Improvements in Kitchen Fenders and Ashes Pans.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Jan,, 1890-Accepted, 8th Feb., 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Kitchen Fenders and Ashes Pans.
I, WILLIAM PATERSON EGLIN, of Crown Works, Sowerby Bridge, in the County
of York, Hardware Merchant, 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 certain improvements in fenders, ashes pans, and consists,
firstly, in forming the top bar of the fender or ashes pan curved in front, and the
edge thereof made ornamental; secondly, in making an improved foot to be applied
to the fronts of fenders and ashes pans; and thirdly in the use of corrugated sheet
metal for forming the fronts of fenders and ashes pans, whereby I obtain increased
strength with a thinner gauge of metal.
Such being the nature and objeet of my said invention I will now proceed to
describe the same more fully and for that purpose make reference to the accom-
panying sheet of drawings wherein Fig. 1 is elevation of a fender having some of my
improvements applied thereto, and Fig. 2 is section thereof.
a represents the front of
the fender, to the top part of which is fixed a bar b, curved on the outer edge, and
which is serrated or otherwise ornamented as shewn at c. The means I employ for
making the ornamental top bar is somewhat as follows:-I first of all obtain a flat
bar and cut out the pattern by means of dies or other like means. The strip thus
ornamented is passed hetween a pair of rollers so as to form the bent edge, and in
order to bend the ends of the top at right angles, I form a block curved to the
required radius, and when the bar is hot it is drawn around the curved block by
means of lever arms, as is customary when bending the top bars of fenders.
In kitchen fenders and ashes pans, it is customary to employ a flat foot fixed to the
front of the fender by rivets, but according to my invention I form a portion of
the front of the fender concave or of other form, as shewn at d, which can be produced
by blocking; or instead of forming the concave or other form of foot by blocking
it out of the front of the fender, I may form it out of a detached piece as shewn at e
in Figs. 3 and 4, such concave or other form of foot being rivetted to the front of the
fender, as the drawing indicates.
The last part of my invention consists in the employment of corrugated sheet metal
to form the fronts of the fenders and ashes pans, as shewn in Fig. 5, which is
elevation thereof, and Fig. 6 is plan view of a piece of the corrugated metal
I employ.
By constructing a fender with an ornamental front edge, as shewn in Fig. 1, it is
more attractive in appearance, and becomes an article of increased commercial value;
and by forming the foot of the fender as shewn in Figs. 1 and 3, the appearance
thereof is not only improved, but in transporting fenders from place to place, the feet
are not so liable to be broken as is the case with those at present in use. Also, by
making the fender fronts of corrugated metal, increased strength can be obtained by a
less gauge of metal, consequently the weight of a fender is reduced, and a saving in
carriage is effected; they are also more easily moved about when being cleaned.
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 :-
Firstly. The manufacture of fenders and ashes pans having a rounded top bar, the
front edge of which is ornamented as shewn in Figs. 1 and 2.
Secondly. The manufacture of fenders having concave or other form of feet
formed by blocking as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

page_text: Thirdly. The manufacture of fenders and ashes pans having cavity or concave feet
attached by rivets as shewn in Figs. 3 and 4.
Fourthly. The manufacture of the fronts of fenders and ashes pans from corru-
gated sheet metal, as shewn in Fig. 5.
Dated this 4th day of January 1890.