Improvements in Covering, Protecting, or Hiding the Boilers and Ascending Flues in Kitchen Grates and the like, and in False Chimney Backs therefor.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Feb., 1893. .
Complete Specification Left, 20th Nov., 1893-Accepted, 20th Jan., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Covering, Protecting, or Hiding the Boilers and
Ascending Flues in Kitchen Grates and the like, and in False
Chimney Backs therefor.
I, WILLIAM COLLINGE of 3, Eastbourne Road, Birkdale, in the County of
Lancaster, Plumber, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The usual method of fixing boilers in grates for household and similar purposes,
which consists in arranging the said boiler to form a portion of the back of the
grate and filling up with brickwork, is objectionable for this reason that it is very
difficult to get at the boiler to remove it, or for other purposes, the brickwork
having first to be taken out, which creates a lot of dirt and dust, takes up a lot of
time, and is otherwise objectionable.
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In case of frost, this invention will be found of special value, owing to the ready
and easy manner in which the boiler can be got at for inspection purposes.
Now this invention has for its object to substitute a plate, say of iron or steel,
for the ordinary brickwork. This plate will commence at or about the top and
front part of the boiler and continue upwards with its upper end resting on and
against the back of the chimney back. It may be held in position preferably by a
bolt or holts fixed in any convenient manner, passing through to the front of the
plate, and provided with a nut on the outside. Instead of having to take a lot of
brickwork down to get at the boiler, it is only necessary, with my improved method
of fixing, to unscrew this nut, when the plate can be easily lifted out, and the boiler
will then be fully exposed.
This plate can be made adjustable in width so as to fit any sized grate by
attaching strips to each side of the plate by means of bolts and slots in the well
known manner, whilst the upper part of the plate has an opening cut out in it
where the flue or passage leading from under and up behind the grate will open
into the chimney. One edge of this cut out opening may be turned downwarde
and backwards a little so as to catch onto the upper edge of the flue or passage,
with the object of affording additional support. A damper may be provided in
the flue or passage leading from under and up behind the grate, this damper may
be worked by a rod, (with handle or knob), which would pass through the aforesaid
plate.
Dated thin 10th day of February 1803
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Patent Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Covering, Protecting, or Hiding the Boilers and
Ascending Flues in Kitchen Grates and the like, and in False
Chimney Backs therefor.
I, WILLIAM COLLINGE of 3 Eastbourne Road, Birkdale in the County of
Lancaster, Plumber, 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:-
The usual way of fixing boilers in connection with grates for household or

page_text: similar purposes, which consists in making the said .boiler form a portion of the
back of the fire place and filling up round it with brickwork, is objectionable, for
the reason that it is very difficult to get at the boiler in order to remove it or for
other purposes, the brickwork having first to be taken to pieces. This makes a lot
of dirt and dust, takes up much time and is otherwise objectionable. In cases of
injury to the pipes or stoppage through frost, it is of especial value to have
a ready and easy manner of getting at the boiler for inspection and cleaning
purposes.
Now my invention is designed to effect this object, and it consists in substituting
a plate, preferably of iron or steel, for the ordinary brickwork. This plate stands
with its edge on the top and front part of the boiler and continues upwards,
preferably in a sloping direction, its upper end resting on and against the back of
the chimney back. It may be held in position preferably by a bolt or bolts fixed
in any convenient manner, passing through the front of the plate and provided with
a nut on the outside.
Referring to the drawings:
Figure 1 is an isometric view: and
Figure 2, a transverse section :
Figure 3, a front view: and
Figure 4, a section of the plates showing the screw.
In these―
A, is the plate: B, the boiler: C, the fire-grate: D, the oven: E, the attaching
screw F, the flue and G the chimney back.
It will be seen from the drawings that, instead of having to take a lot of brick-
work down to get at the boiler, it is only necessary, with my improved method of
fixing, to unscrew the nut and bolt E, which is preferably a fly nut as shown, and
the plate can be at once lifted out and the boiler and pipes fully exposed to view.
The plate can be made to fit any width of grate by attaching strips on each side of
the main plate by means of bolts and slotted cover plates or bolts and slots in the
overlapping portions of the plates themselves. Thus, J and J' are two side plates
which can be made to overlap plate A to a considerable extent. In Figure 3,
however, J is drawn out to its fullest width and is attached by means of a bolt K
through the slot in the cross piece. If, however, there were a slot in both J and A,
and they were bolted together, a considerable amount of latitude could be given,
though not as much as with the plan set forth in the sketch. The upper part of
plate A has an opening cut out of it where the flue or passage F leading from the
grate opens into the chimney. One edge of this opening may be turned down-
wards and backwards a little, so as to hook on to the upper edge of the flue or
passage, thus forming additional support to the plate. A damper L may ho
provided in the flue or passage as usual, this damper being worked by a rod
and knob L in the usual manner, the handle passing through the plate as
shown at N.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
:―
1. The method of covering, protecting or hiding the boiler of a kitchen grate,
which consists in forming the back of the chimney immediately above the boiler
of one or more plates of metal, securely fixed but capable of being a once
easily withdrawn without removing the brickwork.
2. The false chimney back or covering for the boiler, substantially as described.
Dated this 18th day of November 1802
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, and London, Patent Agents.