Apparatus.
Year: 1886

page_text: Apparatus.
I, JAMES SMITH, Skiers Spring, Hoyland n Barnsley, Brick, Tile and Terra
Cotta Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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It consists of a Stove, Firegrate, or other Heating Apparatus, of any convenient
design, built up with bars or plates of any suitable form, and made of any material
adapted to the purpose, and having fitted upon it, top and bottom covers.
covers may be composed of either plate or bars, and be attached by means of hinges,
slides, or any other suitable attachment, which will enable them to be opened or
shut at pleasure. Upon or about the centre of each or either side of this Stove
Firegrate, or Furnace is cast or fixed by any other means a centre, trunion, or
socket, These centres may be placed upon and revolve in or upon suitable standards
or brackets, or be passed through the Jambs of a Fireplace or otherwise. And by
means of handles wheels or their equivalents, directly or indirectly attached to
either or both the aforementioned centres, trunions, or sockets, or by any other
suitable method the stove or Grate may be caused to revolve in the aforesaid
centres. The object of this is to enable the Stove, Firegrate or Furnace to be
turned in the before described centres and be placed or held in any convenient
position, so that, when any fire contained in this herein described apparatus, should
require the addition of fresh fuel, the whole apparatus, Stove or Firegrate may be
overturned, the door opened and the fresh fuel placed upon the top of the fuel last
added, or in other words. The herein described apparatus is so turned that fresh
fuel is placed in or upon that portion of the fire, which in any Stove, Firegrate, or
Furnace of the ordinary construction, is in contact with the lowermost portion of
the grate or range containing it. The aforesaid centres or trunions may be made
hollow, and used for the purpose of flues. In this improved apparatus, fuel which
will from time to time be added may be prevented from contact with the live fuel,
and consequent prevention of smoke will be the result.

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Improvements in Stoves, Firegrates, and other Heating
Apparatus.
I, JAMES SMITH, Skiers Spring, Hoyland, Barnsley, Brick, Tile, and Terra
Cotta Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN STOVES, FIREGRATES, AND OTHER HEATING APPARATUS and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :- -
It consists of a Stove, Firegrate, or other Heating Apparatus, of the ordinary or
other convenient form, and may be cast, or built up with bars, or plates, of any
suitable form, and be made of any material adapted to the purpose, and having
fitted upon it, either or both, top and bottom covers. These covers may be made
of either plates or bars, and. may be attached by means of hinges, slides, or other
suitable attachment, which will enable them to be opened, or shut, at pleasure, so
that this Apparatus may be described as, A box of varying form, but having its
Front, Back, and Sides, cast together or built up with bars or plates and having
top or bottom (either or both) covers, or grates, hinged or sliding upon it. Upon
or about the centre of each, or either side, of this above described, Firegrate or
Furnace, is cast, or fixed by any other means, a centre, trunion or socket. These
centres, or trunions, or their equivalents, are placed upon, or revolve in suitable
standards or brackets which may be cast or fixed upon any adjoining fixtures to
which it may be applied, or it may be placed upon, or revolve in standards or
brackets specially provided for it, or these centres or trunions may be passed
through the Jambs of any ordinary Fireplace and may revolve in bushes placed in
the said Jambs. These herein before-described centres or trunions, may be made
hollow and be used for the purpose of flues, thus conducting heat to any required
position. And by means of handles, wheels or their equivalents, directly or indirectly
connected to either or both of the aforementioned centres, or by any other method
which the ever varying circumstances may require, the entire stove or grates,
constructed in the manner already explained may be caused to revolve in or upon
the aforesaid centres, trunions, or sockets. The object of this arrangement is, To
enable the Stove, Firegrate or Furnace to be turned in the before described centres,
and be placed or held in any convenient position. So that, when any fire contained
in this berein described apparatus should require the addition of fresh fuel, the
whole apparatus, together with the fire it contains may be turned upside down,
and whilst in this position, the door or grate may be opened, and the fresh fuel
placed upon the top of the fuel last added. The open door or grate is now closed,
and the whole Firegrate or Furnace, together with the contained fuel or fire is
returned to its original position, and the newly added fuel is now situate at the
lowermost part of the fire, and it rests upon the door or grate, through which it
was passed. In other words. This improved Stove, Firegrate, or Furnace, revolves
in or upon centres, and may be so turned, that any required fuel, may be placed in
or upon, that portion of the fire which in any ordinary Stove, Grate, or other
apparatus containing fire is in contact with the lowermost portion of the range or
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page_text: grate containing it. In this improved apparatus fuel which will from time to time
be added may be prevented from immediate contact with live fuel, and consequent
slow combustion, and prevention of smoke will result.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
Firstly. The herein described, placing upon any Stove, Firegrate or other
Heating Apparatus, one, or more centres trunions or sockets said centres being
attached to, or the herein described Stove, Firegrate or other Heating Apparatus
being placed in, turned or revolved upon them substantially as and for the purposes
herein described and ascertained.
Secondly. The herein described method of causing any Stove, Firegrate or other
heating apparatus to be turned upon, or in, centres, trunions, or sockets, as and for
the purposes, herein particularly described and ascertained.
Dated this twenty sixth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and