An Ash or Dust Box for Kitchen Fire Ranges or other similar Purposes.
Year: 1888

page_text: An Ash or Dust Box for Kitchen Fire Ranges or other similar
Purposes.
I, JOHN WILLIAM COOPER of 5 Bridge Road, Cutler-heights Lane, Tong near
Bradford in the County of York Wool-sorter 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 :-
This invention consists of a moveable ash or dust box to be placed in the hole or pit
of a kitchen hearth in such a manner that it can be taken out and emptied when
necessary without any inconvenience, as has hitherto been the case.
To carry out my invention I employ a rectangular metal box, by preference formed
of cast iron to fit into the hole or pit usually formed in the hearthstone of the kitchen
to receive the ashes from the fire. To the two wider sides of this box I fit a handle
similar to an ordinary pail handle for the purpose of removing the box when necessary
for emptying. This handle rests upon a stop formed on the sides when not in
operation.
In order to prevent the dust in the Box from rising when taking it out to empty I
employ a lid to fit on to the internal flanges of the box, or I may attach lids to the
two sides of the box, by means of hinges in such a manner that when not required
they fit close to the external sides of the box.
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In order to enable my invention to be fully understood, I will proceed to describe
the same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 represents
a sectional front elevation of my improved ash or dust box as it fits in the ash hole
ready to receive the ashes as they fall from the fire.
Figure 2 represents a plan showing the box and position of the handles when not
in use with one of the lids covering half of the box and Figure 3 represents an end
elevation with the handle in position for carrying and the lid down on one side.
Similar letters refer to similar parts in all the figures.
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The bottom of the Ash hole is represented at A and the sides at B into which ash-
hole A the improved ash or dust box C fits. The lids D are so constructed as to fit
down the sides of the box C when in the Ash-hole in position for catching the ashes.

page_text: The handle is represented at E and the flanges at F which flanges are formed or fixed
to the internal sides of the box so as to prevent the handle E from falling into the
bottom of the ash or dust box C. When it is necessary to empty the ash or dust
box C the grate G is removed from the ash hole; the ash or dust box is then raised
out of the hole by means of the handle. E. In order to prevent the dust from rising,
the two hinged lids D are turned over from the sides of the dust box C and placed
over the top of such box.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The general construction and arrangement of an Apparatus for emptying ashos
from kitchen fire ranges and the like substantially as described and represented in the
accompanying drawings.
2. The Ash or Dust box C having a lid or lids D for covering the box, and the
handle E for the purpose substantially as described and represented in the accom-
panying drawings.
Dated this Nineteenth d
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1000