Improvements in Bricks and Tiles for Building Purposes.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Jan., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 14th Oct., 1898-Accepted, 19th Nov., 1898
Improvements in Bricks and Tiles for Building Purposes.
CHARLES HOWARD COLLINS, 48, Hockley Hill, Birmingham, Stud Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My improvement consists in the shape or conformation of a brick, which when
built into its place, éffectually conceals, and protects from outside influences, the
interstices of mortar or cement, which bind and adhere the different courses of
masonry or brickwork together and which are usually exposed.
To effect this purpose, I form the brick of the usual rectangular shape, but
provided with a fillet or bead on two or more of its edges. The better to illus-
trate my method I submit a sheet of drawings.
Fig. 1, is a perspective view of a brick used as a stretcher, Fig. 2, is a per-
spective view of a brick used as a header, as in contra distinction to the stretchers,
or bricks which are placed end to end while Fig. 3, shows a portion of masonry
with the bricks in place.
By referring to the drawing Fig. 1, it will be seen that the front side of the
brick is formed with a fillet or bead, running around two sides or edges
and in the case of a header brick, Fig. 2, the one end is similarly provided, or
in the case of a wall, of which one brick lengthways equals the thickness of the
wall, a fillet or bead would be formed at each end of the brick. By referring to
the drawing Fig. 3, it will be seen, that as each course of bricks is laid and em-
bedded in mortar, or cement, or any other binding material the joint is success-
fully sealed, covered, and protected on the front side. This fillet or bead, can be
of any desired.section, and the outer surface of the bead can be formed into, or
elaborated with, any ornamental design. The bricks can be made of either
ordinary clay, fire clay, blue brick, glazed brick, or of terra cotta, and can be
of the usual form, or in the shape of tiles, such as are used for the front of fire
places or cooking ranges. For use in lavatories or similar places they would be
clean and effective in use, as well as ornamental in appearance.
This arrangement would be particularly useful in the case of end walls of
buildings, and tall chimneys which are constantly exposed to the inclemency of
the weather and would obviate the necessity of the periodically renewing of the
mortar or cement in the jointing. While mentioning only in this specification,
the usual form of brick, it will be understood, that it is equally applicable to
other forms, which are used for arches, coping, and for similar purposes.
Dated this Fourteenth day of January 1898.

page_text: the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
My improvement consists in the shape or conformation of a brick or tile, which
when built into its place, effectually conceals and protects from outside influences
the interstices of mortar or cement, which bind and adhere the different courses
of masonry and brickwork together, and which are usually exposed. To effect
this purpose, I form the brick or tile of the usual rectangular shape, but pro-
vided with a fillet or bead upon one, two or more of its edges, and the better to
illustrate the accomplishment of this object, I submit a sheet of drawings.
Fig. 1, is a front elevation of a portion of masonry, showing the bricks in
position. Fig. 2, is a vertical section through Fig. 1, and Fig. 3, is a horizontal
section through Fig. 1. Fig. 4, is a front elevation showing tiles when fixed in
position, Fig. 5, is a vertical section through Fig. 4, and Fig. 6, is a horizontal
section through Fig. 4. By referring to the drawings it will be clearly seen,
that as each course of bricks or tiles is laid or embedded in mortar, cement, or
any other binding material, the joint is successfully sealed, covered, and pro-
tected, on the front or exposed side. This fillet or bead can be of any desired
section, and the outer surface of the bead or fillet can be formed into, and elabo-
rated with, any ornamental design. In the Figs. 1, 2 & 3, I have shown the
bricks laid longitudinally and in the form technically termed stretchers, but in
the case of bricks embedded with the ends set to the front face of the wall, and
which are usually termed headers, it would of course be the end of the brick
which would be provided with the fillet or bead. The bricks or tiles can be made
of either ordinary clay, fire clay, blue brick, glazed bricks or of terra cotta, or of
any material of which bricks or tiles are usually made, or in the form of such
tiles as are used for the front of fire-places or cooking ranges, and for use in
lavatories and similar places, would be clean and effective in use, as well as
ornamental in appearance. This arrangement would be particularly useful in
the case of end walls of buildings, and tall chimneys, which are constantly exposed
to the inclemency of the weather, and would obviate the necessity of the periodi-
cally renewal of the mortar or cement in the jointing.
While mentioning only in this specification, the usual form of brick or tile,
it will be understood that it is equally applicable to other forms of bricks or tiles,
such as are used for arches, coping, and for other similar purposes.
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:
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1. The combination of the fillet or bead with the brick or tile, for the purpose
of effectually sealing and protecting the joints substantially as described, and
illustrated by the drawings.
Dated this 13th dar of October 1908
CHARLES HOWARD COLLINS.