An Improvement in Appliances for Saving Fuel in Household Fires, and for Holding Sad Irons and other things required to be heated.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Aug., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 24th May, 1895-Accepted, 6th July, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Appliances for Saving Fuel in Household Fires,
and for Holding Sad Irons and other things required to be
heated.
We JOHN ISAAC COOPER Machinist of 193 Whitham Road Sheffield in the
County of York, and GEORGE HENRY MATTHEWMAN Machinist of 35 Beech-
wood Road Sheffield in the County of York do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows :-
This invention relates to what are commonly known as coal savers, and which
have hitherto been made by 2 uprights, capable of hooking on one of the bars of
the fire grate, being braced together by a series of rods which comes in the spaces
between the fire bars, so as to prevent the fuel rolling out of the fire before being
properly consumed, and thereby effects a saving of fuel, and with projecting ears
on the aforementioned uprights to admit of a seperate loose bar resting upon them
so as to form a stand to hold sad irons or other things required to be heated.
Now this invention consists of a cranked hinged bar, working back and fore
on a fixed centre to required position (indicated by pivot stays) thus dispensing
with the loose detachable bar, and the middle fixed rod which forms part of the
device for preventing fuel from rolling out of the fire. When extended outward
the cranked bar forms a stand for holding sad irons or other things during the
process of heating, and gives better facilities for the purpose of heating sad irons
by leaving the space between the middle bars of the fire grate open and entirely
unobstructed; when the cranked bar is not in use for the purpose of heating sad
irons it folds back between the middle bars of the fire grate, and forms part of the
device for preventing fuel from rolling out of the fire before being properly
consumed, taking the place of the middle fixed rod above reffered to.
Dated this 22nd day of August 1894.
JOHN ISAAC COOPER.
GEORGE HENRY MATTHEWMAN.
An Improvement in Appliances for Saving Fuel in Household Fires,
and for Holding Sad Irons and other things required to be
heated.
We JOHN ISAAC COOPER Machinist of 193 Whitham Road Sheffield in the
County of York, and GEORGE HENRY MATTHEWMAN Whitesmith of 76 Evelyn
Road formerly of 35 Beechwood Road Sheffield in the County of York 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:-
Our invention relates to what are commonly known as coal savers and which
have hitherto been made by 2 uprights capable of hooking on to one of the front.

page_text: bars of the fire grate, being braced together by a series of rods which come in the
spaces between the fire bars, so as to prevent the fuel rolling out of the fire
before being properly consumed, and thereby effects a saving of fuel, and with
projecting ears on the afore-mentioned uprights, to admit of a seperate loose bar
resting on them, so as to form a stand to hold sad irons and other things required
to be heated.
The improvements constituting the present invention are illustrated on the
accompanying drawing (to which we shall proceed to refer) and consists of a
cranked hinged bar (A) working back and fore on fixed centres (B) to required
position indicated by pivot stays (C) thus dispensing with loose detachable bar
and middle fixed bar previously referred to, when the cranked bar is extended
outwards as shewn at (D) it forms a stand for holding sad irons or other things
during the process of heating and gives better facilities for the purpose of heating
sad irons, by leaving the space (E) between the middle bars of the fire grate (F)
open and entirely unobstructed, when the cranked bar (A) is not in use for the
purpose of holding sad irons, it folds back into the space (E) between the middle
bars of the fire grate (F) and forms part of the device for preventing fuel from
rolling out of the fire before being properly consumed, thus taking the place of the
middle fixed rod before referred to.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
An improved coal saver, with reversible middle bar, working back and fore, so
as to be applicable, at will, either for preventing fuel rolling out of the fire before
being properly consumed, or for holding sad irons or other things in position
during process of .heating.
Dand th: 09-1 1. £ Mr. 1905
JOHN ISAAC COOPER.
GEORGE HENRY MATTHEWMAN.