provements in the Construction of Partition Walls between Baths, and between the Dressing Boxes of Swimming Baths, and for other purposes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 20th July, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 15th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 5th June, 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Improvements in the Construction of Partition Walls between Baths,
and between the Dressing Boxes of Swimming Baths, and for
other purposes.
I, ALFRED HESSELL TILTMAN, of 6 John Street, Bedford Row in the County of
London, Architect, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention relates principally to an improved construction of brick to be used
in the building of partition walls between baths and between the dressing boxes of
swimming baths.
For this purpose I form a brick with two longitudinal grooves along the four
bedding faces thereof, the surface between such grooves being slightly below that of
the outer edges of the brick.
These bricks when bedded one above another form by the juxtaposition of their
grooves, spaces within which wires are laid longitudinally with mortar or cement and
the surfaces between said grooves, by their juxtaposition. form a space to receive a
comparatively thick body of mortar or cement which by forming one body with that
in the grooves firmly keys and secures the bricks in position into one homogeneous
wall without the necessity for any support along its top edge.
I also form T+ and shaped bricks with similar bedding faces to connect
said bricks with end walls. The faces of the bricks above described forming the wall
faces may both be glazed, or only one face may be glazed, whilst if desired they
may be without glaze.
These bricks may be used for the construction of walls of various kinds.
Improvements in the Construction of Partition Walls between Baths,
and between the Dressing Boxes of Swimming Baths, and for
other purposes.
I, ALFRED HESSELL TILTMAN, of John Street, Bedford Row, in the County of
London, Architect, 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 invention relates principally to an improved construction of brick to be used
in the building of partition walls between baths and between the dressing boxes of
swimming baths and for other similar purposes, whereby I am enabled to use a
thin brick, thereby economising space and reducing weight.

page_text: My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Fig. 1 is a plan of a brick constructed according to my invention.
Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same.
Fig. 3 is a plan of a block such as I use for connecting walls built with my bricks
with end walls.
Fig. 4 is a plan of an angular piece for connecting two of such walls at their
meeting edge.
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of part of a wall connected with an end wall constructed
of bricks and blocks made according to my invention.
As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the bricks are formed with two longitudinal
grooves a along the upper and lower bedding surfaces and along the ends thereof,
the surface between such grooves a being slightly below that of the outer edges e
of the brick.
These bricks, when bedded one above another, form, by the juxtaposition of their
grooves a, spaces within which wires or rods d may be laid longitudinally with
mortar or cement, and the surfaces between said grooves, by their juxtaposition,
form a space to receive a comparatively thick body of mortar or cement, which, by
forming one body with that in the grooves a, firmly keys and secures the bricks in
position into one homogeneous wall without the necessity for any support along its
top edge.
In addition to the blocks shown in Figs. 3 and 4, I may make blocks of shape
for connecting four walls meeting at one point, and I may make blocks of other
suitable forms.
In lieu of the wires d I may use other suitable forms of connecting pieces made of
stamped metal or other material.
The faces of the bricks and blocks above described forming the wall faces may be
glazed, or only one face may be glazed and, if desired, they may be made without
glaze.
I have found that a suitable size for the bricks is 9 inches long. 23 inches deep
and 2 inches in thickness.
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 :-
1. A partition wall constructed of bricks formed on their bedding surfaces with
two grooves a and intermediate surfaces somewhat below the outer surface of the
brick, substantially as herein shown and described.
2. The improvements in partition walls constructed of bricks and blocks substantially
as berein shown and described.
Dated this Lith done at Annil 1907
HARRIS & MILLS,
23 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.