Improvements in Fire Places.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fire Places.
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I, FREDERICK WILLIAM BRIERLEY, of 639, Tonge Moor Road, Bolton, in the
County of Lancaster, Commission Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of ornamental tiled
fire places, the object being to so construct such fire places that the tiles are
securely fixed to the iron frame or front and the whole fire place can be set or built
in a comparatively short time. The invention consists in so constructing the iron
frame or front that a layer of asbestos, or other non-conducting material can be
interposed between. and combined with the frame and the tiles, and the cement
fixing the latter that heat from the fire is absorbed thereby and has no detrimental
or loosening effect on the tiles and cement, the latter being further secured to the
iron frane or front by screws, bolts, or projections.
According to this invention, I construct the frame of cast iron as ordinary and
the front portion may be very narrow. At the back of the frame or front is a
projection, or in other words, the frame is of or trough shape on cross section.
In the trough portion I place a layer of asbestos or other non-conductor of heat
and the tiles are fixed by cement as ordinary to this frame, the cement being.
fixed to the frame by projecting studs, pins, or screws passing from the frame
through the non-conducting material and into the cement.
The frame with the ordinary bars will constitute a complete fire place front, and
with fire bricks or other back form a complete fire place.
The trough shaped frame may be used in conjunction with the ordinary fire
front if desired.
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Improvements
I, FREDERICK WIlliam Brierley, of 639, Tonge Moor Road, Bolton, in the
County of Lancaster, Commission Agent, 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 improvements in the construction of ornamental tiled
fireplaces the object being to so construct such fireplaces that the tiles are

page_text: securely fixed to the iron frame or front and the whole fireplace can be set or built
in a comparatively short time. The invention consists in so constructing the iron
frame or front that a layer of asbestos or other non-conducting material can be
interposed between and combined with the frame and the tiles and the cement
fixing the latter that heat from; the fire is absorbed thereby and has no detrimental
or loosening effect on the tiles and cement, the latter being further secured to the
iron frame or front by screws, boits, or projections.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention, the following is a com-
pleto description of same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, in
which;
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Fig. 1 is a front elevation of one of the improved fireplaces shewing one tile
in position.
Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view of the improved fireplace.
According to this invention I construct the frame of cast iron as ordinary, and
the front portion 2 of such frame may be very narrow.
At the back of the frame
or front portion 2 is a projection 3, or in other words the frame is of U or trough
shape on cross section (see Fig. 2). In the trough portion, i.e., between the
parts 2 and 3, I place a layer of asbestos 4 or other non-conductor of heat, and.
the tiles 5 are fixed by cement 6 as ordinary into this frame, the cement 6 being
fixed to the projection 3 by projecting studs, pins, or screws 7 passing from the
frame 3 through the non-conducting material 4 and into the cement 6.
The frame with the ordinary bars 8 will constitute a complete fireplace front,
and with fire bricks or other back form a complete fireplace.
The trough shaped frame may be used in conjunction with any ordinary fire
front.
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:
A fireplace having projections or being trough-like in section combined with
tiles held in position as herein described and with a layer of non-conducting
material interposed between the tiles and the frame as and for the purpose herein.
described and substantially as illustrated by the annexed drawings.
Dated this 5th day of August 1898.
FREDERICK WILLIAM BRIERLEY,
By his Agents,
Brierley & Howard,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.
FREDERICK WILLIAM BRIERLEY,
By his Agents,
Brierley & Howard,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax.