Improvements in or relating to Street Pavements, Floors, Platforms, Steps, or the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 30th Nov., 1893-Accepted, 30th Dec., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Street Pavements, Floors, Platforms,
Steps, or the like.
We, SAMUEL MCDOUGALL of 68 Port Street, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, and ROBERT PARRY of Westcote, Hoole, in the County of Chester,
Paving Set Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in street pavements, sidewalks,
floors, platforms, steps, and other places subjected to the wear and tear of vehicular
or pedestrian traffic.
The object of the invention is to produce a pavement, floor, etcetera, which, while
possessing all the advantages of silence and elasticity provided by the ordinary wood
pavement, will possess the additional advantage of providing greater durability and
a better grip for the feet.
In carrying our invention into effect, the plan we prefer is to construct blocks of
natural, artificial or compressed wood or other suitable material with the grain so
placed as to be most suitable for the purpose and having on their upper surface a
number of holes or recesses of a square or other shape. Into each of these holes
we insert a plug or peg of wood (partly or wholly extending through the same)
with the grain so placed as to resist the greatest amount of wear. The upper ends
of these pegs may be flush with the block or project a short distance above it. The
blocks are provided with any suitable number of these pegs which may be of any
suitable wood, either natural, artificial or compressed.
Dated this 1st day of March 1893.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Street Pavements, Floors, Platforms,
Steps, or the like.
We, SAMUEL MCDOUGALL of 68, Port Street, Manchester in the County of
Lancaster and ROBERT PARRY of Westcote, Hoole in the County of Chester,
Paving Set Manufacturers, 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 certain improvements in street pavements, sidewalks,
floors, platforms, steps, and other places subjected to the wear and tear of vehicular
or pedestrian traffic.
The object of the invention is to produce a pavement, floor, etcetera, which, while
possessing all the advantages of silence and elasticity provided by the ordinary wood
pavement, will possess the additional advantage of providing greater durability and
a better grip for the feet.
In carrying our invention into effect, the plan we prefer is to construct blocks or
planks of natural, artificial or compressed wood or other suitable material with the
grain so placed as to be most suitable for the purpose and having on their upper
surface a number of holes or recesses of a round, square or other shape. Into
each of these holes we insert a plug or peg of wood or other like material (partly
or wholly extending through the same) with the grain so placed as to resist the
greatest amount of wear. The upper ends of these pegs may be flush with the.

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block or plank or project a short distance above it. The blocks or planks are
provided with any suitable number of these pegs. The blocks or planks and
pegs may be of any suitable wood or fibrous material, either natural, artificial
or compressed, and creosoted or treated by any, wood preserving process or
otherwise....
The accompanying drawing shows a view of an example of our paving block and
plank constructed according to our invention, a portion of the block or set in one of
the figures being cut away to disclose one of the pegs.
In this
:
A, is the block or plank; B, the plugs or pegs projecting a short distance above
it. It is obvious that the block or plank may be any suitable size, and provided
with any convenient number of these plugs or pegs.
'
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-
1. An improved block, plank or set for pavements, floors, platforms, steps or the
like, consisting of a body entirely of wood or other like material and having in it
a.series of holes provided with plugs or pegs of wood or the like with their grain
preferably so placed as to resist the greatest amount of wear, substantially as
described.
2. As an improved article of manufacture, the block, plank or set for pavements,
floors, platforms, steps or the like, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 29th day of November 1893.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, and London, Patent Agents.