Improvements in Fuel Savers for Fire Places.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fuel Savers for Fire Places.
I, JOSEPH PEMBERTON MOORE, of "Brae Side," High View Road, Upper Norwood,
S.E. in the County of Surrey, Advertising Contractor do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in fuel savers, for fire places, and has for
its object the construction of a simple form of fuel saver which does not consist in
complicated mechanism and is extremely simple in its controlling action upon the
fire place to which it is applied.
My said invention consists of a piece or pieces of stout metal, or other suitable
material of varying length or lengths, curved, and joined together forming a false
bottom for fire places.
I, JOSEPH PEMBERTON MOORE of "Brae Side," High View Road, Upper Norwood, S.E.
Advertising Contractor, 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.-
This invention relates to improvements in connection with fire places, and provides
a simple means by which a considerable saving of fuel may be effected without
diminishing the efficiency of the fire place.
The article I propose to employ is made from a series of metal bars or bars of any
other material, which will resist the fire and possess sufficient strength. These bars
are bent into curved form so that they will project above the bottom of the grate.
A series of these is provided one projecting above the other, the highest being placed
at the back of the grate. They are connected together at their lower ends by a cross
piece, so that the whole is formed into a rigid support. This is placed in the grate and
forms a false bottom on which the fuel is placed, a large air space being thus
provided immediately below the fuel.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Fig 1 is a front view of a grate
provided with my improved fuel saver, and Fig 2 is a cross section of the same."
A and A¹ are the bars which as shown are bent so as to extend up from the bottom
of the grate for some distance. The upper side is preferably curved so as to dip down
at the middle to retain the fuel in a more effective manner. The lower bar A' is
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page_text: placed at the front, and the higher supports A extend behind it in a stepped form.
A¹ is provided with the extended ends B which may be formed into a scroll and assist
in supporting the complete arrangement. All the bars are fitted to the supporting
pieces C, these consisting of short lengths of L iron to which the bars are riveted.
The fuel is placed on top of the false bottom so formed, and is kept clear of the
bottom of the grate so that the whole of the fuel is effective in supplying heat to
the room.
At the same time a better air supply is obtained owing to the large air
space below the fuel.
The metal bars may be splayed out at the sides so as to be narrower at the top than
at the bottom if found more suitable for some types of grates.
Although the fuel saver is described as being formed from separate bars of metal
riveted or otherwise secured together, I may form it in one piece by casting or
welding, and the end scrolls C may be dispensed with if found desirable.
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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) An improved fuel saver for use with fire places, consisting of a false bottom
placed in the grate, formed from a bar or series of bars or a casting, bent up so as to
project above the bottom of the grate and to support the fuel on top, substantially
as described and for the purposes specified.
(2) An improved fuel saver for use with fire places, consisting of a false bottom
placed in the grate formed from a series of bars of varying lengths, bent so as to
project up from the bottom of the grate at different heights, and connected together
substantially as described and shown and for the purposes specified.
Dated thin 0th day of November 1807
GEO. H. RAYNER
37, Chancery Lane. London. Agent for the Applicant.