Improvements in Ranges and Grates.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Dec., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 15th May, 1894-Accepted, 16th June, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ranges and Grates.
I WILLIAM PURCOCKS of 40 Alfred Road Sparkhill Birmingham in the
County of Warwick Fitter do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be
as follows:
My invention has for its object Improvements in Ranges and Grates by which I
increase the oven accommodation also the boiler and hot water capacity while I
decrease the liability of explosion in such boilers as well as render additional
facilities for the cleaning out of the flues and other parts.
In carrying my improvements into effect in connection with ranges I form a
series of additional ovens in the rear of the cove and so arrange my flues as to
wind around such ovens thus heating them more or less as may be required. I also
form a hot water tank in a similar position at the back of the rear cove which I
connect with the side boiler or from which I run a pipe down to the side of one of
the ovens with a tap. This tank may be connected with a boiler at the rear of the
grate and would be provided with a projecting lip into which the water would be
poured a gauge glass being provided in front of the cove to indicate the height of
the water and thus prevent an explosion. The ovens are made removable from the
recesses in which they are placed thus allowing of them being readily cleaned.
The front fire bars are inclined inwards so that the dust has a tendency to fall
inwards instead of outside. The range is cased all round the inside and may be
mounted on wheels so as to enable it to be bodily withdrawn from its recess and
thus forms a portable range easy to move.
In the case of oven grates in addition to the removable ovens in the cove I form
a removable bonnet to the aperture so as to convey the heat more effectively to the
ovens as also I form a flue under the hole above the oven.
Dated this 23rd day of December 1893.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ranges and Grates.
I, WILLIAM PURCOCKS, of 40 Alfred Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick, Fitter, 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 :—
My invention has for its object Improvements in Ranges and Grates by which I
increase the oven-accommodation also the boiler and hot water capacity while I
decrease the liability of explosion in such boilers, as well as render additional
facilities for the cleaning out of the flues and other parts.
In carrying my improvements into effect in connection with ranges I form &
series of additional ovens in the rear of the cove and so arrange my flues as to
wind around such ovens thus heating them more or less as may be required. I also
form a hot water tank in a similar position at the back of the rear cove which I
connect with the side boiler or from which I run a pipe down to the side of one of
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page_text: the ovens with a tap. This tank may be connected with a boiler at the rear of the
grate & would be provided with a projecting lip into which the water would be
poured a gauge glass being provided in front of the cove to indicate the height of
the water and thus prevent an explosion. The ovens are made removable from the
recesses in which they are placed thus allowing of them being readily cleansed.
The front fire bars are inclined inwards so that the dust has a tendency to fall
inwards instead of outside. The range is cased all round the inside and may be
mounted on wheels so as to enable it to be bodily withdrawn from its recess and
thus forms a portable range easy to move.
In the case of oven grates in addition to the removable ovens in the cove I form
a removable bonnet to the aperture so as to convey the heat more effectively to the
ovens as also I form a flue under the hole above the oven.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon
which have fully illustrated the nature of my said improvements.
Figure 1, is a front elevation of one of my ranges.
Figure 2, is a vertical section through same.
Figure 3, is a plan of same.
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Figure 4, is section through top of cove.
Figure 5, shows my improvement applied to a cottage grate.
Figure 6, is a sectional view of the pivot hood to the cottage oven grate.
I will proceed to describe my improvements as applied to ranges in connection
with which I provide additional ovens B behind the cove on both sides the centre
flue and I so arrange my side flues as to circulate around these ovens B as indicated
by the arrows in Figure 1. The ordinary ovens C are also used and if I desire
only to use these 1 close the flap damper E as shown by Figure 2 which causes the
heat to pass around the lower or ordinary ovens C prior to reaching the cove
ovens B. Behind the fire 1 provide an ordinary back boiler which I connect by a
flow and return with a second boiler or cistern placed at F above the open fireplace
flue H and this cistern or boiler is provided with the hopper mouth for filling
and with the gauge glass K for indicating the level of the water and from this
boiler or cistern I carry a tap M to any required point for drawing off the bot
water. The ovens B are made removable from the grate being provided with a
flange thus preventing the emission of smoke and by their removal allowing the
ready cleansing of the ovens and flues from soot. The front fire bars N are so
mounted as to be slightly inclined inwards at the top thus creating a tendency for
the ashes to drop inwards instead of outwards. The range is self contained and is
cased all round with the casing P and is mounted upon the wheels or rollers ( so
that it may be bodily withdrawn from the recess and thus forms a portable range
which is easy to move and clean in all its parts. In the case of oven grates I also
provide removable ovens in the cove as shown by B Figure 5 and I also form a
removable or pivoted bonnet such as shown by R Figure 6 with an adjusting
rack so as to cause the heat to take the direction of the side flues which are
formed above the ovens for this purpose. I may form the doors to the ovens to be
removable as shown by or they may be hinged at 3 as shown by the door b³ so
that they form a shelf in front of the oven when the door is hinged down, or the
door may be hung to slide on the horizontal bar S as shown by Figure 5. In the
case of the cottage or oven grate shown by Figure 5 an oven may be formed at T
so as to be heated when the fire is open. In the case of grates or ranges recessed
I form a cast iron angle piece V to fit at the rear of the cove to receive the sheet
metal top and thus form a smoke proof joint.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. The improvements in ranges and grates substantially as and for the purpose
herein set forth & shown upon the accompanying drawings.

page_text: 2nd. In ranges and grates the ovens B formed in the cove substantially as and
for the purpose herein set forth and shown.
3rd. In ranges and grates the boiler or cistern formed in the cove and connected
with the ordinary back boiler in combination with the gauge glass substantially as
& for the purpose herein set forth and shown upon the accompanying drawings.
4th. Ranges and grates cased & made portable in combination with the wheels O
by which the same can be bodily removed substantially as and for the purpose.
herein set for and shown upon the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 9th day of Mar 1894
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.