Recent Building Patents

Progress, Volume XII, Issue 4, 1 December 1916, Page 827

Recent Building Patents

Roofing Tile.—A patent, No. 37,110, has been taken out by William Black, builder, of Arthur Street, Timaru, and John Muir, pottery' worker, of Craigie Avenue, Timaru. It consists

of a double bead working into recess double bead bottom flat of tile recess on top flat of tile, beads on top of tile to prevent backw ornamental stops to prevent tile slipping, also foot-rests to prevent slipping when engaged in roofing. Slate Tile.A patent, No. 36,877, has been taken out quite recently by William Black, builder, of 112 Arthur Street, Timaru, and John Muir, pottery worker, of Cain

Street, Timaru. It comprises beads to prevent the rain from driving under the tile, bevelled edges to make the tile lighter, and a bevelled clip which is intended to act as a lock and to keep the tile in position. Concrete Hoist.— patent, No. 37,191, has been taken out by Charles Perley Baker, contractor, of Eltham. It con-

sists, generally, in a bucket adapted to hold the material that is suspended from hoisting-means in such a manner that the bucket has a tendency to tip down, and a vertical guiding-

frame in which the bucket is mounted to move up and down and which then retains the bucket in its upright position. This frame at its upper end is, however, so shaped that the restraint against the bucket is removed, so that on the upward travel of the bucket in the guide it will be free to tip when it reaches the top of its travel. A hopper is supported on the framing and so positioned that the bucket, when it tips, will empty its contents into the hopper. From the hopper a movable and extensible chute leads away and serves to convey the contents of the bucket to any desired point. Weather-board Buildings, Comer Covering. patent, No. 37,935, has been taken out by John Rose, of Melbourne (Assignee for Victor Macpherson of Normanby Road, South Melbourne) which consists of a corner cover having a body

portion, including a right half and a left half, above each of which is a right wing and a left wing, and below each of which is a right wing and a left wing. The upper right and left wings are preferably outbent, and the lower right and left wings inbent. Other features are comprised in invention. Concrete Building Construction.—A patent, No. 36,911, has been taken out by A. G. St. Clair Isbister, builder of Palmerston North. In this patent the blocks or slabs are

formed with grooves running along the edges of the block, the interior portion of the grooves being larger than theexterior portion in order to form a lock at the joints and to provide means of reinforcing the joints. The joints may be-

reinforced with metal ties or dowels, one portion thereof adapted to be inserted into a groove in the edge of a block, and the other portion inserted into a groove into the edge of the adjacent block. Skylight.—A patent, No. 37,790, has been taken out by Henry William Ward, plumber, 54 Shetland Street, Roslyn, Dunedin. It consists of the combination of roll tops formed

in one with the walls and inside gutters and outside rims for the main outsides of the frame and the double roll top formed in one with the V bar. The corners of the frame are

overlapped and interlaced, and the top, or any two corners, secured by special bolts from one member to the other. A further feature lies in the combination of the roll top with part of the wall of the main frame, strengthened at the lower edges, with the remainder of the wall of the main frame strengthened at the upper edges. fire Cement.—Patent No. 37,754 for a Fire-stone Cement has been taken out by Nicholas Thomas, of 11, Josephine Street, Caversham, Thomas E. Hore, Wm. Davis, and John Barker of 374 Armagh Street, Christchurch. The patent consists of a mixture of Silica sand, clay, and silicate of soda.

"An architect's work is sure to be unpopular if it avoids being commonplace."— Sir Chas. Nicholson.

“Houses are built to live in, and not to look on;

therefore let use be preferred before uniformity, except where both may be had.”—