An Improved Ash-pan for use in Domestic or other Fire-places, into which the Refuse Cinders and Ashes from the Fire are Received, Separated, and Retained each in a Different Chamber.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 30th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 27th Jan., 1890-Accepted, 1st Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Ash-pan for use in Domestic or other Fire-places, into
which the Refuse Cinders and Ashes from the Fire are Received,
Separated, and Retained each in a Different Chamber.
I, CHARLES ANDREW EMBLETON, residing at 24 Gloucester Street Middlesbrough
on Tees, in the County of York, Mechanical draughtsman, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
My invention relates to an ash-pan to be used in connection with domestic or other
Fire-places. It comprises two light and portable chambers separable at will, for
receiving the cinders and ashes as they fall from the fire, separating them, and
retaining each material in its own appropriate chamber, ready for immediate removal
as convenient.
Now although ash-pans are in use, and also in some cases grates are fitted into the
hearthstone of fire-places, for the separation of ashes from cinders, yet as usually
performed, the process of removing the refuse material resulting from the fire, is
attended with much labour of an uncongenial nature, and frequently great waste of
valuable fuel, and also, there is a tendency to cause injury to the proximate furniture
or other objects, by the dust incident to the operation of cleaning, as usually
conducted.
Now the object of my invention is to so arrange the ash-pan, that all the refuse
matter as it falls from the fire is collected in the ash-pan, effectually separating all
cinders from the ashes, and allowing each matter to lie in its own appropriate chamber,
so that at any time as desired, the vessel containing the cinders, free from ashes may
be lifted from the ash vessel and the cleaned cinders may be deposited on the fire, the
ashes remaining lying in the ash chamber below, also, the vessel containing the ashes
may in its turn, as required, be removed bodily and the ashes deposited in a suitable
place, so avoiding waste of fuel, and also at the same time, the labour and dust
which is attendant on the operation of manipulating the refuse on the hearth-
stone.
For this purpose I make use of a special arrangement of ash-pan, that I will now
describe, it comprises two chambers or troughs, one placed above the other, the first
or bottom chamber or trough, which I name the "ash-box" is a plain rectangular (if
found advisable circular or curved) trough, made of sheet or cast metal, on each side
of which, is fixed a handle for lifting, the second or top chamber which I name the
"cinder tray" is also rectangular, (or if found advisable circular or curved,) the sides
being made of sheet or cast metal, may be vertical, or inclined so as to form a hollow
frustum of a pyramid, which, when placed in position on the ash-box is "inverted
the sides of the cinder-tray entering the top of the ash-box for a short distance till
the inclined sides of the cinder-tray touch, or rest on and are supported by the sides
of the ash-box, or otherwise, the handles of the cinder-tray may be utilized, or any
other suitable projection formed, for resting the cinder-tray on the ash-box. In the
bottom of the cinder-tray is constructed, or fitted, a grate, of suitably fine "mesh"
for retaining the cinders in the tray, and allowing the ashes to pass through into the
ash-box. The grate may be of cast metal, but preferably, of wrought iron or steel
bar, known as Hoop Bar" or a very light section of bulb bar, the bars may be fixed
in the cinder-tray in any suitable manner, one of which is, to cut two holes in each
bar, and thread them on a light round bar, a
"washer or distance piece being
between each two bars at either hole, to fix the bars at a proper distance apart from
each other, the ends of the round bars are also thread into holes in each side of the
cinder-tray and rivetted up, or secured by nuts, thus fixing the grate in position in
the bottom of the cinder-tray. A handle is fixed on each side of the cinder-tray for
lifting it bv.
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page_text: The ash-pan, on being placed in position on the hearthstone immediately under the
fire grate, the refuse matter from the fire then falls into the cinder-tray, the cinders
being retained in quantity according to the "mesh" of the grate bars, and the ashes
pass through the grate bars into the ash-box and are retained in it. When it is
desired to remove the refuse, the cinders in the tray may be slightly agitated, when
any ashes in suspension amongst the cinders, falls through the grate, the cinder-tray
is then lifted by its handles and the cleaned cinders deposited on the fire. The ash-
box may then be lifted by its handles and the ashes deposited where required.
The arrangement of ash-pan as above described, effects a great saving in fuel,
reduces the labour of cleaning to a minimum, and prevents injury to surrounding
objects, caused by the dust from the ashes.
Dated this 29th day of May 1889.
CHARLES ANDREW EMBLETON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Ash-pan for use in Domestic or other Fire-places, into
which the Refuse Cinders and Ashes from the Fire are Received,
Separated, and Retained each in a Different Chamber.
