AN IMPROVED APPARATUS APPLICABLE TO DOMESTIC FIRE. PLACES ECONOMIZING FUEL AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES to be as follows:-
Year: 1885

page_text: I, JOHN RICHARD FURNEAUX, of Victoria Road, Blandford, in the county of
Dorset, Ironmonger's Traveller do hereby declare the nature of the said invention
for "AN IMPROVED APPARATUS APPLICABLE TO DOMESTIC FIRE. PLACES
ECONOMIZING FUEL AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES to be as follows:-
"
FOR
This invention relates to the construction of a novel and simple apparatus
adapted to be introduced into any kind of grate, stove, or range for the purpose
of economizing fuel and for the better heating of rooms and the like, applicable
also for other purposes such as for introducing a supply of oxygen into the air,
deodorizing purposes, and increasing the draught for the cure of smoky chimneys.
In carrying out my invention I employ a box of suitable material such as cast
iron and of a shape adapted to suit a grate, stove, or range in which the apparatus
is to be placed. The bottom, side or back of the said box is provided with a pipe
or pipes opening at one end into the said box, the other end of the pipe or pipes
extending to the outside of the stove, grate, or range for the purpose of introducing
cold air into the said box. From any other suitable part of the apparatus opens
another pipe or nozzle of larger diameter through which passes the air after having
been heated in its passage through the box; this latter pipe is adapted to receive
a pipe which may be carried up through the ceiling into a room above or into any
other suitable position where heat is required.
If the improved apparatus be placed in a stove, grate, or range the air passing
through the same will be very quickly heated and the heated air being conveyed
to the required place will allow of rooms and buildings being thoroughly heated
and at a less expense of fuel than hitherto as one fire will serve to heat more than
one room the heat being conveyed by the said pipe into the room instead of being
carried up the chimney as is the case with the ordinary fire place.
By the use of my improved apparatus false bottoms, side or back bricks and fire -
balls are dispensed with and the apparatus will be found very convenient and
useful in all cases where hot air is required and by employing a suitable steam
kettle and a pipe steam can be quickly and conveniently produced for the treatment
of bronchitis and the like.

page_text: By placing chlorate of potash and oxide of manganese in the apparatus oxygen
will be produced and carried into the room or if required for deodorizing purposes
any suitable material can be introduced into the box.
When not required for heating purposes a pipe from the apparatus can be carried
a few feet up the chimney so as to increase the draught and thereby assist in
curing smoky chimneys.
It will be obvious that the apparatus can be introduced into or removed from
the fire in a very short time.
When the apparatus is used without a pipe a cover is provided for closing the
nozzle to prevent fuel falling into the box.

page_text: I JOHN RICHARD FURNEAUX of Victoria Road, Blandford in the county of
Dorset, Ironmonger's Traveller do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
for "AN IMPROVED APPARATUS APPLICABLE TO DOMESTIC FIRE PLACES FOR
ECONOMIZING FUEL AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES" 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 the construction of a novel and simple apparatus
adapted to be introduced into any kind of grate, stove, or range for the purpose
of economizing fuel and for the better heating of rooms and the like, applicable
also for other purposes such as for introducing a supply of oxygen into the air,
deodorizing purposes and increasing the draught for the cure of smoky chimneys.
In carrying out my invention I employ a box of suitable material such as cast
iron and of a shape adapted to suit a grate, stove or range in which the apparatus
is to be placed. The bottom, side or back of the said box is provided with a pipe
or pipes of any suitable shape opening at one end into the said box, the other end
of the pipe or pipes extending to the outside of the stove, grate or range for the
purpose of introducing cold air into the said box. From any other suitable part
of the apparatus opens another pipe or nozzle of larger diameter through which
passes the air after having been heated in its passage through the box; this latter
pipe is adapted to receive a pipe which may be carried up through the ceiling into
a room above or into any other suitable position where heat is required.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same
by reference to the accompanying drawing in which figure 1 is a front elevation
and figure 2 a vertical section on line A. B of figure 1 of an apparatus for econo-
mizing fuel and other purposes constructed according to my invention, the apparatus
being adapted to be placed at the side of a grate, stove or range; figure 3, is a plan
of an apparatus when adapted to be placed at the bottom and back of the grate,
stove or range; figure 4, is a vertical section on line C. D of figure 3. Similar
letters in all the figures represent similar parts.
a, is the box of suitable material such as cast iron which may be of an inclined
shape at the back as shewn, or of other shape to suit the shape of the grate, stove
or range in which the apparatus is to be placed and suitable for being placed at
the side of the grate, stove or range as at figures 1 and 2 or at the bottom and
back thereof as in figures 3 and 4; b, b, are the pipes at the front of the apparatus
as shewn (but which may be at any other suitable part thereof) which pipes open
at one end into the box a, as shewn, the other end of the pipes b, extending to the
outside of the stove, grate or range for the purpose of introducing cold air into
the box a; c, is the pipe or nozzle opening from the box a, and through which the
air passes after having been heated in its passage through the box a; the pipe c, is
shewn in the drawing situated at the top of the box a, but it may be at any other
suitable part thereof; the pipe or nozzle c, is adapted to receive a pipe which may
be carried up through the ceiling into a room above or into any other suitable
position where heat is required.

page_text: Although I have described and shewn one pipe or nozzle c for the outlet of the
heated air from the box a, more than one of such pipes or nozzles may be employed
if required.
If my improved apparatus be placed in a stove, grate, or range the air entering
at b, b, b, and passing through the same and out at c, will be very quickly heated
and the heated air being conveyed to the required place by means of a pipe fitted
to the nozzle c, as hereinbefore described or otherwise will allow of rooms and
buildings being thoroughly heated and at a less expense of fuel than hitherto, as
one fire will serve to heat more than one room, the heat being conveyed by the
said pipe attached at c, into the room instead of being carried up the chimney as
is the case with the ordinary fire place.
By the use of my improved apparatus, false bottoms, side or back bricks and
fire balls are dispensed with and the apparatus will be found very convenient
and useful in all cases where hot air is required and by employing a suitable steam
kettle and a pipe, steam can be quickly and conveniently produced for the treatment
of bronchitis and the like.
By placing chlorate of potash and oxide of manganese in the apparatus, oxygen
will be produced and carried into the room or if required for deodorizing purposes
any suitable material can be introduced into the box.
When not required for heating purposes a pipe from the apparatus can be carried
a few feet up the chimney so as to increase the draught and thereby assist in
curing smoky chimneys.
It will be obvious that the apparatus can be introduced into or removed from
the fire in a very short time.
When the apparatus is used without a pipe, a cover (not shown in the drawing)
is provided for closing the nozzle to prevent fuel falling into the box.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I déclare that what
I claim is
The manufacture and use of improved apparatus applicable to domestic fire
places for economizing fuel and other purposes the said apparatus being con-
structed and operating substantially as hereinbefore described and represented in
the accompanying drawing.