Improvements in Fire-lighters and Fire-lighting Apparatus.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 14th Nov., 1891-Accepted, 24th Dec., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fire-lighters and Fire-lighting Apparatus.
I WILLIAM HENRY JESSOP TALLENTS of 1 Church Street Barnsley in the
County of York Draper, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My present invention relates to means for lighting fires and consists of an
apparatus which is preferably composed of cast iron and constructed in the form of
a trough having in the centre portion thereof a raised hollow vertical projection
which fits into the centre of a suitably formed grate which bears or rests upon
the sides of said trough. The upper part or face of the said central vertical
projection may be either perforated or arranged with a grid. The said trough
has a suitable handle made with or secured to it for the purpose hereinafter
referred to. I employ a specially prepared material composed of sawdust or
disintegrated wood or other similar fibrous substance which I saturate with either
crude or refined petroleum or other cheap oil and which I preferably mix with a
certain quantity of tar or resin. The said prepared material I charge into cheap
tin or other metal cans or receptacles which I hermetically seal the object being
to sell to the public the prepared fire lighting material for use with my said
improved fire lighting apparatus.
In order to light a fire the said grate is first removed from the upper part of
said trough and the prepared fire lighting material is taken by means of a ladle
fork or spoon from the box or receptacle and placed in required quantity into
the trough.
Subsequently the said grate is placed over the trough and the apparatus is
put into the fire place. The coal is then piled loosely upon said grate and the
fire lighting material is lit-two holes being formed in the side of the trough
for the reception of a lighted match or taper.
The fire lighting material at once blazes up and kindles the coal and after
the fire has been so made the apparatus may be removed from the fire place
by means of the handle aforesaid.
Dated this 25th day of February 1891.
H. F. BOUGHTON, M.I. Mech. E.,
London, Sheffield, Barnsley.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fire-lighters and Fire-lighting Apparatus.
I WILLIAM HENRY JESSOP TALLENTS of Church Street Barnsley in the
County of York Draper, 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 :-
My present invention relates to means for lighting fires and consists in arranging
an apparatus as set forth in the accompanying sheet of drawings in which Fig. 1 is
a plan Fig. 2 a sectional elevation and Fig. 3 a transverse sectional elevation of
my improved fire lighting apparatus.
The latter view showing said apparatus in position within the grate and lighting
the coals.
Fig. 4 is a plan of a modified adaptation of my said apparatus.
Similar letters of reference denote corresponding parts in each view,

page_text: My improved apparatus is preferably composed of cast iron and is constructed in
the form of a trough A having in the centre portion thereof a raised hollow
perforated projection B which may be either fit into the centre part of a separately
formed grate C or the said grate C may be made in one with the trough A and
projection B as shown.
The upper part or face of the central vertical projection B may be either
perforated as shown or arranged with a grid.
The said trough A has a suitable handle D either made with or secured to it for
the purpose hereinafter referred to.
I either employ specially prepared material composed of sawdust or disintegrated
wood or other similar fibrous substance which saturate with either crude or
refined petroleum or other cheap oil and which I preferably mix with a certain
quantity of tar or resin.
.
The said prepared material I preferably charge into cheap tin or other metal
cans or receptacles which can be hermetically sealed, the object being to sell
to the public the prepared fire-lighting material for use with my said improved
apparatus.
Or instead of the said prepared material ordinary small cinders or rags or any
porous material saturated with ordinary paraffin may be employed.
In order to light a fire the prepared or other fire lighting material is placed in
required quantity into the trough A.
Subsequently the said apparatus is placed in the fire-place as shown at Fig. 3.
The coal is then piled loosely upon the grate B and the fire-lighting material is lit
by a match or taper applied thereto.
The fire-lighting material at once blazes up through the grate C and kindles the
coal or sticks and after the fire has been thus lit the apparatus may be removed
from the fire place by means of the handle D.
It will be obvious that where preferred gas may be used as the fire-lighting
agent in which case I arrange a perforated gas pipe E as shown at Fig. 4 which is
fitted into the trough part A of my said apparatus and has two taps or cocks el.
The ends of said perforated pipe E are arranged so as to receive a flexible
tubing G which can be connected to any convenient gas burner as will be well
understood.
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. In a fire-lighting apparatus the combination of a trough shaped receptacle A
having a central perforated projecting portion B. with a grating C substantially as
described and illustrated in the drawings aunexed.
Dated this 10th dow of Novomhan 1001
H. F. BOUGHTON, M.I. Mech. E.,
Sheffield and Barnsley, Agent for the Applicant.