IMPROVEMENTS IN COOKING RANGES
Year: 1884

page_text: I SAMUEL SMITH of the Bee Hive Foundry Smethwick in the County of
Stafford Kitchen Range Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of the said
invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN COOKING RANGES to be as follows:-
These improvements are in connection with the hot plate of cooking ranges and
have for their object the avoiding of the necessity of lifting off the panel or cover
from over the fire when it is required to have an open fire to the range. This I
effect by forming a loose plate at the back of the fire cover lying in a groove and
having lugs at its back to keep it in position, the front edge of this loose plate is
slightly bevilled back from its upper edge which bevil fits onto a reverse bevil on
the back edge of the fire.cover which fire cover also lies in the same groove
extended towards the front edge of the range, so that by pushing the fire plate or
panel backwards it raises the back loose plate and passes underneath it, the groove
in which the back plate lies being slightly inclined assists it in tipping to allow
of the fire plate passing underneath.
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Two studs or projections at the back of the fire panel underneath the bevilled ⚫
edge hold up the back plate so as to make the hot plate or top of the range
perfectly level when closed.
This arrangement is applicable to all kinds of open and closed fire cooking stoves
or ranges.
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DIMCIFICATION.
I SAMUEL SMITH of the Beehive Foundry Smethwick in the County of Stafford
Kitchen Range Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN COOKING RANGES and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement, reference being had to the drawings hereunto annexed and to the
letters and figures marked thereon that is to say :-
These improvements are in connection with the hot plate of cooking ranges and
have for their object the avoiding of the necessity of lifting off the panel or cover
from over the fire when it is required to have an open fire to the range. This I
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page_text: effect by forming a loose plate at the back of the fire cover lying in a groove and
having lugs at its back to keep it in position, the front edge of this loose plate is
slightly bevilled back from its upper edge which bevil fits onto a reverse bevil on
the back edge of the fire cover, which fire cover also lies in the same groove
extended towards the front edge of the range so that by pushing the fire plate or
panel backwards it raises the back loose plate and passes underneath it, the groove
in which the back plate lies being slightly inclined assists it in tipping to allow of
the fire plate passing underneath, Two studs or projections at the back of the
fire panel underneath the bevilled edge hold up the back plate so as to make the
hot plate or top of the range perfectly level when closed. This arrangement is
applicable to all kinds of open and closed fire cooking stoves or ranges.
Referring to the drawings Fig 1 is a view of the centre or fire grate portion of
a range shewing the hot plate A covering the fire with the loose plate B. in
position behind it
c. is a curtain made to cover the aperture which is cut in the
skirting plate x. to allow of the hot plates to slide back. Figs 2. & 3 are sections
through the hot plate Fig 2 shewing the plates slid back off the fire and Fig 3
shewing them in position over the fire.
When it is required to have an open fire the hot plate A. is pushed back and its
bevilled back edge d slides under the bevilled front edge e. of the loose back
plate B. and causes it to tilt up which it is free to do in consequence of the
incline in the groove g. in which the plates slide the hot plate A then slides
underneath the back plate B until it is stopped by the snugs or projections h. as
shewn in Fig 2.
The curtain piece c. working in grooves or with studs on its ends is free to raise
and fall and so keep the space in the skirting plate x. closed whether plate be over
the fire or pushed back.
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
The loose back plate B. and the curtain c. whereby the necessity of lifting off the
panel or cover from the fire is avoided by constructing a hot plate and back plate
working in a groove so leaving the hot plate perfectly level when drawn forward
.as herein more fully set forth and specified.
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