Improvements in Fire Places and Fire Ranges.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd May, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 31st Jan., 1891-Accepted, 7th Mar., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fire Places and Fire Ranges.
We, MITCHELL RAMSDEN, of 8, Gipton Terrace, Roundhay Road, Leeds
Foreman, and WILLIAM TURNER, of 24, Queen's Terrace, Roundhay Road, Leeds,
Bricklayer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
For these improvements there is made in the pocket of a fireplace or that part
under the back hearth a cavity of requisite dimension. The said cavity is covered
with a back hearth plate from the jambs to the back of the fireplace recess except
that the said plate has an opening on each side for an upcast side smoke flue. The
said back hearth plate two side plates a back plate and a top plate case all sides of
the fireplace recess unto the jambs and mantel. Space is left behind the said two
side plates for the said upeast side smoke flues and space is left behind the said
back plate. The downcast smoke flue of the fire range passes through a hole in
the said back hearth plate and divides into a right branch and a left branch smoke
flue. The said right and left branch flues are carried respectively beneath the
back hearth plate into the said peast side flues behind the said side plates. A
manhole lid is provided in the said top plate for the convenience of sweeping.
The fire range standing on the aforesaid back hearth plate and in the aforesaid
fireplace recess is formed by two side plates a back plate and a top plate. The said
side plates and back plate have inward Hanges to carry the linings and partition.
The said partition forms the fireback. The mouth of the smoke flue is between
the top of the fireback and the top of the fire range. The said smoke flue descends
behind the fireback through the said hole in the back hearth plate into the sand
branch and upcast flues and into the chimney. A check plate may be placed in
front of the said mouth of the smoke flue with a clearance above it. The said
fireback and check plate may be perpendicular or inclined and the check plate may
be set or hinged for such adjustment and they and the top plate and its lining may
be removable. Beneath the firegrate a hole may be made through the said back
hearth plate as a provision for cleaning out the aforesaid branch Hues. A metal
smoke flue through the back of the fire range casement and also through the back
plate of the fireplace recess may serve as a draught regulator. Two wheels under
the casement of the fire range facilitate its removal.
Moreover if required a metal chamber is placed in the aforesaid cavity made
under the back hearth plate. The said metal chamber has the right and left branch
smoke flues formed through it. The top of the metal chamber serves for and
instead of the said back hearth plate. Also the said metal chamber may be
enlarged by extending it frontwards. The top of the enlarged metal chamber
serves for the said back hearth plate and also for the front hearth. If water be
supplied and heated in the said metal chamber or the said enlarged metal chamber
it will serve as a supply for pipes or coils as require:l. If fresh air be supplied into
the said metal chamber or the said enlarged metal chamber it will serve for heating
and ventilating by warned air or for ventilating by cool air as in either case
required.
Or the aforesaid fire range may be without the open aforesaid recess, more in the
form of a full register, and having the aforesaid pocket branch and side flues.
Dated this First day of May 1890.
MITCHELL RAMSDEN.
WILLIAM TURNER.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fire Places and Fire Ranges.
We. MITCHELL RAMSDEN, of 8, Gipton Terrace, Roundhay Road, Leeds,
Foreman, and WILLIAM TURNER, of 21, Queen's Terrace. Rombay Road,
Leals, Bricklayer, do hereby declare the unture of this invention, and in what
manner the sume is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :—
For these improvements there is made in the porket of a fireplace or that part
The said cavity is
under the back hearth a cavity of requisite dimension.
covered with a back hearth plate from the jambs to the back of the fireplace recess
except that the said plate has an opening on each side for an upeast side smoke
fine. The said back hearth plate two side plates a back plate ntul a top plate case
all side of the fireplace recess unto the jumba ante. Space is left behind the
said two side plates for the said upeist smoke flues and space is left behind the
said back plate. The downeast smoke flue of the fire range passes through a hole
in the said back hearth plate and divales into a right bruneb and a left branch
smoke time. The said right and left hranels thus are carried respectively beneath
the back hearth plate into the said upeat såde dues behind the sgid side plates. A
manhole lid is provides in the said top plate for the conveniener of sweeping.
