Improvements in or connected with Fire Lighters.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 18th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 21st Mar, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Fire Lighters.
We, HERBERT MILLER GORSUCH of 27 Church Road, Homerton, Clerk, and
RICHARD HARRINGTON of 2 Overbury Street Clapton Park, Porter both in the
County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The invention relates to improvements in fire lighters, and has for its object to
obtain a lighter which will be simple, inexpensive to produce and especially
efficient in use, inasmuch as there will be no liability for the various members
thereof to fall apart, until the device is entirely consumed.
In carrying the invention into effect a suitable number of sticks of equal length
are employed, and these sticks are arranged in the form of the letter V, the sticks
forming one side of the V being arranged alternately with those forming the other
side thereof.
These sticks are arranged in this manner upon a suitable form and they are all
rigidly connected together by means of nails two being driven from each side
thereof, so that the two parts of the V are rigidly connected together without
possibility of shifting.
The device formed in this manner is partially or entirely dipped in melted resin
or other suitable material calculated to promote combustion when it is ready for the
market.
In order to light a fire, a lighter of the character above described is placed in the
grate in an erect position that is to say upon the small end of the V and the fuel is
piled in and around the same.
The peculiar form of the device causes a considerable surface of wood to be
introduced amongst the fuel and the lighter is thus rendered very efficient whilst
by reason of its being nailed together in a rigid manner it will not fall apart or
collapse but on the contrary will maintain its form until the last, thus enabling the
best effect to be obtained from the burning sticks.
Dated this 18th day of May 1895
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27 Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Fire Lighters.
We, HERBERT MILLER GORSUCH of 27 Church Road, Homerton, Clerk, and
RICHARD HARRINGTON of 2 Overbury Street, Clapton Park, Porter, both in the
County of Middlesex, 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 :-
The invention relates to improvements in fire lighters and has for its object to
obtain a lighter which will be simple, inexpensive to produce, and especially
efficient in use, inasmuch as there will be no liability for the various members
thereof to fall apart, until the device is entirely consumed.
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page_text: In carrying the invention into effect a suitable number of sticks of equal length
are employed, and these sticks are arranged in the form of the letter V the sticks
forming one side of the V being arranged alternately with those forming the other
side thereof.
These sticks are arranged in this manner upon a suitable form and they are all
rigidly connected together by means of nails two being driven from each side
thereof, so that the two parts of the V are rigidly connected together without
possibility of shifting.
The device formed in this manner is partially or entirely dipped in melted resin
or other suitable material, calculated to promote combustion, when it is ready for
the market.
In order to light a fire, a lighter of the character above described is placed in
the grate in an erect position that is to say upon the small end of the V and the
fuel is piled in and around the same.
And in order that the said invention may be more clearly understood and
readily carried into effect, we will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings,
more fully to describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fire lighter constructed according to the present
invention.
Figure 2 is a plan thereof.
Figure 3 is a perspective view thereof to a reduced scale.
Figure 4 is an end view thereof.
Figure 5 is a side view of one of the sticks separately.
Figure 6 is an end view thereof.
Figure 7 is a plan showing the fire lighter in course of construction upon the
form.
Figure 8 is a side view thereof.
Figure 9 is an opposite side view thereof.
Figure 10 is a plan of the form separately, and
Figure 11 is a side view thereof.
In the several figures like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference.
a represents one of the sticks forming the fire lighter a number of which of equal
length are employed and these sticks a which may vary in number according to
requirement are arranged in the form of the letter V as shown more particularly
at Figures 1 and 3 the sticks a forming one side of the V being arranged alternately
with those forming the other side thereof.
In order to facilitate the construction of the fire lighters a form such as that
represented at Figures 7 to 11 is employed and which referring more particularly
to Figures 10 and 11 consists of a block made up of two pieces 6 connected
together and stiffened by a web b¹ and provided with ledges 6* for the purpose
hereinafter described.
The required number of sticks a are arranged alternately as hereinbefore described
upon the form b as represented at Figures 7 to 9 the ledges serving to hold them
in the required position and the sticks a are then rigidly connected together by
means of four short nails a' two being driven from each side thereof so that the two
parts of the V of the fire lighter a are rigidly connected together without possibility
of shifting with relation to each other.
If desired instead of employing four short nails a¹ two driven from each side of
the fire lighter as hereinbefore shown and described two long nails may be
employed one driven from each side thereof in such manner as to prevent the
shifting of the sticks.
The nailing operation is preferably performed whilst the lighter is in the position
epresented at Figures 7 to 9 and the device rests against a vertical block or anvil
whilst the nails a are driven through the sticks the device being turned round to
receive the second nail or nails.

page_text: A fire lighter formed in this manner is partially or entirely dipped in melted
resin or other suitable material calculated to promote combustion when it is ready
for the market.
In order to light a fire by the aid of a lighter a of the character above described,
the latter is placed in the grate in an erect position, that is to say upon the small
end of the V as represented at Figure 1, and the fuel is piled in and around the
same.
The peculiar form of the device causes a considerable surface of wood to be
introduced amongst the fuel, and the lighter is thus rendered very efficient, whilst
by reason of its being nailed together in a rigid manner it will not fall apart or
collapse, but on the contrary will maintain its form until it is practically consumed,
thus enabling the best effect to be obtained from the burning sticks.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. A fire lighter comprising a number of sticks arranged in a V form substan-
tially as herein shown and described.
2. A fire lighter comprising a number of sticks arranged in a V form and thus
fixed substantially as herein shown and described.
3. A fire lighter comprising a number of sticks arranged in a V form and thus
fixed by means of nails, driven from each side thereof, substantially as herein
shown and described.
4. The method of constructing a fire lighter consisting in arranging a number
of sticks upon a form of inverted V shape, and fixing them together by means of
nails substantially as herein shown and described.
5. A form for the construction of stick fire lighters shaped like an inverted V
substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated this 18th day of February 1896.
WHITE & WOODINGTON,
27 Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.