Improvements in or relating to Gas Cooking and other similar Stoves.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Sept., 1899-Accepted, 8th Sept., 1900
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Gas Cooking and other similar Stoves.
We, HENRY LISLE, of 10, Pagett Road, late of 34, Wanderer's Avenue,
Wolverhampton, in the County of Stafford, Manufacturer, and THE PRESTO GEAR
CASE & COMPONENTS COMPANY LIMITED, of Frederick Street, Wolverhampton, in
the County of Stafford, 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 gas cooking and other similar stoves, its object being
to provide means for utilizing some of the heat which is usually lost.
In the accompanying drawing which is a perspective view of a gas cooking
stove fitted with this invention the stove A is provided with the usual grid or
platform A above its upper surface for-the purpose of heating kettles sauce-
pans and the like.
This platform A¹ is heated by gas jets B connected to the gas supply main B¹
in the usual manner and has mounted upon it a cupboard C.
The lower part of this cupboard C is preferably sufficiently high to give the
necessary space for the manipulation of the sauce-pans, stew-pans, kettles or
other cooking utensils placed upon the platform A¹; above this space there is
a shelf or partition C¹. Doors constitute one face of the cupboard and of
these the door C3 corresponds to the space beneath the shelf C₁ while the door C
is adapted to close the rest of the cupboard. In this latter portion of the cup-
board shelves C, C may be placed for the reception of articles to be warmed
or kept hot.
The cupboard is constructed of metal or other suitable material preferably
zinc, and may be lined or coated with wood other insulating material on one or
more sides in order to check heat losses; in the drawing the back of the cup-
board is shown lined with wood. Rails D are provided on the outside of those
sides of the cupboard which are not coated or lined as above described. These
rails may be used for supporting clothes or other articles in order to warm
or dry them; they may be replaced by racks, hooks or other similar fittings.
The bottom C of the cupboard is removable, as also are the partitions C, C+,
C5; each of the latter may be replaced by a rack:
The upper portion of the cupboard may be used for heating plates, keeping
cooked articles hot, warming water drying damp articles or for many other
similar purposes the interior being divided into compartments or chambers by
the shelves C and C.
The various chambers of the cupboard are all heated by means of the burners B
the partitions C¹, C4, C³, being perforated or otherwise arranged to allow of
the ready circulation of heat throughout the cupboard. If desired the waste
gases from the stove are lead into the cupboard in order to heat it; these gases
may act in conjunction with or instead of the burners.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:
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The combination with a gas cooking or other similar stove of a cupboard

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such as C constructed combined and operating substantially as and for the pur-
pose
described.
2. The combination with a gas cooking or other similar stove of a cupboard
such as C having doors C2 C3 a removable bottom C6 and one or more removable
partitions such as CCC substantially as described.
3. Utilizing the waste heat from a gas stove by means of a superstructure sub-
stantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
4.. The complete arrangement for the utilization of the waste heat of a gas
stove substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 12th day of September 1899.
HENRY LISLE.
Boult, Wade & Kilburn,
Agents for the Applicants.