Fire Places.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 5th May, 1887
Complete Left, 4th Feb., 1888
Complete Accepted, 16th Mar., 1888
Fire Places.
I RICHARD MOUSLEY SOMERS of 47 Briggate, Leeds, in the county of York
Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
My invention has reference to certain improvements in household or domestic
ashes-pans, or receptacles for holding the residuum arising from the consumption
of fuel in household or domestic fire places.
My improvements consist in forming or constructing the ashes-pan with an
additional case or lining such additional case or lining being placed at a suitable
distance away or from the other lining, thus forming or allowing space or room
between the two said casings or linings, into which some heat non-conducting
substance or material such as Asbestos, slag wool, or other suitable substance or
material, (either separately or in combination) is or may be inserted or placed, so
as to form a warm or hot air chamber underneath the bottom grate of the fire place.
Further, with reference to the construction or shape of the ashes-pan externally
or in general, the front of such is or may be carried down to the hearth, and
the other parts in connection therewith correspondingly, or the front may preferably
be carried slightly down or a suitable distance below the bottom bar or grate,
and the back down to the hearth as ordinary or a suitable distance down, or such a
distance as will allow the bottom of the ashes-pan to be placed at an angle to
the said front or back, when viewed sectionally or sideways. In this way the
bottom of the ashes-pan is hidden from view, hence the tidiness or general
appearance of the hearth is greatly improved.
The fronts of the said ashes-pans may be either plain or ornamental.
JOHN E. WALSH,
30, East Parade, Leeds,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: improvements.
Fig. 2. shews sectional elevation of ashes-pan constructed according to my
improvements, so as to be out of the line of sight when viewed from the front
of the fire place.
or
My improvements consist in forming or constructing the ashes-pan with an
additional case or lining A, such additional case or lining A being placed at a
suitable distance away or from the other lining, thus forming or allowing space
room B between the two said casings or linings into which some heat non-
conducting substance or material such as Asbestos, Slag Wool, or other suitable
substance or material (either separately or in combination) is inserted or placed, so
as to form a warm or hot air chamber underneath the bottom grate C of the
fire place.
Further, with reference to the construction or shape of the ashes-pan externally
or in general, the front of such is or may be carried down to the hearth, and
the other parts in connection therewith correspondingly (see Fig. 1.), or the
front may, preferably, be carried slightly down or a suitable distance below the
bottom bar or grate, and the back down to the hearth as ordinary or a suitable
distance down or such a distance as will allow the bottom of the ashes-pan to be
placed at an angle to the said front or back, when viewed sectionally or side
ways (see Fig. 2).
In this way the bottom of the ashes-pan is hidden from view, hence the tidiness
or general appearance of the hearth is greatly improved.
Ashes-pans constructed in accordance with my invention effectually prevent any
wood work, or other inflammable material, which may be under or
hearth, from becoming heated or ignited.
The fronts of the said ashes-pans may be either plain or ornamental.
near to the

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The use and employment of ashes-pans constructed as shewn in Fig. 2, for
the purposes shewn and described.
2. In ashes-pans, the use of any kind of non-heat conducting substance or
material so forming a heated or hot air chamber beneath the grates, substantially
as shewn and described.
Dated this 3rd day of February 1888.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Agent for the Applicant.