An Improved False Bottom for Ranges.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 9th May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 28th May, 1895-Accepted, 29th June, 1895
An Improved False Bottom for Ranges.
I, ROBERT HAWARD HOWES of 62 High Street Beckenham, Kent, Ironmonger,
do hereby declare the uature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention refers to a cast iron grating placed in the fire-box of a kitchen
range to raise the fire and thus restrict the size of the fire box. These gratings are
usually horizontal on the surface and composed of bars surrounded on all four sides
by a stout frame mounted on lega This shape has a serious fault, for when the range
has a hot water boiler at the back, it obstructs the passage of the heat and gases,
which should play underneath the boiler, and consequently prevents the boiler
getting its due share of heat
In my improved false bottom this fault is avoided by causing the bars to slope
from the front backwards and leaving open spaces between them at the back, so
that the heat is unimpeded. To avoid weakening the grating, I deepen the bars at
the back and connect their lower extremities with a cross bar. In the front my
grating has two legs and resembles in appearance the ordinary false bottom.
1 find this method of construction allows a considerable amount of the heat of
the fire to act upon the bottom of the boiler, so that hot water for baths and like
purposes can be more quickly obtained
Dated this 0th day of Mor 1805
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97 Newgate Street, E.C., Agent for Applicant.
1, ROBERT HAWARD HOWES, of 62 High Street, Beckenhamn, Kent, Ironmonger,
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 refers to a cast iron grating, placed in the fire-box of a kitchen
range, to raise the fire and thus restrict the size of the fire box These gratinga
are usually horizontal on the surface, and composed of bars surrounded on all four
sides, by a stout frame mounted on legs. This shape has a serious fault, for when
the rango has a hot water boiler at the back, it obstructs the passage of the heat and
gases, which should play underneath the boiler, and consequently prevents the
boiler getting its due share of heat.
In my improved false bottom this fault is avoided by causing the bars to deepen
from the front backwards, and leaving open spaces between them at the back, BO
that the heat is unimpeded.
To avoid weakening the grating, I connect the bars at the back at their lower
extremities to a cross bar In the front ny grating has two legs, and resembles in
appearance the ordinary false bottom.
I find this method of construction, allows a considerable amount of the heat of
the fire to act upon the bottom of the boiler, so that hot water for baths and like
purposes, can be more quickly obtained.

page_text: I will now describe the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings,
in which
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Fig 1 shows a plan view of my improved false-bottom
Fig. 2 shows a back elevation of the giating
Fig. 3 shows a front alevation of the same, and
Fig. 4 shows a transverse section on the line - Fig. 3, and exhibits the slope
aa are the bars which gradually increase in depth as they recede towards the
back.
These bars by preference slightly taper in width towards their undersides, as
shown
bb are the two front legs
is the connecting har holding the bars a a in place at the back
d is the connecting bar in front of the grating
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
In a false bottom for cooking ranges and liko purposes, the special form of
grating with bars deepening gradually towards the back, and with open interstices
in rear, and the tops being either straight or sloping, as herein descubed and set
forth.
Dated this 28th day of Nov 1895
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97 Newgato Street, London, Agent for Applicant.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97 Newgato Street, London, Agent for Applicant.