IMPROVEMENTS IN MANTEL AND CHIMNEY PIECES to be as follows
Year: 1884

page_text: I JOSEPH HENRY SAMS of 7 Edith Villas, West Kensington in the County of
Middlesex Mechanical Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MANTEL AND CHIMNEY PIECES to be as follows:-
"
My improvements relate to the construction and arrangement of mantel and
chimney pieces. I combine therewith swinging, or sliding and swinging frames ;
and these carry inner frames or panels which can turn on pivots in the outer
frames or be hinged to them.
The outer frames revolve round or with columns at the sides of the mantel or
chimney pieces. They form suitable ornamental wings or side pieces folding
against the wall on either side of the mantel or chimney piece or they close
together meeting in the centre of the fire-place to form a fire grate screen.
The outer frames can be ornamented or enriched with carving, embossed or
répoussé work or ornamented with velvet, lincrusta, leather, glass, ivory or any
suitable material.
These frames can also be placed in any desired radial position intermediate
between the two positions described above and when in such intermediate positions
they will form screens or it may be dwarf cheval looking-glasses.
The inner frames or panels may also be suitably decorated or enriched as above
described and they may carry mirrors on one side.
The inner frames or panels may be so mounted as to revolve either vertically or
horizontally (but preferably vertically) on pivots in the outer frames so that when
away from the wall or fire-place they may be turned round and either the one
side or the other presented to view; or they can be placed at any intermediate
angle and employed to reflect intermediate objects.
The outer frames may be made to slide through the jambs of the mantel or
chimney piece and so meet together in the front of the fire place and form a grate
screen, or extend along the wall forming ornamental or side pieces. From this
latter position they can swing out to form fire screens or short cheval mirrors.
Dated this 19th day of September 1884.

page_text: COME LEIE
I JOSEPH HENRY SAMS of 7 Edith Villas, West Kensington in the County of
Middlesex Mechanical Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MANTEL AND CHIMNEY PIECES" and in what manner the
same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :—
My improvements relate to the construction and arrangement of mantel and
chimney pieces. I combine therewith swinging or sliding and swinging frames;
and these in some cases I make to carry inner frames or panels which can turn on
pivots in the outer frames or be hinged to them.
The outer frames revolve round or with columns at the sides of the mantel or
chimney pieces. They form suitable ornamental wings or side pieces folding
against the wall on either side of the mantel or chimney piece, or they close
together meeting in the centre of the fire place to form a fire grate screen.
The outer frames can be ornamented or enriched with carving, embossed or
répoussé work or ornamented with velvet, lincrusta, leather, glass, ivory, or any
suitable material, or with moveable shelves.
These frames can also be placed in any desired radial position intermediate
between the two positions described above and when in such intermediate positions
they will form screens or it may be dwarf cheval looking-glasses.
The inner frames or panels may also be suitably decorated or enriched as above
described or they may carry mirrors on one side.
The inner frames or panels may be so mounted as to revolve either vertically or
horizontally (but preferably vertically) on pivots in the outer frames so that when
away from the wall or fire place they may be turned round and either the one side
or the other presented to view; or they can be placed at any intermediate angle
and employed to reflect intermediate objects.
The outer frames may be made to slide through the jambs of the mantel or
chimney piece and so meet together in the front of the fire place and form a grate
screen, or extend along the wall forming ornamental or side pieces. From this
latter position they can swing out to form fire screens or short cheval mirrors; or
they may be made to fold in two or more folds on each side and when folded to
slide in behind the pilasters of the jambs in a recess constructed for the purpose
of receiving them.
In the drawings hereunto annexed I have shown examples of mantel or chimney
pieces constructed according to my invention.
Figure 1 shows a front view of a mantel or chimney piece having two
swinging frames carried by two vertical columns at the front of its two side jambs.
One of these is shewn to be turned into position for forming a screen in front
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page_text: of the fire place, the other is shown to be turned to one side. Figure 2 is a
horizontal section of the side jambs and the swinging frames mounted in front
of them.
AA are the swinging frames and B the pivotting columns which carry them-
from the ends of the columns project pivots B¹ B. The upper pivot B¹ fits into a
hole in the curved projecting part of the moulding C of the mantel piece, and the
bottom pivot B fits in a hole or bearing in an iron plate fixed at the bottom of
the mantel piece. The front face of each side jamb is preferably curved in the
manner shown in the horizontal section Figure 2, they might however, if preferred
be made flat or of other desired form. A horizontal section of one of these side
jambs and of the pivoting frame mounted in front of it is shown on a larger scale
at Figure 3.
DD are inner frames which can pivot within the outer frames A on central
vertical pivots D¹ D¹, these inner frames are filled in with panels E as shown. By
turning these inner frames on their pivots either side of them can be exposed to
view, they may be decorated on either side in any desired manner, on one side a
mirror may be carried as above stated for reflecting the heat from the fire.
In place of the inner frames being made to pivot on central vertical pivots they
might be made to pivot on horizontal pivots at the centre of their sides, as shown
at Figures 4 and 5.
At Figure 6 I have shown a front view of a mantel or chimney piece in which
the frames A are made to slide sidewise through the jambs. Two constructions
are illustrated in this figure one construction on the right hand side and the other
on the left hand side. A horizontal section through the jamb and sliding frame
on the left hand side is shown at Figure 7 and a similar horizontal section taking
through the jamb and sliding frame on the right hand side is shown at Figure 8.
In the construction shown at Figure 7 and on a larger scale at Figures 9, 10
and 11 the frame A at its inner end has pivots A¹ A' projecting from it at top and
bottom, these enter into holes in slide pieces which can slide to and fro in guides
at the top and bottom of the mantel piece when the frames are drawn outwards
the slide pieces F which I call "slippers" come against stops which arrest their
movement, the frame A can then be turned on its pivots as shown in Figure 9.
It will be seen also that the frame is like those shown at Figures 1, 2 and 3
provided with an inner frame which can turn on vertical pivots. Or in place of
this it might be made to turn on horizontal pivots as shown at Figures 4 and 5.
In the arrangement shown on the right band side of Figure 6 and at Figure 8
the frame A is formed in two parts hinged together by vertical hinges so that the
two parts can be folded together and when not wanted moved behind the front
face of the side jamb.
In place of the sliding or swivelling frames A being each fitted with an inner
frame D which can be turned within it on horizontal or vertical pivots it may be
made without such inner frame and be filled in with a panel which may be
ornamented in any desired way, and if required with perforated wood or metal for
ventilation as shown in Figure 6.
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
1. The combination with the side jambs of mantel or chimney pieces of
swinging or sliding and swinging frames either fitted or not fitted with inner
swinging frames and which can be moved either into a position to meet together
at the front of the fire place and form a screen or can be moved away from in
front of the fire place substantially as described.
2. The combination of swinging frames with the side jambs of mantel or
chimney pieces substantially as herein before described and illustrated at
Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

page_text: 3. The combination of sliding and swinging frames with the side jambs of mantel
or chimney pieces substantially as herein before described and illustrated at
Figures 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11.
4. The combination of sliding and swinging frames with the side jambs of
mantel or chimney pieces substantially as herein before described and illustrated
at Figures 6 and 8: