Year: 1897

page_text: I, STEPHEN SHAIL of 16 Rectory Road Canton Cardiff in the County of Glamorgan,
Builder do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A kitchen range with adjustable fireplace. Its object is to pass the fire over and
under the ovens direct from the fireplace at the same time.
My invention relates to an apparatus to set the fire at any level according to the
work it has to do. The apparatus consists of cog-wheels, cog-plates, spindles bearing
plates and the like with a rotary-handle. The fireplace consists of a circular front
and perforated burs with a movable bottom.
The flues are constructed with a split draught division with dampers, soot-doors
with steam exhaust ventilators and the like. It has a ventilating register with a
hinged man hole door in same.
This invention has an adjustable plate rack, a series of loose rings in its top plate
for various sized utensils, and dish rests with trivet and ash-pan oven-slides and
the like.
The ovens are fitted with air-tight doors. It has iron covings with an iron wall
flange on same.
I, STEPHEN SHAIL of 16 Rectory Road Canton Cardiff in the County of Glamorgan,
Builder 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 :-
My invention relates to a kitchen range with an improved fireplace which is made
adjustable and its burs perforated. Its object is to pass the fire over and under the
ovens direct from the fireplace at the same time to procure a better heat for baking
and cooking purposes.
My invention consists in an apparatus to set the fire at the height required
according to the work it has to do.
In the two accompanying sheets of explanatory drawings to be hereinafter
referred to
Figure 1 on Sheet 1 is a cross section and Figure 2 is a plan at the level of the
fireplace.

page_text: Figure 3 on Sheet 2 is a section longitudinal and Figure 4 is a part of the
apparatus.
The same reference letters in the different views indicate the same parts.
In carrying my invention into effect, I arrange an apparatus consisting of cog-
wheels, cog-plates spindles bearing plates, a worm and worm-wheel, with a removable
rotary handle, perforated burs, a loose bottom, circular front and a pair of canopy
doors on top for admitting the fuel..
The cog-wheels A are fixed two on each side on the spindles B and placed in
cog-plates C which slide on the face of the bearing plate D. The worm-wheel Fis
fixed on one of the spindles B and the worm E is fixed underneath on the driving
shaft G which works in conjunction with the worm-wheel F and by means of the
rotary handle H I rise or lower my fire as required which is made on the loose bottom
I, which rests on cog-plates C. The perforated bars and the circular front K form
the sides back and front of fireplace. The burs J which form the two sides and the
back are perforated to allow the gases from the fire to play direct upon the ovens.
The circular front K is made in two parts and hinged one on each side and opens in
the centre for laying the fire and clearing out purposes. The canopy doors L which
are also fixed one on each side over the circular front K and open from the centre to
admit the fuel without taking off the hot plate.
This range is also fitted with loose rings plate rack dish rests flues slides and
dampers, register ventilators steam exhaust and the like.
It is intended that this range shall be made in various sizes suitable for its users.
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
A kitchen range with an improved fireplace whereby the fire can be bodily risen
to a suitable height to pass its heat under and over the ovens direct.
Dated this 5th day of March 1897
STEPHEN SHAIL.