Improvements in Fire Irons or Brasses, and in the Manufacture of the same.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 20th June, 1898-Accepted, 23rd July, 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fire Irons or Brasses, and in the Manufacture
of the same.
I, JOSEPH HENRY HELLIWELL, of Tunnel Foundry, Dudley, in the County of
Worcester, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
My invention has for its object improvements in fire irons or brasses and in
the manufacture of the same by which I am enabled to cheapen the cost of
production.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings
upon which I have illustrated examples of my improved fire irons or brasses.
Figure 1 is a front view of the fire tongs made according to my invention.
Figure 2 is an enlarged part sectional view of the head or joint.
Figure 3 is a similar view to Figure 2 showing a modified form.
Figure 4 is a view of a fire shovel made according to my invention.
Figure 5 is a view of a poker made according to my invention.
In carrying my invention into practice I connect the upper ends a¹ of the tongs A
together by the tubes a² and as which telescope or slide one into the other. These
tubes are fixed to the upper ends a¹ of the tongs by screwing, rivetting, soldering,
brazing, or by other means and in the inner tube a³ I form the slot a into which
the peg a5 or its equivalent fixed to the outer tube a² fits as shewn at Figure 2 so
that when the tongs are opened into the position as shewn in dotted lines at
Figure 1 this peg prevents them from being drawn too far apart and also from turning
or twisting. Instead of forming a slot in the inner tube a³ I may form a groove or
recess in this tube into which the peg a fixed in the outer tube fits, as shewn at
Figure 3 and this groove or recess extends only a portion of the length of the
tube a³ so as to form a stop for the peg a³ and prevent the tubes from being drawn too
far apart. In some cases the inner member a³ may be formed solid with a groove
or recess cut in its surface for the peg a to work in, or a slot may be formed in the
outer tube a² and a peg fixed in the inner tube or solid member. The parts (2
and a³ may be formed either square, oblong, oval, or other shape than round in
which case a stop will only be required to limit their travel.
At Figures 4 and 5 I have shewn my method of forming the handles or cross
pieces H for the poker B and shovel D. In this case I form the centre portion h¹
of the handles either tubular or solid the ornamental ends h² being either screwed,
rivetted, soldered, brazed or otherwise secured to the centre piece, or when
forming the handle solid the ends and centre piece may be cast in one piece.
The top or ornamental portion h³ which is fixed to or forms part of the stem of the
poker or shovel is formed with the lip h so as to embrace or fit around the centre
portion hand in the centre of this ornamental part h* I fix a screw pin which
passes through a hole formed in the centre of the part the knob h³ or its equivalent
being screwed onto the end of this pin for fixing the handle in position, the lips h
prevent the handle from turning or twisting when once fixed in position.
Instead

page_text: of fixing the screwed pin to the ornamental part h³ it may be fixed to the knob h³
or its equivalent and screw into a tapped hole formed in the ornamental part h³.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
First The improvements in fire irons or brasses and in the manufacture of the
same characterised by horizontally projecting portions at the upper ends of the
same and which in the case of the tongs are used as a telescope slide and without
any pivot substantially as herein set forth and as shewn upon the drawings.
Second Uniting or connecting the upper ends of tongs by means of projecting
portions telescoping into each other the said projecting portions being held together
by a such like arrangement as a peg or its equivalent working in a slot or recess in
the manner and for the purpose substantially as herein set forth and as shewn upon
the drawings at Figures 1 2 and 3.
Third Forming the handles of pokers and shovels with a cross piece such as h¹
either tubular or solid and united or connected to the upper end of the stem of the
poker or shovel by a screwed pin or its equivalent the said cross piece being prevented
from turning or twisting by lips such as h in the manner substantially as herein
set forth and as shewn upon the drawings at Figures 4 and 5.
Dated this 18th day of June 1898.
JOSEPH HENRY HELLIWELL.
By George Barker, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicant, 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.