Improved Linen Dryer.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Oct:, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Apr., 1895-Accepted, 28th Sept., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Linen Dryer.
CHARLES WINGROVE SPONG 30 Holmewood Road South Norwood Shipping
Agent I do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
To provide a linen dryer which can be easily secured to the rack of an ordinary
kitchener and which can be adjusted as required. It consists of two bars or pieces
of wood in which niches are cut near the ends to secure them in the required
position when inserted between the rods of the rack of the kitchener, these bara or
pieces of wood project from the rack to a convenient distance from the kitchener
& to which transverse bars are fixed, there is a also a ladder which falls imme-
diately in the front so as to prevent, the possibility of the linen when hung upuu
the cross bars from being drawn too close to the fire, this ladder is kept in position
by a regulator fixed upon the side of it. The whole contrivance can be fixed or
withdrawn in an instant and cau be folded & hung up against a wall. Network
laths may be used to prevent small articles from falling on to the hot plate of
the kitchener.
or
Dated this 2nd day of October 1891
CHARLES WINGROVE SPONG 30 Holmewood Road South Norwood Surrey
Shipping Agent I 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 :—
To provide a clothes dryer & airer which can be easily secured to the rack of
an ordinary kitchener and which can be adjusted as required. It consists of two
or more bars or pieces of wood C iron or other material into which niches are
made or hooks or other holdfasts made or placed near the ends of the said bars to
secure them in the required position when inserted between the rods of the rack
of the kitchener, the bars project from the rack a convenient distance from the
frout of the kitchener and to which transverse bars A B are fixed. Wire netting
may be used between A & B. There is also a frame or ladder D which is
attached or detached and which falls immediately in front of the fire so as to
prevent the possibility of the linen or clothes when hung upon the cross bars from
being drawn too close to the fire, this frame or ladder D is kept in position by
hooks or other contrivance fixed upon the side of it. The whole can be secured
or withdrawn from the kitchener in an instant and it may be made or any part
thereof of wood iron metal other material of any size or shape. Network
laths may be used to dry, small articles of linen or clothing and to prevent
them falling on to the hot plate of the kitchener. An additional ladder E of an
increased size if necessary may be used for large things, such as sheets, blankets
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page_text: counterpanies, table cloths, curtains, &c. and can
n. be placed upon
the front of the
Extra bars, stops
small airer suspended from the mantel piece by brackets F.
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or
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struts stays may be used to regulate the distance of the airer from the fire
as well as additional trays G of netting laths which tray may rest upon the
brackets F F.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed; I declare that what I
claim is
The novelty in the use and construction of the frames and ladders and fittings
in general:
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1100R
CHAS W. SPONG..