A New or Improved Domestic Flexible Fire-guard.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Jan.,
1899
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Oct., 1899-Accepted, 25th Nov., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Domestic Flexible Fire-guard.
I, JOSEPH FREEMAN CRADDOCK, of 47, Vincent Parade, Balsall Heath, in the
City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
This invention consists of the herein described new or improved domestic
flexible fire-guard which is so constructed as to be readily altered in shape and
size to suit and attach to the particular fire-grate with which the fire-guard is
used. Moreover, my improved nre-guard when not in use can be rolled up so as
to occupy but little space.
My new or improved fire-guard is constructed of light wires or strips or bars
of metal or other suitable material arranged to cross each other diagonally
so as to form a kind of lattice work, the said wires bars or strips being jointed
together where they cross each other and arranged with the ends of the wires
bars or strips at the top and bottom of the fire-guard respectively. At the sides
of the fire-guard the wires bars or strips are attached to two vertical stout bars
made with hooks adapted to hook on to the fire-grate. It will be seen that by
constructing the fire-guard as above described it can be stretched out and
extended sideways or partly collapsed as may be desired to suit the shape and
size of the particular fire grate with which it is used, and can also be bent so as
to suit the curve or shape of the bars of the grate, and when the fireguard is not
in use it can readily be collapsed and rolled up.
Dated this 20th day of January 1900
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Domestic Flexible Fire-guard.
I, JOSEPH FREEMAN CRADDOCK, of 47, Vincent Parade, Balsall Heath, in the
City of Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:―
This invention consists of the hercin described new or improved domestic
flexible fire-guard which is so constructed as to be readily altered in shape and
size to suit and attach to the particular fire-grate with which the fire-guard is
used. Moreover, my improved fire-guard when not in use can be collapsed and
in some cases rolled up so as to occupy but little space.
I will describe my invention by referring to the accompanying drawings on
which Fig. 1 shews my new or improved fire-guard in use on a fire grate; Fig. 2
shews the same fire guard collapsed as when not in use; Fig. 3 is a front elevation
and part plan; Fig. 4 is a side view of the same fire-guard extended and on a
larger scale than Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. 5 is an elevation of a portion of my fire-
guard made of round wires one of which is shewn separately by Fig. 6.
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the figures.
I will first describe the arrangement of my invention illustrated by Figs. 1 to 4
both inclusive.
My new or improved fire-guard is constructed of light wires or strips or bars
of metal or other suitable material arranged to cross each other diagonally so as
to form a kind of lattice work. In Figs. 1 to 4 these wires are of flat section
and those sloping down from right to left are marked a and the other wires
sloping down from left to right are marked b. These wires or strips a bare jointed
by rivets where they cross each other and as will be seen by the drawing the ends
of the wires or strips are at the top and bottom of the fire-guard respectively.
Sufficient of the wires or strips are used to make up the required width of the
nre-guard. At the sides of the fire-guard the wires bars or strips ab are attached
to two vertical stout bars 1 E made respectively with hooks f adapted to hook
on to the fire grate. These vertical side bars 1) E are by preference each made
of a sheet metal blank folded centrally longitudinally so as to make a bar of a
hollow tubular shape as shewn with two flanges de which clip between them the
jointed ends of the strips a b. In order to allow of the opening out and collapsing
of the fire-guard the rivets y which secure the bars or strips ab together near the
ends of the side bars D E have to work in longitudinal slots h in the side bars DE
so as to allow of these rivets g working nearer together or farther apart as is
necessary when the fire-guard is being opened out or collapsed. The hooks f which
attach the fire-guard to the grate are by preference made adjustable in height by
passing through the slots in the side bars D E and secured by nuts m so as to
permit of the hooks f being raised or lowered to suit the particular fire grate with
which the fire-guard is used. Jis a link which is jointed at to one of the
rivets which secure the bars ab together and at its other end is hooked so as
to
engage with one of the other rivets as shewn in full lines in Fig. 3 and maintain
the fire-guard opened out. Before the fire-guard can be collapsed the link J has
to be turned up as represented by the dotted lines in Fig. 3.
In the arrangement shewn by Fig. 5 the fire-guard is formed of round wires ab
one of which is shewn separately in Fig. 6 which where they are jointed together
are bent into eyes or loops and secured together by eyelets or rivets. This form
of my invention can be rolled up if the joints are made sufficiently free. At m¹ m²
where the wires ab have to slide on the side bar E the wires are bent into
eyes m¹ m² sufficiently large to allow of the wires sliding on the bar E and also
permit of the collapsing of the fire-guard. The side bar E is made of one piece of
wire bent so as to also form the hook f to attach to the fire-grate.
It will be seen that by constructing the fire-guard as above described it can be
stretched out and extended sideways as in Figs. 1 and 3, or partly collapsed as may
be desired so as to suit the shape and size of the particular fire-grate with which
the fire-guard is used and can also be bent as in Fig. 1 to suit the curve or shape
of the bars of the grate and when the fire-guard is not in use it can readily be
collapsed as shewn in Fig. 2 and thus occupy but little space. k is an eye at the
top of the fire-guard for suspending the same from a nail in a wall.
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 :-
The herein described new or improved domestic flexible fire-guard formed of
light wires strips or bars crossing each other diagonally and jointed together
where they cross and to side bars or rods with hooks to attach to the bars of the
fire grate, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 20th day of October 1899