Improvements in Kitchen Ash Pans or Dust Preventers and in Cast-iron Fenders.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Mar., 1837
Complete Left, 1st Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 6th Jan., 1888
Improvements in Kitchen Ash Pans or Dust Preventers and in
Cast-iron Fenders.
I RICHARD ROWBOTHAM of Providence Foundry, Palmerston Street, Ancoats,
Manchester, Iron Founder, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is so to construct a kitchen ash pan or dust preventer
as to make it suit the varying sizes of openings and to obviate the necessity of making
so many sets or sizes of such article of each pattern or design as heretofore.
In performing my invention I construct the improved ash pan or dust-preventer in
three or more portions capable of so sliding or otherwise fitting upon each other as to
be adjusted in width to the greatest nicety to suit various sizes of openings. For
instance I may make the ash pan in three pieces-the two end pieces being arranged
to pass behind the centre piece at each of its extremities and either to slide upon bolts
or in suitable grooves or to be provided with a series of holes by means of which the
one part can be clamped upon the other and secured by wing-nuts or in any other
convenient manner. And in addition to arranging the adjustment sideways I also
construct a modification of my improved ash-pan or dust preventer to be adjusted
in height as well as in width, one or both, upon the same principle of construction.
This adjustable system is also applicable in the construction of cast-iron fenders
with or without steel or brass rails and with or without sheet iron bottoms and to
curb fenders, (say for tile hearths,) and with or without brass or steel rails.
In performing this part of my invention I construct the ends of the fender in
separate pieces as heretofore but between these ends and the central portion of the
fender I arrange adjustable pieces which are capable of sliding one behind the other
and of being affixed in any position to suit the varying widths of fire places-or such
sliding parts may form one piece with each end of the fender. In the case of sheet
iron bottoms the end adjustable pieces by preference slide beneath the central portion
whilst the rails either slide one within the other or one behind the other so as to obtain
the required adjustinent.
Dated this 98th dor of February 1887

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Kitchen Ash-pans or Dust Preventers and in
Cast Iron Fenders.
I RICHARD ROWBOTHAM of Providence Foundry, Palmerston Street, Ancoats,
Manchester, Iron Founder, do hereby declare the nature of my invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement : -
The object of this invention is so to construct a kitchen ash pan or dust preventer
as to make it suit the varying sizes of openings and to obviate the necessity of making
so many sets or sizes of such article of each pattern or design as heretofore.
In performing my invention I construct the improved ash pan or dust preventer in
three or more portions capable of so sliding or otherwise fitting upon each other as to
be adjusted in width to the greatest nicety to suit various sizes of openings.
On the accompanying drawing I illustrate in Fig. 1. a front view and in Fig. 2. a
back view of an ash pan embracing my improvements. Fig. 3. is a sectional plan view
of Fig. 1. on the line a-b. and Fig. 4. a vertical section on line c―d.
As illustrated my improved ash pan is made in three separate pieces a. b. and c. the
two end pieces b. and c. being arranged to pass behind the centre piece a. at each of
its extremities. Projecting from the back of the centre piece a. and passing through
slots d. formed in the end pieces b. and c. are screwed studs e. fitted with wing nuts.
and by means of which the end pieces can be clamped to the centre piece either as
illustrated in Fig. 2. or say in the wider position indicated by dotted lines in the same
view or in any intermediate position and thus facility is afforded for adjusting the
width of the ash pan to the greatest nicety according to the width of opening to be
protected.
Instead of the clamping screws being fixed, a series of holes may be formed in the
centre piece and the end piece for the clamping bolts or other fastenings to pass through,
or the end pieces can be arranged to slide in grooves or rebates formed in or upon the
centre piece or vice versa to obtain the desired adjustment in width and once adjusted
can be wedged or otherwise fastened together.
And in addition to arranging the adjustment side-ways I also construct a modification
of my improved ash-pan or dust preventer to be adjusted in height as well as in width
one or both upon the same principle of construction.
I wish it to be understood that I am aware of the ends or sides of an ash-pan having
been hinged or pivoted to the front so as to fix the ends or sides at varying angles
with regard to the front of the ash pan and according to the width of opening to be
protected and I make no claim to ash-pans so arranged and constructed.

page_text: This adjustable system is also applicable in the construction of cast iron or other
metal fenders with or without steel or brass rails and with or without sheet iron
bottoms and to curb-fenders (say for tile hearths) and with or without brass or steel
rails.
On sheet 2 of the accompanying drawings Fig. 5 is a front view of a fender
embracing my improvements. Fig. 6 also ropresents a front view and Fig. 7 a back
view of another arrangement of my improved fender.
As in the case of the ash-pan bereinbefore described my improved fender consists
and is constructed of three separate pieces g. h and i-the two end pieces g and i
being arranged to slide or pass behind the contre-piece and being there provided
with slots through which the screwed studs k (projecting from the back of the centre
piece ) pass and thus enable the length of the fender to be adjusted to the greatest
nicety according to the width of the fire place or chimney piece and then to be
clamped together by screwing up the wing nuts upon the screwed studs k.
And in order to allow the steel or brass rail when one is employed in the construction
of my improved fender to be elongated or shortened and to slide along with the
adjustment of the length of the fender I either arrange the two end rails m as
illustrated in Fig. 5 to telescope or slide within the central rail n (which is of slightly
larger diameter for the purpose) or I arrange the end rails o to slide behind or within
a cast iron sheath p as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7.
I secure the end rails m and o in the corner pillars q by arranging the bolt or screw
which secures such corner pillars in position to the base of the fender, to pass directly
through holes drilled in the said end rails m and o.
And as applied to fenders with sheet iron bottoms I prefer to form the end-pieces g
and i with overhanging parts beneath which any desired adjustment in length of
the sheet iron bottom may be effected without disclosing any joint the extremities of
the central parts being capable of sliding beneath the two overhanging end pieces
to the desired extent.
The central portion of the sheet. iron bottom is secured in this case to the central
piece of the fender whilst the end pieces t are affixed to the under side of the over-
hanging end pieces r.
In some cases I dispense with the overhanging parts and arrange the sheet iron
bottom to be divided nearer the centre of the fender and the end pieces to slide
beneath the centre and if I desire in this case to hide the joining I arrange to have a
pair of T pieces to support the fire-irons or prevent them slipping (instead of one as
heretofore) and which are affixed at each extremity of the central piece of the sheet
iron bottom.
As applied to curb fenders (say for tile hearths) the end pieces are in accordance
with my invention capable of sliding within or beneath the central portion and hy
having slots in the end pieces I can secure the same either to the under-side or back
of the central portion by means of wing-nuts or equivalent fasteners and thus I obtain
the required adjustment.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
:-
1st. The improved arrangement and construction of ash pan or dust preventer
substantially as herein before described. .
2nd. Constructing ash-pans or dust preventers in three or more pieces capable of
sliding behind or upon each other and of being clamped or otherwise fastened together
to suit various widths of openings substantially as herein before described and
illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
3rd. The improved arrangement and construction of Jadjustable fender substantially
as hereinbefore described.
4th. Constructing fenders in three or more pieces capable of sliding behind or upon
each other and of being clampe or otherwise fastened together to suit various widths
of fire-places or chimney-pieces substantially as herein before described and illustrated
on the accompanying drawing.

page_text: 5th. Constructing the sheet iron bottoms of adjustable fenders in three parts capable
of sliding beneath each other substantially as and for the purpose herein before described
and illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
6th. Constructing the rails of adjustable fenders in parts to slide within each other
or within or behind a central sheath substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore
described and illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 20th J. of Nom 1007