Improvements in and relating to Fire-places.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 4th July, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 7th Apr., 1896-Accepted, 9th May, 1896
Improvements in and relating to Fire-places.
We WILLIAM BARRACLOUGH and ALBERT RHODES, Directors of the Firm of
William Barraclough, Limited, Providence Foundry, Stanningley in the County
of York, Ironfounders do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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It relates to fire-places-chiefly those of cooking ranges-and has for its objects
to enable the grated or other bottoms thereof which support the fuel to be raised
and lowered and fixed at any elevation required.
In carrying out this invention, a bottom plate or grating is made to fit the
dimensions of the fire space.
It is pivotted right and left at the back part of the fire space and rests upon
a bar at the front.
It has one or more projections at the front which protrude in a forward direction
from the front edge of the said plate or grating.
These projections are on the right or left, or both right and left sides of the
grate and are of the nature of pivots.
Upon each of these pivots an oscillating catch is fixed. One or more side racks
is or are formed, right or left or both right and left upon the fire bar frame for the
said catch or catches to engage with.
The operation of these improved devices is as follows:
A key or tool having an end adapted for being fixed into or upon the aforesaid
catch or catches is applied thereto and by a slight twist or other movement
the catch is dislodged from the rack and the fire bottom or grating is then
raised or lowered to the point required-the catch is then turned by the tool
until it again engages with the rack and the key or tool can be withdrawn.
Dated this Second day of July 1895.
JOSEPH LOCKWOOD,
263 Argyle Street, Glasgow, Agent for the Applicants.
Improvements in and relating to Fire-places.
We, WILLIAM BARRACLOUGH and ALBERT RHODES, Directors of the Firm
of William Barraclough, Limited, Providence Foundry, Stanningley, in the
County of York, Ironfounders 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 :-
It relates to fire-places-chiefly those of cooking ranges-and has for its objects
to enable the grated or other bottoms thereof which support the fuel, to be raised
and lowered and fixed at any elevation required.
The invention will be better understood if reference is made to the accompanying
drawings, in which :—

page_text: Figure 1s a view in perspective mustrating ap
with this invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a fire bottom grate made in accordance with
this invention combined with back and side plates or walls.
Figure 3 is a side view in elevation and section shewing parts of a fire-place
made in accordance with this invention.
Figure 4 is a plan view of a fire-place shewing parts thereof made in accordance
with this invention.
Figure 5 is a front view in perspective shewing parts of a fire-place made in
accordance with this invention.
Figures 6 and 7 are perspective views of details described herein.
Similar letters of reference and numerals throughout these illustrations indicate
corresponding parts.
The parts marked A, A and B represent the side and back plates or walls of a
fire-place, C the fret-bar, c¹ the fire bars, c² the side rack, 3 the side jamb and
D the bottom grate thereof.
In carrying out this invention a bottom plate or grating D is made to fit closely
within the dimensions of a fire space A, B, C. This grate D is pivotted on the
right and left at the back parts d', d² of the fire space A, A, B, and rests
upon a fret bar C at the front. One or more projections or pins d³ at the front
protrude in a forward direction beyond the front edge, d of the said plate or
grating D.
These projections or pins d³ are on the right or left, or both right and left
sides of the grate D, constitute integral parts thereof and are of the nature of
pivots.
Upon each of these pivots an oscillating catch d³ is fixed. One or more side
racks is or are formed, right or left or both right and left, upon the fire bar
frame C, c c for the said catch or catches to engage with.
The protruding ends d Figs. 1, 2 and 4, of the bottom grate D, rest upon the
binder part of the fret bar C when the grate D is in its lowest position and the
catch d then reposes in a small cavity ct formed in the fret bar C.
Each pivot d protrudes horizontally in a forward direction from the grate D
and across the fret bar C so that the oscillation of the catch d' when fixed upon
the said pivot is either to the right or left and is never involuntary.
The operation of these improved devices is as follows:
A key or tool E Fig. 6, having an end e¹ adapted for being fixed into or upon
the aforesaid catch or catches d³ is applied thereto and by a slight twist or other
movement the catch is fitted into or dislodged from any step of the rack cand
the fire bottom or grating D is then lowered or raised to the elevation required,
see Figs. 3 and 5, the catch do being again turned with the tool E until it engages
with the rack c² and the key or tool E can then be withdrawn.
The catch lines in Fig. 3 represent the bottom grate D raised and fixed in its
highest position as shewn also in Fig. 5.
The catch d³ does not swing by its own weight upon the pin or pivot d³: it is
held rigidly in or by the tool E and is only rotated upon the pivot by the
oscillating movement imparted voluntarily to the said tool.
If the key E, e¹ is fixed upon the catch d' the bottom grate can be moved up
and down rapidly and struck violently upon the fret bar C in order to shake out
ashes from the fire: the catch d' does not come in contact with the steps of the
rack unless it is turned intentionally for that purpose with the tool E.
We are aware that fire places have been made previous to our invention in
which the bottom grates were pivotted right and left to the back parts thereof,
also that such bottoni grates have had one or more notched racks and protruding
parts associated therewith and catches for engaging with the said racks, also that
some of them have been fitted with a swinging pawl fixed upon a horizontal pivot
or pivots the axis of which was arranged transversely across the protruding part,
the said pawl being sometimes held rigidly by or upon a key or tool and sometimes

page_text: swinging involuntarily upon its axis in a forward or backward direction and not
from right to left: it will therefore be understood that we do not claim these
things broadly as our invention.
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 :-
First. In a fire-place the combination with its fuel supporting bottom plate
or grate D of the pivot and catch d³ all substantially as herein described and
drawn for the purposes specified.
Second. In a fire-place the combination of devices for raising lowering fixing
and agitating its fuel supporting plate or grate D all substantially as herein
described and drawn or any mere modification thereof for the purposes specified.
Dated this Third day of April 1896.
JOSEPH LOCKWOOD,
263 Argyle Street, Glasgow, Agent for the Applicants.