Improvements in Cooking Ranges.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Nov., 1896
Complete Specification Left. 7th Aug.. 1897-Accepted. 6th Nov., 1897
Improvements in Cooking Ranges.
JOHN GREEN, Ironfounder, WILLIAM ROWLAND GREEN Ironfounder, and HERBERT
HAGUE, Pattern Maker, all of Ecclesfield near Sheffield in the County of York do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our Invention relates to the manner of affixing a Gas Burner or Burners to the Hob
or other part of a Cooking Range. For the present we speak of it as affixed to the
Hob. We fit the burner directly under an opening or hole in the Hob, in such a
manner that it will revolve, as on an axis, & to its underside we attach an iron
plate of the same shape and size as the said opening. When not in use, we turn the
Burner into an inverted position, which brings the under plate, into, and closes up
the opening in the Hob. A sliding or other catch or appliance is provided to retain
the burner in the required position.
Dated this 6th day of November 1896.
JOHN GREEN.
WILLIAM ROWLAND GREEN.
HAGUE.
HERBERT
Improvements in Cooking Ranges.
JOHN GREEN, Norfolk Foundry Ecclesfield near Sheffield, Ironfounder, WILLIAM
ROWLAND GREEN, Norfolk Foundry Ecclesfield near Sheffield, Ironfounder and
HERBERT HAGUE of The Cross Ecclesfield near Sheffield Pattern Maker 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 the attachment of a reversible Gas Burner to the Hob or
other part of a Cooking or other Range. For the present. we speak of it as attached
to the Hob.
To better describe and illustrate our invention we provide drawings, the various
parts of which are marked by letters and referred to in the following description.
Fig. I. Shews the Hob Plate A with the Gas Burner B in position for use.
Fig. II. Shews the Hob Plate A when the Gas Burner is reversed and out of use,
the opening in the said Hob Plate being filled with a Plate C. The dotted lines
indicate the reversed Gas Burner and attachments.
Fig. III. Shews the Hob Plate as in Fig. II. inverted, giving a view of the Gas
Burner in its reversed position and its attachments viz. :--
1). A slide in which are two oblique slots or openings E running at angles to its
sides.

page_text: F. A Rod or Handle attached to the slide D.
G. Studs which pass through the slots or openings E and are rivetted or otherwise
fastened to the Hob Plate A.
H. A neck or projection attached to the back of the Burner B.
J. The supply pipe at the front of Burner B, this pipe and the Neck H. formning
Axles on which the Burner turns or revolves.
K. Two Brackets or Staples which fit round & form bearings for the Axles H & J.
& hold the Burner B in position.
L. A Catch or projection on the pipe or Axle J.
M. A lug or projection on one side of the Burner B.
Fig. IV. Shews the saine view as Fig. III except that the slide D is drawn forward
into another position.
We make the Hob Plate A with a square or other convenient shaped opening,
either in its centre or other position.
To the underside of the Hob Plate A, we attach the Burner B by means of Brackets
or Bearings K allowing the Burner to turn round or revolve, the Burner when in
position for use coming immediately below or partly through the opening.
To the underside of the Burner we attach a plate C the same size and shape as
the opening in the Hob. To retain the Burner in position we provide a slide D which
when pushed home as shewn by dotted lines in Figures I & II, overlaps or engages
with the lug or projection M on the Burner which prevents the latter from turning
from right to left and the catch or projection 1, coming in contact with the Hob
Plate on the opposite side to the slide prevents it from turning the opposite way.
When the Gas Burner is not required in use, we draw forward the slide D, by
means of the handle F and as this moves forward, the studs G engage with the sides
of the slots E, and impart a sideward movement to the slide D, releasing it from
contact with the lug or projection M & allowing the Burner to be inverted or turned
upside down into the position shewn in Fig. IV. The slide D is then pushed home
again when it underlaps or engages with the edge of Plate C as shewn by dotted lines
in Fig. II, preventing the Burner turning from left to right whilst the catch or
projection L prevents it from turning the opposite way.
The Burner shewn and described here is of the ordinary atmospheric Ring type
but any other form of burner may be used.
Slight modifications in detail may be necessary when the Burner is applied to
parts of Range other than the Hob, but the principle would remain the same.
The Plate C may be either solid or perforated, & of any shape or ornamentation
to co-incide with the Hob or other part of Range to which it is applied.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that our claim
is for-
A Reversible Gas Attachment or Burner having a plate attached to its underside
in such a manner that when the Burner is reversed--the said plate fills up the
opening provided for the Burner and makes an uniform surface to the Hob or other
portion of the Range to which it is applied, substantially in the manner herein
described or any colorable imitation thereof.
Dated this Fourth day of August 1897.
JOHN GREEN.
WILLIAM ROWLAND GREEN.
HERBERT HAGUE.