USRE13785E - Process oe makik - Google Patents

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iiiviTED STAENT OFFICE- f J'. Y. MOCLINTOCK, 0F ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

PROCESS OF MAKING PAYEMENTS.

Specification of ReissuedfLetters Patent.

originai no. 957.955. dated May 17, i910, seriai No. 460,900. Appiicanon for reissue inea october 27,

To all whom it may concern appertains Be it known that I, J. Y.

citizen of the United States, residing at Rochester, iiil the county of Monroe and State i of New York, have invented certain neu' land useful Improvements in Processes of Making Pavements; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdesci'iptioii of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it to make and use the same.

My invention relatesto a process of inaking pavements and is designed for putting a wearing surface upon highways suitable for f the re uirenients of high speed traveling and y use small cubes made of vitriied brick. Portapproximately two inches on each land cement, concrete, asphalt, blocks, Yor evenblocks of stone, glass or iron. `I prefer, however, blocks ofT vi'trifiedbrick or Port- 'land cement concrete or asphaltic concrete These blocks are cubes for general purposes.

side. As these blocks are in tlie form of -very small cubes, 'the pavement may be laid as is ordinarily don'e with broken stone. The foundation having been prepared and made smooth on the surface either by paddling in the case 0f macadameor gravel, or having been coated with mortar, or having been made with concrete With a smooth surface, the cubes -of vitried brick are dumped from the conveying cart and spread out with ordinary stone forks or4 .potato hooks.

their bi1ses.v Thecubes are then raked toether as closely as possible by means of the s between theorks orvrakes'and the cubes are filled with pitch, grout, cement. mortar, or other suitable material. No effort is made to have the cubes break joints on -the surface of the ro adway,biit'the joints may be made in general. by raking the blocks so MCCIJNTOCK, a of tice. .InLmost cases ,to frd i' "also applicable in resurfacing roads already without re- Ythese objections and is The form of tlie "cubes insures thatthey will always rest uponv l surfaces and also that they will lie diagonal to the direction the line of traffic. I The advantages of my invention are that in the case of vitrified brick the small size of the pieces will insure thorough vitrilication with no necessity for throwing away some ofthe blocks for defects, thusgreatly cheapening the preparation ofthe blocks. Other economies arising from this invention" a're due to the saving' of labor in making the bricks; the saving of bricks now lost by distortion iii the kiln and improper burning on account. of large size; the labor of loading and unloading to and from cars and to and from carts; saving the necessity of putting a cushion of sand between the foundation and the wearing surface, avoidingtlie necessity of skilled labor,.ivhich is ordinarily required in laying a pavement; and the saving of freight, cartage and the general costof han dling and needless waste/of surfacing material which occurs under the existing praclm 30 to 50 per cent. My invention is inade. This can usually be done moving the old and worn surface of the road, since to raise such 'a road tivo inches in height will not materially interfere with eitherl the grade or the crown, whereas to raise it five or six inches would increase the expense and, in some cases at least, would be impracticable on account of the increase iu slope or height. l

the saving will amount Ressued Aug. 4, 1914.

The well known macadam road has proved very efficient for heavy loads which are drawn by animal power. but for self-propolledA vehicles itis fanless satisfactory lie- .cause said vehicles' rip up. lisiiite 1rael and blow away the binding, resulting in iiijlliw to the road and an almost intolerable dust nuisance. My invention does away with for vehicles drawn by animals and Self-propelled vehicles. I t withstands the pounding effect of the horses hofs and affords a sufficient foot-hold without slipping, and properly distributes the load upon the wearing meets the requirements of the present tralic in that it cannot rip up 'nor disintegrate its binding to self-destruction nor make a dangerous dust. nuisance, furnishing hard, smooth surface admiraequally well adapteiyl ibo on the foundation and substantiall gether on t e foundation and grouted, subbly adapted to the demandv for high speed traveling and yet Without any detriment thereto from tractive and machine e'ects.

Having thus described'my invention, I claim:-

l. The process of making pavements, which consists of preparing a suitable foundation, spreading small cubical blocks of vitrified brick or other suitable material on said foundatiolnraking said blocks together intoa compact layer and filling up the space between them, substantially as described.

2. Av pavement havin a suitable founda-y tion and a Wearing surv ace ,of small cubical blocks of suitable paving material substantially two inches each Way, raked together grouted, substantially asV described.

3. A pavement having a suitable foundation andra Wearing surface of small cubical blocks of suitable paving material substantially two inches each Way, placed together' onthe foundation and grouted, substantially as described. v

4. A pavement havin a'suitable foundation and a 'Wearing sur ace of small cubical molded blocks-o fsuitable paving material two inches each Way, placed tostantially as described.

5. A pavement for horse, Wagon and other vehicle traiiic, having a-suitable foundation,- a-surface of cubical blocks spread thereon,

each of saidblocks being substantially two inches in length, Width and thickness, each side of said block being suitable for a base or Wearing surface, permitting said blocks to be dumped in the roadway and'spread.

out at random on aA smooth base in a single compact layer of uniform/,thickness G. A pavement for horse, W gon and other vehicle traffic, having a suitalle foundation, a surface of cubical blocks spread thereon,

veach of said blocks being'substantially twoV inches in length, Width and thickness, all the sides of said block-being nished substantially alike and each being suitable for a base or Wearing surface, permitting said blocks to be dumped in the roadway and spread out at random on a smooth base in a i single compact layer of uniform thickness.

7. Alpavement having a'suitable foundation with a Wearing surface thereon composed of small cnbical blocks of suitable paving material, substantially tivov inches each Way, the six sides of said blocks being substantially alike, said blocks being arranged closely side by side, scribed. Y, I

IIn testimonylwhereof, I yaffix my signature, in presence of tvvo Witnesses substantially as de- Witnesses:

Eluo IsoHINGER, ALICE M. JoHANNs.

J. Y. MCoLINTocK.

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