Improvements in and relating to Grates for Fire Places and Cooking Ranges.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Oct., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 16th July, 1891-Accepted, 17th Nov., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Grates for Fire Places and
Cooking Ranges.
SAMUEL SMITH Beehive Foundry Brewery Street, Smethwick in the County
of Stafford Ironfounder & Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
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These improvements are in connection with the lifting of fires in grates and
cooking ranges which dispenses with false or loose bottoms. This is effected by
the fret of bar A being cast with two pins or lugs, one at each end D, and secured
to the fronts by the range case, thus allowing it to turn down; and having cast
thereon two levers A, which rest under the frame of bottom bar B which has toothed
racks cast on the said frame, as shown marked G, thus inserting the poker E into
the hole F in fret, and slightly bearing on the same, will raise the bottom bar to
the height required.
Fig. 1 front of bars shown with frame and levers fixed complete.
Fig. 2 section through centre of Fig. 1 with poker E inserted in hole F.
Fig. 3 section showing first lift of bar.
Fig. 4 section showing second lift of bar.
Fig. 5 sliding frame to which is attached bottom bar H.
Fig. 6 end view of sliding frame working in guides C.
Fig. 7 bottom bar which is attached to R
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Grates for Fire Places and
Cooking Ranges.
I SAMUEL SMITH Beehive Foundry Brewery Street Smethwick in the County
of Stafford Ironfounder and Manufacturer 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 :-
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These improvements are in connection with the "lifting of fires in " grates
and "cooking ranges " which dispenses with false and loose bottoms. This is
effected by the fret of bar Figs. 1 and 6 marked A being cast with two pins or lugs
one at each end as D D, and two quadrant levers which are secured to front of
range, Fig. 1 which works loosely in bearings cast in range case at D D. The
two levers as (Fig. 6) rest under the frame Fig. 3 which has toothed racks on the
said frame as shown on Fig. 4 thus by inserting lever Fig. 9 in the hole shown on
Fig. 6 and slightly bearing on the same the lever will raise the frame Fig. 3 to the
height required. This is then held in position by a catch Fig. 8 as shown on Fig. 2,
by inserting lever Fig. 9 in hole shown in Fig. 8 a slight pressure on the same will
release catch Fig. 8 and allow Fig. 3 to descend.
Fig. 1 front of bars shown with frame and levers fixed complete.
Fig. 2 section through centre of Fig. 1 with lever Fig. 9 inserted in hole shown
on Fig. 6.

page_text: Fig. 4 end view of sliding frame.
Fig. 5 bottom bar which is attached to Fig. 3.
Fig. 6 front view showing double lever attached to fret A.
Fig. 7 end view of fret A.
Fig. 8 catch as shown on Fig. 2.
Fig. 9 lever used for lifting or releasing frame Fig. 3.
Having now described the nature of my said invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
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The simplicity of lifting fires in "grates" and " cooking ranges" and thus I
dispensing with false or loose bottoms as fully set forth and specified.
Dated this 15th day of July 1891.
SAMUEL SMITH,
Beehive Foundry, Smethwick.