An Improvement in Artificial Fuel.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Sept., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 16th July, 1895-Accepted, 14th Sept., 1895
I, WILLIAM BAKER HARTRIDGE, of 28 Victoria Street, Westminster, in the
County of London, Lithographer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
In my Specification No. 12389 of 1893 I have described artificial fuel of a
composite kind, each block or piece consisting of an outer casing of carbonaceous
matter of a kind that burns somewhat slowly with an internal charge of coal of
more or less bituminous character, so that when the piece is heated, the gas evolved
from the internal coal exudes through the pores of the casing and burns with a
flame outside.
According to my present invention, I make these pieces in suitable lengths of
comparatively small cross section, and placing several of these lengths parallel
with intervals between them I cement on them, by pitch or the like, another set of
lengths laid crosswise on the former, and so on, thus building up in several layers
a faggot of the fuel pieces with free passage for air between the pieces.
This faggot in an ordinary fire place will serve as fuel for a considerable time.
I prefer to impregnate the lower layer of the pieces with tar, rosin, paraffin or
other readily combustible matter so that it can be easily kindled and thus serve as.
a fire lighter.
Dated this 18th day of September 1894.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
An Improvement in Artificial Fuel.
I, WILLIAM BAKER HARTRIDGE, of 28 Victoria Street, Westminster, in the
County of London, Lithographer, 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 :-
In my Specification No. 12389 of 1893 I have described artificial fuel of a
composite kind, each block or piece consisting of an outer casing of carbonaceous
matter of a kind that burns somewhat slowly with an internal charge of coal of
more or less bituminous character, so that when the piece is heated, the gas evolved
from the internal coal exudes through the pores of the casing and burns with a
flame outside.
According to my present invention, I make these pieces in suitable lengths of
comparatively small cross section, and placing several of these lengths parallel
with intervals between them. I cement on them, by pitch or the like, another set
of lengths laid crosswise on the former, and so on, thus building up in several
layers a faggot of the fuel pieces with free passage for air between the pieces.
This faggot in an ordinary fire place will serve as fuel for a considerable time.
The accompanying drawing shews by way of example a faggot such as is above
described, consisting of three upper longitudinal pieces A and three lower
D

page_text: longitudinal pieces B separated by four transverse pieces C. The number of pieces
in each layer may however be varied.
I prefer to impregnate the lower layer of the pieces with tar, rosin, paraffin, or
other readily combustible matter so that it can be easily kindled and thus serve as
a fire lighter.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manuer the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
A faggot consisting of longitudinal and transverse pieces of artificial fuel of the
kind described in the Specification No. 12389 of 1893, substantially as and for the
purpose set forth.
Dated this 16th day of July 1895.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.