Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Sep., 1886.
Complete Left, 18th Jan., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 4th Mar., 1887.
I FRANCIS BOTTING of 6 Baker Street Portman Square London W. 'Domestic
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
For economising fuel in Kitcheners and other close fire ranges by an arrangement
of bottom & front bars, the bottom bars so fitted capable of being raised or lowered
at will and kept in position by a rack. The front ends of these bars projecting between
the vertical front bars and at the back resting on a round bar. Neither the bottom
bars or the front ones are fixed so giving every ease in working, cleaning &
repairing and allowing the adoption to any stove now fixed as well as new ones.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Economising Fuel in Kitcheners and other Closefire Ranges.
I, FRANCIS BOTTING of 6 Baker Street Portman Square London W. in the County of
Middlesex, Domestic Engineer, 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 is a means whereby the fuel in Kitcheners, and other close fire ranges
and Hot Plates or stewing stoves, can be extensively saved; that is, by an arrangement
of bottom bars A, in one piece; or pieces fitted together to allow of expansion,
if necessary, in large fires;-The bottom at the back B is not fixed but lies by its own
weight on a round bar, this bar can be supported on a wrot or cast ashes pit, or on the sides
of the ovens or other supports, as may be most suited in the various cases that may occur ;
The top edge of the bottom A at the back of the fire at B forms a protection from the
action of the fire to the bar C-On the bottom being raised from the front edge D, by
a poker (or otherwise) is kept in position by a suspended grooved rack E with 1, 2, 3
or more slots or grooves, as may be required. When the bottom is required to be
lowered this rack is pulled forward from the bottom at F & so releasing the bottom A
allows the same to be lowered to any level, or to the bottom of the rack E. The front
ends of the bottom A at D project between the front vertical bars E. &, (which bars
are all loose & easily removeable) so preventing the fuel dropping thro' on shifting
the level of the bottom A & allows the entire front of the fire to be a flat surface.
It will be seen from the details that the bottom A being raised to the highest point,
does not interfere in any way with the oven or Boiler flues, to prevent draught, & the
fuel being near to the Hot Plate over the fire gives a much better result for stewing
or such purposes & prevents cold air from being drawn in above the fire & cooling
the flues as in ordinary fires.
By the arrangement of the bars they can be taken out readily for cleaning out the
ashes or repairs from time to time as may be required. This arrangement is equally
adapted for fitting to old stoves as well as to new ones & the centre or position of the
bar C can be raised to any level as G H or likewise lowered to a similar extent as
needed without in any way altering the working.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said Invention
& in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is:
First. An unfixed raising or lowering, at will, fire Bottom.
Secondly that can be fixed to any stove &
Thirdly that can be adapted to any height without projecting beyond the front bars.