Improvements in Receptacles for Receiving Fallen Ashes from Fire Grates.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 14th June, 1894-Accepted, 14th July, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Receptacles for Receiving Fallen Ashes from
Fire Grates.
We JOHN LOUIS DILLON, of 27 Upper Marshall Street, in the City of
Birmingham, Scientific Chemist, and ALBERT LOUIS HENNING, of 16 Linen
Hall Street, in the City of Belfast, Ireland, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in receptacles into which ashes may fall
from fire grates.
In certain classes of dwelling house, it is usual to build in the hearth, in front of
or underneath the grate, a pit, the top or mouth of which is covered with a grating,
upon which the ash & cinders fall, from the grate, and from time to time they are
sifted, the ashes falling through into the pit beneath.
It is found to be very difficult to remove the accumulated ashes from this pit,
and it also creates a lot of dust during such removal, which objectionably blows
about the room.
It is to overcome these difficulties that we have devised this our invention, which
consists as follows:
I form a box or receptacle of about the size and shape of the pit, and preferably
stamped from one piece of sheet metal, or it may be otherwise suitably made.
I provide this box with a handle, which is hinged on either side at the top of the
box or receptacle, and so arranged that when not in use it falls just inside the top
edge of the box, and is prevented by suitable stops, (either in combination with the
hinge, or formed on the box), from falling into the latter.
It will be apparent, that when there is an accumulation of ashes in the said box
it can by means of the aforesaid handle be readily removed from the pit and taken
from the room and emptied, thus avoiding creating any dust in the room.
If desired I may provide a riddle or sifter, which may be let into the box, and
rest a little beneath the handle so that any cinders therein may be readily
removed.
In some cases we provide a perforated removable lid or cover which dispenses
with the ordinary grating, thus making the whole apparatus compact and portable.
Dated this 13th day of September 1893.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicants' Agent.
Improvements in Receptacles for Receiving Fallen Ashes from
Fire Grates.
We JOHN LOUIS DILLON, of 27 Upper Marshall Street, in the City of
Birmingham, Scientific Chemist, and, ALBERT LOUIS HENNING, of 16 Linen
Hall Street, in the City of Belfast, Ireland, Manufacturer 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 improvements in receptacles into which ashes may fall
from fire grates.
In certain classes of dwelling house, it is usual to build in the hearth, in front of
or underneath the grate, a pit, the top or mouth of which is covered with a grating,

page_text: upon which the ash and cinders fall, from the grate, and from time to time they are
sifted, the ashes falling through into the pit beneath.
It is found to be very difficult to remove the accumulated ashes from this pit,
and it also creates a lot of dust during such removal, which objectionably blows
about the room.
It is to overcome these difficulties that we have devised this our invention.
In order to more clearly explain this our invention, we have appended hereunto
an illustrative sheet of drawings upon which are figures and numbers of reference,
similar numbers referring throughout the several views to the same thing or part,
and in which :-
Fig. 1, is a view of this our invention without the lid.
Fig. 2, is a sectional view of our invention, showing the lid also in position.
Figs. 3 & 4, are detailed views of the lid handle.
We provide this box with a handle 6, which is hinged at 7, on either side at the
top of the box or receptacle, and so arranged that when not in use it falls just
inside the top edge of the box, and is prevented by suitable stops 8, (either in
-combination with the hinge or formed on the box) from falling into the latter.
Hence when there is an accumulation of ashes in the said box, it can by means
of the aforesaid handle, as shown in dotted lines Fig. 1, be readily removed from
the pit and taken from the room and emptied, and thus avoids creating any dust in
the room.
.
We also provide a riddle or sifter 9, which is let into the box, and rests upon
supports 10, 10, a little beneath the handle 6, so that any cinders therein may be
readily removed, by means of the handles 11, (only one is shown).
In some
cases we further provide in combination therewith a perforated
removable lid or cover 12, which dispenses with the ordinary grating, thus making
the whole apparatus compact and portable. In this lid 12 we provide the lifting
handle 13 (see Fig. 3) which when not being used, lies in the recess 14 provided in
the lid. On reference to Fig. 3, it will be seen that the T piece 15, is fixed, but
the T piece 15 is made to swivel so that it can be passed into position between the
bars of the lid, and then turned at right angles so as not to be withdrawn. Or in
:some instances we may recess the lid as seen at 14 in Fig. 4, and after passing the
wire handle 13", through the holes 16, 16, rivet on the heads 17, 17, so as to prevent
removal. This handle can then be used to lift the lid when required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. The improved ash box 5, having the turn down handle 6, and sifter 9, all
combined substantially as set forth and illustrated.
2. The combination with the ash box 5, turn down handle 6, sifter 9, of the
lid 12, having the removing handle 15 or 15", substantially as set forth and shown.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicants' Agent.