An Improvement in Grates.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 14th June, 1890-Accepted, 27th Sept., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Grates.
I, FRANCES MATILDA GOODALL, of 322 Marshall Street, in the City and County
of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., Gentlewoman, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to stove-grates of the order of dumping-grates; and it consists
of a removeable support having legs which form part of the grate-bars when in
position, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth.
I provide a grate-frame, having ears for attachment to a proper part of a stove, said
ears being secured to circular guide-rods.
The grate proper comprises two semicircular sections, each of which has a hook
or analogous device to engage and have movement on the guide-rods, forming
hinges for said grate sections and allowing the same to be raised and lowered and the
grate shaken.
The opposing ends of the rim of the grate proper are formed with eyes through
which are inserted the bars of a support, the latter having a head with an opening to
receive the end of a handle, for the purpose either of withdrawing the bar or recipro-
cating the entire grate in horizontal directions. The head of said support rests on a
part of the frame, and the projecting ends of the bars occupy a similar position at the
opposite side of the grate on a suitable part of said frame. The length of these two
parts and the rods are such that they limit the shaking motion of the grate.
The bars unitedly support the grate-sections and form the central portions of the
grate-bars, and when withdrawn the said grate-sections are allowed to fall, and an
increased central space formed for the removal of the ashes and cinders.
My improvement can be readily applied to other shapes of grates, where the
formation and arrangement of the parts are embodying many features. In this
instance, however, two hooks are supplied to each grate-section. The parts are pre-
ferably flat on their upper sides, and the guide-rod which is curved where engaged by
the hooks, is cut away or flattened at said parts.
Dated this 19th day of April 1890.
FRANCES MATILDA GOODALL.
By her Agents,
Horn & Son.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Grates.
I, FRANCES MATILDA GOODALL, of 322 Marshall Street in the City and County
of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, United States of America, Gentlewoman,
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 stove-grates of the order of dumping-grates; and it consists
of a removable support having legs which form part of the grate-bars when in
position, as will be more fully hereinafter set forth.
Figure 1 represents a top plan view of a circular grate embodying my invention, a
detachable handle being shown at one side thereof.

page_text: Figure 2 represents a detail perspective view of part of a grate frame and suppo
embodying my invention, the same being on an enlarged scale.
Figure 3 represents a top plan view of a square grate with my invention show
applied thereto, and
Figures 4 and 5 show respectively a modified form of double bar and handle fo
the same hereinafter described.
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Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.
Referring to the drawings, A designates a grate-frame having ears B for attach-
ment to a proper part of a stove, said ears being secured to circular guide-rods C.
The grato proper comprises two semicircular sections D each of which has a
hook E or analogous device to engage and have movement on the guide-rods C
forming hinges for said grate-sections and allowing the same to be raised and lowered
and the grate shaken.
The opposing ends of the rim of the grate proper are formed with eyes F, through
which are inserted the bars G of a support H, the latter having a head J, with an
opening to receive the end of a bandle K, for the purpose either of withdrawing the
bar or reciprocating the entire grate in horizontal directions. The head J of said
support rests on the part L of the frame, and the projecting ends of the bars
occupy a similar position at the opposite side of the grate on the part M of said
frame. The length of the parts L and M and the rods Care such that they limit the
shaking motion of the grate.
The bars Gunitedly support the grate-sections D and form the central portions of
the grate-bars as fully shown and when withdrawn, the said grate-sections are
allowed to fall, and an increased central space formed for the removal of the ashes
and cinders.
The parts L and M are preferably flat on their upper sides, and the guide-rod C,
which is curved where engaged by the hooks E, is cut away or flattened at said
parts L and M.
The modified form of double bar g shown in Figure 4, is divided through the head j
and is provided with a divided block i which fits into a square hole k provided in the
handle as shown in Figure 5.
The divided block i is preferably cast with each half of the double bar
holes in the head j of the bars g into which the end of a poker may be inserted to
g. ll are
facilitate the withdrawal of the same.
My improvements can be readily applied to other shapes of grates, as in Figure 3,
where the formation and arrangement of the parts are embodying many features,
similar to those shown in Figure 1. In this instance, however, two hooks E are
supplied to each grate-section. This form of grate is not adapted to be shaken
horizontally.
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. A grate consisting of a frame having the guide-rods C and the ears B, the latter
secured to and extending outward from said rods, grate sections having eyes in
adjacent ends, and a detachable support having bars adapted to pass through said eyes 4
and sustain said sections on said frame, said sections having hooks E, adapted to bear
on said guide-rods C, serving as hinges for said sections, said parts being combined
substantially as described.
2. The combination of the guide-rods C, having ears B secured thereto, two grate-
sections formed of bars and having eyes at adjacent ends, the support H, having a 5
head and two bars, the latter adapted to pass through said eyes and sustain said
sections, and books on said sections bearing on said guide-rods, said guide-rods having
flattened portions on which said support H is adapted to move, substantially as
described.
3. A grate consisting of an outer frame, grate-sections formed of bars hinged to 5

page_text: said outer frame, and a detachable support having bars inserted in the eyes at the
inner end of said sections, and having its ends resting on flattened portions of the
outer frame, said parts being combined substantially as described.
Dated this 14th day of June 1890.
FRANCES MATILDA GOODALL.
By her Agents,
Horn & Son.