Year: 1897

page_text: I, FREDERICK JOHN BROWN, of Windsor Street, Luton, in the County of Bedford,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved construction of kitchener and is applicable
to either a close or an open fire range or to a portable stove.
According to this invention I construct the oven in such a way that it can be
lifted in and out through the front plate and the boiler in such a way that it can be
dropped into position and held firmly without screws and cover it with a specially
shaped lid. The oven and boiler may be fitted to the same range, or either of them
used separately. The boiler hob I construct with an open space somewhat out of
the centre and large enough for the boiler to pass through and on the outer side
and back and front of the opening I form a seating for corresponding flanges on
the outside top edges of the boiler to rest on so that the boiler is held suspended.
The top of the boiler I cover with a specially designed loose cover made in two
parts, the front portion which I prefer to be about two-thirds the total length of the
boiler is pivotted at the back corners and when thrown back small projections on
its underside come in contact with a seating in the boiler hob and support it in a
slanting position. The space behind this pivotted cover is filled up by a loose
rectangular plate which rests on the flanges of the boiler and its surface is level with
the hob.
If it is wished to remove the boiler the two covers are taken off and the boiler
In order to strengthen the
simply lifted out, the water tap being first removed.
boiler hob I cast on the plate in front of the boiler an inside flange immediately
under the front cross bar of the hob to which it affords material support.
I construct the oven front with a recess all round the mouth of the oven and with
pockets or wider portions at certain places top and bottom.
The oven itself (made of either wrought or cast iron) has corresponding flanges
projecting from it around the front, wider portions of the flanges fitting into the
wider portions or pockets of the recess around the oven front the oven is lifted
through the opening and held in its place by screws passed through these wider
portions of the flanges. These wider portions of the top and bottom flanges are also
placed exactly opposite each other so that it is immaterial which side of the oven
is placed nearest the fire, consequently should the side of the oven next the fire
become cracked through by overheating or any other cause the oven can be lifted
out and the damaged side transferred to that furthest from the fire.
Data] thin 9th day of September 1897.

page_text: I, FREDERICK JOHN BROWN, of Windsor Street, Luton, in the County of Bedford,
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:-
My invention relates to an improved construction of kitchener and is applicable
to either a close or an open fire range or to a portable stove.
The drawing annexed shows various views of a kitchener having my improve-
ments applied to it.
Figure 1 is a front view in perspective of the complete kitchener.
Figure 2 is a similar view of the oven separately, and Figure 3 is a similar view
of the boiler.
Figure 4 is a section showing the way of pivotting the boiler lid.
According to this invention I construct the oven in such a way that it can be
lifted in and out through the front plate and the boiler in such a way that it can be
dropped into position and held firmly without screws and cover it with a specially
shaped lid.
The oven and boiler may be fitted to the same range as shown in the
drawing or either of them used separately. The boiler hob I construct with an
open space somewhat out of the centre and large enough for the boiler to pass
through and on the outer side and back and front of the opening I form a seating
for corresponding flanges a on the outside top edges of the boiler to rest on so that
the boiler is held suspended.
The top of the boiler I cover with a specially designed loose cover made in two
parts, the front portion b which I prefer to be about two-thirds the total length of
the boiler is pivotted at the back corners and when thrown back small projections in
rear of the pivots come in contact with a stop within or in the rim of the boiler
and support it in a slanting position as illustrated in Figure 4. The space behind
this pivotted cover is filled up by a loose rectangular plate c which rests on the
flanges of the boiler and its surface is level with the hob."
If it is wished to remove the boiler the two covers are taken off and the boiler
simply lifted out the water tap being first removed. In order to strengthen the
boiler hob I cast on the plate in front of the boiler an inside flange immediately
under the front cross bar of the hob to which it affords material support.
I construct the oven front with a recess all round the mouth of the oven and
with pockets or wider portions at certain places top and bottom.
The oven itself (made of either wrought or or cast iron) has corresponding
flanges d projecting from it around the front wider portions d¹ of the flanges fitting
into the wider portions or pockets of the recess around the oven front the oven is
lifted through the opening and held in its place by screws passed through these
wider portions d' of the flanges. These wider portions of the top and bottom
flanges are also placed exactly opposite each other so that it is immaterial which
side of the oven is placed nearest the fire, consequently should the side of the oven
next the fire become cracked through by overheating or any other cause the
oven can be lifted out and the damaged side transferred to that furthest from the
fire.
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 :-
1 The oven formed with flanges d'd' to fit into comernonding recesses in the

page_text: oven front so that it can be lifted in and out through the front plate substantially
as described.
2. The boiler hob having an open space formed through it large enough for the
boiler to pass through and a seating on the outer side and back and front of this
opening for corresponding flanges on the outside top edges of the boiler to rest on
so that the boiler is held suspended substantially as described.
3. The loose cover for the boiler in two parts the front portion pivotted at its
back corners and with small projections in rear of the pivots to come against stops
within or in the rim of the boiler to support it in an inclined position when turned
back substantially as described.
1000