Improvements in or relating to Open Stoves and Close Ranges.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 12th. Dec., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 14th July, 1896-Accepted, 15th Aug., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Open Stoves and Close Ranges.
I, DANIEL ILES, of 54 Granville Road, Walthamstow, County of Essex,
Builder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
This invention has for object certain improvements in or relating to open stoves
and close ranges whereby the lighting and maintenance of a fire is augmented,
combustion improved, distribution of heat the better ensured, and a bright cheerful
fire obtained without the risk of down draught.
For the purpose of this invention, I form a box or chamber at each side of an
ordinary or other fire basket of an open stove or of a close range, a grating of fire
brick being placed in and easily removable for renewal at each side for partitioning
the fire basket therefrom.
The flues leading from these side chambers are in connection with a central flue
of the chimney, a damper being placed to regulate the degree of draught.
Other dampers are fitted to close the inlets to the side chambers.
I also form receptacles between the front side plates and the liners of the side
chambers in which sliding shutters can be arranged and be drawn outwardly to
close in or partially close in the front of the fire basket for draught creating
purposes. A. bonnet can be arranged on the flue end to deflect any down draught.
Dated this 12th day of December 1895.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Daniel Iles.
Improvements in or relating to Open Stoves and Close Ranges.
I, DANIEL ILES, of 54 Granville Road, Walthamstow, County of Essex,
Builder, 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 has for object certain improvements in or relating to open stoves
and close ranges whereby the lighting and maintenance of a fire is augmented,
combustion improved, distribution of heat the better ensured, and a bright cheerful
fire obtained without the risk of down draught.
For the purpose of this invention, I form a box or chamber at each side of an
ordinary or other fire basket of an open stove, or of a close rauge, a grating of fire
brick being placed in and easily removable for renewal at each side for partitioning
the fire basket therefrom.
The passages leading from these side chambers are in connection with a central
flue of the chimney, a damper being placed to regulate the degree of draught.
I also form receptacles between the front side plates and the liners of the side
chambers in which sliding shutters can be arranged and be drawn outwardly to
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page_text: close in or partially close in the front of the fire basket for draught creating
purposes.
A bonnet can be arranged on the flue end to deflect any down draught.
My invention will be well understood by reference to the annexed drawings in
which
Figure 1 is a side sectional elevation of a complete stove.
Figure 2 is a front elevation of a stove with the front removed.
Figure 3 is a full front elevation.
Figure 4 is a cross sectional plan of the stove showing construction of side
chamber and communication with fire basket.
Figure 5 is a part sectional perspective view of one of the side cheeks, and
Figure 6 is a part sectional perspective view of the parts composing the back
cheek.
A, A, are front bars of the fire basket. B, bottom grate. C, C, openings in
side walls D, D, of same. E, E, side boxes formed in the sides of the stove and
leading to the back flue opening F, these boxes being closed at the lower part so
that only the gaseous vapour from the fire can pass into them. G is an opening in
the back of the fire basket also for leading the gaseous vapour to the back fluc to
commingle with that from the side openings and side boxes.
H is a bonnet on the top of the back flue I, and just below this is a sliding
damper J governed as to the amount of opening by an outside handle K. L, is a
top register always partially open for the free escape of some of the products of com-
bustion, this being preferably a hinged plate to be folded back when the chimney
has to be swept, or when bituminous coal is used.
M is a screen movable on the centre M' to close up the front more or less as
desired to induce draught through the fire in first lighting. The screen may be
in two pieces for side travel as by the dotted lines in Figure 3.
N is one of the side checks affixable in position and having upwardly slanting
channels P, P, for the passage of gaseous vapour to the side box openings, there
being one of the cheeks on each side. Q, Q, Q, is a set of back cheeks which fit
on one another and when so fitted form channels R for communicating with the
back flue I, as indicated by the arrows in Figure 1. S is a bottom flap to the flue
to allow of the debris from the flue being removed.
By the above construction of stove, I am enabled to burn anthracite coals or
coke, and to light fires made up of these materials as easily as in a grate using
ordinary coals.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The improved construction of open stoves or close ranges as hereindescribed
and shown.
2. In a stove or close range for use in burning anthracite coal, coke, or ordinary
bituminous coal, the improved construction consisting of a side chamber E
surrounding the back of the stove in which are formed openings C, C, G, and a
flue I having a bonnet H, and the combination therewith of side and back cheeks
constructed and arranged as described and shown.
The 14th day of July 1896.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Daniel lles.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Daniel lles.