Improvements in and relating to Cinder-sifters, Dust-pans, and Tidies, applicable to Domestic Fire-places.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 20th May, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 26th Oct., 1891--Accepted, 23th Nov., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Cinder-sifters, Dust-pans, and
Tidies, applicable to Domestic Fire-places.
We, PETER OAKES of 91, Gordon Street, Stoneyholme, Burnley, Weaver,
JAMES LEIGH of 3 Lesley Road, Tithebarn Road, Southport, Gentleman, and
BERTHA SARAH MELLOR, Florence House, Edge Lane Road, Oldham, do hereby
declare, the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The first part of this invention relates to cinder-sifters. The sifter is preferably
placed below the fire-grate, and is attached to slide bars or to hooks, which rest
upon the bottom or lower part of the firegrate. The sifter is capable of being
actuated by knobs or handles in a to and fro or jerky manner so as to separate ashes
from cinders.
The ashes may be received in a dust pan below, and the cinders thrown upon the
fire to be reburnt.
The second part of our invention consists of a combined dust pan and tidy. The
front part of the dust pan may project upwards to form the tidy; or, the tidy may
be hinged or similarly attached to the top of the front part of the dust pan as a
door. When the sifter is connected with the combined dust pan and tidy, the
hinged tidy is preferred, so as to be readily turned down out of the way of the
cinder-sifter, whilst being removed or actuated.
Dated this 19th day of May 1891.
THOS. RICHMOND,
Arrent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Cinder-sifters, Dust-pans, and
Tidies, applicable to Domestic Fire-places.
We, PETER OAKES, of 91, Gordon Street, Stoneyholme, Burnley, Weaver,
JAMES LEIGH of 3, Lesley Road, Tithebarn Road, Southport, Gentleman, and
BERTHA SARAH MELLOR, Florence House, Edge Lane Road, Oldham, 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 first part of this invention relates to cinder-sifters. The sifter is preferably
placed below the fire-grate, and is attached to slide bars, or to hooks, which rest
upon the bottom or lower part of the fire grate. The sifter is capable of being
actuated by knobs or handles in a to and fro or jerky manner, so as to separate the
ashes, from the cinders. The ashes may be received in a dust pan below, and the
cinders thrown upon the fire and again burnt.
The second part of our invention consists of a combined dust pan and tidy. The
front part of the dust pan may project upwards to form the tidy; or, the tidy
may be hinged, or similarly attached as a door. When the sifter is connected
with the combined dust pan and tidy, the hinged tidy is preferably arranged, so
as to be readily turned down out of the way of the cinder sifter, whilst the
residue of combustion is being actuated or removed.
In the accompanying drawings,
Figs. 1 and 2 represent respectively an end elevation and plan of a cinder sifter,
constructed in accordance with our invention.
Figs. 3 and 4 represent modified arrangements of the same,

page_text: Fig. 5 represents an elevation of our improved tidy and dust pan combined in
one piece.
Fig. 6 is a similar view with the exception that the top part of the tidy is loose
and capable of being turned back for the purpose hereinafter described; and
Fig. 7 is a plan of Fig. 5.
Referring to the first part of our invention, as represented in Figs. 1 and 2,
A. is the cinder sifter, to each side of which is attached a slide, piece B, capable
of being moved in a to and frò manner in the guideways C fixed below the bottom
bars of the fire-grate.
The residue of combustion falling from the fire space is received in the cinder
sifter A, to which a to and fro motion may be imparted by means of the
knobs D. During this operation the ashes are separated from the cinders,
the former falling into the ash-pit or dust pan, whilst the latter or combustible
portion of the residue after separation are thrown upon the fire to be finally
consumed.
Fig. 3 represents the cinder sifter as being mounted by the hooks E upon
the lower bar F of the firegrate. In this arrangement, the separation of the
residue is effected in a vibratory or jerky manner by aid of the handles or
knobs O.
In Fig. 4, the cinder sifter A is actuated by the knobs D in a somewhat
similar manner as described in relation to Figs. 1 and 2. In this view two or
more horizontal bars G are secured to the front part of the sifter, and are
capable of sliding upon the lower bars of the fire-grate in substitution of the
slide-pieces B and guideways C.
The next part of our invention consists of a dust pan and tidy combined.
The dust pan H is preferably constructed of sheet metal and has in front a
tidy permanently attached thereto. The tidy may be constructed of sheet
metal blocked to shape; or, it may be an ornamental casting having knobs D.
When however the cinder sifter is used in combination with the dust pan and
tidy as hereinbefore described, we construct the tidy in two pieces and J',
which are hinged together like a door or the piece J may be removable at
will as represented in Fig. 6 to admit of the sifter being shaken for the separation
of the residue.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
1. The arrangement of a cinder sifter A to slide in guideways C, substantially
as described in relation to Figs. 1 and 2.
2. The arrangement of cinder sifter A to hook on one of the lower bars of the
firegrate as described and illustrated in Fig. 3.
3. Horizontal bars G secured to the front part of the sifter A, and capable
of sliding upon the lower bars of the fire-grate substantially as illustrated
in Fig. 4.
4. The arrangement and combination of a dust-pan and tidy, substantially as
described and illustrated in Figs. 5, 6 and 7.
Dated this 23rd day of October 1891.
THOS. RICHMOND,
Agent.