Improved Appliance to be Attached to Domestic Fire-ranges for Economising Fuel.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Mar., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Dec., 1897-Accepted, 12th Feb., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Appliance to be Attached to Domestic Fire-ranges for
Economising Fuel.
I, ASHWORTH WILKINSON, Junior, of 53, Springfield Road, Burnley, in the
County of Lancaster, Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
. This invention relates to that class of fuel economisers, which consist of a
series of bars or rods, detachably secured in the interstices or spaces between the
ordinary firebars of domestic fire-ranges. The invention consists of an improved
method of fixing the brackets, carrying the false or additional bars, in position.
I provide two brackets, one on each side of the range. These have been
previously hung on or otherwise suspended from the bars. According to my
invention, I cast the bracket in the form of a longitudinal upright. This upright
has a series of lugs or projections cast to it, which protrude into the space between
the firebars. These lugs have holes formed in them for the reception of the rods
or false bars.
Now to retain the brackets in position, one of the lugs is cast with an extension
having a vertical hole in it to receive a pin or cottar, which is introduced on the
inner side of the fire-bars, consequently retaining the brackets in position. The
upright portion of the bracket is thus on the external side of the firebars, and the
pin or cottar on the internal.
By these means, the brackets may be made to correspond, instead of having
righthand and left hand brackets as heretofore.
Dated this 26th day of March 1897
RICHMOND & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant,
12, Standish Street, Burnley.
Improved Appliance to be Attached to Domestic Fire-ranges for
Economising Fuel.
I, ASHWORTH WILKINSON, Junior, of 53, Springfield Road, Burnley, in the
County of Lancaster, Traveller, 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 relates to that class of fuel economisers, which consists of a
series of bars or rods detachably secured in the interstices or spaces between the

page_text: ordinary fire bars of domestic fire ranges. The invention consists of an improved
method of fixing the brackets, carrying the false or additional bars in position.
I provide two brackets one on each side of the range. These have been
previously hung on or otherwise suspended from the bars. According to my
invention, I cast the bracket in the form of a longitudinal upright. This upright
has a series of lugs or projections cast to it, which protrude into the space between
the firebars. These lugs have holes formed in them for the reception of the rods
or false bars.
Now to retain the brackets in position, one of the lugs is cast with an extension
having a vertical hole in it to receive a pin or cottar, which is introduced on the
inner side of the fire bars consequently retaining the brackets in position. The
upright portion of the bracket is thus on the external side of the firebars and the
pin or cottar on the internal. By these means the brackets may be made to corre-
spond instead of having right hand and left hand brackets as heretofore.
My invention will be fully understood by reference to the accompanying drawings,
which represent a detached sectional elevation of a domestic fire grate.
AA are the fire-bars; B the fire back, and C the boiler side.
A side view is obtained of one of the brackets D of my improved fuel economiser,
carrying detachable or loose fire-bars, which are pushed through holes E in the
lugs F projecting into the interstices or spaces between fire-bars A A. Any number
of lugs and loose false bars may be provided just according to the number of fire-
bars in the range...
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The essential feature of my invention consists in furnishing one or more of the
lugs with a cast extension G, through a slot in which a pin or cottar H is passed
on the inner side of fire-bar or bars A, and so firmly secure the brackets in position.
My invention also possesses the advantage that either bracket will serve for right
or left hand as the case may be..
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:-
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The improved means or method of securing brackets, such as herein described,
of fuel économisers for domestic fire ranges in position by providing one or more
of the lugs, which carry the loose or detachable false bars, with a cast slotted
extension G, through which pin or cottar H is passed to retain the appliance in
position, substantially as herein described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
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Dated this 21st day of December 1897.
RICHMOND & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant,
12, Standish Street, Burnley.