Improvements in Coal Savers or Fuel Economisers for Domestic Fire Places.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 20th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 1st Oct., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coal Savers or Fuel Economisers for Domestic
Fire Places.
I, HARRY BESWICK, of Chalfont Street, Trafford Road, Salford, do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
:--
This invention relates to what are commonly known as "coal savers "which have
hitherto been made in various sizes to suit the varying lengths and widths of fire-
grate bars and which consists of two uprights capable of hooking on to one of the
fire-bars and braced together by a series of rods which come opposite the spaces
between the fire-bars so as to effect a saving of fuel.
Now this invention consists in forming the coal saver in two portions, to one of
the said uprights I attach horizontally three or more hollow rods or tubes whilst to
the other upright I secure three or more solid rods. These solid rods on the one
upright are arranged to come opposite to and to enter the corresponding hollow
tubes on the other upright and slide telescopically therein and so afford a means of
adjusting the width of the coal saver to suit the varying lengths of fire bars.
And if I desire to afford a means of adjusting the distance between the said
telescopical rods so as to suit the varying distances between the fire bars I affix each
of the said rods or tubes to a corresponding number of short arms pivoted to the
uprights aforesaid the ends of the said arms being formed sufficiently large that
when resting on the fire bars the telescopical tubes and rods shall come in or near
the centre of the space between the bars and so when placing the coal saver in
position each rod and tube will naturally find its own elevation or position.
In some cases I combine a plate stand with my improved coal saver supported by
a rod or rail which is suitable for holding flat irons and other articles to be heated.
To prevent the arms falling down and to keep them slightly inclined to the
horizontal and so cause them to always be in a position ready to take into the
spaces between the bars I provide each arm with a snug or projection on
the uprights.
Dated this 16th day of November 1891.
JOHN G. WILSON,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coal Savers or Fuel Economisers for Domestic
Fire Places.
I, HARRY BESWICK of Chalfont Street, Trafford Road, Salford, Mosaic Worker,
do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same
is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :—
"coal savers
"which
This invention relates to what are commonly known as
have hitherto been made in various sizes to suit the varying lengths and widths of
fire grate bars and which consist of two uprights capable of hooking on to one of
the Are bars and braced together by a series of rods which come opposite the spaces
between the fire bars so as to effect a saving of fuel.
Now this invention consists in forming the coal saver in two portions, to one of
the said uprights 1 attach horizontally three or more hollow rods or tubes whilst to
the other upright I secure three or more solid rods. These solid rods on the one

page_text: upright are arranged to come opposite to and to enter the corresponding hollow
tubes on the other upright and slide telescopically therein and so afford a means of
adjusting the width of the coal saver to suit the varying lengths of fire bars. And
if desire to afford a means of adjusting the distance between the said telescopical
bars so as to suit the varying distances between the fire bars I employ a number of
short arms pivoted at one end to the two uprights aforesaid and to the free ends of
the said arms I affix the telescopical rods and tubes.
The free ends of the arms take into the spaces between the grate bars and are
so formed that when resting on the grate bars they hold the rods and tubes in a
central position.
To prevent the arms falling down and to keep them more or less in a horizontal
position so as to readily take into the spaces between the bars I provide each arm
with a snug or projection on the uprights.
And in order that this my said invention may be more readily understood and
carried into practical effect I have hereunto annexed a set of drawings and will now
proceed to describe the same with the assistance of the various figures and letters
of reference marked thereon.
Fig. 1 is a front view and Fig. 2 a sectional view of my improved coal saver.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view of my improved coal saver or fuel economiser capable
of being adjusted to suit varying distances between the fire grate bars. Fig. 4 is a
front view of the coal saver in its closed condition and Fig. 5 is a front view of
the coal saver in an extended condition. Fig. 6 is an end view. Fig. 7 is a
transverse sectional view of the coal saver shewn applied to a set of grate bars.
In all the views A. A are the two uprights formed with hooks B to hook on to
the fire grate bars as heretofore.
C. C are the transverse rods and D. D the tubes secured to the uprights A and
forming the telescopical transverse bars of the coal saver and which are arranged
alternately as illustrated. The rods are rivetted to the uprights and the tubes are
mouthed out and fixed by pins. It will be readily seen that by laying hold of the
uprights and pulling them away from each other or pushing them together the coal
saver may be adjusted to suit varying lengths of fire grate bars.
To afford means of adjusting the distance between the telescopical bars so as to
suit varying distances between the fire bars I affix to each tube and rod a small arm
or lever E (see Figs. 3 to 7) pivoted to the uprights as illustrated.
These arms or levers in placing the coal saver in position readily take into the
spaces between the fire grate bars whatever slight difference there may be in the
distance and owing to the largeness or peculiar shape of the ends of the arms or
levers the rods or tubes occupy an approximately central position between the bars.
To keep the arms E in a horizontal position to readily take into the spaces
between the fire bars when placing the coal saver on the grate bars I provide stops F
on the inside of the uprights A on which the arms rest as illustrated.
To prevent the arms rising too high the uprights are provided with stops G.
In combination with the coal saver I employ a plate or stand (see Fig. 7.) which
is useful for supporting plates and dishes, smoothing irons and the like and which
may be supported by the small poker H or by a special rod or rail taking into
recesses or holes in the uprights A.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.-
1st. A coal saver or fuel economiser for domestic fire places with transverse bars
consisting of rods and tubes working telescopically substantially as hercinbefore
described and illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
2nd. A coal saver or fuel economiser for domestic fire places with telescopical
transverse bars affixed to pivoted arms or levers and mounted and operating
substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described and illustrated on the
accompanying drawing.

page_text: 3rd. The combination of a plate stand with my improved coal saver mounted and
arranged substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated on the accompanying
drawing.
Dated this 10th day of Avaust 1802
JOHN G. WILSON,
Agent for the Applicant.