Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Drying Clothes and other Articles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Dec., 1897
Complete Specification Left. 3rd Sept., 1898-Accepted, 19th Nov., 1898
Date of Application, 3rd Dec., 1897
Complete Specification Left. 3rd Sept., 1898-Accepted, 19th Nov., 1898
PEUVIDIONAL
Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Drying Clothes
and other Articles.
We, GEORGE HENRY GREENWOOD and WILLIAM PATCHETT GREENWOOD, of the
Firm of George Greenwood and Sons, of New Brunswick Street, Halifax, in the
County of York, Builders' Merchants, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
The object of our invention is to provide an improved method of and apparatus
for drying clothes and for similar purposes, by which the clothes are effectually
dried, and at the same time are out of sight and way of the washerwoman during
such drying.
We form preferably behind kitchen ranges and the like, a suitable chamber,
this chamber is heated from the fire back, within this chamber we place a suitable
clothes or drying horse, which is moveable by means of guide rods and pulleys, in
and out of the said chamber.
When the clothes to be dried are placed upon the horse, it is moved into the
chamber along the guide rods, and the clothes are quickly dried.
By this arrangement we dispense with any special system of heating, the clothes
being dried by the waste heat from the fire.
This Canand day of Tanamber 1897
JOHN E. WALSH,
Waterhouse Chambers, Crossley Street, Halifax,
Patent Agent for the Applicants
Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Drying Clothes
and other Articles.
We, GEORGE HENRY GREENWOOD. and WILLIAM PATCHETT GREENWOOD, of the
Firm of George Greenwood and Sous, of New Brunswick Street, Halifax, in the
County of York, Builders' Merchants, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:―
The object of our invention is to provide an improved method of and apparatus
for drying clothes, and for similar purposes, by which the clothes are effectually
dried, and at the same time are out of sight and way of the washerwoman or other

page_text: POISON Buring such arying, our method and apparatus being particularly applicable
to domestic fireplaces.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a domestic fire place with our improvements
applied.
Fig. 2 is a plan in section of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a sectional side view of Fig. 1.
We preferably form behind kitohen ranges of domestic fire places a suitable
chamber A, this chamber is heated by the surplus heat from the fire, within this
chamber we place the ordinary clothes or drying horse B, which is mounted
upon guide rod C and pulleys D, for facilitating its pussage in and out of the
said chamber in the ordinary manner.
For more effectually utilizing the surplus heat from the fire so as to create an
equal and desirable temperature within the aforesaid chamber A, we preferably
construct the back of the fire box in the form of a grate E, communicating with
a longitudinal chamber I placed immediately behind; this chamber F has an
extension upon each side in the shape of a trough G, the top of which acts as a
further support to the oven H, and boiler J, both of which rest upon these troughs
forming the same into flues, which conduct the surplus heat or hot air, from the
hot air chamber F, to chambers K K, rising to the full height of the drying chamber
and preferably the width of the boiler and oven respectively, the back of these hot
air chambers is in the form of a metallic plate or plates L and forms one side of
the drying chamber, suitable midfeathers or partitions M form the sides of the said
chambers, the frout consisting of the range and chimney piece.
The sides of these flues are cut away at N to permit the passage of the hot air
into the chambers K K, the central part of this plate is heated by the hot air
chamber F, and by the smoke and other products of combustion on its way to the
flue P.
For regulating the temperature of the drying chamber A, we employ suitable
dampers R, R, fixed within the chambers K K, operated by handles, K³, K¹.
For regulating the draught from the fire and more quickly heating the drying
chamber, we fix a suitable damper S, pivotted or hinged to the fire back T, and
adjustable by means of ratchet bar or lever U; by opening or closing the vent V,
the heat from the fire is increased or diminished as desired.
At the top of the drying chamber we fix a tube, pipe or the like W, communicat-
ing with the flue P for the passage of steam or foul air which may accumulate
within the drying chamber.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. Forming a chamber A behind the raugo or fixture of domestic fire places, and
heating the same for the purposes set forth.
2. Constructing domestic fire places with a grate E, hot air chamber I', com-
municating with heating chambers K, K, with or without dampers R, R, and S,
for heating the drying chamber A in the manner and for the purposes substantially
as set forth.
Dated this Second day of September 1898
JOHN E. WALSH,
Waterhouse Chambers, Crossley Street, Halifax,
Patent Agent for the Applicants.