Improvements in Fire Guards.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Sept., 1839
Complete Specification Left 14th June 1900-Accented. 21st July 1900
Improvements in Fire Guards.
We, STEPHEN MUIR, of The Clarion Cycle Company, Vittoria Street, Cycle
Manufacturer, and WILLIAM EDWARD SPEAK, of 105, Ellen Street, Brookfields,
Mechanic, both in the City of Birmingham, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in fire guards and refers more particu-
larly to removable guards which are used generally as a protection for children
and others from getting too near the fire.
Such structures are usually built of rods tubes or the like fixedly framed
together, which renders them bulky and thereby inconvenient.
Now in this invention, a front framework is made with its filling up of rods,
tubes or the like according to selected design. At each end of this is now hinged
secondary frames or wings usually in length about half the width of the front
frame, and so arranged that they will fold inwards to and lie along the inside of
the front frame, so as to be compact in bulk for transit or storage. Usually the,
hinge joints of these wings are made so that they are limited in their opening
movement, at right angles or thereabouts with the front frame, which said joints
may be locked with suitable catch fastening."
Dovetails or the like may be made upon the end wings to receive rods or frame
or brackets or the like from one to the other as may be desired which shall
increase the utility of the guard, or add to its ornamental character.
Dated this 13th day of September 1899.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicants' Agent
Improvements in Fire Guards.
We, STEPHEN MUIR, of The Clarion Cycle Company, Vittoria Street, Cycle
Manufacturer, and WILLIAM EDWARD SPEAK, of 105, Ellen Street, Brookfields,
Mechanic, both in the City of Birmingham, 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 fire guards and refers more particu-
larly to removable guards which are used generally as a protection for children
and others from getting too near the fire.
Such structures are usually built of rods, tubes or the like fixedly framed to-
gether, which renders them bulky and thereby inconvenient.

page_text: In order to more clearly explain this our invention we have appended hereunto
an illustrative drawing upon which are figures and numbers of reference.
Fig. 1, shows a fire guard constructed according to this my invention.
Fig 2, is a plan view of the fire guaru as seen when open and in use.
Fig. 3, is a plan view of the guard as seen when closed.
Figs 4 and 5, and Figs. 6 and 7, are respectively plans and elevations of
arrangements for attachment to the guards for carrying brackets or the like
from the guard.
The front framework 9, is made with its filling up of rods, tubes or the like
according to selected design. At each end of this is now hinged at 10, 10, secon-
dary frames or wings 11, 11, usually in length about half the width of the front
frame, and so arranged that they will fold inwards to and lie along the inside
of the front frame, so as to be compact in bulk for transit or storage, as seen
in Fig. 3.
In carrying this out, we secure to the front frame the projections 12,12, having
pivot holes to receive the joint pins 13, which further provide an abutment in
the front edge of the bar 14, in accordance with which the end of the bar 15,
is left square at 16, so that when opened at right angles to the front of the guard,
the square part 16, forms a stop against the front edge 14.
We further provide a catch fastening which shall retain the wings in their
opened position by means of the spring-like arm 17, pivoted at 18, which when
not required, may be turned out of the way beneath the bar 14, but which may
be turned outwards and spring on to the knob or pin 19, by which the wing will
be firmly retained in its opened position.
We further provide attachable dovetail pieces, such as 20, see Figs. 4 and 5,
which may be readily secured to any of the rods 21, and to which may be fitted
corresponding dovetails 22, carrying any desirable brackets, plates or the like;
or such parts may be modified as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, in which the piece 20ª,
may be provided with holes 23, or other formations upon which the brackets may
hang, as shown in dotted lines. These carriers are readily adjustable or remov-
able by means of screw pins 24.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is: :-
1. In fire guards, the combination and arrangement of the front and wings
hinged together, with projecting hinge joint carriers 12, 12, and retaining arm 17
and pin 19, as described and shown on the drawings
2. In fire guards the combination with the frames of the adjustable bracket
carriers as shown and described.
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CHARLES T. POWELL.
Applicants' Agent
International Exchange Buildings, 158, Edmund Street, Birmingham.