An Improved Combined Ash-pan and Cinder Sifter.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 4th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 10th Feb., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combined Ash-pan and Cinder Sifter.
I JOHN DEAN, of 16 Russell Street, Eccles, near Manchester, Commercial.
Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Apparatus for economising fuel consumed in domestic fire ranges, by saving of
cinders, and saving of labour, and prevention of dust in dealing with the products
of combustion, and that the apparatus may be more easily understood I have
hereunto appended an explanatory sheet of drawings of same, in which the same
letters and numbers are used to indicate corresponding parts named in description
as follows:
No. 1. An ash pan or tray, rectangular or otherwise, as required to fit and slide
into the usual recess beneath fire grates, to catch the ashes passing into it through
the cinder sifter, No. 2, the back side of the said ash pan or tray to be left out for
facility of emptying same, the front and the two other sides to have openings in
them, A, for the insertion of the fingers, for the purpose of withdrawing the ash
pan or tray from the recess beneath the fire grate, and carrying the ash pan or
tray away, the said openings to have a flange, B, on their inner top sides for the
support of the cinder sifter, (Figure 2.) when in its position, in & on the ash pan or
tray (Figure 1.) the said ash pan or tray also to have a flange or projection on each
end of the front side, to prevent its being pushed too far into the recess beneath
fire grate the flange or projection marked C in drawing.
No. 2. A cinder sifter to fit in the ash pan or tray No. 1, to rest on the flanges
over openings in sides & front of ash pan or tray No. 1, & to have in its bottom a
grate or riddle E, to retain cinders falling into it from the fire grate, the grate or
riddle, E, to be either part of material of cinder sifter or separate, & removable,
& renewable, and made of wire, or iron, or perforated material of some kind, the front
side of cinder sifter to project upwards in a sloping direction D, for the purpose of
catching & conducting on to the riddle E, any ashes or cinders falling out of the
front bars of fire grate, the cinder sifter also to have an opening in each side, A,
for the insertion of the fingers same as No. 1, & also a flange or projection
at each end of front side same as No. 1, the back side also to be left out same
as No. 1.
Either the ash pan or tray, No. 1, or the cinder sifter, No. 2, or parts of either,
to be made of sheet or cast iron or wire or any other material I may find expedient
or desirable.
Dated this Third day of April 1893.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combined Ash-pan and Cinder Sifter.
I, JOHN DEAN Book Keeper 16, Russell Street Eccles near Manchester 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:
Apparatus for economising fuel consumed in domestic or other fire ranges by the
saving of cinders, and for the saving of labor, & for minimising dust caused in

page_text: dealing with the products of combustion, and that the same may be easily under-
stood I refer to drawings left with my Provisional Specification which I adopt for
this my Complete Specification, in which the same letters and numbers are used to
indicate corresponding parts as in my Provisional Specification.
No. 1. An ash pan or tray, rectangular or otherwise in shape, as required, to fit
& slide into the usual recess beneath fire grates, to catch the ashes falling into it
through the cinder sifter (No. 2), the back side of the said ash pan or tray to be
left out for facility of emptying the ashes, the front side and the two other sides to
have openings in them (A) for the insertion of the fingers, the front one for the
purpose of withdrawing the ashpan from the recess, and the other two for the
purpose of carrying it away to empty ashes, the said openings to have a flange (B)
on their inner top sides for the support of the cinder sifter (No. 2) when in its
position in or on the ashpan or tray (No. 1). The said ashpan or tray also to have
a flange or projection (C) on each end of the front side, to prevent its being pushed
too far into the recess beneath the fire grate by catching each side of said
recess.
No. 2. A cinder sifter to fit in the ashpan or tray (No. 1) and resting on
the flanges (B) over openings (A) in sides and front of the said ashpan or
tray (No. 1). The cinder sifter (No. 2) to have in its bottom a grate or
riddle (E) to retain the cinders falling into it from the fire grate, the grate
or riddle, to be either part of material of cinder sifter, or separate & renewable
or removable, and made of wire or cast iron grating or perforated material of
suitable mesh for the easy passage of ashes, and, retention of cinders. The front
side of the cinder sifter to be continued upwards in a sloping direction as shewn in
drawing (D) for the purpose of catching and conducting on to the riddle or
grate (E) any ashes or cinders falling out of the front of the fire grate, the back
side of the cinder sifter to be left out for facility of emptying the cinders the two
other sides or ends to have openings in them (A) for the insertion of the fingers for
the purpose of lifting it or carrying it away, the front side of the cinder sifter also
to have a flange at each end (C) to prevent its being pushed too far into recess
beneath the fire grate.
Either ash pan (No. 1) or the cinder sifter (No. 2) or parts of either may be
made in wrought, sheet, or cast iron, or wrought, sheet or cast brass or other
metal and may be plain, embossed, or perforated in front, as I may find expedient
or desirable.
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
1st. The construction of a light portable metal tray described above as the ash
pan No. 1, substantially as & for the purposes described herein and referred to in
drawings.
2nd. The construction of the light portable metal article described above as the
cinder sifter (No. 2) and its combination with the ashpan No. 1 substantially as &
for the purposes herein described and referred to in drawings.
Dated this 2nd Tan 1801