosin
or the like and the Lighter is ready for use. For a second arrangement of the
pieces or filletts of wood constituting my new or improved Fire Lighter I take two
lots of say 4 pieces each of the No. 1 size (already described) or any other convenient
size and I make one lot of 4 pieces to slope or lean towards the second lot of
4 pieces at any desired angle E Figure 2 and in such a manner that one of the
onds of three of the pieces in each side shall pass between two pieces of the opposito
side and so that all the pieces constituting either side of the New or Improved Fire
Lighter shall project a short distance beyond the opposite side F Figure 2. I
secure these two sides (in their angular form) in any convenient manner and then
dip or smear the ends in or with any readily combustible material such as rosin or the
like and the Fire Lighter is ready for use.
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
I claim is
The production of a Fire Lighter composed of pieces or filletts of wood arranged in
a vertical or angular, or vertical and angular position and in such manner that spaces
or openings are preserved between the pieces or filletts of wood employed. such spaces
or openings being for the purpose of promoting a proper distribution of the flame
proceeding from the burning of the wood, amongst and between the fuel composing
the fire.