An Improved Brick-cutting Table.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Aug., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 26th May, 1892-Accepted, 2nd July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Brick-cutting Table.
I, EDWIN PALMER LEE, of 29 The Parade, Tredegarville, Cardiff, in the
County of Glamorgan, Brick Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to brick-cutting tables, and consists in improvements
therein whereby an increased number of bricks are cut and economy in cost and
time in production effected.
According to this invention two sets of brick-cutting wires are employed and
fixed at opposite sides of the table which receives the section of clay to be
divided into bricks.
Over the table works a double-faced thrust plate which is reciprocated either
manually or otherwise.
The method of using the machine is as follows. A section of clay having been
run on to the table on one side of the thrust plate is, by operating the said plate,
impelled towards and through the cutting wires. Similarly, on the return stroke
of the thrust plate a second section of clay which has been meanwhile run on
to the table is divided into bricks by the cutting wires fixed as aforesaid on the
opposite side.
Dated this 26th day of August 1801
NICHOLAS WATTS,
Bristol Bank Buildings, Bristol, Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Brick-outting Table.
I, EDWIN PALMER LEE, of 29 The Parade, Tredegarville, Cardiff, in the
County of Glamorgan, Brick Manufacturer, 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 :-
This invention relates to brick-outting tables, and consists in improvements
therein whereby an increased number of bricks are cut and economy in cost and
time in production effected.
According to this invention two sets of brick-cutting wires are employed and
fixed at opposite sides of the table which receives the section of clay to be divided
into bricks.
Over the table works a double-faced thrust-plate which is reciprocated either
manually or otherwise.
The method of using the machine is as follows. A section of clay having been
run on to the table on one side of the thrust-plate is, by operating the said plate,
impelled towards and through the cutting wires. Similarly, on the return stroke
of the thrust-plate, a second section of clay which has been meanwhile run on to the
table is divided into bricks by the cutting wires fixed, as aforesaid, on the opposite
side.
In the sheet of drawings hereunto appended,
Fig. 1 represents a plan, Fig. 2 a side elevation and Fig. 3' an end view of a
brick-outting table constructed and arranged in accordance with my invention.
Two sets of cutting wires a are arranged at opposite sides of the table. Between
them is a double faced thrust-plate c capable of reciprocating over the face of the
table b. In the machine illustrated in the appended sheet of drawings the thrust-
plate c is operated through the medium of a hand lever d, reciprocatory motion
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page_text: being transmitted to the plate c through the toothed "quadrants" e and racks f.
As is obvious, however, the thrust-plate c-may be otherwise operated, and either
manually or mechanically.
The mass 9 of clay is fed on to the table 6 from the die of the pug mill in the
usual manner, the proper length of section being cut off, as is usual, by a wire h
operated by means of the handle.i.
A section of clay having been run on to the table bis, by operating the thrust-
plate c, as aforesaid, impelled towards and past the wires at one side of the table,
the section being thus divided into bricks. A fresh section of clay which has been
meanwhile run on to the table is, on the return stroke of the thrust-plate, divided
by the cutting wires at the opposite side of the table, and so on.
It will be seen that with a brick cutting appliance constructed and' operating as
above described, the output of bricks is greatly increased and economy in time and
labour effected.
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 I
claim is :
A brick-cutting machine having separate sets of cutting wires arranged at
opposite sides of a reciprocating, thrust-plate enabling a fresh section of clay to be
divided into bricks with each stroke of the thrust-plate alternately at opposite sides
thereof, substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying
sheet of illustrative drawings.
Dated this 25th day of May 1892
NICHOLAS WATTS,
Bristol Bank Buildings, Bristol, Chartered Patent Agent.