Improvements in the Manufacture of "Brick" or Briquette Fuel.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Lelt, 24th Nov., 1891-Accepted, 24th Dec., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of "Brick" or Briquette Fuel.
We, HAROLD MARK CARTER, of Cumberland House, Headingley, Leeds, in
the County of York, Solicitor and CHARLES EDWARD FRASER, of Weetwood,
Leeds, in the County aforesaid Stockbroker, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of what is commonly
known as "block fuel" being a combination of ingredients mixed together and
afterwards compressed, solified and formed into a
brick briquette" or block.
According to this our invention we employ in the manufacture of the aforesaid
"bricks," briquettes or blocks a mixture of pitch, and coke breeze," which
latter is the screenings" of coke, or coke ground, or granulated to the. requisite
degree or fineness.
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The two substances are then to be thoroughly mixed and afterwards compressed
and solified and formed into the requisite shape by any of the well known machines
employed for brick or briquette making, we have found that from 6 to 8 parts of
pitch and 92 to 94 parts of breeze" or about such proportions give good practical
results but we do not limit ourselves thereto such proportions may be varied
according to requirements.
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WALTER BRIERLEY,
Central Chambers, Halifax.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of "Brick" or Briquette Fuel.
We HAROLD MARK CARTER of Cumberland House, Headingley, Leeds in the
County of York Solicitor and CHARLES EDWARD FRASER of Weetwood, Leeds,
in the County aforesaid Stockbroker 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 improvements in the manufacture of what is commonly
known as block fuel being a combination of ingredients mixed together and
afterwards compressed, solified and formed into a "brick," "briquette" or block.
According to this our invention we employ in the manufacture of the aforesaid
" bricks,"
"briquettes
or blocks a mixture of pitch, and coke "breeze," which
latter is the screenings of coke, or coke ground or granulated to the requisite degree
of fineness.
The two substances are then to be thoroughly mixed and afterwards compressed
and solified and formed into the requisite shape by any of the well known machines
employed for brick or briquette making, we have found that from 6 to 8 parts of
pitch and 92 to 94 parts of "breeze" or about such proportions give good practical
results but we do not limit ourselves thereto such proportions may be varied
according to requirements.
Such being the nature of our said invention the following is a complete
description of same.
According to this our invention we employ in the manufacture of the aforesaid
"bricks" briquettes or blocks a mixture of pitch, and coke "breeze" which
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latter is the screenings of coke, or coke ground or granulated to the requisite
degree or fineness.
The two substances are then to be thoroughly mixed and afterwards compressed.
and solified and formed into the requisite shape by any of the well known machines
employed for brick or briquette making, we have found that from 6 to 8 parts of
pitch and 92 to 94 parts of "brecze" or about such proportions give good practical
results but we do not limit ourselves thereto such proportions may be varied
according to requirements.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
The improved manufacture of brick or briquettes wherein is employed a
combination of ingredients coke breeze and pitch as herein described.
Dated this 23rd day of November 1891.
HAROLD MARK CARTER.
CHARLES EDWARD FRASER.
By their Agent, Walter Brierley,
Bank Chambers, Waterhouse Street, Halifax.