IMPROVEMENTS. IN BOX IRONS to be as follows:
Year: 1884

page_text: I FREDERICK STICHBURY of Sedgwick Road Leyton in the county of Essex,
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS.
IN BOX IRONS to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to improvements in that class of box irons which are
heated by gas and air, the improvements having for object to obtain greater heat
and at a less cost than hitherto the construction of the iron being at the same time
simplified..
In carrying out my invention I employ a hollow metal box of the usual shape
on the exterior and provided with the usual holes or slots for the admission of the
air required for the combustion; I employ a flat shaped burner constructed to burn
upon the "Bunsen" principle the underside being rounded so as to allow it to
turn within the iron as hereinafter described; the front end of the said burner
is cranked and forms a pivot or axle which passes through and works in a bearing
in the centre of the front end of the iron; the other end of the burner passes
through (preferably excentrically) the lower part of the back upright or support
of the handle, the said upright being provided with a circular flange which turns
or works in a circular opening in the back of the iron; the other end or upright
of the handle is connected to the pivot passing through the front of the iron;
the gas and air are supplied to the burner in any suitable known manner.
By this construction the burner being placed excentrically is always at the
lower part or the bottom of the iron, that is to say, close to whichever face is being
used for ironing purposes whereby a much larger space than hitherto is obtained
for heating purposes and for combustion; it will be obvious that when the iron
is turned or reversed on its bearings the burner still remains near the working
surface of the iron from the peculiar construction and arrangement of the burner
the interior sides of the iron being cored out or adapted to allow the iron to be
turned on the excentrically placed burner.
Suitable means are provided for locking the iron to the handle after being
reversed.
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I FREDERICK STICHBURY of Sedgwick Road, Leyton in the county of Essex,
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN BOX IRONS" and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to improvements in that class of box irons which are
heated by gas and air, the improvements having for object to obtain greater heat
and at a less cost than hitherto, the construction of the iron being at the same
time simplified.
In carrying out my invention I employ a hollow metal box of the usual shape
on the exterior and provided with the usual holes or slots for the admission of the
air required for the combustion; I employ a flat shaped burner constructed to
burn upon the "Bunsen " principle the underside being rounded so as to allow it
to turn within the iron as hereinafter described; the front end of the said burner
is cranked and forms a pivot or axle which passes through and works in a bearing
in the centre of the front end of the iron; the other end of the burner passes
through or is formed on (preferably excentrically) the lower part of the back
upright or support of the handle, the said upright being provided with a circular
flange which turns or works in a circular opening in the back of the iron; the
other end or upright of the handle is connected to the pivot passing through the
front of the iron; the gas and air are supplied to the burner in any suitable
known manner.
Suitable means are provided for locking the iron to the handle after being
reversed.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will proceed to describe
the same by reference to the accompanying drawing in which figure 1, represents
a side elevation, figure 2, an end elevation, figure 3, a longitudinal section and
figure 4, a vertical transverse section of a box iron constructed according to my
invention. Similar letters in all the figures represent similar parts.
a, is the hollow metal box of the iron of the usual shape on the exterior
and b, are the usual holes or slots for the admission of the air required for the
combustion; 61, are longitudinal grooves in the box a, for the purpose hereinafter
described. c, is the burner constructed to burn upon the "Bunsen " principle the
top of which is flat as shewn in figure 4 and the underside rounded to allow it to
turn within the box a, of the iron; d, is the cranked front end of the burner c, the
said crank forming a pivot or axle and e, is the bearing in the centre of the front
end of the iron through which the cranked axle d, passes and in which it works;
f, is the back upright or support of the handle g, and h, is the circular flange with
which the lower end of the upright f, is provided and which forms part of the
burner c, made excentrically thereto as shewn; i, is the circular opening in the
back of the box a, of the iron in which opening the circular flange h, turns or
works; 1, is the front upright or support of the handle g, through the lower end
of which the cranked axle or pivot d, passes; k, is a pipe or connection for
supplying gas and air to the burner. It is preferably provided with screw
threaded collars l, which can be passed over holes m¹, in the pipe k, so as to
regulate the supply of air to the burner c. For locking the iron to the handle
after being reversed I employ a catch or lever m, having its fulcrum at n, and
provided with two studs o, taking into correspondingly shaped recesses q in the
back end of the box a, of the iron as hereinafter described; the said lever or catch
is kept in its locked position by means of a spring p.

page_text: To make use of the iron when it is required to turn or reverse the box a, in
order to use the side which has become heated and to heat the side which has
become cool the upper end of the catch or lever m, is depressed by the hand so as
to compress the spring p, and remove the studs o, from their recesses when the
box a, can be turned on its bearings and when the iron has been reversed the lever
or catch m, will automatically lock the iron in position for use..
By this construction of box iron the burner c, being placed excentrically to the
box a, it is always at the lower part or the bottom of the iron, that is to say,
close to whichever face is being used for ironing purposes whereby a much larger
space than hitherto is obtained for heating purposes and for combustion; it will
be obvious that when the iron is turned or reversed on its bearings the burner
still remains near the working surface of the iron from the peculiar construction
and arrangement of the burner the interior sides of the iron being cored out in the
manner shewn in the drawing and adapted to allow the iron to be turned on the
excentrically placed burner.
The longitudinal grooves b¹, of the box a, serve by decreasing the thickness of
the metal to isolate one half of the iron from the other half so as to prevent to a
great extent the radiation of heat from one part of the iron to the other. The
air to support combustion enters through the lower row of holes or slots b, and the
products of combustion pass out through the upper row of holes or slots.
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
(1). A reversible box iron in which the burner is so placed as to be always
nearer to the face being used of the iron than the face which is being heated
substantially as and for the purposes herein before described.
(2). In a box iron heated by gas and air the combination of burner placed
excentrically to and adapted to turn in the box of the iron with suitable means
such as is shewn and described for locking the iron in working position substantially
as hereinbefore described and represented in the accompanying drawing.
(3). The improved burner for box irons constructed and arranged as and for the
purposes hereinbefore described and represented in the accompanying drawing.
(4). The improved box iron hereinbefore described and represented in the
accompanying drawing.
Dated the 17th day of October 1884