Year: 1888

page_text: I FREDERICK CHARLES NOAR of 12 Church Street, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Wholesale Clothier, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be
as follows:-
My said Invention relates to means for sifting cinders and separating the same
from dust and ashes. Under a suitable arrangement I fix the sifter in a bucket such
for example as is used for domestic purposes to carry coals and other materials.
Within the said bucket I arrange a sifting diaphragm or partition of spaced or
crossed wire work or of perforated metal which forms a species of pocket or false
bottom to the bucket. Beneath the said wire work or perforated bottom is a plate
or guard which extends from the front of the bucket about half way toward the back
and preferably inclined downward a space existing between the said plate and the
proper bottom of the bucket. A recess partly roofed or covered in is thus formed
at the bottom of the bucket. When in use the contents of the ashpan and grate are
thrown into the space formed by the wirework or perforated sifting bottom and the
bucket is shaken so as to sift the cinders. The latter remain in the sifter while the
dust and refuse fall through the perforated or open sifting bottom and sliding down
the sloping plate fall to the bottom of the bucket. The cinders may afterwards bo
shot out of the sifter into the grate again the dust and refuse being prevented from
following by the aforesaid guard plate. The dust and refuse may afterwards be
thrown out of the bucket by tilting the bucket backwards allowing the dust to fall
out through the space existing between the back of the bucket and the inner edge
or lip of the guard plate and sifting bottom. The said sifting arrangement may
either be made as a part of the bucket or it may be made separate and capable of
being placed therein and removed when desired. Instead of applying it to a bucket
as described a special sifting receptacle might be made for that purpose alone.
Dated thin 12th day of March 1888
DUTTON & FULTON,
1, St. James Square, Manchester,
Agonts.

page_text: An Improved Domestic Oinder Sifter.
I FREDERICK CHARLES NOAR of 12 Church Street, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Wholesale Clothier, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention and in
what manner the samo is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement and accompanying drawings:-
H
My said Invention relates to means for sifting cinders and separating the sam
from dust and ashes. Under a suitable arrangement I fix the sifter in a bucket or
receptacle such for example as is used for domestic purposes to carry coals and
other materials.
And in order that my said invention may be properly understood I will now
proceed to describe the same more particularly with reference to the annexed sheet of
drawings.
Fig. 1 is a vertical section of a bucket with my improved sifting means applied.
Fig. 2 is a plan of Fig. 1.
Within the bucket a I arrango a sifting diaphragm or partition of spaced bars
or crossed wire work or of perforated metal which forms a species of pocket
or false
bottom to the bucket. Beneath the said bars, wire work or perforated bottom bis a
bafile plate or guard c which extends from the front of the bucket about half way
toward the back and inclined downward as shown, space existing between the said
plate e and the proper bottom a¹ of the bucket. A recess partly roofed or covered
in is thus formed at the bottom of the bucket. The terminations of the bars at the
front or mouth of the bucket, are preferably shrouded by a plato d as shown. At
the back of the bucket a space e is left between the ends of the bars and the back,
allowing a clear passage for ashes to be thrown out from the bottom of the bucket.
When in use, the contents of the ashpan and grate are thrown upon the bars or wire
work or perforated sifting bottom and the bucket is shaken so as to sift the cinders.
The latter remain in the sifter while the dust and refuse fall through the perforated
or open sifting bottom band sliding down the sloping. plate e fall to the bottom of
the bucket. The cinders may afterwards be shot out of the sifter into the grate
again, the dust and refuse being prevented from following by the aforesaid guard
plate c. The dust and refuse in the bottom of the bucket may afterwards be
discharged by tilting the bucket backwards, allowing the dust to fall out through
the space e existing between the back of the bucket and the sifting bottom b. The
said sifting arrangement may either be made as a permanent attachment to or part
of the bucket or it may be made separate and capable of being placed therein and
removed when desired. Instead of applying it to a bucket a as described a special
sifting receptacle might be made for that purpose alone.
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.) The general arrangement and combination of parts composing the improved
cinder sifter substantially as described and shown

page_text: (2.) In a cinder sifter of the indicated type the combination of the bars, or wir
work or perforated sifting bottom b with the plate c, for the purposes and substantially
as described and shown.
(3.) In a cinder sifter the plate e for the purposes and arranged and acting
substantially as described and shown.
(4.) The combination of the sifting grid or pervious partition b the baffle plate c
and the ash discharge opening e with a receptacle a of any suitable form substantially
as and for the purpose set forth and indicated.
Dated this 13th day of December 1888.
DUTTON & FULTON,
1, St. James Square, Manchester,
Agents.