I, CHARLES ANDREW EMBLETON of 24 Gloucester Street Middlesbrough-on-Tees
in the County of York, draughtsman, 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 an Ashpan to be used in connection with domestic, or
other fire-places. It comprises two light and portable chambers, separable at will,
for receiving the cinders and ashes as they fall from the fire separating them, and
retaining each material in its own appropriate chamber ready for immediate removal,
as convenient.
Now, although ashpans are in use, and also in some cases grates are fitted into the
hearthstone, for the separation of ashes from cinders, yet, as usually performed, the
process of removing the refuse material resulting from the fire, is attended with much
labour of an uncongenial nature, and frequently great waste of valuable fuel, and also
there is a tendency to cause injury to the proximate furniture or other objects, by the
dust incident to the operation of cleaning, as usually conducted.
Now the object of my invention is to so arrange the ashpan, that all refuse matter
as it falls from the fire, is collected in the ashpan effectually separating all cinders
from the ashes, and allowing each matter to lie in its own appropriate chamber, so
that at any time as desired, the vessel containing the cinders, free from ashes, may
be lifted from the ash vessel, and the cleaned cinders may be deposited on the fire,
the ashes remaining lying in the ash-box below. The vessel containing the ashes,
may in its turn, as required," be removed bodily and the ashes deposited in a suitable
place, so avoiding waste of fuel, and at the same time, the labour and dust which
is attendant on the operation of manipulating the refuse on the hearthstone.
For this purpose, I make use of a special arrangement of ashpan which I will now
describe. It comprises two chambers or troughs, one placed above the other. "The
first or bottom chamber, which I name the "ash-box" is a sheet or cast metal trough,
on each of two opposite sides of which, is fixed, a handle for lifting. The second
or top chamber which I name the "cinder tray," is also a trough, made of sheet or
cast metal, and has its sides inclined so as to form a hollow inverted frustum of a
pyramid, (or other suitable shape). The bottom of the cinder tray enters the top of
the ash-box for a short distance, when the inclined sides of the cinder-tray, nieet,
and rest on, the top edges of the ash-box. In the bottom of the cinder-tray is
constructed, or fitted, a grate of suitably fine mesh for retaining the cinders in the
tray, and allowing the ashes to pass through into the ash-box. The grate may be of
cast metal, but preferably, of wrought iron or steel bar, known as Hoop Bar" or.a
very light section of "angle" or "bulb" bar. The bars may be fixed in the cinder
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page_text: tray in any suitable manner, one of which is, to cut two holes in each bar, and
thread in two light round bars or "wire pins." Two dividing ferrules for retaining the
bars at a proper distance apart, are also fixed in position by the wire pins. These
dividing ferrules are cut from sheet metal, with slits equal in number to the bars
required, and are folded into shape of the letter U. A bar is then dropped in
each slit, and the wire pins are threaded through the sides of the cinder-tray
passing through all the bars, and rivetted up on the two opposite sides of the cinder-
tray, thus fixing the grate in position.
Referring to the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a half sectional elevation;
and Fig. 2 is a plan of the ashpan. A. A is the "ashbox." C. C. the "cinder-
tray." B. B. B. B. "Handles" for lifting. D. D the "dividing ferrules" and E. E
the "
grate bars."
The ashpan may be made in various sizes and shapes, suitable for the fire-places to
which they are to be applied.
The cinder-tray when placed in position on the ash-box, practically seals it, thus
preventing the escape of dust from the ash-box.
The ashpan being placed in position on the hearthstone immediately under the fire-
grate, the refuse matter from the fire then falls into the cinder-tray, the cinders
being retained in quantity according to the mesh of the grate bars, and the ashes
pass through the grate bars into the ash-box, and are retained in it.
When it is
required to remove the refuse, the cinders may be slightly agitated, when any ashes
in suspension amongst them falls through the grate. The cinder tray is then lifted
by its handles and the cleaned cinders deposited on the fire. The ash-box may then
be lifted by its handles and the ashes deposited where required.
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 :-
1st. The arrangement of two light and portable metal boxes, in combination, in
such form as to fit into recess, under fire grate, and behind any ordinary "Tidy."
The top box having its sides spread to cover the surface area of the ash pit,
substantially as described with reference to the drawings.
2nd. A suitable grate constructed of Hoop Bar, or sheet metal strips, attached in
the bottom of the top box, substantially as described.
Dated this 95th day of January 1890.