Improvements in or appertaining to Fire-dogs or Supports or Rests for Fire-irons.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Oct., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 2nd July, 1900-Accepted, 4th Aug., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or appertaining to Fire-dogs or Supports or Rests
for Fire-irons.
1, JOSEPH WILLIAM HALL, of Arnside, Ellesmere Avenue, Monton Road, Eccles,
near Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Ironmonger, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows, that is to say:-
It relates to improvements in or appertaining to fire-dogs, or supports or
rests for fire-irons, and consists in the formation or construction of, or the
application of means to, said fire-dogs, whereby they may form appropriate
stands or holders for the additional small pokers which are ordinarily employed
for poking the fire instead of the larger pokers forming part of said fire-irons.
In carrying my invention into effect I apply one, two, or a greater number of
receptacles or cups to the fire-dog, said receptacle or receptacles being for the
reception of the end of the said small or additional poker, its upper or body
part resting against the side of the fire-grate in the ordinary manner.
The receptacle or receptacles may be formed integrally with the fire-dog, or
it or they may be formed separately and secured to or mounted on said fire-dog
in any suitable manner, as by being screwed into openings made therein, or by
taking within a suitable holder or holders formed on said fire-dog.
From the foregoing description it will be seen that an appropriate stand or
holder combined with the fire-dog is formed for the small or additional poker,
while the said cup also forms a receptacle for any dust or dirt that may have
adhered to said poker during its use.
Improvements in or appertaining to Fire-dogs or Supports or Rests
for Fire-irons.
I, JOSEPH WILLIAM HALL, of Arnside, Ellesmere Avenue, Monton Road, Eccles,
near Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Ironmonger, 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,
that is to say:-
It relates to improvements in or appertaining to fire-dogs or supports or rests
for fire-irons, and consists in the formation or construction of, or the application

page_text: of means to said fire-dogs, whereby they may form appropriate receptacles or
holders for the additional small pokers which are ordinarily employed for poking
the fire instead of the larger pokers forming part of said fire-irons.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings which are illustrative of my invention.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a fire-dog constructed in accordance with my
invention.
Fig. 2 is a view of the fire-dog shown by Fig. 1 as seen from above.
Fig. 3 is a part sectional side elevation of a fire-dog showing the formation
of my improved part more clearly.
Figs. 4 and 5 are top views of portions of fire-dogs showing a modified form
of my invention.
Fig. 6 is a perspective view illustrating my improved fire-dog as in use.
In carrying my invention into effect I construct each fire-dog a so that an
appropriate cup or receptacle 6 is provided to receive the end of the poker.c
when placed in the somewhat vertical position as shown by Fig. 6, thus means
are afforded for properly holding said poker in said position while the receptacle b
also collects any dust or refuse that may fall from said poker or which may be
carried by it on and after being used for poking the fire.
Instead of only one receptacle 6 being formed upon the fire-dog two or
more of such receptacles 6, 61 611 may be made thereon as shown by Fig. 4.
Again instead of these receptacles being made integrally with the fire-dogs
they may be secured thereto by screws d as shown by Fig. 5 or their attachment
thereto may be effected by any other well known means.
a
my said
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. A fire-dog having one or more receptacles of the nature described formed
integrally with it substantially as herein specified.
2. Fire-dogs having receptacles of the form described secured to them sub-
stantially as herein set forth.
Dated this 30th day of June 1900.
SAMUEL HEY,
Agent.