Year: 1888

page_text: 1, GEORGE WILLIAM PAGE of Kings Lynn, in the County of Norfolk, Bank
Manager do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide guards which may be used in conjunction
with ordinary fire grates stoves and the like.
I prefer to make these guards of flexible wire netting or equivalent strengthened by
bars where necessary and arranged to roll up like a blind or slide like a curtain, or
fold or slide out of the way as may be most convenient. They may be permanently
attached to the stove or grate or may be adapted for removal when not wanted.
For those guards which move vertically I provide vertical side rods upon which the
guard slides by rings or equivalent and can be wound up on a roller at the top or
bottom or may simply fold up and be held by a suitable catch or detent.
They may
also be arranged to slide horizontally or fold or bend out of the
way and
desired be divided either vertically or horizontally, though generally 1 prefer not to
divide them.
may if
The utility of this invention for hotel and other bed-rooms, sick rooms, offices ball-
rooms and places of public resort will be manifest.
Dated this 9½ed day of February 1888

page_text: Improvements in Fire-guards.
I, GEORGE WILLIAM PAGE of Kings Lynn, in the County of Norfolk, Bank
Manager 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide guards which may be used in conjunction
with ordinary fire-grates stoves and the like.
1 prefer to make these guards of flexible wire netting or equivalent strengthened by
bars where necessary and arranged to roll up like a blind or slide like a curtain, or
fold or slide out of the way as may be most convenient. They may be per-
manently attached to the stove or grate or may be adapted for removal when not
wanted.
For those guards which move vertically I provide vertical side rods upon which the
guard slides by rings or equivalent and can be wound up on a roller at the top or
bottom or may simply fold up and be held by a suitable catch or detent.
They may
also be arranged to slide horizontally or fold or bend out of the way and may if
desired be divided either vertically or horizontally, though generally I prefer not to
divide them.
The utility of this invention for protecting ladies dresses and children in hotel and
other bed-rooms, sick rooms, nurseries, offices, ball-rooms and places of public resort
will be manifest.
In the accompanying drawings figs. 1 and 2 are respectively a front elevation and
vertical section of a fire place provided with a fire guard constructed according to my
invention to roll up like a blind and fig. 3 is a detail view on an enlarged scale of a
detached portion of the said fire guard shewing a convenient way of making it so as to
roll up easily.
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
A is the flexible fire guard, which as shown in fig. 3 is preferably of netting com-
posed of horizontal flattened spirals linked to each other this form being found to
provide the required flexibility; any other sufficiently flexible material such for example
as thin sheet stoel may however be used in place of that represented in the accom-
panying drawings. B is a spring roller, B₁ a stationary spindle, B2 supporting
brackets and B³ releasing lever and cord similar to corresponding parts employed for
ordinary spring roller blinds. The upper edge of the flexible guard is secured to the
roller B by any suitable means. C is a rod secured in any convenient manner to the
lower edge of the guard A and the ends of which project beyond the vertical edges of
the said guard and are formed with holes or loops which slide easily over the guide
rods D. These guide rods are supported at the required distance from the
jambs E by bracket pins D¹ which are secured to the said jambs in any convenient
manner.
In the accompanying drawing I have represented the roller B as supported by
brackets B from the underside of the mantel board or shelf E but it is to be
understood that it may be supported by other suitable means in any convenient
position.

page_text: Supposing the fire-guard to be out of use that is to say in its raised position as in
fig. 2 where however the guard is only partially rolled up, it may be drawn down in
front of the fire by grasping the rod C and pulling it downwards after which the
guard will be retained in any position to which it may have been so moved by a spring
detent as in a roller blind. When again it is desired to raise the guard out of action
the cord and lever B' are drawn downwards and the netting A will again be coiled
on the roller B by the action of the spring contained therein or otherwise acting
thereon.
Herein I have described and in the accompanying drawings have illustrated as an
example one way of carrying my invention into practice.
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 :-
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1. The combination with a fire-place grate stove or equivalent of a fire-guard con-
structed and operating substantially as and for the purpose described.
2. The application to a fire-place of a complete fireguard consisting essentially of a
flexible guard and roller upon which it may be coiled substantially as herein
described.
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