A New or Improved Appliance for Economising the Consumption of Fuel in Domestic Fire Grates.
Year: 1894

page_text: Dat: of Application, 30th June, 1894
- Complete Specification Left, 1st Apr., 1895-Accepted, 4th May. 1895
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Appliance for Economising the Consumption
of Fuel in Domestic Fire Grates.
I, GEORGE SHACKLETON, of 62, Bradford Road, Cleckheaton, in the
County of York, Grocer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved appliance for economising the
consumption of fuel in domestic fire grates.
The said appliance consists of a false bottom and back having claws or their
equivalent at the front adapted to engage one of the front bars of the grate to
support it at the front and the back is arranged to bear against the back of the
grate or a packing piece there-agaiust. The appliance may consist of a casting
more or less shaped in vertical section. It is preferably fluted or grooved and
the bottom may be perforated. Side pieces may be provided at each end of the
bottom. Instead of a casting the appliance may be made of fire brick.
The appliance may be supported by any of the front bars according to the size
of the fire required and to bring the fire more to the front and throw out the heat
more the back may be inclined forward. To regulate the inclination of the back
I may employ a stepped or wedge shaped piece of fire brick adapted to be placed
between the false back and the back of the grate.
Dated this 29th day of June 1894.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.
A New or Improved Appliance for Economising the Consumption
of Fuel in Domestic Fire Grates.
I, GEORGE SHACKLETON, of 62, Bradford Road, Cleckheaton, in the County
of York, Grocer, 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 :-
This invention relates to a new or improved appliance for economising the
consumption of fuel in domestic fire grates.
The said appliance consists of a false bottom and back having claws or their
equivalent at the front adapted to engage one of the front bars of the grate to
support it at the front and the back is arranged to bear against the back of the
grate or a packing piece there-against. The appliance may consist of a casting
more or less L shaped in vertical section. It is preferably fluted or grooved and
the bottom may be perforated. Side pieces may be provided at each end of the
bottom. Instead of a casting the appliance may be made of fire-brick.
The appliance may be supported by any of the front bars according to the
size of the fire required and to bring the fire more to the front and throw out the
heat more the back may be inclined forward. To regulate the inclination of
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page_text: the back may employ a stepped or wedge shaped piece of fire brick adapted to
be placed between the false back and the back of the grate.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying sheet of drawings forming a part
of this Specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding
parts in each of the figures.
Figure 1, represents an elevation of such portions of a fire grate as are necessary
to illustrate the application of my improvements thereto.
Figure 2, represents a cross section of the same without the hereinbefore
mentioned wedge-shaped piece.
Figure 3, represents a similar view with the said wedge-shaped piece in
position.
Figure 4, represents a plan view of the said appliance alone.
The bottom A of the appliance is preferably made with perforations B, and it
is also cast with flutes C in it, which flutes are continued up the back D.
Claws E, E are formed on the front edge of the bottom adapted to engage any
of the front fire-bars F of the fire grate. The back D may rest against the
back G of the fire grate as shown in Figure 2. Or if it is desired to bring it
further forward the wedge piece H may be introduced between it and the back G
as shown in Figure 3.
The holes J, Jare formed through D to ventilate the back. And the hole K
is formed in H to enable a fire-poker or the like to be inserted to adjust or
remove it.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. An appliance for domestic fire grates approximately ☐ shaped in cross
section having a perforated bottom and a series of flutes extending down the back
and across the bottom and also a claw or claws at the front adapted to engage one
of the front fire bars, substantially as herein shown and described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
2. The combination with the appliance herein specified of the wedge shaped
piece, substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 29th day of March 1895.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.