Improvements in or relating to Domestic Fire-grates.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Mar., 1896
Complete Specification Left 17th Dec 1896 Accented 23rd Jan
1807
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Domestic Fire-grates.
I, ISRAEL PARKINSON of 2, Lilac Street, Halifax, in the County of York,
Clerk in Holy Orders, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to fire-grates, and has for its object to form the bars of
the grate hinged so that they can be swung out on their pivots for the purpose
of cleaning, moving live coals or cinders from the grate, or for other purposes.
In carrying my invention into effect, I hinge the bars, preferably on both sides
of the grate, so that they can be swung round from either side on their pivots, and
this can be donc even when the fire is burning. I arrange sockets on the grate
and pivots or projections on the bars to fit into these sockets. A pin passes loosely
through each pivot and socket, having a handle or ball at the top end and an
enlargement at the bottom so as to prevent the pin being drawn out of the hole in
the pivots, the hole in the socket, however being large enough to clear the
enlargement on the lower end of the pins.
In order to swing out the bars, the pin at one side is lifted and the pivot lifted
off the socket, the pivot and socket at the other side, however, remaining in
engagement, as the pin not being lifted prevents them being separated. The grate
can thus be swung outwards at either hinge whichever is desired.
Dated this 25th day of March 1896.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Domestic Fire-grates.
I, ISRAEL PARKINSON, of 74, Manchester Road, Burnley, in the County of
Lancaster, late of 2, Lilac Street, Halifax, in the County of York, Clerk in Holy
Orders, 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 fire-grates, and has for its object to form the bars of
the grate hinged, so that they can be swung ont on their pivots for the purpose
of cleaning, moving live coals or cinders from the grate, or for other purposes.
The invention will be understood from the following description, reference being
had to the accompanying drawings, in which,
Figure 1 is a front view of a portion of the grate showing the bars;
Figure 2 a sectional plan view;
Figures 3 and 4 enlarged side views, partly in section, showing respectively the
pivots and sockets in engagement and out of engagement.

page_text: In these figures A is the fireplace, B the grate, C the bars of the grate. The
bars C'are hinged, preferably on both sides of the grate at cc, so that they can be
swung round from either side on their pivots, and this can be done even while the
fire is burning. I do not prefer that each bar be hinged separately but that the
whole frame of bars be hinged so as to swing out together. On the fireplace A,
I arrange sockets D, and on the bars C, I provide pivots or projections E to fit
into these sockets D. A pin F passes loosely through each top pivot E and
socket D, having a handle or ball at the top end and an enlargement G at the
bottom so as to prevent the pin F being drawn out of the hole in the pivots E, the
hole in the socket D being however large enough to clear the enlargement G on
the lower end of the pins.
In order to swing out the bars, the pin F at one side is lifted, and the pivots E
lifted off their sockets D, the pivot and socket on the other side, however,
remaining in engagement, as the pin not being lifted prevents them being separated.
The grate can thus be swung out at either hinge, whichever is desired."
I have described the above way of carrying my invention into effect, but I wish
it to be understood that I do not restrict myself to the exact details set forth, as
:certain alterations may be made without departing from the general idea. Thus
the bars might be hinged to fall downwards, giving access to the fire-space, or be
renovable Lodily by lifting pivot pins out of slots in which they rested.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is,
1. The improvement in fire grates, which consists in so fcrming the bars that
they can be swung laterally or downwardly outwards or be removable bodily to
give access to the fire space, substantially as described.
2. The improvement in firegrates which consists in forming the bars of the grate
hinged at one or both sides, so that they can be swung out on their hinges for the
purpose of cleaning, moving live coals or cinders from the grate and other purposes,
substantially as described.
3. In grates, forming the grate bars with pivots supported in sockets on the
grate, whereby by raising the bars slightly at either end, the pivots can be lifted
out of engagement with the sockets and the bars swung out, substantially as set
forth.
4. In combination with the matter set forth in Claim 3, the pins F passing loosely
through holes in the pivot and socket, and capable of being lifted clear of the
socket when required to enable the bars to be swung out, substantially as and for
the purpose set forth.
5. The general combined arrangement and construction of parts forming my
improved hinged grate bars, substantially as described.
1004
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and London, Patent Agents.