Improvements in and connected with Paving.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application. 28th Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 27th May, 1890-Accepted, 5th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Paving.
I AUGUSTUS ROVEDINO, Architect and Surveyor A.R.I.B.A. of 36 Grove Hill Road
Denmark Park Camberwell in the County of Surrey do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
Firstly. A wood paving block of original form and treatment.
Secondly. A similar wood paving block combined with concrete or other substance
the object & intention thereof being to lay such paving and of such form so as to
afford a secure foothold for horses and prevent the frequent occurrence of slipping
caused by the present wood or other paving now in use.
Thirdly. A paving brick for stabling cowhouses yards &c. of similar form and
treatment as wood paving block.
The wood blocks are proposed to be manufactured of sound yellow deal or foreign
hard wood such as Lignum Vitæ and to be 9 inches long 3 inches wide & 6 inches deep
and to be well creosoted and placed upon a Portland cement concrete foundation with
floated surface such as at present in use and of such thickness as may be found
desirable with the grain of wood blocks upwards and the upper surface of blocks to
be "Serrated" which application and name to the blocks 1 claim as part of my
invention.
The sides and ends of blocks farther to be cut so as to form when placed side by
side a double keyed dovetail with the connecting substance used in fixing them.
The blocks to have slips of wood placed between each layer as laid to be removed
when the blocks are in position and the intervening space about half an inch between
the wood blocks to be filled up with asphalte or with tar and fine gravel to the level of
surface or half the depth with the said asphalte or tar and gravel & the remaining part
well grouted in with Portland cement small pebbles & fine gravel.
In the wood paving block combined with concrete the blocks are to be fixed at
wider intervals and the space filled in either with Portland cement concrete or with
tar and coarse gravel well rammed & consolidated and then the whole surface grouted
with Portland cement and fine sand.
The paving brick to have the upper surface or the upper surface and sides Serrated
as in wood paving block and the sides or sides and ends below serrated surface to be
cast in mold so as to form a doubled keyed dovetail (as in wood paving block) with the
cement used in laying them and I claim the name "Serrated" as part of my invention
and to produce such bricks in marl containing peroxide of iron or in fire clay or slag
& Portland cement or in any other material which may appear or be found desirable
for the purposes of such said paving brick.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Paving.
I AUGUSTUS ROVEDINO Architect & Surveyor A.R.L.B.A. of 36 Grove Hill Road
Denmark Park Camberwell in the County of Surrey 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 :-
Firstly. A wood paving block of original form and treatment.
Secondly. A similar wood paving block combined with concrete or other substance
the object & intention thereof being to lay such paving and of such form so as to
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page_text: afford a secure foothold for horses & prevent the frequent occurrence of slipping caused
by the present wood or other paving now in use.
Thirdly. A paving brick for stabling, cowhouses yards &c. of similar form and
treatment as wood paving block..
The wood blocks are proposed to be manufactured of sound yellow deal or foreign
hard wood such as Lignum Vitæ and to be 9 inches long 3 inches wide and six inches
deep and to be well creosoted & placed upon a Portland cement concrete foundation
with floated surface such as at present in use and of such thickness as may be found
desirable with the grain of wood blocks upwards and the upper surface of blocks to
be "Serrated" which application and name to the blocks I claim as part of my
invention.
The sides and ends of blocks further to be cut so as to form when placed side by
side a double keyed dovetail with the connecting substance used in fixing them.
The blocks to have slips of wood placed between each layer as laid to be removed
when the blocks are in position and the intervening space about half an inch between
the wood blocks to be filled up with asphalte or with tar and fine gravel to the level
of surface or half the depth with the said asphalte or tar and gravel and the remaining
part well grouted in with Portland cement small pebbles & fine gravel.
In the wood paving block combined with concrete the blocks are to be fixed at
wider intervals and the space filled in either with Portland cement concrete or with
tar & coarse gravel well ramined and consolidated and then the whole surface grouted
with Portland cement and fine sand.
The paving brick to have the upper surface or the upper surface & sides "Serrated"
as in wood paving block and the sides or sides and ends below serrated surface to be
cast in mold so as to form a double keyed dovetail (as in wood paving block) with the
cement used in laying them and I claim the name "Serrated" as part of my invention
and to produce such bricks in marl containing peroxide of iron or in fire clay or slag
and Portland cement or in any other material which may appear or be found desirable
for the purposes of such said paving brick.
Fig. No. 1. shews longitudinal transverse section of wood paving block.
Fig. No. 2. shews longitudinal & transverse section of wood paving block combined
with concrete.
Fig. Nos. 3. 4 & 5. plan shewing single "Serrated." Continuous "Serrated" &
double "Serrated" treatment of the wood block.
Fig. No. 6. shews longitudinal & transverse section of paving brick with the
"Serrated" treatment.
Further the wood paving blocks or paving bricks could be laid diagonally or
herringbone wise with the going way of roadway or paving.
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
Firstly. A wood paving block of original treatment & form and to which treatment
and form I have given the name of "Serrated" and claim as part of my invention.
Secondly. A paving brick for stabling cowhouses yards &c. of similar treatment and
form as wood paving block to which treatment and form I have given the name
"Serrated" and claim as part of my invention all as fully described in the Specification
& as delineated on the drawings.
Dated this 97th dev. of Mt000
AUGUSTUS ROVEDINO.