Improvements in Fire Grates.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Dec., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 12th Sept., 1896-Accepted, 17th Oct., 1896
We JANNION STEELE ELLIOTT of 30 Dixon's Green Dudley Draughtsman
and WILLIAM ELLIOTT of Worcester Lane Pedmore in the County of Worcester
Art Brass Founder do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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This invention applies to fire grates to which blowers are attached and consists
in so constructing the parts that the blower can be entirely removed from the
grate for building-in purposes, chimney sweeping, repairs and such like
occasions.
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In order to effect this we fix on to each side of the grate frame a rack piece
having teeth facing inwards, that is to say, reverse to the ordinary position, in front
of the teeth is a strip forming the rack groove for holding the blower plate in
position. This strip also forms a second groove between it and a flange on the
edge of the rack piece so that by lifting the blower plate to the top of the rack
above the strip and removing the handles of the blower plate therefrom it can be
raised and brought over the groove so that it may be drawn down same and be
entirely removed from the grate.
Upon each rack piece above the rack another groove is formed to receive the
tile plate at the head of the grate and a pin or lug upon the top of the rack piece
is turned down to keep it in position.
Dated this 16th day of December 1895.
HENRY F. TALBOT,
7 Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicants.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fire Grates.
We JANNION STEELE ELLIOTT of 30 Dixon's Green Dudley Draughtsman,
and WILLIAM ELLIOTT of Worcester Lane, Pedmore in the County of Worcester
Art Brass Founder 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, reference being had to the accompanying
drawings and to the letters and figures marked thereon:-
This invention applies to fire grates to which blowers are attachable and consists
in so constructing the parts that the blower can be entirely removed from the
grate for building in purposes, chimney sweeping, repairs, and such like occasions.
In the drawings similar letters of reference refer to the same parts.
Fig. 1 is a front view of a fire grate with the blower applied,
Fig. 2 a sectional view shewing the various parts,
Fig. 3. a side view of one of the rack pieces drawn half full size, and
Fig. 4 a sectional plan of rack piece on line x-x shewing it attached to the
grate frame.
In carrying out our invention we fit onto each side of the grate frame a, a¹, a

page_text: rack piece b, having teeth c, facing inwards, the reverse way to the ordinary
position, in front of these teeth is a strip d, forming by its position the rack
groove e, for holding in position the blower plate f. The position of this strip d,
also forms a second groove g, between it and the flange h, on the edge of the
rack piece.
The blower plate ƒ, having been fitted in as shewn in Figs. 1 and 2 may be
raised onto any of the teeth on the racks by means of the handles i, until it reaches
the top as shewn in dotted lines f', and its bottom edge is just below the top of
the strip d, and therefore still within the rack groove e, and the handles i, coming
in contact with the top of the grate frame a will prevent the blower rising
higher.
To enable the blower to be removed for the purposes hereinbefore mentioned the
haudles i, are made detachable, so that after the removal of the handles i, the
blower, can be raised above and clear of the strip d, and brought down into
the grooves g, and one of these grooves being made deeper (as at g Fig. 4) than is
necessary to only house the edge of the blower sufficient play is given to allow of
the blower being moved slightly sideways, and thus being released from retention
behind the strips d, it can be taken out.
Upon each rack piece above the rack another groove may be formed to receive
the tile plate k, at the head of the grate, and a pin or lug on the top of the rack
piece be turned down to keep it in position. Or we may prefer to dispense with
the grooves and fix the tile plate k, at the head of the grate by forming pins or
lugs p, upon the edge of the extended portions m, of the rack pieces, and passing
them through holes n, in the tile plate k, bend them down to keep the tile plate in
position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
1. In fire grates the construction of detachable blowers substantially as herein
set forth and specified.
2. Forming independent rack pieces for holding the blower, each with an
extended upper portion for supporting the head tile plate of fire grates.
Dated this 11th day of September 1896.
HENRY F. TALBOT,
7 Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicants.