IMPROVEMENTS IN CINDER SIFTERS
Year: 1884

page_text: THOMAS HENRY WARD of the Firm of Lee Howl Ward & Howl Engineers
Tipton Staffordshire I do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN CINDER SIFTERS to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to improvements in Cinder Sifters as applicable more
particularly to Household purposes; whereby a larger, & more efficient sifting or
riddling area is obtained, & which preferably is capable of being actuated by merely
rolling it along the ground, thus avoiding the necessity of muscular exertion as
would be necessary in shaking.
It consists essentially of two parts A metal cylindrical box preferably having
handles on either side may be with a lid at the top & a box or basket made of
wirework or of perforated metal sheet as its equivelent This wirework is open at
the top & closed at the bottom. By preference its diameter is somewhat smaller
at the bottom than at the top & in height it is shorter than the first mentioned box,
yet sufficiently tall or more strictly speaking deep that its periphery by virtue of
this depth serves as a cylindrical riddle.
This wirework basket fits loosely inside the said box & is so supported there
that there is space left at the bottom of the outer box between it & the bottom of
the inside wirework for the reception & accumulation of the fine ashes.
The cinders to be sifted are poured into the wirework basket & the apparatus
inay be tilted by preference bodily sideways & rolled along the ground on its
bottom edge backwards & forwards in lieu of & by preference to shaking so that
with a minimum of muscular exertion a ready compact portable & efficient Cinder
Sifter is obtained.

page_text: THOMAS HENRY WARD of the Firm of Lee Howl Ward & Howl Engineers Tipton
Staffordshire I do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN CINDER SIFTERS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My Invention relates to improvements in Cinder Sifters as applicable more
particularly to household purposes whereby a larger & more efficient sifting or
riddling area is obtained & which preferably is capable of being actuated by merely
rolling it along the ground thus avoiding the muscular exertion as would be
necessary in shaking though this latter mode may be adopted if desirable.
It consists essentially of two parts, a metal cylindrical box preferably having
handles on either side, which box may have a lid at the top; & also with a box or
basket made of wirework or else of perforated sheet metal This wirework is open
at the top & closed at the bottom By preference its diameter is somewhat smaller
at the bottom than at the top & in height it is shorter than the first mentioned
box yet so long that its periphery by virtue of its length serves a cylindrical
riddle.
This wirework basket fits loosely inside the said box & it is so supported that
there is a space left in the bottom of the outer box between it & the wirework for
the accumulation of the fine ashes.
The cinders to be riddled are poured into the wirework basket the apparatus
may then be tilted bodily sideways & rolled along the floor preferably on its edge
backwards & forwards (or if desired it may be shaken instead) so that with a
minimum of muscular exertion a ready & efficient riddle is obtained having com-
paritively a much larger riddling area since the greater part of the ashes are riddled
through the sides of the deep surrounding wirework basket rather than through
the bottom.
The following identity of parts will suffice A is the main box, B the wirework
basket or sifter C the lid if used at all.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1st The combination of the main box containing the wirework basket or sifter
substantially described & illustrated.
2nd In cinder sifters the wirework sifter having a riddling area round its circum-
ference & preferably its entire depth substantially described & illustrated.
Dated this 31st August 1885.
HANDY WAD11