Improvements in Mantel-pieces.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Aug., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 5th May, 1891-Accepted, 13th June, 189:
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mantel-pieces.
We, JOSEPH HELLIWELL and ISRAEL HELLIWELL both of Well Strect,
Keighley in the County of York, Builders and Contractors, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows, that is to say :-
It relates to improvements in the formation and construction of certain parts of
mantel-pieces used in connection with or forming the fireplaces of dwellings or the
like, whereby the cost of production of these mantel-pieces is greatly reduced, while
their appearances are not in any way deteriorated.
This is attained in accordance with this invention by making use of the common
and well known jambs and lintel of stone, hewn or otherwise prepared as hereto-
fore, with the exception that the lintel is formed to suit the fixing thereto.of the
shelf surmounting same as is hereinafter described.
The shelf or the supports for this shelf is or are formed of metal (preferably cast
iron) and in case that the supports for the shelf only are made use of, these are
formed by a suitable hollow mould, of any desired design, being arranged to extend
from one end of the lintel to the other, the same (said mould) being attached to said
lintel by means of brackets that are fixed to it by bolts, or otherwise formed to span
or lay hold of the upper edge of said lintel. Or this hollow-mould may have an
inner flange formed on it to extend over the upper edge of, and if desired be fastened
to the lintel by plugs and bolts or it may merely be held in contact therewith by
the wall above same resting upon this flange.
Or again this hollow mould may have a kind of hoop of metal attached to it
which is made to fit.over or encircle the upper edge of the lintel, however the first
described arrangement is preferably employed on account of its allowing the fixing of
this hollow mould and shelf after the building operations are completed, since by
openings being left in the wall for the insertion of the spanning brackets after which
by same being filled with brick or stone or plugged with wood, the fixing of the
mould or shelf is secured.
After the hollow mould is fixed as above described, the top part thereof is
covered with wood, the same being made to fit within this mould and so form the
shelf.
.
If the upper surface of the hollow mould is enclosed with metal as the formation
thereof. will readily allow this mould forms both the support and the shelf, without
the wooden covering being used.
By the shelf or supports therefor being formed of metal as above described any
design however elaborate, after once the model is made, may be reproduced as often
as desired and at no greater cost than would the plainest article; moreover this
formation of shelf or support affords considerable facilities for the attachment of
brackets or supports for holding the well known horizontal rod used for suspending
clothes or the like above and in front of the fireplace for drying or other
purposes.
Dated this 4th day of August 1890.
JOS. HELLIWELL.
ISRAEL HELLIWELL.
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Mantel-pieces.
We JOSEPH HELLIWELL and ISRAEL HELLIWELL both of Well Street,
Keighley in the County of York, Builders and Contractors, 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 the formation and construction of certain parts of
mantel-pieces used in connection with or forming the fireplaces of dwellings or the
like, whereby the cost of production of these mantel-pieces is greatly reduced while
their appearances are not in any way deteriorated.
In the accompanying drawings-
Figs. 1 and 2 are front elevation and top view respectively of a mantel-piece
made in accordance with our invention, while Figs. 3 and 4 are sectional side eleva-
tions thereof.
The object of our invention is attained by making use of the common and well-
known jambs a a¹ and lintel b which are of stone, hewn or otherwise prepared as
heretofore, with the exception that the lintel is formed to suit the fixing thereto of
the shelf surmounting same as is hereinafter described.
The shelf c or the supports d for this shelf is or are formed of metal (preferably
cast iron) and in case that the supports d are alone made use of, they are formed by
a suitable hollow mould of any desired design, being arranged to extend from one
end of the lintel to the other, said mould d being attached to said lintel by
means of brackets ee that are fixed to it by bolts or otherwise being formed to
span or lay hold of the upper edge of said lintel 6. The arrangement of these
brackets e e' relatively with the mould d might be as is shewn by Fig. 2, or instead
of these brackets e e¹ being mounted well within the extremities of the mould d, they
may be attached thereto at the outer ends thereof as shown by broken lines Fig. 2
in which position they may be made to more firmly hold said mould d.
In place of the brackets eel being employed a flange lip may be formed on the
mould and arranged to extend over the upper outer edge of the lintel band if
desired be fastened thereto by plugs or bolts (as the bolt g) or by making this lip
or flange large enough to extend over a greater portion of the said upper surface
of the lintel it may be held in contact therewith by the wall above it resting
thereon.
Or again this hollow mould d may have a kind of hoop of metal attached to it
or formed on it to fit over or encircle the upper edge of the lintel b, however the
first described arrangement is preferably employed on account of the same allowing
the fixing of the mould d after the building operations are completed, since by
openings such as being left in the wall for the insertion of the brackets e e¹
after which insertion and adjustment said opening he may be filled with stone or
brick or plugged with metal for the rigid and thorough fixing of the mould d.
After the mould d is fixed as above described, the top part thereof is covered or
enclosed with the board k which is made to fit within this mould d so as to form the
shelf.
If the upper surface of the hollow mould d is enclosed with metal formed
integrally therewith as the construction of this mould will readily allow, this said
mould will then form both the support and the shelf.
By the shelf.or supports therefore being formed of metal as above described any
design however elaborate, after once the model is made, may be reproduced as often
as desired and at no greater a cost than would the plainest article moreover this
formation of shelf or support affords considerable facilities for the attachment of
brackets or supports for holding the well known horizontal rod which is used
for the many and varied purposes well known.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The arrangement and construction of the several parts forming and apper-
taining to mantel-pieces as herein described and the method of applying same
substantially as specified.
JOSEPH HELLIWELL.
ISRAEL HELLIWELL.
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent.
Dated this tun day of Mayo.
JOSEPH HELLIWELL.
ISRAEL HELLIWELL.
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent.