A Combined Grate Ashpan and Fire Screen.
Year: 1888

page_text: A Combined Grate Ashpan and Fire Screen.
I THOMAS SCOTT WINTER of Sunningdale Terrace, Westoe Road South Shields, in
the County of Durham, Surveyor and Builder, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of a grate ashpan so constructed that a fire-screen slides
within the same, and can be raised when it is required to screen the fire.
The said grate ashpan may be made of any of the usual shapes now in common use,
and provided with a recess in which the fire-screen slides vertically, the said fire-
screen being of a similar shape to the grate ashpan, and provided with a handle for
the purpose of raising and lowering the same.
The grate ashpan has a shelf or bracket thereon to hold a teapot or other article
which it is required to keep warm.
The invention may be made of cast iron, sheet steel, or of any other suitable
material.
When raised to its extreme height the screen is affixed to the grate ashpan either
by splitting the metal of the screen at its corners, and allowing the same to project
over the top of the grate ashpan or in any other convenient way.
Dated this 7th day of May 1888.
CASTLE SMITH,
'Invention" Office,
54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Grate Ashpan and Fire Soreen.
I, THOMAS SCOTT WINTER of Sunningdale Terrace, Westoe Road, South Shields, in
the County of Durham, Surveyor and Builder, 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 consists of a grate "tidy or ashpan so constructed that a fire screen
slides upon the same, and can be raised when it is required to screen the fire.
The said grate "tidy" may be made of any of the usual shapes now in common use,
and provided with a recess in which the fire screen slides vertically, the said fire
screen being of a similar shape to the grate "tidy" or ashpan, and provided with a
handle for the purpose of raising and lowering the same.
The grate "tidy" has a shelf or bracket thereon to hold a teapot or other article
which it is required to keep warm.
The invention may be made of cast or wrought iron, sheet steel, or of any other
suitable material.
When raised to its extreme height, the screen is affixed to the grate tidy either by
splitting the metal of the screen at its corners, and allowing the same to project over
the top of the grate tidy or in any other convenient way.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood, I will now proceed
to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings
:-
Figure 1 is a front elevation of a combined grate ashpan or "tidy" and fire guard
or screen, with the screen drawn up. Figure 2 is a similar view with the screen
down; and Figure 3 is a plan of the invention.
The front of the ashpan or "tidy" D is provided with vertical guide pieces E
within which the fire screen or guard (slides. These guide pieces E may be con-
structed inside the front of the ashpan as shewn in Figure 3, or they may be outside
so that the screen slides in front of the ashpan, or they may be replaced by a vertical
recess in the ashpan front, so that when closed down the screen is entirely within the
front of the ashpan if desired. A A are springs of any convenient form attached to
or constructed upon the screen C. and serve to keep the same in position when drawn
up as in Figure 1. A convenient form of spring is made by cutting two slits in the
metal of the screen, and turning up the end of the slip thus made so that it will form
a foot or spring A which rests upon the top ledge or shelf F of the ashpan front and
prevents the screen sliding down unless the foot or spring A is released. Any other
device may be adopted to keep the screen in position. B is the handle affixed to the
top of the screen C for raising and lowering the same. G is the projecting base or
foot of the ashpan front.
The fireguard or screen is preferably made of wire of a suitable mesh, and is as high
as the front of the ashpan or "tidy" D. H. H represents two double hooks hung
upon the top bar of screen on which bread etc. may be placed for toasting or other-
wise. J is a shelf or bracket on the front of the ashpan to hold a teapot or other
article.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
The construction of a grate ashpan with a vertical recess or guide E, with a fire
guard or screen sliding therein, substantially as and for the purpose herein before set
forth and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 5th day of February 1889.
CASTLE SMITH,
Per F. W. Golby,
"Invention" Office,
54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.