Improvements in Grates.
Year: 1891

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Grates.
I, GUSTAVE RIEUNIER of Gobowen in the County of Salop, Gentleman do
hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
My invention has for its object: improvements in fire grates: by which greater
cleanliness, economy, and safety is obtained as no blower, draught, screen or poker,
is required and the front of the grate may be closed up while clearing from dead
ashes so that no dust can by any means escape while the raking is effected without
the use of a poker and by my various arrangements a great saving of fuel is effected.
By the closing and opening of the doors and the adjustment of the radiator any
required draught may be obtained with very little trouble while the whole of the
grate or stove may be removed complete from its recess thus enabling it to be
readily and thoroughly cleared from dust.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto two double sized sheet of drawings upon
which I have fully illustrated the nature of my said improvements.
Figure 1, is a view of my grate or stove A. complete in itself and separated from
the recess in which it is placed.
Figure 2, is a view of the recess formed in the brickwork M or other material to
receive it.
Figure 3, is a front elevation of my grate when set in position but shewing one
door open and one closed.
Figure 4, is a sectional plan of Figure 3 on line 1-2.
Figure 5, is a vertical section through Figure 3 on the line 3-4 shewing
the radiator D closed and the fire grate bottom B in position to contain the fire.
Figure 6, is a similar section to Figure 5 but shewing the radiator D open and
the fire grate bottom B in position for tilting out the ashes.
Figure 7, is a plan of the under or raking grating E.
Figure 8, is a sectional elevation of the fire grate bottom B and raking
grating E.
Figure 9, is an elevation of the radiator D.
In carrying my invention into effect I form my grate or stove A complete in
itself as shewn in Figure 1 and having the folding doors a' and a hinged to the
sides of the stove. The recess F to receive the stove is formed with recesses as f¹
to allow the doors to open flush back or the deeper recesses f' may be formed to
form a chamber or oven which would prove convenient for warming anything
placed therein. The fire grate bottom B is mounted upon the pivots 6 so as
to allow of being turned up as shewn in Figure 6 by which means the whole of
the dead ashes or dust can be tipped into the ash pan H and as this can be
effected while the doors a' & a' are closed the whole of the dust which arises
during this operation is carried by the draught up the chimney or flue J. To
the underside of the grate bottom I mount the under grating E so as to slide
backwards and forwards, and upon this grating I provide a number of vertical
prongs which pass up between the bars 6 of the fire grate bottom B and project
amid the fuel the projections being fixed to the undergrating E and formed with
heads so as to slide along the bars and thereby keep the under grating up in the
position shewn & allow it to slide backwards and forwards the knob or ring & being
provided for the operation of the same so that upon the bottom of the fire becoming
hoked with dead ashes the action of pulling and pushing the undergrating E rakes
up the fire.

page_text: Between the flue J and the open fire place I provide the radiator D which is
hinged to the grate A at a³ and is formed with a number of openings d¹ so as to
allow a certain amount of draught to pass up the flue while it is closed. The
lever K is pivotted in the side of the grate at k and is provided with the knob k³ on
the outside of the grate which enables the radiator to be opened and the
catches k³ & k¹ are provided to support the lever when it is required to have the
radiator open as seen in Figure 6 by which means the draught may be regulated
as may be desired or required.
The front of the fire grate B is formed with vertical bars but the horizontal
aperture is left along the bottom so as to allow for the insertion of a shovel for
withdrawing the fire.
A suitable catch may be formed in connection with the tilting bottom but as a
rule it will be found sufficient without the weight of the front of the grate keeping
the other end butting up against the projection a².
It will be seen that by these improvements the grate complete can be removed
from its recess for cleaning purposes while the fire grate bottom can be cleared by
the double bottom and employed by the tilting arrangement without creating any
dust and further that the draught to the fire may be regulated to any extent
by the manipulation of the closing doors and the radiator as may be desired.
Of course I do not confine myself to the exact mode here shewn of carrying out
my improvements as I may modify the details to meet various requirements without
departing from the nature of my said invention.
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
1st. The improvements in fire grates: substantially as and for the purpose herein
set forth & shewn upon the accompanying two sheets of drawings.
2nd. In the improvements in fire grates the stove grate A made removable from
the recess substantially as herein set forth and shewn.
3rd. The improvements in fire grates consisting of the tilting grate bottom:
substantially as herein set forth and shewn.
4th. The improvements in fire grates consisting of the sliding double bottom such
as shewn and herein described.
5th. The improvements in fire grates consi ting of the adjustable radiator or
damper D substantially as herein described id shewn upon the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 25th day of April 1891.
GEOI E BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, B mingham, Agent for Applicant.