An Improved Method of Regulating, Protecting, and Securing the Draught Opening of Charcoal Laundry Irons.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 15th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 23rd Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Regulating, Protecting, and Securing the
Draught Opening of Charcoal Laundry Irons.
JAMES BRAMLEY Ironmonger and General Dealer 67 & 69 Northgate Halifax.
Yorkshire do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In order that the door covering the draught opening may stay in any required
position, and the material ironed be protected from ashes; springs and a grate or
perforation are used as follows;
1st. A spring of flat metal is fixed under the door handle, to cause the door to
press on the iron.
2nd. A spring is fastened to the bolt which suspends the door, pressing it outside
down to the iron.
3rd. A spiral spring inserted under the door handle, causing the door to hold on
the iron.
4th. A curved flat spring is fastened to the iron, on which the door presses.
5th. A grate or perforation is secured to the door bolt, covering the draught
opening to protect goods ironed from falling ashes.
Dated this 18th day of November 1892,
JAMES BRAMLEY.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Regulating, Protecting, and Securing the
Draught Opening of Charcoal Laundry Irons.
1, JAMES BRAMLEY, Ironmonger and General Dealer, 67 & 69, Northgate,
Halifax, Yorkshire, 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 :-
This invention has reference to that class of laundry iron which is heated by
charcoal and employed for ironing linen, and my improvements in said laundry irons
consists firstly, in the employment of a spring applied to the door covering the
draught opening so that the said door will stay in any required position during the
operation of ironing and secondly, my invention consists in the application to
the draught opening of a grate or perforated plate to prevent the charcoal ashes
from falling onto the linen being ironed.
Such being the nature and object of my invention I will now proceed to describe
the same more fully, and for that purpose make reference to the accompanying
sheets of drawings illustrative thereof, wherein Fig. 1 is elevation of the back part
of a charcoal laundry iron where A is the door employed to cover the draught
opening, B shewn in dotted lines behind the said door. Fig. 2 is a corresponding
view to Fig. 1 except that in this case the door A is shewn to be clear of the
draught opening and it is kept in that position by means of a small spiral spring C
placed around the screw or bolts D shewn more clearly in section Fig. 3. By
means of this spring pressing between the underside of the head of the bolt and
the face of the door, sufficient pressure is put thereon as to cause the door to stop
in any position required, so that the draught opening is clear whilst the iron is
being used, and in order to prevent the ashes within the iron from falling out of
the draught opening, I employ wire gauze or other suitable perforated material E
which effectually prevents the ashes escaping.
Fig. 4 is cross section through lines a and b in Fig. 3.
In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shewn how a flat spring F may be used.

page_text: The spring is rivetted behind the door to cause it to press on the back of the
iron.
In Fig. 7 I have shewn a spiral spring G wound around a short spindle H
entering into a recess in the knob of the door, and it is obvious that this spring will
force the head of the spindle against the back of the iron so as to hold the door
firmly in any position.
In Fig. 8 I have shewn the application of a circular spring I attached to the
iron by screws J. The spring thus shewn will press the door against the back of
the iron. If required the spring may be under the door.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
Firstly. In laundry irons, the use and employment of one or more springs in
combination with a door covering the draught opening when such springs are
used in the manner shewn in the accompanying drawings and for purposes set
forth.
Secondly. In laundry irons, the combination therewith of wire gauze or other
perforated material for covering the draught opening in manner substantially as
shewn and described herein.
Dated this 14th day of August 1893.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.