Improvements in Connection with Domestic Fire Grates.
Year: 1888

page_text: Improvements in Connection with Domestic Fire Grates.
I THOMAS ARMITAGE BENNETT of 9 Hyde Road Ardwick Manchester in the
County of Lancaster Ironfounder, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to
be as follows:-
My invention is applicable to domestic fire grates and consists in an improved
arrangement of combined blower and canopy and means for adjusting and supporting
the same at various heights above the grate bars.
In carrying out my Invention I employ a plate preferably of metal which has a
canopy or hood formed with or attached to its lower side.
This metal plate forms the combined blower and canopy and is fitted in recesses or
slideways formed in or attached to the cheeks of the frame one on either side. The
plate can be moved up or down as required in its slideways and can be set at various
heights by means of the edge of the plate or lugs or projections on the plate which
edges or lugs when the plate is pushed back enter holes or recesses in the slideways or
cheeks of the frame and support the plate in the desired position.
When pulled down to its lowest point the plate forms a blower for drawing the fire
in the grate into a blaze and when pushed up the lower part forms a canopy or hood
for the fire place.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Connection with Domestic Fire Grates.
I THOMAS ARMITAGE BENNETT of 9 Hyde Road Ardwick Manchester in the County
of Lancaster Ironfounder, 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 is applicable to domestic fire grates and consists in an improved
arrangement of combined blower and canopy and means for adjusting and sup-
porting the same at various heights above the grate bars.
In carrying out my Invention. I employ a plate preferably of metal which has a
canopy or hood formed with or attached to its lower side.
This metal plate forms the combined blower and canopy and is fitted in recesses or
slideways formed in or attached to the cheeks of the frame one on either side. The
plate can be moved up or down as required in its slideways and can be set at various
heights by means of the edges of the plate or lugs or projections on the plate which
edges or lugs when the plate is pushed back enter holes or recesses in the slideways
or cheeks of the frame and support the plate in the desired position.
When pulled down to its lowest point the plate forms a blower for drawing the fire
in the grate into a blaze and when pushed up the lower part forms a canopy or hood
for the fire place.
And in order that my Invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect I will describe the accompanying Sheet of Drawings reference being had to the
figures and letters marked thereon.
Figures 1 and 2 are front elevations of a fire grate embodying my improvements
and Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section of the same.
In these views.-a designates the frame, 6 the grate bars, and c the metal plate
which forms the combined canopy or blower. The plate e is fitted in slideways in
the cheeks of the frame a on either side of which are cast or attached projec-
tions a¹ a³ a³.
When used as a canopy, see Figs. 1 and 3, the bottom edge of the plate c is sup-
ported in the pair of projections a¹. When used as a blower to draw up the fire in
the grate the bottom edge of the plate would rest in the lowest pair of projections a
and when only a moderate draught is required the plate can be supported midway on
the projections a' as shown in Fig. 2.
It is obvious that when fixed in position in a room the upper portion of the plate c
which is here shown projecting above the frame of the grate would be hidden by the
overmantel or in a suitable recess made for the purpose.

page_text: 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
The plate c constituting a combined canopy and blower for a domestic fire grate
said plate being supported and adjustable substantially in the manner and for the
purposes herein described and as illustrated by the Drawing annexed.
H. B. BARLOW,
17, St. Ann's Square, Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.