An Improved Device Applicable to the Fires of Dwelling Houses for Cooking and other Purposes.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Dec., 1886.
Complete Left, 1st Sept., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 4th Oct., 1887.
An Improved Device Applicable to the Fires of Dwelling Houses
for Cooking and other Purposes.
I, JAMES TURNER of Cross Roads, near Haworth, Yorkshire Painter do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows, that is:-
It consists of the application of an improved device to the fires of dwelling houses
whereby the act of cooking as well as similar other objects, is greatly facilitated.
To attain this mount in suitable positions on each side of the fire, a flue, the same
being arranged to overhang a suitable portion of each side thereof in such a manner
that the heated air or other gases therefrom shall pass up the said flues, which extend
a suitable distance upwards and then bend or turn over to meet each other finally
joining or finishing in one flue which extends backwards and opens into the ordinary
chimney of the dwelling house.
From this it will be seen that the upper wall of this said flue will become heated
to a considerable degree and that by openings being made therein for the reception of
the suitable cooking utensils as kettles, pans, etc., (the said opening being covered
with lids when not in use) a greater number of these may be employed at one and the
same time, since this arrangement does not interfere with the using of the fire beneath
in the usual manner.
If it is desired to regulate the draught a damper may be placed in each of the
foregoing flues.

page_text: I, JAMES TURNER of Cross Roads near Haworth in the County of York, Painter,
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, that is to say :-
It consists of the application of an improved device to the fires of dwelling houses
whereby the act of cooking as well as similar other objects is greatly facilitated,
and in order that this said invention may be more readily understood, hereunto is
appended a sheet of drawings illustrative thereof, bearing figures and letters of
reference used in the following description.
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a sufficient portion of fixture with fire range to
illustrate the application of my improved device; said device being shewn in section
so that the draught might be more clearly seen. Fig. 2 is a view of same as seen
from above. Fig. 3 is a perspective view thereof.
a
The object above set forth is attained by mounting the necessary parts to form
"Alue
αι on each side of the fire, or the range c for holding said fire. Said
flues a being made to overhange said fire or range c at their bottom parts de
respectively so that heated air etc. from said fire might pass up said flues ab some-
what as indicated by arrowsf. The flues a bare extended and made to meet each
other so that the heated air etc. passing through them might make its exit by the
opening g into the ordinery chimney.
From this it will be seen that the upper wall h of said flues a b will become heated
to a considerable degree and that by openings k being made therein for the reception
of suitable cooking utensils as shewn at m fig. 1, (said openings & being covered with
lids or plates when not in use) a greater number of such utensils may be employed at
one and the same time, since this arrangement of flues does not interfere to any great
extent with the using of the fire c beneath in the usual manner.
If it is desired, to regulate the draught a damper n may be placed in each
Ane a b

page_text: 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 :-
1. The arrangement and formation of the flues ab substantially as herein specified,
in combination with a range and other well known fixtures to the end herein fully
set forth.
2. The flues a barranged and formed as herein shewn, having openings and
dampers n in combination with a range and other well known fixtures forming a
receptacle or holder for fire substantially as herein specified and as illustrated by the
accompanying drawings.