US1294150A

US1294150A - Incendiary ball.

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Publication number: US1294150A
Application number: US16034217A
Authority: US
Inventors: Julien Ortiz
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1917-04-07
Filing date: 1917-04-07
Publication date: 1919-02-11
Anticipated expiration: 1936-02-11

Description

J. ORTIZ.

INCENDIARY BALL.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 1. 19.17.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

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mcnmamny BALL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

v Application filed April 7, 1917. Serial No. 160,342.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J ULIEN ORTIz, a citizen ofFrance, residing at Greenville, county of New Castle'and State of Delaware, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Incendiary Balls, of which the followin is a full, clear, and exact description, re erence being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a combustible article which, when ignited, will burn vigorously for a substantial length of time. l

The invention comprises a porous com-,. bustible body, impregnated with solidified inflammable material. ,The invention also comprises such a body provided with a wick impregnated with an inflammable material,

which may be such that the wick will ignite when seton fire by contact with a spark or flame or upon exposure to heat, but which is preferably such that it will ignite when ex osed to air or b concussion.

he substances t at may-be employed'for the combustible body, for the body impregnating material, for the wick, and for the wick lmpregnating material, are quite numerous. The selection of substances will vary with their availability, their expense and the use for which the artlcle is designed,

and may be determined by other considerations. 1

The article is adapted for widely different uses, but will probably be of greatest 7 value and importance when used as a military weapon. Large numbers of them'may be carried by aerlal vessels and dropped over large areas in which there are in ammable materials such as ripe crops in the J field, in stacks, dry leaves, and dry grasses on the ground, and in general any materials easily set afire. 7

In order that those skilled in the art may manufacture the article without thenecessity of experimentation, I shall describe one referred way of manufacturing the same, 1n connection with which I shall refer to the accompanying drawings, wherein: Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of the article.

Fig; 2 is a view of an apparatus whichmaly used to impregnate the wick. Y prefer to use straw or similar cheap vegetable fiber and convert it into cellulose .wick in the solution of dissolve by well known chemical and mechanical operations. g

The resultant'body a will be both combustible and porous, as distinguished from an incombustible porous body such as brick, stone or asbestos.

The combustible body may then be saturated with parafiin or other similar combustible material which will solidify, as distinguished from combustible material which will remain liquid, as, for example, gasolene, kerosene, alcohol, fuel oil and crude oil, of which there may be either evaporation or dropping. Certain other solidifying combustible materials, however, may be found available, if the article is used as a military weapon and provided there is attached thereto the wick saturated as hereinafter described.

The shape of the body is immaterial, but it is preferred to make it of spherical shape, as shown.

For most uses it is advisable or necessary to apply to the body a wick b. This wick need not be attached in any particular way, but I prefer to form a hole through the body and pass the wick through the hole so that it will extend from opposite sides of the body and may readily be ignited.

The wick may be saturated with material similar to that of the impregnating -matebisulfid. I dip-each wick in succession in the solution, and as soon as dipped I put the balls in a holder intended to contain them. When the holder is filled I put on the lid. A suitable apparatus for containing the balls is set forth in an application filed by me on April 7, 1917, Serial No. 160,343 and need /not' be herein described, as it formsno part of the present invention. a

Fig. 2shows an apparatus for dipsing the phos-' v phorus. I have found it practicable to 'provide a reservoir (1, containing a mixture of Having now fully described my invention, what I desire to claim and protect by Letters Patent, is:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a solid body of porous combustible material impregnated with inflammable material, and a wick" attached to the body and impregnated with a substance which, upon exposure to air, will ignite and with a volatile liquid which, until ree exposure to air, prevent the ignition of said inflammable substance.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a solid body of porous combustible material impregnated with solidified inflammable material and a Wick attached to the body and impregnated with a substance which, upon exposure to air, will ignite and with a volawill' a a wick attached to the body and impregnated with phosphorus and carbon bisulfi 4. As a new article of manufacture, a solid body of porous combustible material impregnated with solidified inflammable material and a wick attached to the body and impregnated with phosphorus and carbon bisulfid.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a

cellulose body impregnated with paraflin and a wick attached to the body and impregnated with phosphorus and carbon bi- In testimony of which invention, I have hereunto set my hand, at Greenville, Delaware, on this third day of April, 1917.

a JULIEN ORTIZ.