Improvements in or connected with Gas-fires.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Mar., 1899
Complete Specification Left. 11th Dec., 1899-Accepted, 20th Jan., 1900
Date of Application, 9th Mar., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 11th Dec., 1899-Accepted, 20th Jan., 1900
Improvements in or connected with Gas-fires.
I, EDMOND WALTER TYRRELL RICHMOND, Managing Director of Richmond
& Co., Limited, of Warrington and London, Gas Apparatus Manufacturers, do
hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
This inventiqn has reference to gas-fires," that in fire places heated by gas,
such as are used for heating rooms of dwellinghouses, offices, and the like;
and it has more particularly for its object to provide improvements in this kind
of heating apparatus, by which water vapour supply is rendered more efficacious
than at present, or to provide an improved construction and arrangement of
parts, for supplying water vapour to the air heated by gas fires.
According to this invention there is provided within the space enclosed by
the perforated or openwork case of a gas fire-place, at each side, a vessel adapted
to contain water, the two vessels being connected together, preferably, at the lower
part by a pipe, so as to be in communication with each other; while at a suitable
part a pipe or conduit extends from one of these vessels, through the casing of
the fire-place and by means of which they may be filled or charged with water
from outside.
The vessels in one construction extend up from the lower part of the fire
place to above the level of the grate or combustion space and are open at the top.
The effect is, that the water vapour given off, does not mix with gases of com-
bustion, and pass away with them up the chimney or flue, but passes with the air
heated by the fire place out through the perforations or spaces in the outer case,
and so humidifies the warm air discharged from the fire place into the room.
In the case of the fire place being angular, the water vessels in each side are
conveniently made of corresponding form in front, and fit into the angular
casings but they may be made of any form to suit the configurations of the
fire place casing.
Dated 9th March 1899.
Improvements in or connected with Gas-fires.
I, EDMOND WALTER TYRRELL RICHMOND, Managing Director of Richmond
& Co., Limited, of Warrington and London, Gas Apparatus Manufacturers, 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 fol-
lowing statement:
This invention has reference to "gas-fires," that is, fire places heated by gas.
such as are used for heating rooms of dwelling houses, offices, and the like; and

page_text: it has more particularly for its object to provide improvements in this kind of
heating apparatus, by which water-vapour supply is rendered more efficacious
than at present, or to provide, an improved construction and arrangement of
parts for supplying such water-vapour to the air heated by gas fires.
According to this invention there is provided within the space enclosed by
the perforated or openwork case of a gas fire place, at each side, a vessel adapted
to contain water, the two vessels being connected together at the lower part, or
at the higher part by a pipe, so as to be in communication with each other; while
at a suitable part a pipe extends from one or both of these vessels, through the
casing of the fire-place, and by means of which they may be filled or charged
with water from outside.
The vessels, in one construction, extend up from the lower part of the fire
place to above the level of the grate or combustion space, or higher as required,
and are open at the top. The effect is, that the water vapour given off does not
mix with gases of combustion, and pass away with them up the chimney or flue,
but passes with the air heated by the fire place out through the perforations or
spaces in the outer case, and so humidifies the warm air discharged from the
fire-place into the room.
In one case of the fire-place being angular, the water vessels in each side are
conveniently made of corresponding form in front, and fit into the angular
casings, but they may be made of any form to suit the configurations of the fire-
place casings.
The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which
Figure shews a gas-fire provided with improvements according to this
invention, as seen from behind.
Figure 2 is a back view of the water containers, shewn separately; and
Figure 3 is a plan of same.
Referring to the drawings, a are two vessels placed in the casing of the gas-
fire on each side of the fire-place proper c. These vessels are filled with and
contain water and are open at the top and connected below by a pipe 7, so that
the water level in each, is equal; and they are filled by one filling device. The
filling device consists of a pipe e connected with one of the vessels a at the back,
and has a filling mouth e¹ outside the casing of the fire.
In action, the water in these vessels a becomes warmed by the heat of the fire,
conduction, etcetera; and the vapour given off from the water at the free sur-
face in them, mixes with the warm or heated air which is produced in the fire-
place, and passes out through the perforated casing b above; and thus the warm
or heated air discharged from the fire-place is humidified warm air.
In the drawing, the vessels a are triangular, as shewn, being made to suit
the form of fire-place in which they are used, but the shape will necessarily vary
in the application or use in connection with fire-places of different forms.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is ;-
1. In a gas-fire, the means of humidifying the air warmed or heated by the
fire substantially as set forth.
2. The gas-fire, with the gas humidifying vessels a, arranged, combined,
and adapted to act as set forth with reference to and shewn in the drawings.
Dated this Sth day of December 1899.
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON,
Applicant's Patent Agents, 15, Water Street, Liverpool.