IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF GAS RETORTS
Year: 1884

page_text: I, GEORGE KING HARRISON of the Lye, Stourbridge, in the County of Worcester,
Manufacturer of Fire-Clay Goods do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF GAS RETORTS
" to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object the construction of gas retorts in such a manner
that while they possess all the advantages of brick retorts, they are much more
easily put together and repaired than any hitherto in use.
The invention consists in making the retorts circumferentially in four segments,
a number of which, breaking joint, are connected together to form the length of
the retort. The top and bottom segments are interchangeable and the sides are
also interchangeable. The segments have rabbeted edges and are made so as to
correspond the one with the other, and are made longitudinally of about eighteen
inches long, but are not confined to any particular length. The four segments
forming the thick, or mouthpiece end of the retort, are not only rabbeted at their
edges, but the two forming the upper and lower portions have indents formed
therein, while the two side pieces have projections which fit into the said indents,
so that when the mouthpiece is bolted on, the tightening of the screws draws the
mouthpiece and the segments close together, thereby making the whole sound and
preventing the too common occurrence of the retort cracking at or about the neck.
The invention is equally applicable to either oval, round or D shaped retorts..

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I, GEORGE KING HARRISON of The Lye Stourbridge, in the County of Worcester,
Manufacturer of Fire Clay Goods do hereby declare the nature of my invention
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF CAS RETORTS and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement, reference being had to the accompanying
drawings and to the letters and figures marked thereon, that is to say :—
This invention has for its object the construction of gas retorts in such a manner
that while they possess all the advantages of brick retorts, they are much more
easily put together and repaired than any hitherto in use.
The drawings consist of Fig 1 which is an elevation of the front end of an oval
retort, Fig 2 a side elevation of a part of the same retort, Fig 3 a section of it
through A, B, of Fig 2 and Fig 4 a vertical sectional elevation through the centre
of Fig 1. Fig 5 is an elevation of the front end of a round retort, Fig 6 being a
side elevation of part of it. Fig 7 is an elevation of the front end of a D retort
and Fig 8 is a side elevation of a part of the same.
The invention consists in making the retorts circumferentially in four segments
CDE and F, a number of which breaking joint, are connected together to forin
the length of the retort. The top and bottom segments C and D are inter-
changeable and the sides E and F are also interchangeable. The segments have
rabbeted edges as at G and are made so as to correspond, the one with the other,
and are made longitudinally of about 18 inches long, but are not confined to any
particular length. The four segments forming the thick or mouthpiece end of the
retort are not only rabbeted at their edges, but the two forming the upper and
lower portions have indents H formed therein, while the two side pieces have
projections I which fit into the said indents, so that when the mouthpiece is bolted
on, the tightening of the screws draws the mouthpiece and the segments close
together, thereby making the whole sound and preventing the too common
occurrence of the retort cracking at or about the neck.
The invention is equally applicable to either oval, round or D shaped retorts, as
shown on the drawings, with the exception that the top and bottom pieces of a
D retort are not interchangeable.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is,
The construction of clay retorts the segments of which are rabbeted, and also
indented where indicated, and as herein described and and shown on the drawings.
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W. H. BENNETT,
Agent for the Applicant.