An Improved Apparatus for Heating Baking Ovens, Cooking Ranges and Stoves, and for Economizing Fuel therein.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Dec., 1893
Con plete Specification Left, 12th May, 1894-Accepted, 14th July, 1894
PROVISIONAL SIMUITIVATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Heating Baking Ovens, Cooking Ranges
and Stoves, and for Economizing Fuel therein.
I, JAMES RODGERS, of 26, Wallwork Street, Oldham, in the County of
Lancaster, Selfactor-minder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
:―
This invention has for its object to provide a simple and unexpensive apparatus
which facilitates the heating of baking ovens, cooking ranges, and stoves and
economizes fuel therein.
This apparatus consists principally of a bracket suspended from or fixed in front
of the fire grate bars next to the hot air chamber or flue of the baking oven, cooking
range or stove and having an air conduit or tube fixed or formed thereon which
projects through the said grate bars into the grate and communicates with the hot
air chamber or flue in connection therewith. The said bracket is formed hollow or
channel like and bell mouthed at its lower end to allow the ashes and cinders from
the grate bars of falling through the same, whilst its upper end is furnished with
an adjustable catch or hook to permit of fixing the apparatus to any size of grate.
The said air conduit or tube may be of any suitable section and length according
to the construction of the fire grate to which it is applied and its mouth furnished
with a rim or air guide and below the same with a damper or regulator to admit
more or less air and thus lower or raise the heat as may be required.
By the use of the apparatus described any kind of cheap coal or coke can be
burnt and a beautiful bright fire and uniform heat maintained with little fuel.
Dated this 14th day of December 1893.
F. BOSSHARDI & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
COMPLETE
An Improved Apparatus for Heating Baking Ovens, Cooking Ranges
and Stoves, and for Economizing Fuel therein.
I, JAMES RODGERS, of 26, Wallwork Street, Oldham, in the County of
Lancaster, Selfactor-minder, 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 has for its object to provide a simple and unexpensive apparatus
which facilitates the heating of baking ovens, cooking-ranges, and stoves and
economizes fuel therein.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused to
be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures.
Fig. 1 is a sectional side view, and Fig. 2 a front view of an oven or stove
heater formed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 3 is a detached sectional.
side view and Fig. 4 a plan of a modification of my invention.
In carrying out my invention and referring to the figures generally the said
apparatus consists principally of a bracket a suspended or fixed in front of the
fire grate bars b next to the hot air chamber or flue of the baking oven, cooking

page_text: range or stove and having an air conduit or tube c fixed or formed thereon which
projects through the grate bars b into the grate and communicates with the hot air
chamber or flue in connection therewith. The bracket a is formed hollow or
channel like and bell mouthed at its lower end to allow the ashes and cinders from
the grate bars of falling through the same, whilst its upper end is furnished with
an adjustable catch or hook d to permit of fixing the apparatus to any size of
grate. The air conduit or tube c may be of any suitable section and length
according to the construction of the fire grate to which it is applied and its mouth
furnished with a rim or air guide e and below the same with a damper or regulator f
adapted to swivel on a screw and to admit more or less air and thus lower or
raise the heat as may be required.
By preference I form the bracket a and the air conduit or tube c in two parts,
the latter being fixed to the former by a screw g' so as to facilitate the renewal of
the conduit or tube c when destroyed by the fire in the grate.
If desired the damper or regulator f may be dispensed with and the top of the
bracket a may be open, as shown in Figs. 1 & 2, or closed, as shown in Figs. 3 & 4.
It will thus be readily understood that the conduit or tube forms a permanent
passage through the fuel and when hot heats the air passing through it and causes
a draught so that the chamber or flue underneath the baking oven, cooking range
or stove which is in communication with the rear end of the said conduit or tube c
will receive a regular and increased supply of heat.
By the use of the apparatus described any kind of cheap coal or coke can be
burnt and a beautiful bright fire and uniform heat maintained with little fuel.
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―
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In apparatus for heating baking ovens, cooking ranges and stoves and for
economizing fuel therein."
1st. The general construction and combination of parts constituting my improve-
ments operating substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2nd. In combination with the air conduit or tube c a bracket a furnished with
means for suspending the air conduit or tube c between the grate bars band the air
conduit.or tube c being either formed on the bracket a or rendered removable
thereon, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 11th day of May 1894.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to
Applicant.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicant.