A FENDER AND FIRE-GUARD COMBINED IN ONE
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 29th June, 1887
Complete Left, 28th Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 4th May, 1888
1, HERBERT JAMES COOK, of Malvern Terrace, Crabbs Cross, near Redditch, in the
County of Worcester, Machinist, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
A FENDER AND FIRE-GUARD COMBINED IN ONE, to be as follows:-
I attach to an upright fender, such as is in ordinary use in kitchens, living rooms and
nurserios, a fire-guard which when not in use stands lovel with the top of the fender,
but is capable of being drawn up so as to afford additional protection from fire, and
when no longer required for this purpose, can be again lowered so that the fender and
fire-guard combined shall present the appearance and serve the purpose of a fender
only; and this 1 effect in the following manner :-
On the flat bottom of the fender, of which figure 1 is a plan, I fix three upright
metal tube pillars in the positions denoted by a. b. c. These tube pillars are of the
same height as the front of the fender, as will be seen by referring to the inside elova-
tion of it (figure 2) wherein they are denoted by the same letters of reference a. b. c;
and these tube pillars are of such diameter as will allow the three rods of the fire-
guard intended to work in them, to slide freely up or down.
Each tube pillar has at the back and near its top, an opening through which passes
the end of a spring attached lower down to the outside of the pillar, and of the form
shown on a larger scale in section figure 3, wherein d. represents the spring fixed to
the tube pillar c. at e., while its unattached end works through the opening f.
And a fire-guard made in accordance with my invention differs from the ordinary
one used in nurseries and elsewhere, in having no lower rim the vertical metal rods
which form the bars being fixed into a top rim only, and upon this top rim are affixed
the ornaments and appliances usually fixed upon the fender itself. A drawing of such
a fire-guard is shown in figure 4, wherein h. i. k. represent respectively the three rods
above-mentioned as intended to slide up or down in the tube pillars a. b. c., in
figures 1 and 2, according as the fire-guard is raised or lowered. These three
rods h. i. k (figure 4) have each of them a notch near the bottom end, the purpose of
which is to receive the loose ends of the springs attached to the tube pillars, when the
fireguard is draw up, and the pressure of the three springs into these respective

page_text: notches then holds the fire-guard in position, and locks it firmly until the pressure of
the springs is relaxed. Figure 5 illustrates this action of the springs; c. representing
the upper part of one of the tube pillars, and k. the lower part of the corresponding
vertical rod of the fire-guard, while d. denotes the spring pressing into the notch 1. in
the vertical rod.
And the means which I adopt for pressing the springs back until their loose ends
are clear of the notches in the three vertical rods, and so allowing the fire-guard to
descend to its place within the fender, is this. I make a bar of metal (see m., plan
figure 6) curved so as to correspond with the curve of the fender within which it is
placed. This curved bar is placed a little helow the rim t. t of the fender, and at the
back of the three tube pillars, whose positions are denoted by a. b. c., it being made
narrower in these three places, so as to allow of its passing between the respoctivo
springs d. d. d. and the tube pillars. This curved bar is supported, partly by the two
legs of the bent rod r. r. being passed through two holes (denoted by ... in figure 2.)
and fixed at their extremities into the bar m; and partly by the supports shown
at s. s. in figure 6, which are at one end fixed into the rim of the fender.
When therefore the knob g on the bent rod r. r. is pressed, this pushes the curved
bar m inwards against the springs d. d. d. until their loose ends are clear of the notches
in the three rods of the fire-guard, which then descends. by its own weight (or can be
pushed down easily) until the rim of the fire-guard which is somewhat broader than
that of the fender, closes upon this, and thus brings the whole to about the height of
the ordinary kitchen fender.
And although I have given the foregoing as my method of fixing the fireguard in
its position as a protection from fire, and of releasing it from this position so that it
can be lowered to the height of the fender, I may also adopt any well-known and
ordinary mechanical means of producing the same result, for the purpose of combining
a fender and fire guard in one.
.
Also in place of using solid metal rods for the fire guard, 1 may have these of
tubing, in which case I can add to the first fire-guard a second one, raised and
lowered in the same manner as the first.
Having now described the nature of my invention, I claim as my invention the
above method of combining in one a fender and a fire-guard, with a capability of
adding to this last an extra fire guard.
TALI
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page_text: A Fender and Fire-guard Combined in One.
I, HERBERT JAMES COOK of Malvern Terrace, Crabbs Cross, near Redditch, in the
County of Worcester, Machinist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to he particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:—
I attach to an upright fender such as is in ordinary use in kitchens, living rooms,
and nurseries, a fire-guard which when not in use, stands level with the top of tho
fender, but is capable of being drawn up so as to afford additional protection from fire,
and when no longer required for this purpose, can be again lowered so that the fender
and fire-guard combined shall present the appearance and serve the purpose of a
fender only or I can attach the same kind of fire-guard to cast iron fenders, which
are usually of a more ornamental character, and in this case, I prefer to make the
fire guard when not in actual use as a protection against fire, stand up somewhat
higher than the top of the fender, so as to have the appearance of an ornamental
railing around the upper part of this. And I perform my invention in the following
manner.
On the flat bottom of the fender of which figure 1. in the drawings filed with my
provisional specification (and which are the drawings to be referred to throughout this
present one,) is a plan, I fix three upright metal tube pillars in the positions shown
by a. b. c. These tube pillars are of the same height as the front of the fender, as will
be seen by referring to the inside elevation of it, figure 2., wherein they are denoted by
the same letters of reference, a. b. c., and these tube pillars are of such diameter as
will allow the three rods of the fire guard intended to work in them, to slide freely
up or down.
Each tube pillar has at the back, and near its top, an opening, through which passes
the end of a spring attached lower down to the outside of the pillar, and of the form
shown on a larger scale in section figure 3., wherein d. represents the spring fixed to
the tube pillar c. at e., while its unattached end works through the opening f
And a fire-guard made in accordance with my invention differs from the ordinary
one used in nurseries and elsewhere, in having no lower rim, the vertical metal rods
which form the bars being fixed into a top rim only, and upon this top rim are affixed
the ornaments and appliances usually fixed upon the fender itself, a drawing of such a
fire guard is shewn in figure 4., wherein h.i. k. represent respectively the three rods
above-mentioned as intended to slide up or down in the tube pillars a. b. c. in
figures 1. and 2., according as the fire guard is raised or lowered. These three
rods .. k. (figure 4) have each of them a notch near the bottom end, the purpose of
which is to receive the loose ends of the springs attached to the tube pillars, when the
fire guard is drawn up, and the pressure of the three springs into these respective
notches then holds the fire-guard in position, and locks it firmly until the pressure of
the springs is relaxed. Figure 5 illustrates this action of the springs; c. representing
the upper part of one of the tube pillars, and k. the lower part of the corresponding

page_text: vertical rod of the fire guard, while d. denotes the spring pressing into the notch 7. in
the vertical rod.
And the means which I adopt for pressing the springs back until their loose ends
are clear of the notches in the three vertical rods and so allowing the fire-guard to
descend to its place within the fender is this. I make a bar of metal (see m. plan
figure 6) curved so as to correspond with the curve of the fender within which it is
placed. This curved bar is placed a little below the rim t. t. of the fender and at the
back of the three tube pillars, whose positions are denoted by a. b. c., it being made
narrower in these three places, so as to allow of its passing between the respective
springs d. d. d. and tho tube pillars. This curved bar is supported partly by the two
legs of the hent rod r. 1. being passed through two holes (denoted by . c. in figure 2)
and fixed at their extremities into the bar m.; and partly by the supports shown at s. s.
in figure 6. which are at one end fixed into the rim of the fender.
When therefore the knob g. on the bent rod r. r. is pressed, this pushes the curved
bar m. inwards against the springs d. d. d. until their loose ends are clear of the notches
in the three rods of the fire-guard which then descends by its own weight, (or can be
pushed down easily) until the rim of the fire-guard which is somewhat broader than
that of the fender closes upon this and thus brings the whole to about the height of
the ordinary kitchen fender.
Or, I may accomplish the same object of fixing the fire guard in position and
returning it to its place in the fender by making somewhat concave hollows in the
vertical rods of the fire-guard, instead of notches, and attaching to each of the springs
above-mentioned a convex piece of metal which falls into these hollows when the
fire guard is drawn up, and by its pressure, derived from the spring, maintaining
the fire guard in its place, while when it is desired to return the fireguard to its place
in the fender the pressure of the hand applied to the fire-guard is sufficient to overcome
the pressure of the spring, and the fire guard is easily lowered.
And although I have given the foregoing as my methods of fixing the fire guard in
its position as a protection from fire, and of releasing it from this position, I may also
adopt any well-known and ordinary mechanical means of producing the same result for
the purpose of combining a fender and fire guard in one."
Also in place of using solid metal rods for the fire-guards I may have these of tubing,
in which case I can add to the first fire-guard a second one, raised and lowered in the
same manner as the first.
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
The above-described method of combining in one a fender and fire-guard, with a
capability of adding to this last an extra fire guard.
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