The fire range standing on the aforesaid back hearth plate and in the aforesaid
fireplace recess is formed by two side plate, a bark plate and a top plate. The
said side plates and back plate have inward flanges to carry the linings and parti
ton. The said partition forms the fireback. The mouth of the smoke flue i-
between the top of the fireback and the top of the fire range. The said smoke
flue descends behind the fireback through the suid hole in the back hearth plate
into the said branch and upeast flues and into the chimney. A check plate may be
placed in front of the said mouth of the smoke flue with a clearance above it. The
said fireback and check plate may be perpendicular or inclined and the check plate
may be set or hinged for such adjustment and they and the top plate and its lining
may be removable. Beneath the firegrate a hole may be made through the said
back hearth plate as a provision for cleaning out the aforesaid branch ner. A
metal smoke fur through the back of the fire range easement and also through the
back plate of the fireplace recess, may serve as a draught regulator.
Moreover if required a metal chamber is placed in the aforesaid cavity made
under the back hearth plate. The said metal chamber has the right and left
branch smoke flues formed through it. The top of the metal chamber serves for
and instead of the said back hearth plate. Also the said metal chamber may be
enlarged by extending it frontwards. The top of the enlarged metal chamber
serves for the said back hearth plate and also for the front hearth. If water be
supplied and heated in the said metal chamber or the said enlarged metal chamber
it will serve as a supply for pipes or coils as required. If fresh air be supplied into
the said metal chamber or the said enlarged metal chamber it will serve for heating
and ventilating by warmed air or for ventilating by cool air as in either case
required.
Or the aforesaid fire range may be without the open aforesaid recess more in the
form of a full register and having the aforesaid pocket branch and side flues.
The said improvements are explained by the following description with the aid
of the accompanying drawing.
Fig. 1. of the drawing shows a plan of the flues under or in the pocket of the
back hearth of a fireplace.
Fig. 2. shews a ground plan of a back hearth plate which is extended for a front
hearth..
Fig. 3 shews a plan of the back hearth with a plan of the fire range and recess
Casement in position thereon.

page_text: Fig. 4 shews a vertical section taken through the dotted line W in Fig. 2 and
the dotted line W' in Fig. 3.
For the aforesaid improvements a cavity is formed under the back hearth of a
fireplace. Such a cavity is illustrated in Fig. 4: and branch flues like those shown
in Fig. 1. are formed therein and covered by the back hearth. The said cavity is
covered with a back hearth plate a (Figs. 2 & 3) from the jambs to the back of
the fireplace except that the said plate has an opening on each side for a right
upcast side flue (Figs. 2 & 3) and a left upcast side flucj (Figs. 2 & 3). The
back hearth plate a the right side plate b the left side plate c and the back plate d
(Figure 3) and the top plate e (Fig. 4) case all sides of the fireplace recess unto the
jambs and mantel. Space is left behind the two side plates b and c for the said
upcast side flues, and space is left behind the back plate d. The downcast smoke
flue of the fire range passes through a hole a' (Figs. 2 & 3) in the back hearth
plate a and divides into a right branch flue (Fig. 1) and a left branch flue g
(Fig. 1). The said right branch flucand the left branch flue are carried
respectively beneath the back hearth plate a into the said upcast side flues and j
behind the side plates and c. A manhole lid e' (Fig. 4) is provided in the said
top plate e for convenience of sweeping.
C
The
The fire range (Figs. 3 & 4) standing on the back hearth plate a in the fireplace
recess is formed by two side plates and a back plate (Fig. 3) and a top
plate (Fig. 4) and the partition (Figs. 3 & 4) forms the fireback.
mouth of the smoke flue of the fire range is between the top of the fireback 1 and
the cover of the said fire range. The flue m (Fig. 4) of the fire range descends
behind the fireback and is connected through the hole a' in the back hearth
plate a by means of the branch flues and to the upcast flues handj which
lead into the chimney flue. A check plate n (Fig. 4) may be placed in front of
the mouth of the flue m. The check plate has a clearance between itself and the
cover of the fire range and may be set or hinged. The check plate n and the fire-
back may be perpendicular or inclined and both they and the cover ³ may be
removable. A hole a² (Figs. 2. 3 & 4) beneath the fire range may be made
through the backhearth plate a for cleaning out the branch flues and g. A
metal smoke flue p (Fig. 4) through the back casement of the fire range and
also through the back plate d of the recess leads into the space aforesaid behind
the back plate d and into the chimney flue. The flue having a damper serves
as a draught regulator.
