Improvements in Fireguards for Domestic Use.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Oct., 1891
Complete Specification Left 14th July 1892-Accepted. 20th Aug., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fireguards for Domestic Use.
I LEWIS LEE GOUGH 150 Durham Road Sparkhill, near Birmingham, in
the County of Woroester Managing Clerk do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The fireguard is constructed of hollow tubes preferably of brass or copper
which may be embellished if desirable. It consists of two sides (instead of 3 or
more as usual) which are hinged together so that the guard may be opened out
on to the firegrate when in use or closed flat when not in use. The sides are
hinged together as follows-Each side of the fireguard is made with two or more
ends projecting horizontally & opposite to similar ends on the corresponding side.
The sides are brought together & each pair of ends pinned separately into & made
to work backwards & forwards in a frame or box the side of which nearest the
fire is hollow or open to the fire admitting of the free opening & closing of the
guard.
An arrangement may be made to ensure the simultaneous opening & closing of
the sides of the guard if found desirable.
1001
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LEWIS LEE GOUGH.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fireguards for Domestic Use.
I, LEWIS LEE GOUGH, of 150 Durham Road, Sparkhill, near Birmingham,
Ironmonger, 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 relates to the manner in which I construct and arrange fireguards
or screens for use on domestic fire hearths and for like purposes, whereby I am
enabled to readily expand or open out the guard when required for use before the
fire, and also to close it up or collapse it into a conveniently small space for storing
or packing away.
In carrying my invention into effect I construct a fireguard with a central
dividing or folding joint as shown in elevation at Figure 1 and in plan at Figure 2
of the accompanying drawings. A being the joint coupling piece, B, B¹ the top
bars or upper stretchers, C, C₁ the bottom bars or lower stretchers. Between each
upper and lower stretcher I place rods or tubes and I connect the ends to the
stretchers in any ordinary manner by screwing, rivetting or other well known
operation for uniting a bar to a rod. I prefer however to make the vertical
members tubular in form as D with a rod such as E passing through the central
and side hollow rods E¹ E2, the ends of the central and side stiffening rods being
screwed or connected to ornamental heads F and feet F¹.
The folding or moving joint of the upper and lower stretchers 1 construct as
shown in detail elevation at Figure 3, in plan at Figure 4, and in sectional plan at
Figure 5. A being the junction or joint piece having pins G, G¹ passing through
the same to receive the ends b, b, c, c' of the rods B. C. The rods B. C. I construct
with ends having ears or lugs b, b', c, c¹ arranged to receive the pins G, G', and the
central vertical rod or bar E I prefer to form as a square or other section
suitable for preventing any movement of the rod within the bars.
To prevent the collapse of the external guard being occasioned by any accidental

page_text: thrust given to the outside of the joint piece A, I sometimes construct the ends
of the upper and lower stretchers with hinged knuckle joints B shown in
Figure 7 or I arrange a projection aupon the coupling piece as shown in
Figure 6 to prevent the bars being extended beyond a certain definite distance.
Sometimes when constructing a large guard or screen I provide folding joiuts
at or near the ends in addition to the central joint; and 1 construct these end or
side member joints in the manner herein before described when constructing my
single central joint. I employ any suitable kind of metal or other material for
my improved folding guards or screens, and utilize plain or ornamental rods or
bars for the various members of the screens to suit any desired form of ornamen-
tation with which such screens may be required to match.
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 :-
:-
1. The combination and arrangement of fire screens or guards having folding
joints substantially as and for the purposes herein before described and as illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
2. In a fire guard or folding screen the application of a covering joint frame
or coupling piece such as A substantially as and for the purposes herein before
described and as illustrated in the accompaning drawings.
Dated this 13th day of July 1899
MARKS & CLERK,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.