AN IMPROVED ASH RECEIVER
Year: 1885

page_text: We SAMUEL JACKSON of Broadbottom in the County of Chester Innkeeper and
ALBERT BARBER of Glossop in the County of Derby Watch Maker do hereby
declare the nature of our invention for AN IMPROVED ASH RECEIVER to be as
follows:-
Our Invention consists of an improvement in ash receivers (for which provisional
protection was granted to Ralph Jackson and Samuel Jackson both of Broadbottom
in the County of Chester A D 1882 June 24th N° 2994 as follows.
This Invention relates to kitchen and cottage fire places, and to such other fire
places as are provided with an ash hole or pit in the hearth beneath the fire grate
covered with a grid or grating for the purpose of arresting the cinders and allowing
the ashes to fall through into the ash hole or pit which later when full of ashes
has to be emptied by means of a shovle or spade, or other similar implement.
The Invention consists in constructing an ash receiver consisting of a box of
plate iron or other suitable material fitting into the ash hole or pit beneath the
grid or grating and provided with a handle by means of which when the grid or
grating is removed it can be drawn out lifting out all the ashes with it and thus
prevent the necessity for using a a shovle or spade for emptying out the ash hole
or pit.
For facility of removal we prefer to make the receiver in two sections one in
front of the other so that if (as in most instances is the case) the grid or grating
should be partly under the fire place the front section of the ash receiver could be
lifted out first and then the back section could be drawn forward and also-be
lifted out.
After emptying, the back portion is first lowered into the ash hole or pit and
pushed to the back, and then the front section or box is lowered into the ash hole
or pit and the grid or grating is replaced.
Our present improvement consists of a turned down flange, or lip, attached to
the inner side of the top of the front box and falling over the inner side of the
top of the back box for the purpose of connecting the two boxes together when
they are placed in position in the ash hole or pit and thus to prevent the ashes
from. falling down between the two boxes, which has been a source of trouble as
they are at present made.

page_text: We SAMUEL JACKSON of Broad bottom, in the County of Chester, Innkeeper,
and ALBERT BARBER of Glossop in the County of Derby, Watch Maker, do hereby
declare the nature of our invention for AN IMPROVED ASH RECEIVER and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:―
Our Invention consists of an improvement in ash receivers (for which Provisional
Protection was granted to Ralph Jackson and Samuel Jackson A.D. 1882 June 24th
No 2994 as follows).
This Invention relates to kitchen and cottage fire places, and to such other fire
places as are provided with an ash hole or pit in the hearth beneath the fire grate
covered with a grid or grating for the purpose of arresting the cinders, and allowing
the ashes to fall through into the ash hole or pit, which later when full of ashes
has to be emptyed by means of a shovle, spade, or other similar implement.
The Invention consists in constructing an ash receiver consisting of a box of
plate iron or other suitable material fitting into the ash hole or pit beneath the
grid or grating and provided with a handle by means of which when the grid or
grating is removed it can be drawn out, lifting out all the ashes with it and thus
preventing the necessity for using a shovle or spade for emptying out the ash hole
or pit.
For facility of removal we prefer to make the receiver in two sections one in
front of the other so that if (as in most instances is the case) the grid or grating
should be partly under the fire place the front section of the ash receiver could
be lifted out first and then the back section could be drawn forward and also
lifted out.
After emptying, the back portion is first lowered into the ash hole or pit, and
pushed to the back and then the front section or box is lowered into the ash hole
or pit and the grid or grating is replaced.
. Our present improvement consists of a turned down flange or lip attached to the
inner side of the top of the front box and falling over the inner side of the top of
the back box for the purpose of connecting the two boxes. together when they are.
placed in position in the ash hole or pit and thus to prevent the ashes from falling
down between the two boxes which has been a source of trouble as they are at
present made
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In the accompanying sheet of Drawings Fig. 1 represents a section of an ordinary
cottage fire place with the ash hole or pit below shewn also in section, with our
improved ash receiver placed in position. A and A' are sections respectively of the
front and back portions of the improved ash receiver, B and B are handles for

page_text: lifting the same in or out of position. C is the turned down flange or lip for
preventing the ashes from falling down between each section of the receiver.
Fig. 2 is a front elevation, shewing our improved ash receiver in section.
We not do confine ourselves to two or any particular number of sections but
where there are more than one section we claim the turned down flange, or lip as
applying to each section.
Our claim is for