Moreover if required a metal chamber (Fig. 4) is placed in a cavity formed
in the aforesaid pocket of the back hearth and the right branch flue and the
left branch fluey are in such case formed through the metal chamber.
The top
of the metal chamber serves for and instead of the back hearth plate a and it is
formed with like provision for the downcast flue a¹ and the side flues h and j and
the flue cleaning hole a². Also the metal chamber may be extended frontwards
and thereby enlarged. The extended top (Fig. 4) of the metal chamber then
serves for the front hearth. If water be supplied to the chamber r or to the
enlarged chamber and through an inlet pipes (Fig. 4) it may be heated and
by an outlet pipe s' serve for any purposes required such as heating coils and pipes.
Also if fresh air instead of water be supplied from without the building it may be
warmed in the metal chamber or in the enlarged metal chamber and the
pipes serving as the inlet and the pipes as the outlet for ventilating by warmed
fresh air where required. The said provision for ventilating by fresh warm air
may also be used for ventilating by fresh cool air when fires are not required.
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The aforesaid fire range having a casemented recess with a removable casement
fire range standing therein it will be seen may be varied by using only a casement
fire range which joins unto the jambs and mantel and has in some degree the
appearance of a full register. The sides k and ¹ and the back and the cover k³
would serve in such case instead of the sides b and c and the back d and the
cover e respectively. The cover would have the sweeping opening and lid e
and the reduced pattern of the fire range would still have a like service of flues

page_text: of the aforesaid description: ei. a downeast flue, branch pocket flues, and upcast
side flues, therefrom, behind the sides & and into the chimney flue.
The branch flues, the casements for the fireplace recess, and the chamber for
air ventilation may be of metal or any suitable material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
1. For a fire place or fire range a flue or flues formed in the pocket of the back
hearth, that is, formed below the surface of the hearth substantially as and for the
purposes described.
2. For a fire place or fire range a back hearth formed of suitable material
having a hole through it for the passage of a descending flue into a flue or fines
below the surface of the back hearth sub-tantially as and for the purposes
described.
3. For a fire place or fire range a back hearth of suitable material having a hole
through it for cleaning out the flue or flues formed below the surface of the back
hearth substantially as and for the purposes described.
4. For air place or fire range the use of a flue or flues formed below the
surface of the back hearth in combination with a downeast flue behind the fire
hack and with a hole through the back hearth substantially as and for the purposes
described.
3. For a fire place or fire rauge a right branch flue and a left branch flue
formed below the surface of the back hearth in combination with a downeast flue
behind the fire back and through the back hearth, substantially as and for the
purposes described.
6. For a fire place or fire range a right branch flue and a left branch flue
formed below the surface of the back hearth in combination with a right upeast
side flue and a left upeast side fine leading into the chiumey flue substantially as
and for the purposes described.
7. For a fire place or fire range the use with required inlet and outlet of a
chamber below the surface of the back hearth in combination with a flue or flues
carried through it and connected with a downeast Hue behind the fire back and
uprast side flues substantially as and for the purposes described.
8. For a fire place or fire range an air chamber placed in a pocket formed
below the surface of the back hearth with an inlet pipe for fresh air from without
the building and an outlet pipe into the building in combination with a flue or
flues carried through it and connected with a downcast flue behind the fire back
and with upeast side flues substantially as and for the purposes described.
9. For a fire place or fire range the combination of a downeast flue behind the
fire back leading into branch flues below the surface of the back hearth and thence
into upeast flues behind the sides and back of the fire place recess plates into the
chimney flue, substantially as and for the purposes described.
10. For a fire place or fire range the arrangement in combination with a down-
east flue behind the fire back and branch flues below the surface of the back hearth
and upeast side flues, of a casement be de, of a casement fire range
of a
draught regulating flue p, of a check plate and flue opening e, substantially as
and for the purposes described.
This 20th T 1UAL
MITCHELL RAMSDEN.
WILLIAM TURNER.