improvements in Bollers for Kitchen Ranges, circulating Apparatus, and the like.
Year: 1885

page_text: improvements in Bollers for Kitchen Ranges, circulating
Apparatus, and the like.
I, THOMAS WOOD of Rudgeway House in the parish of Stapleton in the county
of Gloucester, Hot water Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN BOILERS FOR KITCHEN RANGES WHICH MAY ALSO BE WELL
APPLIED TO OTHER PURPOSES to be as follows:-
My Invention consists of a combination of improvements, by which a boiler
suitable for kitchen ranges and similar apparatus may be made of simple form; be
very easy to fix and remove; easy to keep clean inside and outside, and have a
large heating surface with a comparatively small furnace space.
In carrying my invention into practice, I use two hollow cheeks, or side boxes,
connected with each other at the bottom and back, by a series of horizontal tubes;
the whole forming a kind of fire basket, open at the top and front, and with a
tubular bottom and back. The whole then placed within a suitable space pro-
vided for it. When it is applied to a kitchen range, my boiler forms the bottom,
back, and sides, of the fire grate of the said range; which is further provided with
front bars, doors, top plate, flues &c, necessary for the particular kind of range to
which it is applied. I do not provide for any special number or description of inlet
and outflow pipes, but I take care to connect them in such manner to the boiler,
that they may be very easily removed therefrom, for cleaning out, repairs &c.
I make a number of screwed holes, into the hollow cheeks, at places from which
the whole of the interior, both of the cheeks and the tubes, may be readily
cleaned. Before the boiler is used I stop up these holes with screwed plugs.
I use by preference cast iron for the hollow cheeks, and wrought iron for the tubes
and plugs.
It is evident this boiler may be required to vary in its minor details, according
to the position it has to occupy, but this will not involve a departure from its
general features.
Although I have called it a "boiler for kitchen ranges," for which it is most
suitable, it may be used as a "Circulating Boiler" in connection with any convenient
furnace, and for any purpose for which such boilers are used.
Dated this 25th day of March 1885
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page_text: Improvements in Boilers for Kitchen Ranges, Circulating
Apparatus, and the like.
I, THOMAS WOOD, of Rudgeway House in the parish of Stapleton in the County
of Gloucester, Hot water Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN BOILERS FOR KITCHEN RANGES, WHICH MAY BE WELL APPLIED
TO OTHER PURPOSES, DOMESTIC OR OTHERWISE, and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:—
My invention is a Apparatus consisting of two hollow cast iron boxes or end
End Pieces to be made of any sizes to fit close against the two sides of the fire
space, the two cheeks or Boxes are connected with a series of wrought iron hollow
tubes of any size or numbers. A False Bottom rests on the tubes for the fuel to
burn upon, thus allowing the greatest amount of heat to come in close contact with
the hollow tubes. A Fire Burr is placed at E to protect the hollow cast iron boxes
at the same time to conduct the heat to the Boxes or End pieces.
The Fire space is so condensed to effect a great saving in fuel at the same time
sufficiently large enough for any domestic use.
In one of the hollow Boxes as shewn by the section A. B. on the plan provided
by me, is a reception for the sediment from the water, to settle in. A plug hole is
provided at C for extracting it thus saving the expense of removing the boiler for
cleaning.
The end of one of the boxes is screwed into the interior, and plugs are inserted
for the purpose of cleaning the tubes and Boxes, without disturbing any masonary.
I do not provide for any special number or description of inlet & outflow, but I su
connect them that they may be easily removed for cleaning or repairs.
Although called a Boiler for Kitchen Ranges, it may be well used as a hot water
Circulating Apparatus to supply a bath room, or heating a greenhouse, or any
ajourning rooms or buildings.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. The construction of Boiler.